NBA 2K “Play to Trade” Season: Save Buddy Hield

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Trade Week 5
Trade Week 6
Trade Week 7
Trade Week 8

First, let’s start by hashtag saving Buddy Hield. Hield is in the race for Most Improved Player of The Year and he has been on the trashy Kings wayyyy too long. So similar to DeAndre Jordan (who went to the Spurs) and Mike Conley (who went to the Bulls and then got traded to the Nets) we’re going to have a random lottery for Buddy…. 

And the winner is…

This is big for the Blazers! They are on the outside of the playoffs looking in right now. They still have Lillard and McCollum and now Buddy Hield! That is a fun fricken 2K team that I want in the playoffs.

Portland isn’t done yet either… here are the Trade Games this week:

Trail Blazers-165 (31-32)
Hornets-111 (29-34)

Holy hell… Portland is a blast to play with now. McCollum is healthy, Lillard is a freak and now Buddy Hield is tossing up bombs. Ooohhhhh doggie! I fell in love with this team all over again. Jake Layman even had 27!! Go Blazers. I’m going all in on 3P shooting for the Blazers.

TRADE: Nicolas Batum to POR for Evan Turner (Batum was higher rated with better #’s)
POR STARTING 5: Dame, CJ, Buddy, Derrick Favors, Enes Kanter
CHA STARTING 5: Kemba, Malik Monk, Miles Bridges, Kidd-Gilchrist, Cody Zeller

Rockets-113 (37-26)
Celtics-83 (40-24)

I didn’t have a preference to this game really so I simmed it. Boston is still the #2 seed in the East but they don’t have Tatum they don’t have Hayward and now they lost De’Aaron Fox who they just picked up last week. Rockets get a point guard to finally replace CP3 from when he left, too! I’m pretty sure Chris f*****g Chiozza was still their starting PG.

TRADE: De’Aaron Fox to HOU for Tyrone Wallace (ouch)
HOU STARTING 5: Fox, Harden, Eric Gordon, Kenneth Faried, Clint Capela (Most Improved Player of the Year Candidate)
BOS STARTING 5: Kyrie (MVP Candidate), Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, Marcus Morris, Al Horford

Hawks-108 (31-33)
Bulls-82 (23-41)

Idk how but the Hawks are undefeated in Trade Games. They’re starting 5 isn’t terrible actually and now they get Otto Porter… again not terrible!

TRADE: Otto Porter to ATL for Deandre Bembry
ATL STARTING 5: Trae Young, Kent Bazemore, Josh Richardson, Aaron Gordon, John Collins
CHI STARTING 5: Shabazz Napier, Zach Lavine, Denzel Valentine, Lauri Markkanen, Wendell Carter Jr. 

Magic-90 (32-33)
Cavaliers-100 (30-34)

The Magic had such promise at one point. Dennis Smith Jr., Terrence Ross, DeRozan, Aaron Gordon, Vucevic. Now… oofda. 

TRADE: Dennis Smith Jr. to CLE for Jaylen Adams
ORL STARTING 5: DJ Augustin, Evan Fournier, Jonathan Isaac, Omari Spellman, Vucevic
CLE STARTING 5: Smith Jr., JR Smith, Cedi Osman, K-Love, Tristan Thompson

Raptors-105 (39-25)
Pistons-86 (34-28)

The rich keep getting richer. Toronto had an incredible February picking up DeRozan and Lowry and now they’re going to add a great defensive center in Andre Drummond to come off the bench. On the other side, Detroit is the 7 seed in the East and they are without a doubt the worst playoff team in the East. I’m hoping to get them another piece to make it a bit more interesting. Their next best player after Blake Griffin is Zaza Pachulia now… lol. And the 9 seed Orlando Magic suck so we’re kinda stuck with one below average team right now. 

TRADE: Andre Drummond to TOR for Serge Ibaka
TOR STARTING 5: Lowry, DeRozan, Kawhi, Siakam, Gasol/Drummond (DK who starts yet)
DET STARTING 5: Tomas Satoransky, Luke Kennard (Wayne Ellington out for season), Glenn Robinson III, Blake, Ibaka

Wolves-110 (31-32)
Wizards-87 (38-25)

THE CUCKING IS OVER! THE CUCKING IS OVER! THE CUCKING IS OVER!!!! I told ya I had some big plans for the Wolves! KAT dropped a season-high 37 points babayyyy! Bradley Beal to Minnesota, one game out of a playoff spot… LET’S GO!

TRADE: Bradley Beal to MIN for Jaryd Bayless
MIN STARTING 5: Jeff Teague, Beal, Brandon Ingram, Dario Saric, KAT
WAS STARTING 5: Wall, Reggie Jackson, Trevor Ariza, Jabari Parker, Steven Adams

Here are the standings with approx. 20 games left:

West

1. Warriors 49-14 
2. Nuggets 39-23
3. Rockets 37-26
4. Thunder 34-29
5. Pelicans 34-31
6. Lakers 33-30
7. Suns 32-32
8. Jazz 31-31
9. Clippers 32-33 (.5GB 8th spot)
10. Trail Blazers 31-32 (.5GB 8th spot)
11. Timberwolves 31-32 (.5GB 8th spot)

East

1. 76ers 40-23
2. Celtics 40-24
3. Pacers 39-25
4. Raptors 39-25
5. Wizards 38-25
6. Bucks 36-27
7. Pistons 34-28
8. Nets 35-30
9. Magic 32-33 (3GB 8th spot)
10. Hawks 31-33 (3.5GB 8th spot)
11. Cavaliers 30-34 (4.5GB 8th spot)
12. Heat 29-33 (4.5GB 8th spot)