Detroit Pistons NBA Live 16 player ratings breakdown
Basketball video game season is upon us.
NBA Live 16 by EA Sports will come out on September 29th, but recently, the individual player ratings for each team were released.
Here's a look at the ratings for the Detroit Pistons, via Operation Sports and YouTube user DLloydTV:
Let's breakdown who is underrated and overrated based on these initial ratings.
Overrated: Brandon Jennings (84 overall)
While it's true that Jennings has played some of the best basketball of his career under Stan Van Gundy, it's probably overly optimistic to assume that a guard who relies on his quickness will be just fine after suffering a ruptured Achilles last year. Jennings is rated the same as Goran Dragic and Jrue Holiday, and even with perfect health, it's hard to say Jennings has ever been better than those two. His own teammate, Reggie Jackson (83), should be rated higher as well.
Underrated: Ersan Ilyasova (71 overall)
Ilyasova was hit or miss during his time in Milwaukee, but he's a perfect fit in Stan Van Gundy's system as a stretch 4. Even if he doesn't, a 71 overall rating seems crazy. Ilyasova averaged 18.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per 36 minutes on 38.9 percent three point shooting last year, and when you realize Trevor Booker (72) and Andrew Nicholson (74) are ranked higher, it gets a little crazier.
Weird: There's no player model picture for Ilyasova for some reason, but based on how some of the other faces look, it's probably for the best.
(h/t Operation Sports)
