NBA 2K25 Official Roster/Ratings Analysis Thread (Yearlong)

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12/2 Games

HAWKS 124
Trae: 12 pts, 8 rebs, 15 asts (5-16 FG)
Daniels: 19 pts
Johnson: 19-7-5
Hunter: 22 pts off bench
Bufkin: 10 pts (4-4 FG), prob most efficient game of career

PELICANS 114
CJ: 29 pts (12-26 FG)
Missi Career Night: 23 pts, 12 rebs (11-14 FG)
Murray: 7 pts, 10 asts, 5 stls (2-15 FG) - No revenge game
Boston: 19 pts off bench

Murray thru 5 games: 27 FG% and 21 3PT%

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CELTICS 108
Brown: 29 pts
Tatum: 18 pts, 11 rebs (7-21 FG)
Kornet (GS): 6 pts, 6 blks (Porzingis DNP)
Walsh (GS at SG): 0 pts, 13 mins (Holiday DNP)
White at PG: 19 pts, 8 asts (5-12 3PT)
Pritchard: 25 pts (10-17 FG)

HEAT 89
Jaquez: 19 pts, 10 rebs (Jimmy DNP)
Herro: 19 pts (6-19 FG)
Bam: 15 pts (6-18 FG)

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WOLVES 109
Edwards: 8 pts (3-13 FG)
Randle: 18 pts
Gobert: 17 pts, 12 rebs (7-8 FG)

LAKERS 80
LeBron: 10 pts (4-16 FG) - He might be getting tired.
Davis: 12 pts, 11 rebs (4-14 FG)
Russell (GS): 20 pts, 5 asts (8-12 FG, 4-5 3PT) - Reaves DNP
Knecht: 6 pts (0-5 3PT)

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BULLS 128
Giddey Triple Double: 20 pts, 13 rebs, 11 asts
Vucevic: 21 pts, 10 rebs (8-11 FG)
Buzelis: 20 pts (7-10 FG, 4-5 3PT)
Julian Phillips (GS): 5 pts (2-7 FG), Coby White DNP

NETS 102
Schroder: 16 pts, 10 asts
Tyrese Martin (GS): 15 pts, 33 mins (5-12 FG, 3-8 3PT)
Keon Johnson (GS): 8 pts, 30 mins (3-10 FG)
Dariq Whitehead Career Night: 18 pts (6-10 3PT)

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We've reached the point in the season where I'm working 50-60 hours a week and can't keep up with daily box scores (much less watch games/replays/etc). So the little bits I come across while tweaking my roster for an hour or two each night...

https://www.nba.com/game/phi-vs-chi-...7/play-by-play

Sixers were fully healthy the first time.

PG: Maxey, Lowry, Jackson
SG: George, McCain, Gordon
SF: Oubre, Caleb Martin, Council
PF: Yabusele, KJ Martin
C: Embiid, Drummond, Bona

I think we finally have some stability with the depth chart, a lot of players have moved around positionally since the start of the season. Yabu is locked in as starting 4, while Caleb Martin went from starting 4 to backup 3. George is the starting SG despite being taller than Oubre, he's in a sub pattern w/ McCain. Players like Gordon filtered out of the rotation, while Lowry can play his natural position. KJ Martin also established himself as worthy of playing time - between he and Yabu that's the main reason they've been able to shuffle guys lower in the lineup.

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BUCKS
Middleton returned off bench, at the expense of Delon Wright. That means no backup PG in the non-Dame mins.

The lineup for both stints:
AJ Green, Gary Trent Jr, Khris Middleton, Bobby Portis, Giannis Antetokoumpo

Giannis is basically Point-Center in those lineups.
Unclear as of yet who should be getting PG as secondary position.
Trent has been subbing for Dame but Middleton also has a strong on-ball role (6 assists in 20 mins vs BKN).

My guess is Middleton continues off the bench because he isn't a great fit in the starting lineup with Dame at this point.