NBA 2K17 Roster Analysis (11/30/16)

2K Sports released the largest roster update in the companies history, at least as far as Overall ratings are concerned.  No less than 227 players had their Overall rating updated in today's update (granted, the last update was about 2-3 weeks ago).  That is a little over half of the entire league!

Normally I would write a blurb about each team but there is simply too much for me to cover.  Hit me on Twitter if you want any of my specific thoughts on the direction being taken with various teams and players.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
83/C Joel Embiid (+3)
78/C Jahlil Okafor (-1)
75/PG Jerryd Bayless (+1)
75/PG Sergio Rodriguez (-1)
74/SG Nik Stauskas (+5)
73/SF Robert Covington (-2)
73/SF Hollis Thompson (+1)
72/PF Dario Saric (-2)
72/PF Richaun Holmes (+2)

Joel "The Process" Embiid continues his trek towards Rookie of the Year.  He now ranks 9th among centers in 2K Overall rating.

After three years, Nik Stauskas has finally arrived.  Sauce Castillo is shooting 45% from 3pt range and is averaging 10 points off the Sixers bench.  Not bad for a player who wasn't a lock to make the team.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS
87/SF Giannis Antetokounmpo (+2)
80/PF Jabari Parker (+1)
75/C John Henson (+1)
75/PF Mirza Teletovic (-1)
73/PG Matthew Dellavedova (-2)
73/SF Tony Snell (+1)
72/SG Malcolm Brogdon (+2)
70/C Miles Plumlee (-1)

CHICAGO BULLS
90/SG Jimmy Butler (+2)
77/PF Taj Gibson (+1)
77/PG Rajon Rondo (-2)
73/PF Bobby Portis (-1)
71/PG Jerian Grant (-1)
68/SF Denzel Valentine (-5)
64/SG R.J. Hunter (-1)

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
85/PF Kevin Love (+1)
75/SG J.R. Smith (-2)
72/SF Mike Dunleavy (-1)
69/SG Jordan McRae (-1)
67/SG DeAndre Liggins (-1)

Kevin Love is tied with LeBron for the team lead in PER.  Who thought we'd ever see the day?  Love is finally putting up the gaudy numbers he had in Minnesota.

J.R. Smith, Richard Jefferson, and Mike Dunleavy have all struggled to shoot the ball this year.  J.R. in particular is hitting an incredulously poor 19% of his 2PT field goals (he hasn't hit a single shot this year between 3 and 23 feet..\

BOSTON CELTICS
87/PG Isaiah Thomas (+1)
84/C Al Horford (-1)
75/PG Marcus Smart (-1)
75/C Kelly Olynyk (-1)
74/PF Amir Johnson (-2)
74/SF Jaylen Brown (-1)
72/SG Gerald Green (-1)
71/PF Jonas Jerebko (-1)
69/PG Terry Rozier (-1)
67/PG Demetrius Jackson (+1)

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
92/PG Chris Paul (+1)
75/PG Austin Rivers (+1)
74/PG Raymond Felton (-1)
72/SF Wesley Johnson (-1)

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
86/PG Mike Conley (+1)
77/SG Tony Allen (-1)
72/PF JaMychal Green (-1)
69/SF Troy Williams (+4)
69/SG Troy Daniels (-1)

ATLANTA HAWKS
87/C Dwight Howard (+1)
84/PF Paul Millsap (-2)
77/PG Dennis Schroder (-1)
77/SF Kent Bazemore (-1)
76/SF Thabo Sefolosha (+1)
74/PF Kris Humphries (+1)
71/C Mike Muscala (-1)
68/SF DeAndre Bembry (-1)

MIAMI HEAT
87/C Hassan Whiteside (+1)
77/SF Justise Winslow (+1)
75/SG Dion Waiters (+2)
73/SF James Johnson (+1)
69/SG Rodney McGruder (+2)
68/SF Luke Babbitt (-1)

CHARLOTTE HORNETS
87/PG Kemba Walker (+1)
78/SF Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (-1)
78/C Cody Zeller (+1)
76/PF Marvin Williams (-1)
75/C Roy Hibbert (+1)
75/C Spencer Hawes (+1)
74/C Frank Kaminsky (+1)
73/SG Marco Belinelli (+1)

UTAH JAZZ
85/SF Gordon Hayward (+1)
82/C Rudy Gobert (+1)
77/SF Joe Johnson (-1)
73/PG Dante Exum (-1)
73/PF Trey Lyles (+1)
73/C Jeff Withey (-1)

SACRAMENTO KINGS
92/C DeMarcus Cousins (+2)
82/SF Rudy Gay (+1)
78/PG Darren Collison (+1)
75/SG Garrett Temple (+1)
73/SG Arron Afflalo (-2)
73/C Kosta Koufos (-1)
72/SF Omri Casspi (-1)
72/SF Matt Barnes (-2)
71/SG Ben McLemore (-1)

NEW YORK KNICKS
87/SF Carmelo Anthony (-1)
84/PF Kristaps Porzingis (+2)
76/C Joakim Noah (-1)
76/PG Brandon Jennings (+1)
75/C Kyle O'Quinn (-1)
72/SG Justin Holiday (+2)
71/C Willy Hernangomez (+2)
68/SG Sasha Vujacic (-1)

How poorly does Carmelo Anthony need to play in order to see his rating drop?  The team belongs to Porzingis now.

LOS ANGELES LAKERS
80/SG Louis Williams (+3)
78/PG Jordan Clarkson (+1)
76/C Timofey Mozgov (+1)
76/SG Nick Young (+2)
75/C Tarik Black (+5)
74/SF Brandon Ingram (-2)

ORLANDO MAGIC
80/PF Serge Ibaka (+1)
74/PF Aaron Gordon (-3)
74/C Bismack Biyombo (-2)
71/PG C.J. Watson (-1)
70/SG Mario Hezonja (-4)

DALLAS MAVERICKS
82/PF Dirk Nowitzki (-2)
75/C Andrew Bogut (-1)
75/PF Dwight Powell (+1)
71/PG Jonathan Gibson (+3)
71/SF Dorian Finney-Smith (+6)

BROOKLYN NETS
82/C Brook Lopez (+1)
78/SG Sean Kilpatrick (+2)
75/PF Trevor Booker (+2)
72/C Justin Hamilton (+2)
72/SG Randy Foye (+1)
70/SF Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (-2)

DENVER NUGGETS
81/SF Wilson Chandler (+5)
79/SF Danilo Gallinari (-1)
77/SG Will Barton (-1)
76/SG Jamal Murray (+1)
76/C Nikola Jokic (-3)
75/PG Emmanuel Mudiay (-1)
73/PF Darrell Arthur (-2)

INDIANA PACERS
79/SF C.J. Miles (+3)
78/PG Jeff Teague (+1)
76/SG Monta Ellis (-1)
74/SF Glenn Robinson (+5)
70/PF Lavoy Allen (-2)

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
94/PF Anthony Davis (+3)
80/PG Jrue Holiday (+1)
75/PG Tim Frazier (+1)
75/PF Terrence Jones (+1)
74/C Omer Asik (-1)
72/SF Dante Cunningham (+1)
71/C Alexis Ajinca (-2)
70/SG Buddy Hield (-5)

DETROIT PISTONS
78/SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (-1)
76/PF Jon Leuer (+1)
74/PG Beno Udrih (+2)
73/C Boban Marjanovic (-2)
72/C Aron Baynes (-3)
70/SG Michael Gbinije (+2) - Position change from PG

TORONTO RAPTORS
89/SG DeMar DeRozan (+1)
85/PG Kyle Lowry (-1)
81/C Jonas Valanciunas (-1)
77/SF Terrence Ross (+1)
75/PF Patrick Patterson (-1)
75/SG Norman Powell (+1)
74/PG Cory Joseph (-1)
72/PF Pascal Siakam (+3)
70/C Jakob Poeltl (-1)

HOUSTON ROCKETS
93/SG James Harden (+2)
79/C Clint Capela (+2)
75/PF Ryan Anderson (-2)
74/SF Sam Dekkler (+4)
72/SF Corey Brewer (-1)
71/PF Montrezl Harrell (+1)
67/SG K.J. McDaniels (-1)

SAN ANTONIO SPURS
94/SF Kawhi Leonard (-1)
86/PF LaMarcus Aldridge (-2)
83/C Pau Gasol (-1)
77/PG Tony Parker (-3)
77/SG Manu Ginobili (-2)
75/PF David Lee (+1)
72/SF Kyle Anderson (-2)
72/SG Jonathan Simmons (+2)
68/PG Nicolas Laprovittola (+1)

PHOENIX SUNS
80/SG Devin Booker (-1)
79/SF T.J. Warren (-1)
76/C Alex Len (+1)
75/SG Leandro Barbosa (+2)
74/PF Jared Dudley (-2)
73/C Tyson Chandler (-1)
73/SF P.J. Tucker (-2)
71/PF Alan Williams (+1)
70/C Dragan Bender (-2)

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
95/PG Russell Westbrook (+1)
80/C Steven Adams (-1)
78/C Enes Kanter (-1)
69/SF Kyle Singler (-2)
69/SG Alex Abrines (-1)
69/C Domantas Sabonis (-3)
66/PG Semaj Christon (+1)

Westbrook is averaging 31/9/10 and might be the first modern player to achieve Oscar Robertson's mythical season (to be fair, LeBron and Westbrook are vastly better rebounders than Roberson and would have averaged 12-15 rebounds in the 60s simply due to pace).

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
87/C Karl-Anthony Towns (-1)
80/SG Zach LaVine (+1)
75/PG Ricky Rubio (-2)
74/C Jordan Hill (-2)
73/C Cole Aldrich (-1)
73/PG Tyus Jones (+2)
71/PF Adreian Payne (+2)
67/PG John Lucas (-1)

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
90/PG Damian Lillard (+1)
84/SG C.J. McCollum (+1)
78/SF Al-Farouq Aminu (+1)
76/SF Maurice Harkless (+4)
73/SG Allan Crabbe (-2)
73/C Ed Davis (-4)

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
95/SF Kevin Durant (+1)
93/PG Stephen Curry (-1)
88/PF Draymond Green (-2)
79/SF Andre Iguodala (-1)
75/SG Ian Clark (+4)
75/C Zaza Pachulia (-1)
74/PG Shaun Livingston (-2)
74/PF David West (-1)
72/PF Kevon Looney (+2)
70/C JaVale McGee (-2)
67/PF James Michael McAdoo (-1)

Remember when the Warriors were 4-2 and looked out of sorts?  They've won 12 straight since then.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS
80/SG Bradley Beal (+1)
79/SF Otto Porter (+3)
78/C Marcin Gortat (-1)
75/PF Markieff Morris (-1)
72/PG Trey Burke (-1)
72/PG Tomas Satoransky (-1)
71/SG Marcus Thornton (-2)
71/PF Andrew Nicholson (-2)
71/C Jason Smith (-2)
67/SG Sheldon McClellan (+1)

NBA TOP TEN
96/SF LeBron James
95/SF Kevin Durant (+1)
95/PG Russell Westbrook (+1)
94/PF Anthony Davis (+3)
94/SF Kawhi Leonard (+1)
93/SG James Harden (+2)
93/PG Stephen Curry (-1)
92/PG Chris Paul (+1)
92/C DeMarcus Cousins (+2)
90/PG Damian Lillard (+1)

POINT GUARDS
95/PG Russell Westbrook (+1)
93/PG Stephen Curry (-1)
92/PG Chris Paul (+1)
90/PG Damian Lillard (+1)
89/PG Kyrie Irving

SHOOTING GUARDS
93/SG James Harden (+2)
90/SG Jimmy Butler (+2)
89/SG DeMar DeRozan (+1)
88/SG Klay Thompson
87/SG Dwyane Wade

SMALL FORWARDS
96/SF LeBron James
95/SF Kevin Durant (+1)
94/SF Kawhi Leonard (-1)
89/SF Paul George
87/SF Giannis Antetokounmpo (+2)

POWER FORWARDS
94/PF Anthony Davis (+3)
88/PF Draymond Green (-2)
87/PF Blake Griffin
86/PF LaMarcus Aldridge (-2)
85/PF Kevin Love (+1) - Technically Chris Bosh = 86 OVR

CENTERS
92/C DeMarcus Cousins (+2)
87/C Dwight Howard (+1)
87/C Hassan Whiteside (+1)
87/C Karl-Anthony Towns (-1)
86/C Andre Drummond