Sellaz and Myself have decided to Carry the LEGACY Project OVER to the NBA.
The Focus of the Roster will be to have the Top Teams from the 80s and 90s ERA of NBA Basketball. We also mixed in some teams we felt USERs would enjoy.
GAMEPLAY is the #1 Goal of Roster
***We are TRYING to Avoid Duplicate Players as MUCH as Possible in the Roster***
After lots of thought and deliberation, we have decided to expand and divide this project into 2 rosters. The first one, The NBA Legacy Elite Teams, will include great teams from each franchise post 1980. As you will notice, some franchises have more than one team, given their status as an elite franchise. The second roster, (name to be announced), will include more great teams including some average teams with great players. These teams we think will be fun to play with, even though they may have not been great on paper. We will share initial teams for that list, but there are still slots available and we are open to suggestions. The team selection process included taking into account the team’s record, reputation, and team slot availability. In a couple cases, we went with what we thought was the better team, even though they may not have won the championship. (2006 Pistons over 2004 Pistons)
You will notice a few teams that could have been included on the Elite list (i.e. 2009 Cavs, 2008 Celtics) but didn’t because key players were needed on a better team and I wanted to avoid using CAPs for such players. The use of CAPs will be unavoidable in some cases. (Such as Garnett being on 3 teams.) We will use look a likes when appropriate, but given improvements in the CAP system, that will be done case by case. In many cases we will use generic players for the 13th man. (IMO, there is no need to put time and energy into a player who never plays) We understand that doing 2 versions cuts down some on matchups, but you gain more teams this way. There has already been a ton of progress on CAPs, but we are still trying to nail down some gameplay elements since the last patch. We DO feel the project will move quicker than NCAA Legacy given there is no need to spend time creating jerseys and dealing with RED MC freeze issues. Here are the team lists:
TEAM List
NBA Legacy Elite
1983 Sixers - 85 Sixers classic slot; 65-17
1985 Bucks - classic slot;
1996 Bulls - classic slot
2011 Bulls - regular slot; 62-20; Rose MVP team
1986 Celtics - classic slot;
2002 Celtics - regular slot; 49-33 Pierce, Walker, Anderson (08 Celtics on other version due to Garnett on TWolves)
1989 Cavs - 90 Cavs classic slot; 57-25 (09 Cavs on other version due to LeBron on Heat)
2014 Clippers; 57-25
2004 Grizzlies; 50-32; P. Gasol, Posey, Jason Williams
1986 Hawks - classic slot
2013 Heat- 66-16
1993 Hornets - classic slot
1997 Jazz - classic slot
2001 Kings - 61-21; Webber, Divac
1995 Knicks - classic slot
1987 Lakers - classic slot (Need I say more?? Lol)
2000 Lakers - regular slot; Shaq and Kobe
1995 Magic - classic slot
2009 Magic - regular slot; 59-23; Howard, Lewis
2011 Mavs
1988 Nuggets - 57-25; English, Lever
1994 Nuggets - classic slot
2002 Nets - 52-30; Kidd, Kittles, Martin, Van Horn
1998 Pacers – 58-24; Miller, Rose, Mullin
1989 Pistons - classic slot
2006 Pistons - regular slot; 64-18 (Sheed, B. Wallace, Billups, Rip Hamilton)
2000 Raptors - 45-37; Carter, T-Mac
1994 Rockets - classic slot
1996 Sonics - classic slot
2014 Spurs - regular slot
1998 Spurs - classic slot
1993 Suns - 62-20; Barkley, K.J., Chambers, Ceballos
2004 TWolves - 58-24; Garnett, Sprewell, Cassell
2013 Thunder
1991 Trailblazers - classic slot
1991 Warriors - classic slot
2014 Warriors - regular slot
2005 Wizards - 45-37; Arenas, Jamison, Hughes
Roster B (Need at least 6 more teams)
2001 Sixers; AI
2001 Bucks; 52-30; Allen, Big Dog, Cassell
1987 Bulls (86 Bulls slot); Jordan avg 37.2 ppg
2008 Celtics - 66-16; Garnett, Allen, Pierce
2009 Cavs - 66-16; LeBron, LeBron, LeBron
1992 Clippers - 45-37; Harper, Manning
2013 Grizzlies
1997 Hawks - 56-26; Laettner, Smith, Blaylock, Mutombo
1997 Heat or 2006 Heat; Open to feedback
1997 Hornets - 54-28; Rice, Mason, Divac
1984 Jazz – 45-37; Dantley, Griffith AKA Dr. Dunkenstein
1984 Knicks - 72 Knicks slot ; Bernard King
1992 Knicks - 95 Knicks slot;
2009 Lakers - 65-17; Kobe, Gasol (On second roster because Gasol is key player for Grizzlies
1988 Mavs - 53-29; Aguirre, Blackman
1986 Rockets - 94 Rockets slot; 51-31 Akeem, Sampson;
1997 Rockets - regular slot; 57-25; Barkley, Olajuwon, Drexler
1987 Sonics – 95 Sonics slot; 39-43, but went to Western Conf Finals; Ellis, X-Man, Chambers
1983 Spurs - 98 spurs slot; 53-29; George “The Ice Man” Gervin
Another Championship Spurs team; 03, 05, or 07
2007 Suns - 61-21; Nash, Amare, Marion
1994 Warriors - 50-32; Webber, Mullin, Sprewell
1998 TWolves - 45-37; Garnett, Marbury
2000 Trailblazers; 59-23 Wallace, Pippen, Steve Smith, Sabonis
1997 Bullets (Howard, Webber, Strickland) OR 2014 Wizards; Open to feedback
Demo INFO
Gamertag: Sellaz32
File: NBA Legacy
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMnVVI0KBfo
(Went with 80's CBS music…will go with 90's NBC music next time)
Here are teams that are ready:
1983 Sixers (85 Sixers slot)
1986 Celtics
1987 Lakers
1988 Nuggets (Current Denver slot)
1989 Pistons
1993 Suns (Current Suns slot)
1994 Rockets
1995 Knicks
1995 Magic
1998 Pacers
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