LeBron James will start the season ranked higher than Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard and Steph Curry in NBA 2K18. His 97 overall rating was announced in a group picture with Dwyane Wade, who will start out as an 84 overall.
My face says it all haha. Here's the overall rating for @KingJames and I for 17-18 season @NBA2K @Ronnie2K #NBA2K18 #2kFirstLook pic.twitter.com/yuumLI1vdi
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) August 15, 2017
These ratings will change over the course of the year, as 2K updates players ratings daily.
We know of 52 NBA 2K18 ratings so far, and James, Durant (96) and Leonard (95) lead the way. Steph Curry (94) is just behind them.
Did 2K get those ratings right?
Here’s a complete list of every rating we know:
NBA 2K18 player ratings
| PLAYER | RATING |
|---|---|
| PLAYER | RATING |
| LeBron James | 97 |
| Kevin Durant | 96 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 95 |
| Steph Curry | 94 |
| Paul George | 91 |
| Karl Anthony-Towns | 91 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 91 |
| Kyrie Irving | 90 |
| John Wall | 90 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 89 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 89 |
| Damian Lillard | 89 |
| Rudy Gobert | 88 |
| Gordon Hayward | 88 |
| Bradley Beal | 87 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 86 |
| Joel Embiid | 86 |
| Devin Booker | 86 |
| Andre Drummond | 85 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 84 |
| Myles Turner | 84 |
| Dwyane Wade | 84 |
| Dwight Howard | 81 |
| Zach LaVine | 80 |
| Markelle Fultz | 80 |
| Lonzo Ball | 80 |
| Jae Crowder | 80 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 80 |
| Patrick Beverley | 79 |
| Clint Capela | 79 |
| Josh Jackson | 78 |
| Evan Fournier | 78 |
| Derrick Rose | 78 |
| Willy Hernangómez | 77 |
| Will Barton | 77 |
| Jayson Tatum | 77 |
| Dewayne Dedmon | 77 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 77 |
| Marquese Chriss | 76 |
| Richaun Holmes | 76 |
| Brandon Ingram | 76 |
| C.J. Miles | 76 |
| Bobby Portis | 76 |
| Dennis Smith | 76 |
| Terrence Ross | 75 |
| Malik Monk | 75 |
| Alex Abrines | 74 |
| Jared Dudley | 74 |
| Juan Hernangómez | 74 |
| Sean Kilpatrick Jr. | 74 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 74 |
| Glenn Robinson | 74 |
| Marreese Speights | 74 |
| Garrett Temple | 74 |
| Nick Young | 74 |
| Tyus Jones | 73 |
| Justin Anderson | 73 |
| John Collins | 73 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 73 |
| Langston Galloway | 73 |
| Kosta Koufos | 73 |
| Shelvin Mack | 73 |
| Ben McLemore | 73 |
| Isaiah Whitehead | 73 |
| Malik Beasley | 72 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 72 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 72 |
| Davis Bertans | 72 |
| Bam Adebayo | 72 |
| David Nwaba | 71 |
| Brice Johnson | 71 |
| Kay Felder | 70 |
| Justin Patton | 70 |
| Josh Hart | 70 |
| Jordan Bell | 70 |
| Chris McCullough | 70 |
| Walter Tavares | 69 |
| Chinanu Onuaku | 69 |
| Juwan Evans | 68 |
We’re still waiting on the reveal of last season’s MVP and MVP runner-up in Russell Westbrook and James Harden’s ratings. Those are probably the only two remaining who can challenge LeBron’s 97 overall.
NBA 2K18 is set to release on Sept. 19, and the Prelude to the game is set to drop on Sept. 8.