Portland Trail Blazers
PG – Damian Lillard – 90
SG – C.J. McCollum – 87
SF – Evan Turner – 73
PF – Al-Farduq – 76
C – Jusaf Murkic – 79
If it weren’t for Damian Lillard, this starting rotation (and the team in general), would be about as average as it gets – sorry, McCollum.
I saw that because McCollum wouldn’t be who he is without Lillard so I’d benture to guess that his 2K rating would actually be lower if Lillard wasn’t there and he was stuck with a point guard like…Elfrid Peyton.
On 2K, it’s fun to play with the Blazers because Lillard will touch the ball on every single possession and can drop 50 every game. He’ll also get 10+ times and McCollum will drain 30+ points.
Aside from them though you’re in trouble, and I believe that this season in particular they’ll be trouble in real life too.
Of course Lillar’s rating is higher than everyone else’s on the Suns, but McCollum and Devin Booker are now officially tied in ratings, although McCollum is significantly higher than Josh Jackson.
T.J. Warren and Trevor Ariza have higher respective ratings and Murkic and Deandre Ayton are tied at 79 – although I doubt for long.
I bet that the Suns and Blazers split the real life season series 1-1 each winning at home and then the third game, in Portland, will determine the season series victory.
If Lillard is traded, however, then all bets are off.
Especially if he is traded to the Suns.
Total Rating Score: 405 Average starter rating: 81.0