Paul Pierce Revealed For NBA 2K18 All-Time Celtics Team, Who Deserves to Join Him?

[Chairman7w]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_OS

Who do you think deserves to join him on the roster?

I'm guessing:

Cousy
Sam Jones
Bill Russell
Hondo
Cowens
Larry Bird
Kevin McHale
Robert Parrish
Reggie Lewis
Dennis Johnson

[itsmyshowproductions]

finally looks like they updated his model after being the same every year on next gen!

[midwestking100]

Quote: Originally Posted by The Yurpman

If I had to guess the entire 2K All-Time Celtics roster, it would have to be (in no particular order)... 1. Paul Pierce 2. Bill Russell 3. Larry Bird 4. John Havlicek 5. Kevin McHale 6. Bob Cousy 7. Dave Cowens 8. Robert Parish 9. Tommy Heinsohn 10. Dennis Johnson 11. Danny Ainge 12. Sam Jones 13. Kevin Garnett 14. Jo Jo White 15. Cedric Maxwell? Nate Archibald? There's a few guys you could go with.

No love for Reggie Lewis?

[JJRuelz]

Quote: Originally Posted by oneHova

Why does it look like he's in a Nike association jersey tho? Sent from my F3113 using Tapatalk

Because he is in one...

[Real2KInsider]

The top 25 players in Celtics history

POINT GUARDS (5)
Isaiah Thomas (23.8 PER, 2 years, 2x All-Star)
Bob Cousy (19.8 PER, 13 years, 13x All-Star)
Rajon Rondo (17.0 PER, 9 years, 4x All-Star)
Jo Jo White (14.5 PER, 10 years, 7x All-Star)
Dennis Johnson (13.4 PER, 7 years, 1x All-Star)

In two seasons Thomas has established himself as the best guard in franchise history. A lot of people might think it's too early to put him on an All-Time team (particularly with a franchise as storied as this one), but it's not like any of you would be leaving Kevin Durant off the Warriors All-Time team, now would you?

A lot of people will probably slam Dennis Johnson into their top 15 but he spent the back-half of his career with the Celtics, not the front-half.

Sam Jones (18.7 PER, 12 years, 5x All-Star)
Bill Sharman (18.2 PER, 10 years, 8x All-Star)
Ray Allen (16.1 PER, 5 years, 3x All-Star)
Danny Ainge (14.3 PER, 8 years, 1x All-Star)
Frank Ramsey (15.5 PER, 9 years)

Ray Allen (even in his post-prime) is likely the best SG in franchise history when we account for era differential. Gordon Hayward could have something to say about this shortly.

SMALL FORWARDS (5)
Larry Bird (23.5 PER, 13 years, 12x All-Star)
Paul Pierce (20.6 PER, 15 years, 10x All-Star)
John Havlicek (17.5 PER, 16 years, 13x All-Star)
Reggie Lewis (17.1 PER, 5 years, 1x All-Star)
Cedric Maxwell (16.8 PER, 8 years)

Top three easy locks. Don't really see the appeal of Lewis, beyond the lore of his untimely death.

POWER FORWARDS (5)
Kevin Garnett (21.1 PER, 6 years, 5x All-Star)
Kevin McHale (20.0 PER, 13 years, 7x All-Star)
Tom Heinsohn (17.8 PER, 9 years, 6x All-Star)
Antoine Walker (16.9 PER, 8 years, 3x All-Star)
Bailey Howell (17.9 PER, 4 years, 1x All-Star)

The fact that Antoine Walker has a semi-legit case says a lot about how bad the PF position has been for much of the NBA's history.

CENTERS (5)
Bill Russell (18.9 PER, 13 years, 12x All-Star)
Robert Parish (19.8 PER, 14 years, 9x All-Star)
Dave Cowens (17.2 PER, 10 years, 8x All-Star)
Ed Macauley (21.6 PER, 6 years, 6x All-Star) - 1950s honestly disqualifies him
Al Horford (17.7 PER, 1 year)

My Picks
PG: Thomas, Cousy, Rondo
SG: Jones, Sharman, Allen
SF: Bird, Pierce, Havlicek
PF: Garnett, McHale, Heinsohn (waiting to get knocked off by Gordon Hayward)
C: Russell, Parish, Cowens

[sunsaz]

(I'm excluding Bill Russell as well since he's clearly in the pic with Pierce)

-Larry Bird
-Kevin McHale
-Robert Parish
-John Havlicek
-Bob Cousy
-Dave Cowens
-Bill Sharman
-Sam Jones
-Tom Heinsohn
-Cedric Maxwell
-Jo Jo White

[yellow86]

If Danny Ainge makes it, I'll laugh my *** off

[Kstat]

Bill Russell
Bob Cousy
Dave Cowens
Robert Parish
Kevin McHale
Tommy Heinsohn
Larry Bird
Reggie Lewis
Paul Pierce
Kevin Garnett
Ray Allen
John Havlicek
Sam Jones
Dennis Johnson
Rajon Rondo