My draft classes for the upcoming years in 2K23 (2024)

philleim2k

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This year I also do draft classes and I cover 2023 through 2035, obviously focusing on the earlier draft classes.

- Ratings:
81 = generational talent potential
80 = MVP potential
79, 78 = HOF potential
My draft classes mostly have around 40 to 45 70+ overall players depending on draft class depth.

- Which players/which ratings:
2023 = mock drafts
2024 - 2026 = mock drafts, rankings
2027, ... = rankings
The further the year, the more I go with rankings.

- Amount of real players:
2023 = 130
2024 = 110
2025 = 90
2026 = 70
2027 = 45
2028 = 30
2029 = 20
2030 = 15
2031 = 10
2032 = 8
2033 = 6
2034 = 4
2035 = 2
That's the amount of players that are planned to be added throughout the 2K23 lifecycle. Added means 100% done with every detail especially for earlier draft classes. Reminder, 2033 and beyond are planned to be uploaded by someone else.

- Player names: For players that I can't give their real names I will give you an updated list of all players I created so far below so you can see all correct names.

- Peak years: High rated players (top 5 - 8) often start their peak with 24 so they can reach their potential before reaching their peak, at the same time they don't need too long to become stars meaning they should (occasionally) become Allstars in their 2nd or 3rd season already. The rest of the players can enter their peak with 24 - 28.
High majority of the players' peak years end somewhere between 28 and 32. Shooters usually leave their peak years later than athletic players.
Making peak years like that allows players to have solid longevity based on their playing style and development. Furthermore, not too many players have a great longevity which would only make them more likely a future HOFer and breaking more records.

- Potentials:
2023: min. potential = overall - 2
potential = overall + 4
max. potential = overall + 10
2024: min. potential = overall - 4
potential = overall + 4
max. potential = overall + 12
2025: min. potential = overall - 6
potential = overall + 4
max. potential = overall + 14
2026: min. potential = overall - 7
potential = overall + 4
max. potential = overall + 15
Note that 2027 and beyond will have same potentials like 2026 and that a potential rating is always somewhere between 68 and 98. Players, that could become the new GOAT (Wembanyama, Jolly twins), can have a 99 max potential.
Mathematical exceptions: 69 overall (73 or 72 potential), 68 overall (71 or 70 potential)

- Boom or Bust:
Top 5 - 10: boom = 35 - 70
average = 25 - 40
bust = 5 - 30
Rest : boom = 20 - 40
average = 20 - 40
bust = 30 - 50
Distributing it more towards boom and bust gives players the ability to have more unpredictable careers and developments in simulations instead of more rigid developments, sometimes becoming bench players and sometimes (good) starters. The top 5 - 10 has more average and especially boom, because potential and max. potential can be near to each other, thus this distribution allows those high rated players to reach their potential/max. potential more easily.

- Faces/Gear: Social media (player/team/miscellaneous accounts on multiple platforms) gives me best and most current images of players to keep my faces and gears (beard, haircut, better images for replicating faces and gears) up to date.

- Height/weight: Social media (player/team/miscellaneous accounts on multiple platforms)/websites, ... give me current informations, may it be the Draft Combine, official NBA measurements or whatever. For non-adult players I have to guess their final height/weight.

- Attributes: I watch multiple highlights, read scouting reports, stats, and maybe even reactions or impressions from others for a certain player to get all attributes right. Some informations on certain attributes since College/international/G-League stats can't be applied to players like NBA stats (* Per 36).
Freethrow = percentage = overall
3pt. = 40% ~ 78 - 86
= 35% ~ 72 - 78
= 30% ~ 65 - 72
Def. Rebound* = 10 ~ 78 - 82
= 8 ~ 72 - 76
= 5 ~ 62 - 65
= 3 ~ 52 - 55
Steals/blocks* = 1.5 ~ 74 - 75
= 1 ~ 62 - 64
My approach here is to do attributes like 2K and the players should have realistic percentage and stats in simulations. What is also important for me is the gameplay. The athleticism is chosen so it replicates the player the best way possible while not being overpowered, just like every other attribute.

- Tendencies: I watch multiple highlights, read scouting reports, stats, and maybe even reactions or impressions from others for a certain player to get all tendencies right (* Attempts per 36).
3pt* = 9 ~ 85 - 90
= 6 ~ 55 - 60
In combination with the attributes I want to provide the best simulation stats and gameplay, doing tendencies like 2K while avoiding to make mistakes by making tendencies fit attributes.

- Hot zones: Rookies don't have hot zones, so everything neutral.

- Animations: Watching highlights (in best case the player takes a standing jumpshot) to get the most accurate jumpshot, starting with the base and then the release. Dunk attributes/tendencies determine the amount of dunk animations, while great dunkers get 7 - 12 dunk packages, mid dunkers get 3 - 7 since the amount of dunks also impacts the dunk frequency of a player.

- Badges:
- Top 15 player = 3 - 12
- 70 - 74 overall players = 0 - 5
- 69, 68 = 0 - 1
Note that higher rated players are more likely to get the "Work Ethic" badge, because that badge can help developing more in simulations.
Also most players have "Limitless Range" and "Middy Magician".
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Here is the list with all the players I completely finished.

2023
- Victor Wembanyama
- Scoot Henderson
- Brandon Miller
- Amen Thompson
- Ausar Thompson
- Gradey Dick
- Anthony Black
- Taylor Hendricks
- Cameron Whitmore
- Jarace Walker
- Jordan Hawkins
- Keyonte George
- Cason Wallace
- Bilal Coulibaly
- Jalen Hood-Schifino
- Jett Howard
- Brice Sensabaugh
- Kobe Bufkin
- Leonard Miller
- Nick Smith Jr.
- Kris Murray
- Gregory Jackson
- Rayan Rupert
- Julian Phillips
- Noah Clowney
- Sidy Cissoko
- Dariq Whitehead
- Jalen Wilson
- Trayce Jackson-Davis
- Dereck Lively
- Bobi Klintman
- Max Lewis
- Colby Jones
- James Nnaji
- Julian Strawther
- Marcus Sasser
- Terquavion Smith
- Adama Sanogo
- Olivier-Maxence Prosper
- Tristan Vukcevic
- Emoni Bates
- Amari Bailey
- Keyontae Johnson
- Jazian Gortman
- Seth Lundy
- Adam Flagler
- Mojave King
- Hunter Tyson
- Kobe Brown
- Jalen Pickett
- Nikola Djurisic
- Jaylen Clark
- Ben Sheppard
- Azuolas Tubelis
- Toumani Camara
- Jalen Slawson
- Tosan Evbuomwan
- Jordan Miller
- Jaime Jaquez Jr.
- Oscar Tshiebwe
- Mouhamed Gueye
- Isaiah Wong
- Drew Timme
- Jordan Walsh
- Mike Miles
- Ricky Council IV
- Sir'Dominic Rice
- Malcolm Cazalon
- Alex Fudge
- Jacob Toppin
- Chris Livingston
- Ousmane N'diaye
- Devan Cambridge
- Keion Brooks
- Agustin Ubal
- Drew Peterson
- Fedor Zugic
- Nadir Hifi
- Omari Moore
- Matthew Mayer
- Grant Sherfield
- Jayson Tchicamboud
- Allen Flanigan
- Max Abmas
- Taevion Kinsey
- Leonardo Okeke
- Isiaih Mosley
- Marcus Bagley
- Zvonimir Ivisic
- Juan Nunez

2024
- Matas Buzelis
- Zaccharie Risacher
- Aday Mara
- Isaiah Collier
- Aaron Bradshaw
- Justin Edwards
- Stephon Castle
- Ron Holland
- Cody Williams
- Mackenzie Mgbako
- London Johnson
- Thierre Darlan
- D.J. Wagner
- Kel'el Ware
- Omaha Biliew
- Donovan Clingan
- Ja'Kobe Walter
- Jared McCain
- Kwame Evans
- Riley Kugel
- Bronny James
- Aleksandar Samodurov
- Tyrese Proctor
- Kyle Filipowski
- Xavier Booker
- J.J. Starling
- Elmore Jackson
- Andre Jackson
- Robert Dillan
- Trevon Brazile
- Baba Miller
- Izan Almansa
- Matthew Cleveland
- Aidan Mahaney
- Adem Bona
- Paulius Murauskas
- Arthur Kaluma
- Trey Alexander
- Dillon Mitchell
- Oso Ighodaro
- Berke Büyüktuncel
- A.J. Johnson
- Mookie Cook
- Ruben Prey
- Mark Mitchell
- Mikey Williams
- Joshua Ojianwuna
- Tre White
- Grant Nelson
- Tyler Kolek
- DaJuan Harris
- Felix Okpara
- Puff Johnson
- Baylor Scheierman
- Javian McCollum
- Adam Miler
- Zach Edey
- Ugonna Kingsley-Onyenso
- Wooga Poplar
- Henri Veesaar
- Jan Vidal
- Brandon Murray
- Jalen Lewis
- Reece Beekman
- Collin Chandler
- Jalen Bridges
- Terrence Shannon Jr.
- Sean Stewart
- Antonio Reeves
- Kylan Boswell
- Dawson Garcia
- Jordan Burks
- Caleb Love
- Coleman Hawkins
- Mark Armstrong
- Ryan Kalkbrenner
- L.J. Cryer
- Alexandre Sarr
- Tyler Smith
- Killian Malwaya
- Clifford Omoruyi
- Anton Watson
- Jevon Porter
- Arterio Morris
- Eli N'diaye
- Terrence Arceneaux
- Jaden Bradley
- Daimion Collins
- DaRon Holmes
- Tucker DeVries
- Kevin McCullar
- Judah Mintz
- Kadary Richmond
- Malin Reneau
- Matthew Murrell
- Daniel Batcho
- Nimari Burnett
- Armando Bacot
- Skyy Clark
- Ariel Hukporti
- Roko Prkacin
- Matt Bewley
- Kerr Kriisa
- Harrison Ingram
- Ryan Bewley
- Vincent Iwuchukwu
- Taran Armstrong
- Brandon Huntley-Hatfield
- Seth Trimble
- Nolan Hickman
- Eric Gaines
- Justin Moore
- Efe Abogidi
- Chance Westry
- Hunter Dickinson
- Jamarion Sharp
- Frankie Collins
- Tyrese Hunter
- Cam'Ron Fletcher
- Hunter Sallis

2025
- Ian Jackson
- Tre Johnson
- Bassala Bagayoko
- Naasir Cunningham
- Isaiah Elohim
- Flory Bidunga
- Dylan Harper
- Isaiah Evans
- V.J. Miller
- Trentyn Flowers
- John Bol
- Bryson Tucker
- Elzie Harrington
- Johnuel Fland
- Liam McNeeley
- V.J. Edgecombe
- Carter Bryant
- Meleek Thomas
- Elliot Cadeau
- Jayden Williams
- Ace Bailey
- Asa Nowell
- Hugo Gonzalez
- Freddie Dilione
- Jahki Howard
- Baye Fall
- Mitar Bosnjakovic
- Dallas Thomas
- Paul McNeill
- Bruce Thornton
- Dink Pate
- Jason Asemota
- Caleb Foster
- Carter Knox
- Dame Sarr
- Tidjane Salaun
- Pacome Dadiet
- Andrej Stojakovic
- Illan Fibleuil
- Jase Richardson
- Kaden Cooper
- Marvin Allen
- Simeon Wilcher
- Taylor Bowen
- T.J. Power
- Reed Sheppard
- Cam Scott
- Dennis Evans
- Kanaan Carlyle
- Ismael Diagne
- R.J. Jones
- David Castillo
- Mike Sharavjamts
- Will Richard
- M.J. Rice
- Houston Mallette
- Layden Blocker
- Eric Dailey
- Javonte Taylor
- Somto Cyril
- Yves Missi
- James Brown
- Elijah Fisher
- Jalik Dunkley-Distant
- Cameron Carr
- Scotty Middleton
- Yohan Traore
- Kowacie Reeves
- Jalen Warley

2026
- Cameron Boozer
- Cooper Flagg
- Koa Peat
- Darryn Peterson
- Declan Duru
- Bryson Tiller
- Kyllian Michée
- Francis Chukwudebelu
- Badara Diakite
- J.D. Palm
- Marcus Johnson
- Jamier Jones
- Isiah Harwell
- Darren Harris
- Jalen Haralson
- Jerry Easter II
- Parker Jefferson
- Mikal Brown Jr.
- Zion Collins
- D.J. Thomas
- Darren Harris
- Bryce James

2027
- A.J. Dybantsa
- Jamal McKnight Jr.
- Caleb Holt
- Tyran Stokes
- Chris Washington Jr.
- Alijah Arenas
- Jaxson Davis
- Jayden Johnson
- James Turner Jr.
- Olivier Rioux
- Ty Price
- Malachi Palmer

2028
- Jaylan Mitchell
- Mahamadou Landouré
- Cameron Barnes
- Kameron Mercer
- Deon Johnson
- Peyton Kemp
- Bryce Curry
- Cooper Zachary

2029
- Erick Dampier Jr.
- King Bacot
- Roosevelt Thomas
- Austin Sears
- Adan Diggs
- Joshua Huggins
- Braylon Williams

2030
- Harlem McNeal
- William Peagler
- DeLoni Pughsley
- Zion Lawson
- Dallas Stewart
- Braylan Davis
- Cody Rader

2031
- Robert Hunt
- Tory Walker
- D.J. Smith
- Amare Almodovar
- Jordan Butler
- Amos Littles
- Carter Hinton
- Westin Garrett
- Josiyah Ivory

2032
- Terry Holt
- David Ice
- William Paige
- Kameron Potts
- Leo McGuire

------- (2033 - 2035 uploaded by DRxFtGAMINGx25)

2033
- Henry Jolly
- Ashton Jolly
- Cavalli Goldthreate

2034
- Karr'Dell Mitchell
- T.J. Baldwin

2035
- Aubrey Thomas

Last edited by philleim2k; 06-16-2023 at 07:26 PM.