NBA2k15 idea: Tournament of Legends

I love the NBA2K video game franchise. The 2k14 version is incredibly fun (and the graphics are jaw-dropping on next-gen), but overall it feels very similar in style to the previous two years.

My favorite year in the series is 2k11, which introduced the "Jordan Challenge" mode where players were tasked with re-living MJ's greatest moments by achieving certain in-game goals (drop 55+ on the Knicks in Madison Square Garden wearing #45, for example). It was a clever device that was fun and challenging. Since that game, each year has seen more "classic" teams added to the playable teams list, but no real reason to play with them. Here's an idea for a way to liven things up which I'm calling "The Tournament of Legends."

The premise: a 32-team single elimination tournament. This would include all 30 current NBA teams plus the Seattle SuperSonics and one international team. Each team consists of two PG, four wings, and four big men. And those players are the best players at those positions in team history, all at their peak with that team. Basically, every team would be both incredibly fun to play with and difficult to take down. Here are some candidate rosters:

Obvious teams like the Lakers would be ridiculous:

L.A. Lakers
PG: Magic Johnson, Byron Scott
Wings: Kobe Bryant, Jerry West, James Worthy, Elgin Baylor
Bigs: Kareem, Wilt, Shaq, Divac

That sounds like a pretty stacked team right? Somehow I don't think Kobe and Kareem would get along very well, but we don't have to simulate the locker room!

What about my beloved Chicago Bulls? Jordan and Pippen took the league by storm in the 90's. What if you could just plop a (healthy) Derrick Rose in the backcourt with them?

Chicago Bulls
PG: Derrick Rose, John Paxson
Wings: Jordan, Pippen, Deng, Toni Kukoc
Bigs: Artis Gilmore, Joakim Noah, Dennis Rodman, Horace Grant

Even random teams like the Orlando Magic would be ridiculously fun to play as/against:

PG: Penny Hardaway, Jameer Nelson
Wings: Tracy McGrady, healthy Grant Hill, Nick Anderson, J.J. Redick
Bigs: Young Shaq, Dwight Howard, Nikola Vucevic, Hedo Turkoglu

Oh, and what about a Tony Parker / Hakeem Olajuwon pick and roll? The international squad would absolutely crush:

PG: Tony Parker, Steve Nash
Wings: Manu Ginobili, Drazen Petrovic, Detlef Schremf, Andrei Kirilenko
Bigs: Hakeem Olajuwon, Arvydas Sabonis, Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming

What do you guys think? What would be your favorite teams and rosters? How would you seed the tourney? Remember the caveat that you are getting the best version of a given player with that team; so don't put Shaq on the Suns or MJ on the Wizards/Bullets unless you really really have to...

A couple final rules:

• The Thunder get a bit screwed by not having the Sonics to pick from, but them's the breaks (and I'm not crying for them: Durant, Westbrook, Harden, Ibaka, Jeff Green... they can hang). 
• Players from the Hornets belong to the city, so the Bobcats get Alonzo Mourning and the Pelicans get Chris Paul (and etc.). Both New Orleans and Charlotte can use alternate uniforms to play as the current or Hornets version of themselves.
• Positions are flexible. PG can include combo guards or ball-dominant guards (like Harden) and some players can be used as wings or bigs (Shawn Marion, LeBron, etc.).