by Andrew on Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:51 pm
If Kenny Anderson's Tweet is accurate, then the last two teams will probably be the '93 Nets and '07 Warriors. That's suitably retro.
I don't mind those two choices too much, but it does continue the trend of the new additions not feeling quite "classic" enough. Going back to what I said before, when the announcement about the sixteen new classic teams came, it seemingly implied teams that were older and more significant than some of the ones that have been added. Granted, some of that's on us for assuming and getting our hopes up before further information was released, but at the same time, I don't think we were being unreasonable in doing so.
In all fairness, 2K's hands are tied by likeness rights, though it's not like they haven't already included teams that are missing a key player or two. Nostalgia also doesn't have to go back decades, and it's kind of nice to get some unorthodox choices in the game. However, to some extent, it feels like another half truth in 2K's announcement, and that's traditionally been a big problem with how they communicate with the fanbase. The half truth is that sixteen new classic teams are in the game this year; the full truth is that many of them are quite recent, and probably wouldn't fit a lot of people's definition of the word "classic", especially compared to other retro squads that are already in the game.
It is more historical content at the end of the day though, so it should be fun, and useful for modding. Even if it's not all that we hoped it would be, I'd rather have that content in the game than not at all.