1998 Draft Class | V1 + Draft info

1998 NBA DRAFT CLASS (2K17 PC)

For anyone interested in the NLSC base for this historical draft you can download now in game.



V1 Released on steam
*I will work on getting an offline version of this draft*
Roster Name: 1998 Draft - NLSC
Or seach for my ID "TGsoGood"



*Special Note*
Most ages will reflect the prospects real age at time of draft.
I have updated many players, I have tried to make the players have their listed height and weights from the time of draft.

*Draft class contains many players from 98 draft not just the 3 in the picture.



Sources:
Youtube | http://www.youtube.com
Real GM | http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1998
Basketball Reference | http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1998.html
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_NBA_draft

info, previews, insight, and 1998 draft facts coming soon.

Last edited by TGsoGood on Wed Mar 29, 2017 6:49 am, edited 3 times in total.

I have spent many hours ensuring most of real prospects have the correct bio information ages and colleges/ countries listed in their bio as well as trying to get decent career peaks for players.

Very Important
You should not draft players based on the overall ratings alone. You should also check out the prospects potential ratings as well as the years they will be in their prime.
Also note that I am open to feedback from those who supply insight after checking out this draft class.

Breaking down the Draft.

Of course we have the ability to look back and see who were the busts and breakouts of this draft.
It is easy to pick guys who are sure fire Hall of Famers or even the borderline HOF players.
This draft does not have many of that caliber so it can get interesting if you are picking outside of the top 3.

The Rundown
This draft included some foreign players, one of whom would become an NBA legend.
Also there is an undrafted prospect who went on to become a perennial champion over seas and later played in the NBA as a 30 year old rookie.

We can't forget about the High School Prep to Pro prospects.
There are several with varying degrees of upside.

Let's break this draft down a bit!

Cream of the crop

We all know who standouts of this draft were. I can sum it up in 4 words

Dirk. Vince. The Truth.

These 3 guys are still playing in the league 19 years after being drafted. Nuff said.
But I will not tell you how to draft for your team. Here is my breakdown for these guys.

Vince Carter

Vince Carter has lasted a long time in the league. Playing alongside his cousin T-Mac he garnered noteriety and populartity
amongst fans and peers almost immediately. He wowed the masses his aerial acrobatics when taking flight for dunks.
Out of the 3 players ( Dirk, VC, and Pierce), Vince is likely to reach his potential the fastest if you draft him.
If you want an elite SG within the next 3 years, Vince is your guy.

Oh and he arguably the best dunker of all time!!!

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Paul Pierce


This man was definitely a top 3 talent at the time he was drafted, he fell all the way to the 10th pick to the historic Celtics franchise.
Do I really need to sum up this man's play? ... Pierce is simply... The Truth. This man earned his nickname from shaq after almost
helping the Celtics defeat their all-time rivals, The Lakers, on March 13, 2001. This was no small task as the Lakers were the reigning world Champions and
had a prime Shaq, and full throttle Kobe to lead their team.

The Lakers went on to win by 5 but Paul Pierce had made his mark to the tune of 42 points... against the defending Champs.
The Truth did not stop there the next season he helped lead the Celtics to their 1st playoff berth in 7 years and even dropped 46 pts in a half (+overtime) against the Nets in that season.

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Last edited by TGsoGood on Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:32 pm, edited 3 times in total.

i love you....

First two posts are now updated... This should get you guys hyped to use this draft class as a base.
I prefer this one to the Viper 1998 draft class because it has much more accurate bio info for top prospects.
Also includes many more prospects such HS draftee who is the cautionary tale Stern used to discourage Highschoolers, Korleone Young.

Does anyone have any comments, feedback, or observations?

I spent about two weeks doing research,putting the draft class together, and writing up the posts above.

Is anyone even using this draft class?

I have removed "Dirk Analysis Coming soon..." due to lack of feedback.
Not really worth it to add more to this draft class.

For anyone looking to use retro draft classes, this is a kind reminder that this is here.

Draft class contains many players from 98 draft not just the 3 in the picture.

There was some confusion about that.

I would definitely use this if I could find time to actually play the game. All I do with this game anymore is mod things, especially for UCTR.

I would definitely use this if I could find time to actually play the game. All I do with this game anymore is mod things, especially for UCTR.

All I do is mod, sim seasons to see outcomes and careers, and some times I will play a quarter or half game. The modding is more rewaring than trying to sit through a full game.

I really wish we had a URB or UBR roster for 2k17 but I had to settle for creating two classic draft classes. Would have made more but it takes to long.

I forgot Nowitzki was part of that draft class. Gotta pay more attention.

Yep your passion for modding shows with all the new discoveries you're finding, so if I may, I politely ask you TGsoGood and TBM for another High School Mod with all the custom Gyms just like you had on 2K14

Yep your passion for modding shows with all the new discoveries you're finding, so if I may, I politely ask you TGsoGood and TBM for another High School Mod with all the custom Gyms just like you had on 2K14

Thanks 4 the compliment. Unfortunately converting those gyms is not possible. Making new gyms is possible but a very big task.Also files would need to replace original game files. For those reasons I will not be creating a Highschool mod in 2k17.