While casuals enjoy online play, real NBA 2K17 fans have taken to MyGm and MyLeague and are building their favorite teams through multiple seasons.
With many of the additions to MyGM and MyLeague in NBA 2K17 this year, the modes are more robust and in-depth than before. And while many like to play with their favorite teams, others enjoy the challenge of picking a random team and rebuilding them from the ground up. So which teams deserve your consideration to be rebuilt? Here are four teams that are worthy of a shot at becoming your next team for MyGM and MyLeague. Let’s start with one of the most exciting teams in the NBA today.
Minnesota Timberwolves
This is an obvious selection. You have a young team with a strong coach in Tom Thibodeau and more importantly, a couple of future stars on this roster. Karl Anthony-Towns is a player that, while at 7-feet tall, can play both inside and outside and grab rebounds at an amazing rate. Andrew Wiggins, who was traded from Cleveland for Kevin Love, is a perennial All-Star whose shooting has gotten better in his two years in the league. Add in Zach LaVine, Ricky Rubio and draft pick Kris Dunn and the Timberwolves could be one of those teams that you could fun with for multiple seasons.
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics is a good team with not one real star on their roster. Players like Isiah Thomas, Crowder and Avery Bradley are players who fit in Boston because of the system that coach Brad Stevens implements. This past summer, the Celtics signed a possible star in Al Horford who is getting paid like a star (4 years, $113 million), but was an under-the-radar player while in Atlanta .
To jump to the next level in the Eastern Conference, Boston will have to continue to play stifling defense and score consistently every night. They also have to hope that rookie Jaylen Brown, who many questioned being picked by Boston in the NBA Draft, will develop fast while others like Kelly Olynyk continue their major contributions to Boston . In terms of NBA 2K17 , you will make the playoffs with this team, but you may have to reconfigure the roster in order to win an NBA championship.
Los Angeles Lakers
The first season after the retirement of Kobe Bryant will be a tough one for the Lakers. There is young talent on the roster, including Jordan Clarkson, Julius Randle and D'Angelo Russell. Add in draft pick Brandon Ingram and the Lakers’ impact players are even younger. There are some older talents in Luol Deng, Nick Young (even if he acts like he’s 19 years old) and Louis Williams, but those names will bench players for the most part.
NBA 2K17 players who select the Lakers will have to endure an odd mix of young and old players with no rhyme or reason of team configuration. Just look at the overpaying of Timofey Mozgov. Once you select the Lakers, you WILL change the roster around and it’s needed. It’s a serious rebuilding job so be prepared.
Philadelphia 76ers
The ultimate rebuild job, especially over the last few years, are the Philadelphia 76ers. “The Process” that former general manager Sam Hinkie instituted was a disaster and now a new regime has thrown out that idea. The drafting of Ben Simmons was questioned because you now have a ton of players for the same position, even though Simmons is a once in a lifetime player. Looking at the Forward/Center position for the 76ers, you have Simmons, Joel Embiid, Nerlens Noel, Jahlil Okafor and Dario Saric.
For NBA 2K17 players who select the 76ers, you have a amazing treasure trove of trade assets because you have such a glut of big men on your team. You can use those big men to trade for some guards. If you select the 76ers, then you’re pretty much playing NBA 2K17 at legendary difficulty. You’ll be in our prayers.
What are your thoughts about these four teams? Are there any teams missing? Let us know in our comment section.
