If you’re Fantasy Drafting your MyLeague team, you’re gonna need some data to put together the best roster. Let’s take a look at the overall NBA2K17 player pool.

There are 447 players in NBA2k17 with a 70 overall rating or higher. The below chart organizes that batch by rating & position.

The 90’s. Only 16 players earn 90+ ratings, and a whopping 44% of them are Point Guards — Westbrook, Steph, CP3, Wall, Kyrie, Dame, and Isaiah. The modern NBA’s cut big man ratings (and usefulness) quite a bit — teammates Anthony Davis (94) and DeMarcus Cousins (91) are the only PF/C’s in this category. All that said, if you’ve got a Top 5 pick, you’re probably picking a SF (LeBron, Durant, Kawhi) or Chef Harden.

Only 16 players earn 90+ ratings, and a whopping 44% of them are Point Guards — Westbrook, Steph, CP3, Wall, Kyrie, Dame, and Isaiah. The modern NBA’s cut big man ratings (and usefulness) quite a bit — teammates Anthony Davis (94) and DeMarcus Cousins (91) are the only PF/C’s in this category. All that said, if you’ve got a Top 5 pick, you’re probably picking a SF (LeBron, Durant, Kawhi) or Chef Harden. The 80’s. While the top shelf lacked bigs, there’s a whole pile of eligible centers in the starter-worthy 80–89 range. And while the game’s best are SFs, there’s only 8 down here. That means only 13 SFs own an 80+ rating, a real issue now that most teams are trying to run small ball. Even traditionally positioned teams will struggle with front court starters — only 12 PFs are 80+. Don’t sweat PG’s, though — there’s plenty of those.

While the top shelf lacked bigs, there’s a whole pile of eligible centers in the starter-worthy 80–89 range. And while the game’s best are SFs, there’s only 8 down here. That means only 13 SFs own an 80+ rating, a real issue now that most teams are trying to run small ball. Even traditionally positioned teams will struggle with front court starters — only 12 PFs are 80+. Don’t sweat PG’s, though — there’s plenty of those. The 76+ers. The 70’s range is so full that we separated the group right down the middle. You’re gonna get most of your rotation from this batch, so selecting proper fit is essential. It’s pretty evenly distributed, so no sense in breaking it down further — get what you need and get out.

Now you know the numbers. Here’s a few tips: