What I learned from simulating NBA 2K16 repeatedly until Kevn Durant joined the Wizards

Sports video games aren't meant to replicate reality. They're meant to give us something just realistic enough to give us the impression we're creating our own version of what we see in real life that we trick ourselves into thinking it's real, even if for a fleeting moment in time.

Video games can trick you into thinking you can do the impossible, whether it's creating a virtual version of yourself to guide your favorite team to a title, or creating a world where Robert Griffin III transforms into a defensive end and moves from team to team to haunt Kirk Cousins. It's all happens because video games provide a world where you convince yourself anything is possible.

But sometimes, even in a…