NBA news: After releasing a handful of first looks for some of the biggest names in the league on Tuesday, NBA 2K24 has now finally revealed the player ratings of the NBA’s top superstars. Among the list is Milwaukee Bucks talisman Giannis Antetokounmpo, who as expected, has been ranked among the creme de la creme of the league’s elite superstars.
NBA News: Giannis Antetokounmpo Gets 96 Overall Rating in NBA 2K24
NBA 2K24 announced on Twitter on Wednesday that Giannis has been given a very respectable 96 in the upcoming iteration of the highly popular basketball game:
.@Giannis_An34 is a 96 OVR in #NBA2K24 😤 #2KRatings pic.twitter.com/7F2bfs3nVP
— NBA 2K (@NBA2K) August 9, 2023
Antetokounmpo is one of just five players who have been given a 96. LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry all have 96’s as well. Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum, and Jimmy Butler, however, all have a 95 overall rating. Finally, Kawhi Leonard, Devin Booker, and Damian Lillard were all deemed as 94’s.
NBA News: The Champ Reigns Supreme
It also comes as no surprise that Nikola Jokic has been given the highest rating in the game. The Denver Nuggets big man is the only star that has a 98 overall rating, which you have to say, is a well-deserved honor. After all, the former back-to-back MVP dominated the league this past season en route to leading the Nuggets to their first-ever franchise championship.
For the most part, the fans on Twitter agree with this assessment:
Jokic really that dude nobody would pick up in the gym but be busting ppl ass with the moves nobody uses… RESPECT ✊🏾 😅 pic.twitter.com/k398bMTxgf
— Uncle Demi (@UncleDemi) August 9, 2023
Definitely deserved. Dude is one of a kind man pic.twitter.com/z9sbRj9689
— Colin AKA GhostPanda (@GhostPandaStorm) August 9, 2023
— BBC Sports Cards (@bbcsportscards) August 9, 2023
Jokic went from a 68 with another player's face scan to the highest rating in the game pic.twitter.com/GTHUZG2tdA
— David Astramskas (@redapples) August 9, 2023
Honestly deserved after last year. The real MVP.
— (W)adgePlug🔌 (@BADGEPLUG) August 9, 2023
NBA 2K24 is set to hit stores by September 8. You can be sure that there’s going to be a lot of marketing efforts by 2K from now until the release date as they look to drum up the highly-anticipated launch.
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