2K has revealed the top rated players for its upcoming NBA 2K20. It is that time of the year again when we have nearly all sports game incoming and along with NBA 2K20, we also have Madden NFL dropping next month. Both games have now started revealing more information about this year’s version, starting with the top-rated players in the game.
The top 20 players for this year’s NBA game were revealed in a live stream where fans of the sports were finally able to see which player is sitting at the top for this year and which player was unable to make it big. The list does not come as a big surprise however the top spot is indeed a bit of a surprise and anyone who has been following NBA throughout the season will be in for a surprise to see which player is currently sitting at the top of the rating board.
The top 5 rated players in NBA 2K20! #2KRatings
1) @KingJames 9⃣7⃣
2) @KawhiLeonard 9⃣7⃣
3) @Giannis_An34 9⃣6⃣
4) @KDTrey5 9⃣6⃣
5) @JHarden13 9⃣6⃣
— NBA 2K20 (@NBA2K) July 16, 2019
The top spot this year is claimed by none other than LeBron James who has once again taken lead over all other players with a very slight lead from LAC’s Kawhi Leonard who is basically sitting on the same 97 figure but failed to claim the top spot. According to 2K, LeBron James simply edged out to claim the top spot. You can check out the Top 20 Highest Rated players in NBA 2K20 below.
| 1 | 97 | LeBron James | LAL |
| 2 | 97 | Kawhi Leonard | LAC |
| 3 | 96 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIL |
| 4 | 96 | Kevin Durant | BKN |
| 5 | 96 | James Harden | HOU |
| 6 | 95 | Stephen Curry | GS |
| 7 | 94 | Anthony Davis | LAL |
| 8 | 93 | Paul George | LAC |
| 9 | 92 | Damian Lillard | POR |
| 10 | 91 | Joel Embiid | PHI |
| 11 | 91 | Kyrie Irving | BKN |
| 12 | 90 | Nikola Jokic | DEN |
| 13 | 90 | Russell Westbrook | HOU |
| 14 | 89 | Klay Thompson | GS |
| 15 | 89 | Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN |
| 16 | 88 | Jimmy Butler | MIA |
| 17 | 88 | Kemba Walker | BOS |
| 18 | 88 | Donovan Mitchell | UTA |
| 19 | 88 | Rudy Gobert | UTA |
| 20 | 88 | Blake Griffin | DET |
The live stream also revealed more top players in other categories from NBA 2K20 as well. These categories included Top 5 Rookies, Top 5 Bigs, and Top 5 Shooters. They are
Top 5 Rookies
- Zion Williamson – 81 – NO
- Ja Morant – 79 – MEM
- R.J. Barrett – 78 – NY
- De’Andre Hunter – 77 – ATL
- Darius Garland – 77 – CLE
Top 5 Bigs
- Anthony Davis – 94 – LAL
- Joel Embiid – 91 – PHI
- Nikola Jokic – 90 – DEN
- Karl-Anthony Towns – 89 – MIN
- Rudy Gobert – 88 – UTA
Top 5 Shooters
- Stephen Curry – 99 – GS
- Klay Thompson – 97 – GS
- Joe Harris – 94 – BKN
- JJ Redick – 90 – NO
- Buddy Hield – 90 – SAC
2K has also announced that if fans of the game want more ratings to be announced from the game, fans can ask for them and the developer will reveal them on the social media platforms. The two editions of NBA 2k20 will feature a different cover star. Anthony Davis is featured on the standard edition while Dwayne Wade will be gracing the cover of the Legend Edition.
NBA 2K20 is slated for release on September 6, 2019, on PS4, PC, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.
