Predicting the top 10 Classic Teams in NBA 2K22

#3 1995-96 Chicago Bulls

(from left to right) Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman with the Chicago Bulls [Source: EssentiallySports]

The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls won 72 games that NBA season and capped it off with a championship.

Michael Jordan returned after a two-year hiatus and showed the league that he was still the man. They only lost three games in the postseason, sweeping two teams along the way, including Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway's Orlando Magic.

On this day in 1996, the Bulls closed the regular season with a victory over the Bullets, recording their then-record 72nd win of the season.Michael Jordan also won his 8th scoring title and Dennis Rodman won his 5th straight rebounding title. pic.twitter.com/SO0GY73jdi

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 22, 2020

This 1995-96 Bulls squad is a tad better than the 1992-93 Bulls. Scottie Pippen is 95 rated in this team, and it is his highest rating in NBA 2K in any Bulls team.

Meanwhile, Dennis Rodman is rated 86, with 95+ ratings in both rebounding categories, along with Steve Kerr, who has a 95-rated three-point shot. Nevertheless, we can talk all day about Pippen's or Rodman's ratings, but Michael Jordan is rated 99. Do you even need anything else?

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#2 2000-01 LA Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant (#8) with the LA Lakers [Source: Bleacher Report]

Arguably the most unstoppable duo of all time, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal dominated the league for years.

They three-peated from 2000 to 2002, wrecking teams along the way. The 2000-01 LA Lakers went 15-1 in the postseason, which is the second-best record in NBA playoff history. Moreover, they won the 2001 title over Allen Iverson's Philadelphia 76ers, but people don't realise or remember that they beat four 50-win teams on the way to the championship.

Kobe Wants To Remind You How Great the 2001 Champion Lakers Were: http://t.co/xR44DgEkby pic.twitter.com/8qTIorLxDd

— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) June 17, 2015

Kobe Bryant was once asked if he could beat the 2018 Golden State Warriors, and he said he'd pick his 2001 squad over any team in NBA history. This team is purely unstoppable in NBA 2K. Shaquille O'Neal is practically unguardable, and Kobe Bryant can score all over the floor with any move in the book.

The 2003-04 LA Lakers gives them a decent competition, as that team had Gary Payton and Karl Malone, albeit old and lower-rated. However, this 2001 team has both Bryant and Shaq rated 97, which makes them arguably the most unstoppable tandem in NBA 2K.

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#1 2016-17 Golden State Warriors

(from left to right) Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala with the Golden State Warriors in 2017 [Source: Bleacher Report]

The most unstoppable team ever assembled in NBA history, the 2017 Golden State Warriors, one-upped the 2001 LA Lakers and went 16-1 in the 2017 postseason, an NBA playoff record.

What happens when you add four-time scoring champion Kevin Durant in his prime to a 73-9 team with two Finals appearances and a two-time reigning MVP in Stephen Curry? Mayhem happens. This team is a cheat code in NBA 2K.

Stephen Curry is rated 96 in this team, and Kevin Durant is rated 9,7, which makes them just as unguardable as 2001 Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. Moreover, they also have a 92-rated Klay Thompson, 87-rated Draymond Green and 80-rated Andre Iguodala. The three-point shooting in this team would simply frustrate the defenders, as any shot you launch with Curry, Thompson or Durant would simply swish away.

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