The 4 best teams to play with in NBA 2K17
By Tom West
Los Angeles Clippers
The Clippers had to make an appearance. Not for the sake of courtesy to fans reading this site, but for the simple fact that the Lob City Clippers are a great team for 2K.
In fact, the Clippers weren’t bad at all with the acquisitions they made last summer. Josh Smith and Lance Stephenson are both athletic playmakers and capable of providing some lineup versatility. That’s ideally what Doc wanted from them in reality. But, of course, that didn’t quite work out, leading to both players being off the team before the end of the season. Even Paul Pierce could hit threes in the virtual world of 2K, and look how that turned out with his career-low 36.3 percent shooting last season.
However, even though the bench may not be the best part of the Clippers, they still possess one of the most entertaining and talented starting lineups for 2K competition.
Chris Paul is the best floor general in the world, so even a rookie 2K player should be able to limit their turnovers and rack up some double-double performances with him. Then there’s the highlight of the Clippers’ 2K entertainment value: the duo of Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan.
Whether it’s running pick-and-rolls from Griffin to Jordan or simply living up to the virtual Lob City name by letting them destroy opponents with alley-oop jams in transition, they have to be the most entertaining big man duo to use in the game. Griffin can do so much with the ball in his hands as a passer or scorer if you want to just plenty of isolation plays, Jordan is an emphatic shot blocker, and both can finish with serious authority.
Throw some heat check shooters into the mix such as J.J. Redick and Jamal Crawford (maybe even new acquisition Marreese “Mo Buckets” Speights), and the LA Clippers have the roster to be an ideal choice in NBA 2K17.
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