The initial ratings for NBA 2K were released Monday night and we know where two Sixers stand.
The top-20 players were revealed as well as a couple players just on the outskirts.
Joel Embiid came in at a 91 overall, the highest of any true center and was rated as the tenth-best player in the game. While Embiid’s rating seems mostly fair, it is strange that he’s only up one point from last season. Embiid took a statistical jump across the board this season.
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Ben Simmons came up just short of the top 20 with an 87 overall — players 15 through 20 were all an 88. It’s fair to wonder if Donovan Mitchell (88), who finished runner-up to Simmons for Rookie of the Year in 2017-18, should be ahead of Simmons. But, like Embiid's, Simmons’ rating seems fair.
Here are the full rankings below:
LeBron James – 97
Kawhi Leonard – 97
Giannis Antetokounmpo – 96
Kevin Durant – 96
James Harden – 96
Stephen Curry – 95
Anthony Davis – 94
Paul George – 93
Damian Lillard – 92
Joel Embiid – 91
Kyrie Irving – 91
Nikola Jokic – 90
Russell Westrbook – 90
Klay Thompson – 89
Karl-Anthony Towns – 89
Jimmy Butler – 88
Kemba Walker – 88
Donovan Mitchell – 88
Rudy Gobert – 88
Blake Griffin – 88
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