NBA 2K21 Classic Teams: Tiers and Overall Ratings
By Kevin Wolff
NBA 2K21 classic teams are included in this year's title to help fans to settle debates of the greatest team ever.
The classic teams can be accessed in Play Now and Head to Head game modes just like any of the current NBA teams on the 2K roster. Teams from eras long ago are fully built out to look authentic to their time with throwback jerseys. Teams from more recent years will carry players who may have moved on to different cities which they currently play in. This is simply an NBA fan's paradise.
The full list of teams and tiers is as follows:
Tier 3
- 1976-77 Philadelphia 76ers - 80 Overall
- 1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks - 80 Overall
- 1984-85 Milwuakee Bucks - 78 Overall
- 1989-90 Cleveland Cavaliers - 79 Overall
- 2005-06 Memphis Grizzlies - 77 Overall
- 2012-13 Memphis Grizzlies - 80 Overall
- 1985-86 Atlanta Hawks - 76 Overall
- 1996-97 Miami Heat - 81 Overall
- 1992-93 Charlotte Hornet - 78 Overall
- 1971-72 New York Knicks - 81 Overall
- 1994-95 New York Knicks - 77 Overall
- 1998-99 New York Knicks - 78 Overall
- 1964-65 Los Angeles Lakers - 80 Overall
- 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers - 80 Overall
- 1990-91 Los Angeles Lakers - 78 Overall
- 1993-94 Denver Nuggets - 77 Overall
- 1990-91 Portland Trail Blazers - 80 Overall
- 1999-00 Portland Trail Blazers - 80 Overall
- 2009-10 Portland Trail Blazers - 82 Overall
- 1997-98 San Antonio Spurs - 78 Overall
- 2002-03 Phoenix Suns - 78 Overall
- 2003-04 Minnesota Timberwolves - 78 Overall
Tier 2
- 1988-89 Chicago Bulls - 66 Overall
- 1990-91 Chicago Bulls - 79 Overall
- 2006-07 Cleveland Cavaliers - 80 Overall
- 1964-65 Boston Celtics - 83 Overall
- 1985-86 Boston Celtics - 82 Overall
- 2013-14 Los Angeles Clippers - 83 Overall
- 2005-06 Miami Heat - 80 Overall
- 1997-98 Utah Jazz - 79 Overall
- 1997-98 Los Angeles Lakers - 80 Overall
- 1994-95 Orlando Magic - 79 Overall
- 2002-03 Dallas Mavericks - 80 Overall
- 2010-11 Dallas Mavericks - 83 Overall
- 2001-02 New Jersey Nets - 79 Overall
- 2013-14 Indiana Pacers - 79 Overall
- 1988-89 Detroit Pistons - 81 Overall
- 2003-04 Detroit Pistons - 78 Overall
- 1993-94 Houston Rockets - 78 Overall
- 1995-96 Seattle Supersonics - 80 Overall
- 1990-91 Golden State Warriors - 79 Overall
- 2006-07 Golden State Warriors - 80 Overall
- 2006-07 Washington Wizards - 81 Overall
NBA 2K21 Classic Teams: Tiers and Overall Ratings
Tier 1
- 2000-01 Philadelphia 76ers - 77 Overall
- 1985-86 Chicago Bulls - 76 Overall
- 1992-93 Chicago Bulls - 80 Overall
- 1995-96 Chicago Bulls - 82 Overall
- 1997-98 Chicago Bulls - 80 Overall
- 2010-11 Chicago Bulls - 81 Overall
- 2015-16 Cleveland Cavaliers - 83 Overall
- 2007-08 Boston Celtics - 83 Overall
- 2012-13 Miami Heat - 82 Overall
- 2001-02 Sacramento Kings - 83 Overall
- 2011-2012 New York Knicks - 82 Overall
- 1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers - 83 Overall
- 2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers - 82 Overall
- 2003-04 Los Angeles Lakers - 82 Overall
- 2007-08 Denver Nuggets - 81 Overall
- 1999-00 Toronto Raptors - 79 Overall
- 2018-19 Toronto Raptors - 83 Overall
- 2007-08 Houston Rockets - 80 Overall
- 2004-05 San Antonio Spurs - 85 Overall
- 2013-14 San Antonio Spurs - 84 Overall
- 2004-05 Phoenix Suns - 80 Overall
- 2011-12 Oklahoma City Thunder - 83 Overall
- 2015-16 Golden State Warriors - 83 Overall
- 2016-17 Golden State Warriors - 85 Overall