As I mentioned before, EA is going to revamp the legendary NBA JAM series. New players, better graphics, and hopefully same fun. You can get game either through wii straight up, or downloaded as additional content to NBA Elite for PS3 or Xbox 360. In any case, the Eastern rosters were released by ESPN.*
Atlanta Hawks
- Players: Joe Johnson, Josh Smith and Mike Bibby
- Legends: Dominique Wilkins and Spud Webb
Boston Celtics
- Players: Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen
- Legends: Larry Bird and Kevin McHale
Charlotte Bobcats
- Players: Gerald Wallace, Stephen Jackson and Tyrus Thomas
- Mascot: Rufus Lynx
Chicago Bulls
- Players: Derrick Rose, Luol Deng, Joakim Noah and Carlos Boozer
- Legends: Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Players: Mo Williams, Antawn Jamison and Anderson Varejao
- Legends: Mark Price and Brad Daugherty
Detroit Pistons
- Players: Richard Hamilton, Rodney Stuckey, Charlie Villanueva and Ben Gordon
- Legends: Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer
Indiana Pacers
- Players: Danny Granger, Mike Dunleavy and T.J. Ford
- Legend: Detlef Schrempf
Miami Heat
- Players: Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh
- Legends: Glen Rice and Rony Seikaly
Milwaukee Bucks
- Players: Michael Redd, Andrew Bogut, Brandon Jennings and Corey Maggette
- Mascot: Bango The Buck
New Jersey Nets
- Players: Devin Harris, Brook Lopez and Courtney Lee
- Legends: Kenny Anderson and Drazen Petrovic
New York Knicks
- Players: Al Harrington, Danilo Gallinari and Amare Stoudemire
- Legends: Patrick Ewing, Larry Johnson and John Starks
Orlando Magic
- Players: Dwight Howard, Vince Carter and Rashard Lewis
- Legends: Nick Anderson and Scott Skiles
Philadelphia 76ers
- Players: Andre Iguodala, Elton Brand and Evan Turner
- Legends: Julius Erving and Allen Iverson
Toronto Raptors
- Players: DeMar DeRozan, Jarrett Jack and Andrea Bargnani
- Mascot: The Raptor
Washington Wizards
- Players: Yi Jianlian, Andray Blatche, Gilbert Arenas and John Wall
- Legend: Manute Bol
- Mascot: G-Wiz
*=Yes some rosters are in accurate: Al Harrington and Courtney Lee are no longer with those teams.
Now a few thought on rosters. 1)The Miami Heat are the obvious cheese team. 2)How depressing is it that 4 teams have mascots as legends. 3)Shoutout to Knicks for have three legends. 4)How is Reggie Miller not a Pacer legend. Stein reports there maybe some issue with him not being involved w/Players association. Smh. 5)Stein points out astutely, No Zo’ in Miami? Or Tiny Tim Hardaway? 6)Allen Iverson is a legend, I dig it. 7) For a Buck legend, how about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or would it be too crazy to suggest Sam Cassell?
And last but not least thought on the rosters… NO JORDAN ON THE BULLS!!!! Yea, he wasn’t in other version or other games but still. You have to make it happen this time around. O wait. Jordan is featured on NBA2k11 so he can’t be featured in both games. Womp womp womp.. O well. Can’t wait until West Rosters come out. It’ll be interesting to see who makes the Lakers cut as a legend, they have so many.
What do you guys think of rosters? Who would have you chosen to be an active player? Who would you chose to be legend on each team?
I’ll leave you with game preview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLrMZH5YA-U