JB's 2k19 (PS4) Fictional Draft Classes

[jeb4056]

Hey everyone, I'll be doing fictional draft classes again this year. If you used my draft classes on 2k18 you already know what to expect. If not, here's a brief overview...

I've done research on the last 15 NBA drafts to guage how many elite players, star players, starters, role players, bench players should be in each draft class and will have the draft classes that I do be similar to those. I've also looked at the amount of upper and lower classman that enter the draft each year, along with International players and will incorporate that into the draft classes as well.

Drafts will include gems and busts, I'll incorporate this by using the Peak Start - peak end - and potential.

An example would be, 3 top players in a draft all with Potential's over 95+...they would likely get drafted 1, 2, 3. One may turn out to be a bust and not get close to that 95 overall, maybe stay at their current overall or just progress a few points, or one may become a quality player and reach high 70's - low 80's overall and the third guy might live up to his potential and reach that 95+ overall.

That's just an example of how things could turn out in that type of scenario.

Shout out to Bigc45157 who has helped out with the groundwork for some of the upcoming draft classes.


Draft Class 1: (moved to alternate online ID)
Name: DC1
Online ID: john_cpcu
68 Prospects
Scouting Report: https://docs.google.com/presentation...it?usp=sharing


Draft Class 2: (moved to alternate online ID)
Name: DC2
Online ID: john_cpcu
68 Prospects
Scouting Report: https://docs.google.com/presentation...it?usp=sharing


Draft Class 3: (moved to alternate online ID)
Name: DC3
Online ID: john_cpcu
68 Prospects
Scouting Report: (Updated to include player photos)
https://docs.google.com/presentation...it?usp=sharing


Draft Class 4:
Name: DC4
Online ID: johnbaden
68 Prospects
Scouting Report: (updated to include player photos)
https://docs.google.com/presentation...it?usp=sharing

Draft Class 5:
Name: DC5
Online ID: johnbaden
68 Prospects
Scouting Report: (Updated to include player photos)
https://docs.google.com/presentation...it?usp=sharing

Draft Class 6:
Name: DC6
Online ID: johnbaden
68 Prospects
Scouting Report: https://docs.google.com/presentation...it?usp=sharing

Draft Class 7:
Name: DC7
Online ID: johnbaden
68 Prospects
Scouting Report: https://docs.google.com/presentation...it?usp=sharing

Draft Class 8:
Online ID: johnbaden
Name: DC8
68 Prospects

[jeb4056]

Rivals Top 75 Prospect rankings (2019)
Rank	Prospect		Pos.	HT	Commit Status
1	Randall Hackett	*****	SF	6'8	Kentucky
2	Latrelle Quarus	*****	SG	6'7	Michigan
3	Kyle Galloway	*****	PF	6'10	UCLA
4	Corey Appling	*****	PG	6'5	Arizona
5	Shakur Young	*****	C	6'11	Kentucky
6	Vance Dailey	*****	PG/SG	6'4	Duke
7	Justin Denmon	*****	PF	6'9	Duke
8	Everson Blackwell	*****	SF	6'8	UNC
9	Jamal Outlaw	*****	PG	6'3	Texas Tech
10	Brandon Royal	*****	SF	6'8	Texas
11	Reilly Woods	*****	PG	6'4	Ohio State
12	Jaden Sanders	*****	SF	6'9	Kansas
13	Anton Basden	*****	PF	6'9	Oregon
14	Clarence Shaw	*****	SF	6'8	Florida
15	Chris Bridges	*****	SG	6'5	UNLV
16	Juwan Richardson	*****	PG	6'1	Kentucky
17	Roscoe Boss	*****	PF	6'9	Missouri
18	Niles Thomas	*****	C	6'11	Duke
19	David Harmon	*****	SG	6'6	Virginia
20	James Kirkland	*****	C	7'0	Michigan State
21	Karim Inglish	*****	PG	6'3	Kansas
22	Brycen Holmes	*****	C	7'0	Rhode Island
23	Jalen Porter	*****	PF	6'8	Villanova
24	Luke Hudson	*****	PG	6'3	UNC
25	Emmanuel Kittles	*****	SG	6'6	Villanova
26	Tre Maxwell	****	PF	6'10	Michigan
27	Daniel Phelps	****	SG	6'4	West Virginia
28	Donovan Lockett	****	PG	6'2	UCLA
29	Antoine Pruitt	****	SF	6'8	Xavier
30	Jaykwon Owens	****	SG	6'7	Florida State
31	Taurean Rhodes	****	C	6'11	Miami
32	Cole Simmons	****	PG	6'3	Texas
33	Matthew Reece	****	PG	6'0	Michigan State
34	Ashton Smith	****	PF	6'10	Auburn
35	Austin Kay	****	PG	6'1	Purdue
36	Bryan Newman	****	C	6'11	Indiana
37	Deshawn Payton	****	PF	6'9	Arizona
38	Jarod Skiles	****	PF	6'8	Florida State
39	Carson Jacobs	****	SF	6'8	Utah
40	Eli Meacham	****	C	6'11	Florida
41	Joe Bellamy	****	SF	6'8	Gonzaga
42	Skylar May	****	SF	6'9	UOP
43	Lamar Middleton	****	SF	6'8	Ohio State
44	Christian McGinnis	****	SG	6'5	Kansas State
45	Jarron Okoye	****	PF	6'9	NC State
46	Romeo Barnett	****	PG	6'4	Oregon
47	Andre Barstow	****	PF	6'10	Virginia
48	Payton Almond	****	SF	6'7	West Virginia
49	Omar Askins	****	SG	6'7	Iowa
50	Anthony Russell	****	SG	6'5	Missouri
51	Vernon Baynes	****	PF	6'9	TCU
52	Jay Adelman	****	C	7'1	Xavier
53	Malakai Lowe	****	C	7'0	Cincinatti
54	Jordan Zipser	****	PG	6'5	Auburn
55	Miles Armstrong	****	SG	6'6	Purdue
56	R.J. Andrews	****	C	6'11	Texas Tech
57	Sammie Mann	****	PG	6'1	UNLV
58	Jonah Woolridge	****	C	7'0	Texas
59	Omari Negron	****	SF	6'7	Nevada
60	Joshua Shipp	****	C	6'11	Villanova
61	Troy Myers	****	PF	6'8	FIU
62	Andrew Morrow	****	C	6'11	Arkansas
63	Carl Wittman	****	SG	6'5	Gonzaga
64	Kofi Weatherspoon	****	SF	6'8	Houston
65	Elias Kidd	****	SG	6'6	Wichita State
66	Treven Warren	****	PF	6'9	Louisville
67	Tony Scott	****	PG	6'4	Iowa
68	Bruce Temple	****	C	7'1	Louisville
69	Keith Moody	****	PG	6'3	St. Mary's
70	Gavin Timmerman	****	SF	6'8	Buffalo
71	Robert Taft	****	SG	6'6	Colorado
72	Trent Shayes	****	SG	6'4	Washington
73	Micah Stone	****	C	6'11	Clemson
74	Mitch Salmons	****	SF	6'8	Virginia Tech
75	Robbie Mourning	****	PF	6'11	Loyola

[jeb4056]

2018 McDonalds All-American Game Results
East Team	Pos	School	FG-FGA	3P-3PA	FT-FTA	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Points	Turnovers
Starters
Reilly Woods	PG	Ohio State	3-6	1-3	2-2	2	8	1	0	9	2
Latrelle Quarus	SG	Michigan	5-8	1-2	1-1	5	2	5	2	12	1
Randall Hackett	SF	Kentucky	9-16	2-5	1-2	6	2	2	2	21	3
Justin Denmon	PF	Duke	6-8	0-0	2-2	11	1	0	0	14	2
Shakur Young	C	Kentucky	6-9	0-0	1-2	12	1	0	3	13	1
Bench
Jamal Outlaw	PG	Texas Tech	8-14	3-7	4-4	3	6	2	0	23	2
Vance Dailey	SG	Duke	1-6	0-5	0-0	1	5	0	0	2	1
Clarence Shaw	SF	Florida	4-9	0-1	0-0	4	2	1	1	8	2
Roscoe Boss	PF	Missouri	3-5	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	2	6	2
Niles Thomas	C	Duke	4-8	0-1	2-2	9	2	0	3	10	0
Totals			49-89	7-24	13-14	59	30	11	13	118	16
West Team	Pos	School	FG-FGA	3P-3PA	FT-FTA	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Points	Turnovers
Starters
Corey Appling	PG	Arizona	12-17	3-6	4-5	1	5	1	0	31	3
Chris Bridges	SG	UNLV	2-8	0-3	0-2	2	2	1	0	4	1
Everson Blackwell	SF	UNC	8-13	0-1	2-3	5	2	1	1	18	1
Kyle Galloway	PF	UCLA	7-13	2-3	2-4	7	3	0	1	18	2
James Kirkland	C	Michigan State	2-5	0-0	0-1	10	1	0	1	4	1
Bench
Juwan Richardson	PG	Kentucky	3-7	0-2	3-3	1	6	1	0	9	3
David Harmon	SG	Virginia	1-4	1-3	1-1	1	1	0	0	4	3
Brandon Royal	SF	Texas	3-4	0-0	0-0	7	4	1	1	6	1
Jaden Sanders	SF	Kansas	4-7	0-1	1-1	8	8	3	2	9	0
Jalen Porter	PF	Villanova	3-3	0-0	1-1	9	2	0	1	7	1
Totals			45-81	6-19	14-21	49	34	8	7	110	16

The East team wins 118-110 despite the outstanding game by Arizona recruit, PG Corey Appling, who dropped a game high 31 points.

2018 McDonalds All-American Game MVP: Jamal Outlaw, PG - Texas Tech

[jeb4056]

Pre-Season All-Americans:

First Team All-Americans:

Terrence Braxton, Junior, PG, Kansas
Dustin O’Keady, Senior, SG, Villanova
Keshaun Fields, Sophomore, SF, Texas Tech
Lawrence Daniels, Senior, PF, Indiana
Orlando Thames, Senior, C, Kansas

Second Team All-Americans:

Taye Hammonds, Junior, PG, Missouri
Quentin Johnson, Junior, SG, UNC
Randall Hackett, Freshman, SF, Kentucky
Michael Redding, Sophomore, PF, Ohio State
Shakur Young, Freshman, C, Kentucky

Third Team All-Americans:

Noah Van Exel, Senior, PG, UCLA
Latrelle Quarus, Freshman, SG, Michigan
Jake Stribling, Senior, SF, NC State
Briante Catchings, Senior, West Virginia
Darius Brockman, Junior, C, Utah

All Freshman Team honors:

Corey Appling, PG (Arizona)
Latrelle Quarus, SG (Michigan)
Randall Hackett, SF (Kentucky)
Kyle Galloway, PF (UCLA)
Shakur Young, C (Kentucky)

[Junior Moe]

Awesome! I used all 7 or 8 of your classes last year. I love how realistic and balanced they were. Anthony and Blackshear ignited a great rivalry between The Knicks and Nets, respectively. I'm really looking forward to these.

[jeb4056]

	2019 Pre-Season Ranking
Rank	School Name	Key Players Returning
1	Kansas	Orlando Thames, C (SR); Terence Braxton, PG (JR); Xavien Wallace, PF (JR)
2	Villanova	Dustin O'Keady, SG (SR); Ely Jay, SF (JR); CJ Rivers, PG (SO)
3	Xavier	Derek Benson Jr., C (SR); Greg Llyod, PG (JR); Kendall McKey, PF (SO)
4	UNC	Marcus Upshaw, SG (SR); Quentin Johnson, SG (JR); Jerry Keefe, SF (SO)
5	Duke	Jackson Snyder, SG (SR); Lucas Underwood, SF (JR); EJ Potter, SG (SO)
6	Michigan	Nate Tinsley, C (SR); Bobby Jack, PG (SR); Davis Johnston, SG (SO)
7	Oregon	Curtis Dantley, SF (SR); Jacody Barkley, PG (JR); Antonio Issel, C (SO)
8	Florida	Leroy Williams-King, PF (JR); Huey Monroe, C (JR); Wesley Nealy; SF (SO)
9	Texas Tech	Marshawn Gibbs, PF (SR), Keshaun Fields, SF (SO)
10	Ohio State	Garlan Falls, PG (SR); Bradley Kaffka, PF (JR); Michael Redding, PF (SO)
11	Arizona	Jermey Baxter, PG (JR); Tony McCray, SF (JR); Joey Noel, C (SO)
12	Kentucky	Isaac Anthony, SF (SO)
13	Auburn	Keenan Granger, SF (JR); Jason Hardy, C (SO)
14	Wichita State	Tyrell Blount, PG (SR); Perry Hardaway, C (SR); Zachary Nash, SF (JR)
15	Florida State	Patrick Bass, PG (SR); Jacob Swanson, C (JR); Jace Moore, C (SO)
16	West Virginia	Briante Catchings, PF (SR); Arvett Maclin, PF (JR); TJ Fogg, PG (SO)
17	Purdue	Roscoe Peeler, C (JR); Sean Alston, C (SO); Cedric Mashburn, SF (SO)
18	Iowa	Mason Declereq, SF (SR); Scottie Troutman, PF (SR); Jameer Brackins, C (SO)
19	Missouri	Adrian Graves, PF (SR); Taye Hammonds, PG (JR); Richard Louis, PF (SO)
20	Gonzaga	Aaron Poole, PG (SR); Adam Sroka, PF (JR); Raymond Mills, C (SO)
21	Virginia	Larry Wanamaker, SG (SR); Allen Tyler, SG (JR)
22	Mich. State	Ezrah White, SF (JR); Samuel Kurz, SG (SO); Devin Long, C (SO); Kendrick Palmer, PF (SO)
23	Texas	Alexander Jones Jr., C (JR); Denzel Marion, SG (SO); Joe Madison, SG (SO)
24	UNLV	JJ Walker, SG (SO); Keon Postell, SF (SO)
25	UCLA	Noah Van Exel, PG (SR); Winston Nunnally, C (JR); Jayshaun Parks, SG (SO)

[Bigc45157]

These classes are they the TRUTH! There’s nothing close to them - real or fictional - in 2K. They add so much depth to a franchise mode.

Kudos for not only making these classes, but spending quality time on them to make them next level.

** I would not play 2K If it wasn’t for these classes. **

[jeb4056]

November Notes:

Preseason #1 ranked Kansas had a perfect November going 7-0. Junior PG Terrence Braxton is having a breakout year to start off the season and living up to the hype of his pre-season 1st team All-American selection. Through the first 7 games of the year he’s averaging 18.5 ppg and 7.5 apg.

Texas Tech’s on a roll, and potential top pick in this year’s draft, sophomore forward Keshaun Fields is on fire right now, Fields has scored 30+ points in 3 straight games including a 42 point game last night against Memphis. Their top freshman this year, and #9 recruit in the nation, PG Jamal Outlaw was the McDonalds Game MVP and has added another dimension to the team, and there is talk that they could be a title contender this year.

Speaking of potential top picks in the draft and title contenders, SF Randall Hackett, the #1 recruit in this year’s freshman class, and another possible top pick in the NBA draft has started off the season strong, showcasing his skills on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court. Kentucky’s other top freshman (and likely one-and-done players) includes Center Shakur Young and PG Juwan Richardson. Also, returning from season ending injury last season…one of last year’s top prospects Sophomore SF Isaac Anthony…he’s looked good so far through 7 games, posting 15.5ppg and showing no signs or any lingering effects from last year’s injury.

#2 ranked Villanova has National Championship aspirations this year, and they’re led by Senior SG Dustin O’Keady. O’Keady currently (thru November) leads the NCAA in 3pt% along with 3-point shots made. They also have an impressive freshman class that includes PF Jalen Porter (#23 ranked), SG Emmanuel Kittles (#25 ranked), and C Joshua Shipp (#60 ranked).

The #18 ranked Hawkeyes get a big night from their seniors. Sr. PF Scottie Troutman had 22 points and 12 rebounds while fellow Sr., SF Mason Declerq had 26 points and nailed 6 3 pointers in the win over Virginia Tech.

Ohio State Senior PG Garlan Falls has seen his playing time diminish, and a move to the bench could be coming as Freshman (McDonalds All-American) PG Reilly Woods has been playing stellar on both ends of the floor and has established himself as the better player to run the Buckeyes offense.

Unranked Arkansas has been making some noise in non-conference play; they’re 5-2 thru November. Junior PG Ty Attles and Junior SF Lavar Evans have combined for quite the duo, both averaging over 15ppg.

#6 Michigan has a deep team with great senior leadership provided by the floor general PG Bobby Jack, while senior center Nate Tinsley sets the tone on defense, however, all eyes are on the Freshman SG Latrelle Quarus from nearby Pioneer high school. Quarus has already showed his stellar defense and athleticism, in his last game he registered 5 steals and 2 blocks and a few highlight dunks.

#25 UCLA is running a 2-PG system, and so far it’s working out for them. Senior PG Noah Van Exel and Freshman PG Donovan Lockett have made it work. Both PG’s are averaging over 5 assists per game. The key to their offense is the 6’10 Freshman PF Kyle Galloway. The #3 recruit, and McDonalds All-American has been great early on posting 18.5 ppg and 9.5 rpg. The new offense hasn’t been kind to So. SG Jayshaun Parks, last year as a freshman he averaged 13.7 ppg and so far after 7 games this season he’s only averaging 7.5 ppg.