NBA 2K19: 9 Best Teams You Should Play First
1. Boston Celtics
The eastern conference should, theoretically, belong to the Boston Celtics in 2018-19.
With the Cavs losing LeBron, the 76ers' development still a season or two behind the C's, and Brad Stevens' coaching genius now well established, they're the team to beat. They forced Cleveland to the brink in last year's conference finals without the injury-stricken Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. When those two weapons return, Boston will be a force, though we're still to truly learn how Hayward will function in a Stevens five.
The Celtics are, in many ways, the perfect 2K team. Hayward and Irving are already among the game's elite. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Terry Rozier are outrageously promising and could conceivably run the team for years in MyGM. Al Horford might be ageing, but he's a three-dimensional big man with a deft touch, while defensive specialist Marcus Smart, Aron Baynes, and Marcus Morris are all functional rotation players.
The stronger balance between offence and defence makes Boston a joy to play with this year. This eases the burden on more attack-minded gamers, and it helps that they're one of the association's strongest defensive units too.