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NBA 2K13 Roster Update Details (4-20-13)

08:14 AM - April 20, 2013 by Steve_OS

Another NBA 2K13 roster update arrived this morning. Here are some of the details. All injured players should get activated after the playoffs.

Quentin Richardson, New York Knicks (70) Added
Tracy McGrady, San Antonio Spurs (72) Added
Stephen Curry, Golden St. Warriors +2 (87)
Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks +3 (93)
Nate Robinson, Chicago Bulls +4 (82)
Roy Hibbert, Indiana Pacers +3 (79)
Evan Fournier, Denver Nuggets +8 (66)
Aaron Brooks, Houston Rockets -2 (76)
Shannon Brown, Phoenix Suns -2 (74)
Steve Nash, Los Angeles Lakers (82) - Returns from injury
Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs (86) - Returns from injury

Players Still Missing

Kevin Jones (PF) - Cleveland Cavaliers
Shavlik Randdolph (PF) - Boston Celtics
Jarvis Varnado (PF) - Miami Heat
Terrel Harris (SG) - New Orleans Hornets
Kevin Murphy (SG) - Utah Jazz
Chris Wright (PG) - Dallas Mavericks
Julyan Stone (PG/SG) - Denver Nuggets
Ben Hansbrough (PG/SG) - Indiana Pacers
Tim Ohlbrecht (C) - Houston Rockets
Aron Baynes (C) - San Antonio Spurs
Diante Garrett (SG) - Phoenix Suns
Mickael Gelabale (SF) - Minnesota Timberwolves
Chris Johnson (C/PF) - Minnesota Timberwolves
Kent Bazemore (SG/SF) - Golden St. Warriors
Malcolm Thomas (PF/SF) - Golden St. Warriors

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# 1 zboy99 @ 04/20/13 08:37 AM

this is one of the better updates i've seen. nice to see curry get some love, although not a lot

# 2 imdrbbro @ 04/20/13 09:09 AM

earl barron also on the knicks

# 3 thedream2k13 @ 04/20/13 09:25 AM

terrance jones needs to be added to the rockets rotation yet again

# 4 mango_prom @ 04/20/13 09:46 AM

Did they remove Jared Jeffries? He was released 2 days ago, too bad his recent +5 speed boost due to his new shoes did not translate into reality...might have helped...

Still 15 players missing without a good reason...oh and Joel Anthony (0.6 blocks in 9 minutes) has a well deserved 93 block rating. Guys like Bernard James and Chris Johnson are pretty much better shot blockers this season. But Johnson is not even on the roster after playing 24 games and just as much as Anthony, great job 2k!

It's amazing how clueless the insider really is, might as well call the next game Insidehoops 2k14...apparently 2k is more interested in catering to common basketball media narratives ( "stepping up the game"->closer sig skill, franchise players ->Josh Smith as a superstar shooter, focus on overall ratings) than to actually mimic the real league.

# 5 aagiidori @ 04/20/13 09:56 AM

how to download???

# 6 Blackhail92 @ 04/20/13 09:57 AM

pretty good update. They also updated many players hot spots. Ones i have noticed:

Kevin Durant: Hot spots EVERYWHERE across the 3 point line.
Carmelo: Took away hot spots on left hand 3 point side and top of the key. Moved hot spot to the right of the top of the key. Also added a mid range hot spot
Russel Westbrook: removed mid range hot spot
Jeremy Lin: three point hot spot on left hand side added. Mid range hot spot moved over to the left(top of the key)
Dwayne Wade: Took away all hot spots. Only has 3 cold spots
Jr smith: took away two three point hot spots. One hot spot on right side of three point line.
Deron Williams/Joe johnson- took away both their mid range hot spots. but added a three point hot spot on left and right side.

There are probably more, i advise everyone to look these up as well to confirm

# 7 diehardknicksfan @ 04/20/13 10:02 AM

Maybe ld2k sent the messege to the insider to step it up

Blackhail your dream came true

Melos a 93 again.

# 8 Driving Dunk Shot @ 04/20/13 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Blackhail92


	pretty good update. They also updated many players hot spots. Ones i have noticed: Kevin Durant: Hot spots EVERYWHERE across the 3 point line. Carmelo: Took away hot spots on left hand 3 point side and top of the key. Moved hot spot to the right of the top of the key. Also added a mid range hot spot Russel Westbrook: removed mid range hot spot Jeremy Lin: three point hot spot on left hand side added. Mid range hot spot moved over to the left(top of the key) Dwayne Wade: Took away all hot spots. Only has 3 cold spots Jr smith: took away two three point hot spots. One hot spot on right side of three point line. Deron Williams/Joe johnson- took away both their mid range hot spots. but added a three point hot spot on left and right side. There are probably more, i advise everyone to look these up as well to confirm

I noticed this as well with the spurs. The only ones I think we're changed is Kawai Lenoard and Danny Green's hot spots. They both have a lot more hot zones than previously. Greens hot the whole way around the 3 pt arc now.

# 9 mango_prom @ 04/20/13 10:33 AM

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	Dwayne Wade: Took away all hot spots. Only has 3 cold spots

So Wade has no hot spots? Real stats say otherwise...http://stats.nba.com/playerShotchart.html?PlayerID=2548

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	Jeremy Lin: three point hot spot on left hand side added. Mid range hot spot moved over to the left(top of the key)

Real midrange stats for Lin:
Left side center: 7/26
Left side baseline: 6/21
...so he gets a hotspot while shooting 28% from that area?

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	Deron Williams/Joe johnson- took away both their mid range hot spots. but added a three point hot spot on left and right side.

Both should in fact have midrange hotspots...
http://stats.nba.com/playerShotchart...layerID=101114
http://stats.nba.com/playerShotchart.html?PlayerID=2207

# 10 stillfeelme @ 04/20/13 10:35 AM

I am surprised they updated hot spots. 2K this should be the standard going forward at least after All-Star break you would expect this. LeBron has the hole right side as a hot spot behind the three before he had only one

Thabo has multiple hot spots on the three point line now.

From a rating standpoint I was expecting Curry to have the highest SID rating but he is like tied for third with an 84 behind Melo's 88 Nash/Allen 85 and then it is him.

# 11 mango_prom @ 04/20/13 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by stillfeelme


	I am surprised they updated hot spots. 2K this should be the standard going forward at least after All-Star break you would expect this. LeBron has the hole right side as a hot spot behind the three before he had only one

Yeah, but if the ones posted are correct (haven't checked them), 2k randomly changes hotspots with no relation to real life performance.

# 12 stillfeelme @ 04/20/13 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by mango_prom


	Yeah, but if the ones posted are correct (haven't checked them), 2k randomly changes hotspots with no relation to real life performance.

Wade's was updated, he has a cold spot where he had hot spot. The only thing is we don't know what data set 2K used to justify these changes. Truthfully they probably should have updated everyone's stats based on season statistics. But it looks like they gave a couple people hot spots updates and a small few people saw rating updates. Thabo is shooting 40% off 3 attempts a game but they kept his 76 three point rating and gave him hot spots to pad his stats

# 13 Blackhail92 @ 04/20/13 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by diehardknicksfan


	Maybe ld2k sent the messege to the insider to step it up Blackhail your dream came true Melos a 93 again.

lol ABOUT TIME. i actually just wanted him to be a 92 again but a 93 will do lol. they lowered his three also which is accurate. his offensive rebounding, hustle and consistency have all been increased. also his SOD is an 88 now. higher than kds. i was shocked by that as well. I was also hoping for maybe a teague update or jeff green but you cant have everything you want.

# 14 Blackhail92 @ 04/20/13 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by TroinIggs


	What did they increase on melo?

because melo owns the month of april. his play is evidence of that

ooo i read that wrong. i thought you said why lol. but they updated his lay up to a 82. his SOD to a 88 his post fade to a 87. A consistency to a 95. his offensive rebounding to a 80. his offensive awareness to a 98. his hustle to a 77. his on ball defense was increased as well.

# 15 DJ @ 04/20/13 11:10 AM

Sounds like this would be a solid roster to use with NBA Today now that the playoffs are here. Wonder why we couldn't get this quality of update from 2K during the season?

# 16 Angel_G @ 04/20/13 11:21 AM

Finally updated Melo to what he deserved

# 17 wayytoocheezy39 @ 04/20/13 11:51 AM

they should boost Wade's rating to at least a 94.. he's been playing his best basketball since his converse days (most efficient at least)

# 18 mango_prom @ 04/20/13 12:24 PM

Now Melo deserves his OReb increasing, can't dispute that...but so do a lot of other players, which shows how clueless this "insider" really is.

C.Anthony
1.6 OReb -> 80

T.Young
2.6 OReb -> 59

M.Harkless
2.2 OReb ->76

MKG
1.6 OReb -> 68

T.Allen
1.6 OReb -> 38(!)

Great job! Not biased at all...

# 19 Goffs @ 04/20/13 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ


	Sounds like this would be a solid roster to use with NBA Today now that the playoffs are here. Wonder why we couldn't get this quality of update from 2K during the season?

My theory is that it's more manageable...2k insider is just lazy at his job...why bother with updating all the teams when there are much less teams to update during the playoffs?

# 20 TabooTerry @ 04/20/13 12:45 PM

Knew I was right about making Steph's 3 a 94 and his stamina went up. He pretty much not gonna miss from 3

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