Absolutely. Floaters are there you can control, and contextual animations are there. The gameplay is there.
He's also spoken very highly of the gameplay, having spent considerable time with NBA Live 16 on the floor at E3. If you want to submit a question for him to answer in an upcoming video, hit him up on his Twitter, @TicoisTocory.
Definitely good news in my book. I was sorry to see that missing in NBA Live 15.