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Three days after the release of NBA 2K23, 2K Sports has revealed the player ratings of many of the biggest stars in the sport.
LeBron James and Kevin Durant are among a group of four players tied for the second-best rating at 96 overall.
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By 2KRatings.com reigning NBA Finals MVP Stephen Curry and two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić are the other players with a confirmed overall rating of 96.
What is LeBron James’s rating in the NBA?
He best player With a 97 overall rating, it’s Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.
After a stellar season in which he led the Boston Celtics to the NBA Finals, Jayson Tatum is a 93 overall. Antetokounmpo, the quartet with 96 overall, Luka Dončić (95) and Kawhi Leonard (94) are the only players ranked ahead of the 24-year-old.
This marks a three-point jump for Tatum from his General rating in NBA 2K22 at the end of the season. He averaged 25.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game with a 39.3 3-point percentage in 24 postseason starts.
Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant will also start the season with a 93 in all classification. Zion Williamson, who was selected the overall pick ahead of Morant in the 2019 NBA draft, received a rating of 87 despite not playing in 2021-22 while recovering from foot surgery.
Basketball fans can take control of their favorite teams and players when NBA 2K23 falls on September 9. Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker is the cover athlete for the standard edition.
WNBA legends Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird are on the cover of the WNBA issue. Chicago Bulls icon Michael Jordan is on the cover of his own special edition of the game, as well as the Championship Edition.
