JB's 2k20 (PS4) Fictional Draft Classes

[jeb4056]

We're just a week away from the release of the game so I wanted to let everyone know that I'll be doing draft classes again this year.

If you used my draft classes on 2k18 or 2k19 you already know what to expect. If not, here's a brief overview...

I've done research on the last 12 NBA drafts to gauge 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 class-men that enter the draft each year, along with International players and will incorporate that into the draft classes as well.

Drafts will include gems, busts, and sleepers. 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.

The plan for this year is to put out at least 8 draft classes with the same type of layout as last year, including scouting reports that will include player pictures.

I'd like to thank Bigc45157 once again who has helped out with names of prospects along with player types for the recruits.

DC1:
user id: john_cpcu
File name: DC-1
Scouting Report: https://docs.google.com/presentation...it?usp=sharing

DC2:
User ID: john_cpcu
File name: DC-2
Scouting Report: https://docs.google.com/presentation...it?usp=sharing

DC3:
User ID: johnbaden
File name: DC-3
Scouting Report:https://docs.google.com/presentation...it?usp=sharing


DC4:
User ID: johnbaden
File Name: DC-4
Scouting Report: https://docs.google.com/presentation...it?usp=sharing

DC5:
User ID: johnbaden
File Name: DC-5
Scouting Report:
https://docs.google.com/presentation...it?usp=sharing


DC6:
User ID: johnbaden
File Name: DC-6
Scouting Report: https://docs.google.com/presentation...it?usp=sharing

DC7:
File Name: DC7
User ID: johnbaden
Scouting Report:
https://docs.google.com/presentation...it?usp=sharing

DC8
File Name: DC-8
User ID: johnbaden
Scouting Report: https://docs.google.com/presentation...it?usp=sharing

[CelticLG]

Glad to see you back jb! Best fictional DCs in the business

[Junior Moe]

Awesome, man. You're classes are honestly the reason I get 2K on the PS4. Kenyon Markota has turned my Hawks into a perennial ECF team. Cant wait to see what you have in store.

[bucknut7]

So, so, so glad to see this return for 2k20! Guys like Kenyan Markota, Tremaine Dixon and Antwan McKenzie really gave 2K19 staying power in my household.

Just an idea... any chance you'll do a class that represents a double-draft this year, simulating the upcoming draft likely coming in 2022, where high school freshmen would be granted eligibility but one-and-dones from the class before will have had to play a year in college?

[jeb4056]

Rivals Top 50 Prospects

Rank	Name	*****	Pos	Height	Commit Status
1	Ibrahim Mobley	*****	PF	6'10	St. Johns
2	Dexter Jenkins	*****	SG	6'4	Duke
3	Kareem Livingston	*****	SF	6'7	Kentucky
4	Ivan Gates	*****	SG	6'6	Oregon
5	Javon Shumpert	*****	PG	6'3	Michigan State
6	Elton Dawkins	*****	C	6'11	Kentucky
7	Dontay Hopson	*****	SF	6'8	UNC
8	Nico Claver	*****	PF	6'9	Gonzaga
9	Kofi Toupane (France)	*****	C	7'1	Baylor
10	Stanley Hawkins	*****	PG	6'4	Auburn
11	Tristan Sharpe	*****	SF	6'8	Michigan
12	Paul Giddens	*****	PF	6'9	UCLA
13	Montee Hayes	*****	SG	6’5	Louisville
14	Cassius Drexler	*****	SF	6’9	Texas Tech
15	Wesley Kendrick’s	*****	PF	6’8	Kentucky
16	Raul Acy	*****	PG	6’1	Miami
17	Viktor Presley	*****	C	6’11	Kansas
18	Shamar Powers	*****	SF	6’6	Indiana
19	Anton Forte	*****	PG	6’6	UNC
20	Camden Archer	*****	SG	6’7	Syracuse
21	Tyson Camby	*****	SF	6’8	Memphis
22	Tre Hunter	*****	PG	6'4	UCLA
23	Antoine Claxton	*****	PF	6'8	Louisville
24	Luol Okoye (Nigeria)	*****	C	6'10	LSU
25	Mo Abdullah	*****	PF	6'10	Tennessee
26	Kasey Nixon	*****	SG	6'6	Maryland
27	Ian Bledsoe (Australia)	****	SF	6'7	Gonzaga
28	Jeremiah Carson	****	PF	6'8	Duke
29	J.J. Shepherd	****	PG	6'5	Villanova
30	Sterling Weems	****	PG	5'9	Pittsburgh
31	Antonio Jeffries	****	SG	6'4	UNC
32	Nefi Diop (Sudan)	****	C	7'2	Texas A&M
33	Pierre Ellington	****	SF	6'8	Virginia
34	Imeh Diallo (Senegal)	****	C	7'	Indiana
35	Kavon Daniels	****	SF	6'6	Vanderbilt
36	Cedric Stockton	****	PF	6'9	FSU
37	Jameer Bennett	****	SG	6'5	Texas Tech
38	Cameron Sullivan	****	C	7'1	Purdue
39	Isaiah Brooks	****	SG	6'6	Ohio State
40	Leo Porter	****	PG	6'3	Washington
41	Glenn Allen	****	PF	6'8	Xavier
42	Jaren Battle	****	SF	6'8	Florida
43	Maurice Lewis	****	C	6'10	Arizona
44	Shemar Pruitt	****	PF	6'9	Illinois
45	Darius Stith	****	SG	6'6	Texas
46	Cyrus Saunders	****	PG	6'3	Cincinnati
47	Shayne Porter	****	Point F	6'7	Colorado
48	Ricky Nealy	****	PG	6'1	Wisconsin
49	Ray Myers	****	C	6'10	USC
50	Preston Manning	****	SF	6'7	West Virginia

[jeb4056]

McDonalds All-American Game Results
East Team	Pos	School	FG-FGA	3P-3PA	FT-FTA	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Points	Turnovers
J. Shumpert	PG	Michigan St.	2-9	0-4	1-1	3	5	3	0	5	1
D. Jenkins	SG	Duke	3-9	1-5	1-1	1	5	1	0	8	0
K. Livingston	SF	Kentucky	9-17	1-3	4-5	4	2	2	1	23	2
I. Mobley	PF	St. John's	7-12	0-1	3-3	8	1	0	2	17	1
E. Dawkins	C	Kentucky	8-12	0-0	2-4	6	2	1	2	18	3
Bench
A. Forte	PG	UNC	3-8	1-4	1-2	2	4	1	0	8	2
M. Hayes	SG	Louisville	4-11	1-4	1-1	2	1	2	0	10	3
T. Sharpe	SF	Michigan	5-12	1-1	2-3	6	1	0	0	13	2
W. Kendricks	PF	Kentucky	3-6	2-4	1-1	4	1	0	2	9	2
M. Abdullah	PF	Tennessee	2-5	1-2	0-0	6	0	1	2	5	2
Totals			46-101	7-28	16-21	42	22	11	9	116	18
West Team	Pos	School	FG-FGA	3P-3PA	FT-FTA	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Points	Turnovers
R. Acy	PG	Miami	2-6	0-2	1-1	1	5	1	0	5	1
I. Gates	SG	Oregon	6-15	3-10	2-2	1	2	0	0	17	2
D. Hopson	SF	UNC	4-9	0-1	1-1	4	4	1	1	9	0
N. Claver	PF	Gonzaga	6-14	1-2	1-1	7	2	0	1	14	2
A. Claxton	PF	Louisville	3-5	0-0	0-1	12	1	0	4	6	1
Bench
T. Hunter	PG	UCLA	12-17	7-11	3-3	2	4	1	0	34	3
J. Bennett	SG	Texas Tech	2-6	0-1	1-1	3	2	3	1	5	1
C. Drexler	SF	Texas Tech	3-9	1-1	4-4	4	1	2	1	11	2
P. Giddens	PF	UCLA	6-10	1-3	2-4	10	1	1	2	15	2
V. Pressey	C	Kansas	1-3	0-0	0-0	11	1	0	3	2	1
Totals			45-94	13-31	15-18	55	23	9	13	118	15

The West squeaks by 118 - 116. The MVP goes to PG Tre Hunter (UCLA commit) who had a huge game off the bench for the West squad.

[jeb4056]

	Pre-Season Ranking
Rank	School Name
1	Michigan State
2	UCLA
3	Duke
4	Gonzaga
5	Kentucky
6	Kansas
7	UNC
8	Xavier
9	Virginia
10	Michigan
11	Florida
12	Auburn
13	Arizona
14	Illinois
15	Syracuse
16	Indiana
17	Louisville
18	Florida State
19	LSU
20	Ohio State
21	Maryland
22	Tennessee
23	Texas
24	Memphis
25	Wisconsin

[jeb4056]

November Notes:

Preseason #1 ranked Michigan State had a perfect November going 7-0. They’re a stacked team with National Championship aspirations. Their top freshman, PG Javon Shumpert (#5 ranked overall) has started the season coming off the bench and has struggled with the adjustment so far. The Spartans are led by senior SG Kyree Giles, who came back for his senior season and currently leads the team in scoring with 22.5 points per game.

South Carolina is off to a hot start (6-1), and sophomore center Julius Walker has been a big part of the team’s success early on. Walker has done a great job during the off-season to get into “playing shape,” after struggling with weight and conditioning issues as a freshman. He’s been on a tear so far this season, and posted a career best 36 points and 16 rebounds in their last game.

The #1 recruit, PF Ibrahim Mobley has St. Johns at 7-0—they’re still unranked though. He’s averaging a double-double through November and has the Red Storm relevant again.

Preseason #2 ranked UCLA goes 6-1 through November and dropped a bit, down to #6 in the nation. The freshman duo of PF Paul Giddens and PG Tre Hunter has developed a good chemistry and it’s paying dividends for the Bruins.

UNC was ranked #7 in the preseason and went 7-0 through November and has moved into the #3 spot. UNC has a good mix of upperclassmen and underclassmen on the team. Senior PG Xavier Collier sets the tone offensively with his high IQ and passing ability. Junior PF Koby Alston has developed into a premier shot blocker/rebounder and they have top 10 talented SF with freshman Dontay Hopson

Kentucky is 6-1 through November, and they have a talented trio of freshman led by SF Kareem Livingston who is a potential top 3 pick in the draft. Center Elton Dawkins was the top ranked Center coming out of high school and has gelled well with the rest of the starting line-up.

Gonzaga have moved up to the #2 spot with a 7-0 to start the season. Gonzaga has another deep team this year, led by senior PG Myles Jackson. The addition of the #8 ranked recruit, PF Nico Claver has helped as well—his offensive game is in full swing—he’s averaging 19.7 points per game. They also added freshman Ian Bledsoe from Australia, he’s only seen limited playing time so far.

Previously unranked Memphis has shot up to #15 in the nation (7-0). They’re a much better team than people thought coming into this season. Senior combo guard Memphis Reed has improved each year, and is now at the point where he could possibly carry this team deep into the NCAA tournament. He does have some help, his younger brother sophomore SG Franklin Reed has gotten off to a hot start; and, freshman SF Tyson Camby has provided some grittiness to the team—he’s capable of defending multiple positions and has been a really good offensive rebounder.