Real NBA Draft Classes (PS3)

[Maize08]

5/20 Update - 2014 Draft Class Available - PSN: Mr-AwesomeAustin - Included in this update are major changes to player info, appearance, ratings, HT/WT, equipment and shooting style. Potential and overalls have been edited as well. Please comment, critique and let me know what you think. I am open to suggestions and changes, just let me know. I will plan an update for 10 days from now.

Here are the players included in this Update. In parentheses, I put the overall and their secondary position:

Point Guard
1. Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State (74, SG)
2. Dante Exum, Australia (73, SG)
3. Zach LaVine, UCLA (71, SG)
4. Tyler Ennis, Syracuse (69)
5. Semaj Christon, Xavier (68, SG)
6. Elfrid Payton, UL-Lafayette (66, SG)
7. Shabazz Napier, UConn (65)
8. Jahii Carson, Arizona State (65)
9. Vasijle Micic, Serbia (64)
10. Deonte Burton, Nevada (63)
11. Aaron Craft, Ohio State (62)
12. Keith Appling, Michigan State (60)
13. Russ Smith, Louisville (60, SG)
14. Kendall Williams, New Mexico (57, SG)
15. Chaz Williams, UMass (55)

Shooting Guard
1. James Young, Kentucky (73, SF)
2. Jordan Adams, UCLA (72)
3. Gary Harris, Michigan State (70)
4. Nik Stauskas, Michigan (68)
5. Bogdan Bodanovic, Serbia (68, PG)
6. P.J. Hairston, North Carolina (67)
7. Spencer Dinwiddie, Colorado (67, PG)
8. DeAndre Kane, Iowa State (67)
9. Markel Brown, Oklahoma State (66, PG)
10. Nick Johnson, Arizona (66, PG)
11. C.J. Wilcox, Washington (65)
12. Alessandro Gentile, Italy (65, SF)
13. Jordan McRae, Tennessee (65)
14. Roy Devyn Marble, Iowa (63, SF)
15. Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati (62)
16. Jordan Clarkson, Missouri (62, PG)
17. Lamar Patterson, Pittsburgh (61)
18. Fuquan Edwin, Seton Hall (59, SF)
19. Andre Dawkins, Duke (56)
20. Austin Hollins, Minnesota (53)

Small Forward
1. Andrew Wiggins, Kansas (77)
2. Jabari Parker, Duke (76, PF)
3. Jerami Grant, Syracuse (70)
4. Rodney Hood, Duke (70)
5. T.J. Warren, N.C. State (70, PF)
6. Dario Saric, Coratia (70, PF)
7. Kyle Anderson, UCLA (69, PF)
8. DeAndre Daniels, UConn (69)
9. Glenn Robinson, Michigan (69)
10. C.J. Fair, Syracuse (68, PF)
11. K.J. McDaniel, Clemson (67, SG)
12. Cleanthony Early, Wichita State (66, PF)
13. LaQuinton Ross, Ohio State (66)
14. Melvin Ejim, Iowa State (66)
15. Damien Inglis, France (66)
16. Joe Harris, Virginia (63, SG)
17. Casey Prather, Florida (62, SG)
18. Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Greece (61)

Power Forward
1. Julius Randle, Kentucky (76)
2. Noah Vonleh, Indiana (74, C)
3. Doug McDermott, Creighton (74, SF)
4. Aaron Gordon, Arizona (72)
5. Clint Capela, Switzerland (69, C)
6. Adreian Payne, Michigan State (69)
7. James McAdoo, North Carolina (68, SF)
8. Khem Birch, UNLV (67)
9. Kristaps Porzingis, Latvia (67, C)
10. Jarnell Stokes, Tennessee (67)
11. Cory Jefferson, Baylor (67)
12. Chris Walker, Florida (66)
13. Dwight Powell, Stanford (65)
14. Juvonte Reddic, VCU (65)
15. Johnny O'Bryant, LSU (64, C)
16. Justin Jackson, Cincinnati (63)

Center
1. Joel Embiid, Kansas (76)
2. Jusuf Nurkic, Bosnia (69)
3. Mitch McGary, Michigan (69, PF)
4. Artem Klimenko, Russia (68)
5. Isaiah Austin, Baylor (67)
6. Nikola Jokic, Serbia (65)
7. Jordan Bachynski, Arizona State (63)
8. Patric Young, Florida (63, PF)
7. Walter Tavares, Senegal (61)
8. Mouhammadou Jaiteh, France (60, PF)
9. Alec Brown, UW-Green Bay (58)

Working on updating 2015 right now.

I will try to get an offline version available. I haven't done it before and I was under the impression another member was doing it. I can try.


2K Share Username: Mr-AwesomeAustin
Offline Link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/4x...Class_2K14.rar

[Sheen_O_Mack]

Re: Real NBA Draft Classes (PS3)

Nice job on the class, the only thing I think you're missing is Sam Dekker SF from Wisconsin. He is mocked by Draftexpress to go late in the first round.

[Maize08]

Re: Real NBA Draft Classes (PS3)

Thanks. I'm including Dekker in the 2015 class. Bo Ryan always has a way of keeping guys in school. I am updating 2014 to include a few players I forgot. And just generally to go back over everything.

- Rodney Hood, Montrezl Harrell, Jordan Clarkson, Nick Johnson,
Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Johnny O'Bryant, T.J. Warren, Dwight Powell, Sean Kilpatrick, Bogdan Bogdanovich, and K.J. McDaniels

[Sheen_O_Mack]

Re: Real NBA Draft Classes (PS3)

Sweet deal.

Any particular method you are going to use to pick which freshman (current HS seniors) you are going to include in the 2015 class?

[bullsfan111]

Re: Real NBA Draft Classes (PS3)

Just wondering if you have a time frame in mind for the update with Sean Kilpatrick. I appreciate your work and can't wait to see the final results. Also, did you have any considerations to add Justin Jackson to Cincy. I highly doubt you have because he isn't really projected to get drafted. There has been little talk of him getting drafted late 2nd round or maybe signed undrafted. He has great energy and amazing athleticism. Great shot blocker.

[Maize08]

Re: Real NBA Draft Classes (PS3)

2014 1.1 will be out tomorrow morning and I'm hoping 2015 will be as well. I will have a player list as I go through 2015. A.J. Hammons, Sam Dekker, the Harrison brothers and James Young are the big holdover sophomores. As for freshman, I will just have most of the big names coming out. Let me know if there are any I should make sure to include.

I will look into Justin Jackson, I've seen a few Cincy games this year. I want to add more Seniors to this class because I think it is an underrated Senior class. Including guys like Joe Harris and Joe Jackson, so I might add Jackson.

[Sheen_O_Mack]

Re: Real NBA Draft Classes (PS3)

Any update on the 2015 class?

[aldogabd]

Re: Real NBA Draft Classes (PS3)

i really enjoy this class overall, the only changes i would make is maybe lowering the top overalls of the top guys, like i think no one should be over a 74-75 vs the 78 you have. and then also theres some secondary position issues. i dont think jabari parker should be a sf/sg when hes listed at 240lbs to me hes a sf/pf if anything

overall great stuff tho! thanks and look forward to 2015!

[Sheen_O_Mack]

Re: Real NBA Draft Classes (PS3)

i really enjoy this class overall, the only changes i would make is maybe lowering the top overalls of the top guys, like i think no one should be over a 74-75 vs the 78 you have. and then also theres some secondary position issues. i dont think jabari parker should be a sf/sg when hes listed at 240lbs to me hes a sf/pf if anything

overall great stuff tho! thanks and look forward to 2015!

I think, in regards to Parker, Wiggins, Smart and Exum 76-78 makes sense. A guy like monta ellis (just an example) is low to mid 80s and I think those four in particular will be just below that level when they enter the NBA.

Then again I use an edited roster

With this roster OJ mayo is an overall 80 and I think Parker, based on what Mayo is doing this season, could put up equal to or better numbers than Mayo. IMO the overalls are kind of a personal perception of the player and it really depends on the roster you are using.

[Maize08]

Re: Real NBA Draft Classes (PS3)

Hey guys, I'm getting a chance to look at the classes today. Work kicked my butt for a couple days. Good note on Parker, I agree he should be a primary SF and secondary PF. I can see a team drafting him and playing him as a stretch 4 for sure. I'm happy with the ratings, especially when you take into account potential. A guy like Embiid starts out as a 78, mainly because I wanted him to start with an overall above guys like J.J. Hickson, Anderson Varejao, and others of the like.

[Maize08]

Re: Real NBA Draft Classes (PS3)

2014 Version 2 is out! 78 named players and completely updated. Check the first post for information on the draft class.

Let me know what you think and if there is anything I missed.

[timmio1990]

Re: Real NBA Draft Classes (PS3)

Hey man, downloaded the draft class and have had a look at it. It looks great, the prospects look to be rated very fairly.

Any idea when the update will be out? Will be starting my 30 team association when it is out.

[Maize08]

Re: Real NBA Draft Classes (PS3)

Hey man, downloaded the draft class and have had a look at it. It looks great, the prospects look to be rated very fairly.

Any idea when the update will be out? Will be starting my 30 team association when it is out.

For 2015, probably Sunday.

[Sheen_O_Mack]

Re: Real NBA Draft Classes (PS3)

I'm actually going to go through and lower the potential for most of the guys in this class to match up with my roster. Nothing against what you've done Maize it just doesn't match up well with my roster.

I simmed a season and drafted using these and I was the Bucks and got the #3 pick. I was able to get Parker (Wiggins and Embiid went 4 & 7). I was able to get Exum at 16 by trading up.

While recruiting I noticed a lot of guys having A-, A, and A+ potential. I think that will just cause too many of them to be 90+ ovr in a few years so I'm going to tone it down a bit. IMO there shouldn't a lot of 90+ players in the league.

[Maize08]

Re: Real NBA Draft Classes (PS3)

I'm actually going to go through and lower the potential for most of the guys in this class to match up with my roster. Nothing against what you've done Maize it just doesn't match up well with my roster.

I simmed a season and drafted using these and I was the Bucks and got the #3 pick. I was able to get Parker (Wiggins and Embiid went 4 & 7). I was able to get Exum at 16 by trading up.

While recruiting I noticed a lot of guys having A-, A, and A+ potential. I think that will just cause too many of them to be 90+ ovr in a few years so I'm going to tone it down a bit. IMO there shouldn't a lot of 90+ players in the league.

I totally agree, I will definitely look at potential. I didn't think it was too high, but I am noticing now that the a good amount of players have potential that is 5-11 points too high. Thanks for pointing that out. The Draft AI is a little quirky, I'm wondering if there is anything I can do to have players drafted in a realistic position.