Check in every Wednesday for retrospectives and other features on older versions of NBA Live, NBA 2K, and old school basketball video games in general. This is Wayback Wednesday, your midweek blast from the past! In this feature, we dig into the archives, look back at the history of basketball gaming, and indulge in some nostalgia. Not only was it a promising sign that retro content wouldnвЂ™t be abandoned moving forward, but the choice of teams set a precedent that allowed it to expand beyond the scope of the squads added for The Jordan Challenge and NBAвЂ™s Greatest. As the preview season for NBA 2K16 loomed, an episode of NBA 2KTV revealed three of the twelve new retro teams that would be featured in the game.

Without a dedicated mode, it seemed as though we werenвЂ™t going to see any new additions to the roster of retro NBA teams anytime soon.ДЇortunately, we were proven wrong. A handful of players disappeared from and later reappeared in the rosters as 2K lost and regained the rights to their likenesses, but the selection of historical squads remained the same, outside of the 1992 Dream Team appearing in NBA 2K13.

This week, IвЂ™m taking a look back at the additions to the roster of retro teams that were made in NBA 2K16.ДЄfter The Jordan Challenge and NBAвЂ™s Greatest established retro teams as a staple of NBA 2KвЂ™s content, a few years went by before we saw any new additions. YouвЂ™ll also find old NLSC editorials re-published with added commentary, and other flashback content. Why did I make that choice? LetвЂ™s take a look backвЂ¦way backвЂ¦ Obviously anyone covering video games enjoys being able to break news and confirm rumours, but I was hesitant, and ultimately elected not to post a bulletin discussing those details. An anonymous source sent me a scoop via the NLSCвЂ™s contact form, offering up snippets of information on what to expect from the MењњAREER story in NBA 2K16. By September, trailers confirmed those details for Spike LeeвЂ™s MењњAREER joint, вЂњ LivinвЂ™ Da DreamвЂњ.ДЄlthough I was posting rumours and confirmed details alike as they made the rounds, there was one post that I didnвЂ™t make. As screenshots continued to leak, it seemed increasingly likely that MењњAREER would indeed feature a collegiate career as part of its story. There had been rumours that MењњAREER would include some college gameplay, due to the leaked achievement list and research unearthing a licensing agreement between 2K Sports and the Collegiate Licensing Company. This week, IвЂ™m recalling the time that I received a scoop about MењњAREER in NBA 2K16, which I ultimately didnвЂ™t publish.Д«ack in July of 2015, we were all awaiting further previews and details of what to expect from NBA 2K16.

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