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With the newest installment of NBA 2K25 set to be released on Friday, September 6, 2K Games is unveiling its player ratings in correlation with the NBA's top 100 players list.
Fans of the NBA 2K series remain critical of the players' overall ratings, with an NBA insider taking notice.
Kevin O'Connor, an NBA analyst for The Ringer, voiced his opinions regarding the NBA 2K25 player ratings on X. O'Connor believes the game's player ratings are too high.
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"Overall ratings are way too high. The NBA is loaded with talent but there should be more players rated in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. If that's damaging to their egos then too bad," Kevin O'Connor wrote on X.
Modern NBA players are in tune with their NBA 2K series value. Some players criticize game developers if they feel their rating is too low.
For example, Grant Williams and Jaylen Brown have criticized NBA 2K developers for perceived slights.
NBA players frustrated by 2K24 ratings last year ahead of game release
2K25 isn't the first installment of the game to frustrate players based on their ratings. Jamal Murray's reaction to his 2K24 standing is the most prominent example of this occurrence.
Following a historic playoff run that saw his Denver Nuggets win the NBA championship, Murray received an 84 overall in NBA 2K24.
Three months before the game's release, Murray posted 32.5 points per game during the Western Conference Finals and 21.4 points and 10.0 assists per game in the NBA Finals.
After his rating was revealed, Murray took to X to voice his frustrations.
"Ain't no way my rating that low! How is that possible??" Murray posted these words after playing arguably the best basketball of his career.
NBA stars Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson also expressed disapproval about their NBA 2K ratings, criticizing 2K ambassador Ronnie 2K.
With the game set to release in a little over two weeks, fans should expect the remainder of its overall ratings to be hotly debated on social media.
