10th Official NBA 2K Ratings Update - 5.7.24 - 1st Round Playoffs Update

[Real2KInsider]

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Jalen Williams Fearless Finisher - Bronze>Silver Pro Touch - Bronze>Silver Middy Magician - Bronze>Silver Open Looks - Added - Silver Physical Handles - Added - Bronze Pogo Stick - Added - Bronze

It's actually WAY more comprehensive than this.

Jalen Williams Badge Changes
GOLD: Catch & Shoot (+2), Green Machine (+2), Guard Up (+1), Slippery Off-Ball (+1), Spot Finder (+2)
SILVER: Blinders (ADD), Corner Specialist (ADD), Fearless Finisher (+1), Middy Magician (+1), Open Looks (ADD), Pro Touch (+1)
BRONZE: Physical Handles (ADD), Pogo Stick (ADD)
TOTAL: 21 (+5)

The Gold boosts to Catch & Shoot and Spot Finder are an extreme oversimplification. Jalen hit 43% from three this year but he also did so on well-below average volume (3.9 3PA/36 - that's 0.1 more than Shai and less than Josh Giddey).

His shooting is comparable to other high% low volume Thunder players Aaron Wiggins, Cason Wallace who AREN'T getting that kind of badge treatment.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander also had a badge added.
GOLD: Fast Twitch (+1), Ankle Breaker (+1), Dimer (+1), Blow-By (+1), Relay Passer (+1), Speed Booster (+1)
SILVER: Chase Down Artist (ADD)
TOTAL: 41 (+1)

I'm guessing SGA had a highlight block or something because the rest of his defensive badges were totally ignored.
OKC was 4th defensively this season btw.

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Chet Holmgren
GOLD: Anchor (+2)
SILVER: Catch & Shoot (+1), Claymore (+1), Deadeye (ADD), Green Machine (ADD), Post Lockdown (+1), Rise Up (ADD)
TOTAL: 10 (+3)

[Real2KInsider]

Real 2K Rosters Thunder Ratings
98 (+1) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (PG) - #1 PG
89 (+1) Jalen Williams (SG/SF) - #4 SG
86 (-1) Chet Holmgren (C) - #11 C
82 (NC) Josh Giddey (PF/PG) - #17 PF
81 (+1) Lu Dort (SF/PF) - #20 SF
80 (+3) Aaron Wiggins (SF/PF) - #33 SF
79 (+2) Isaiah Joe (SG/SF)
78 (+2) Cason Wallace (PG/SG)
77 (NC) Gordon Hayward (PF/SF)
75 (+1) Kenrich Williams (PF/C)
75 (+1) Lindy Waters III (SG/SF)
74 (NC) Bismack Biyombo (C)
73 (+1) Mike Muscala (C/PF)
72 (-1) Ousmane Dieng (PF/SF)
72 (+4) Olivier Sarr (C)
70 (+2) Keyontae Johnson (SF/PF)
69 (+2) Adam Flagler (PG)

R2K Thunder Badges
53 (+12) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
33 (+12) Jalen Williams
26 (+7) Josh Giddey
21 (+11) Chet Holmgren
17 (+2) Lu Dort
17 (+17) Cason Wallace
16 (+13) Gordon Hayward
12 (+9) Isaiah Joe
12 (+8) Bismack Biyombo
10 (+10) Lindy Waters III
7 (+7) Aaron Wiggins
7 (+7) Jaylin Williams
6 (+6) Kenrich Williams
4 (+4) Ousmane Dieng
3 (+3) Mike Muscala
0 (NC) Keyontae Johnson
0 (NC) Adam Flagler
248 (+132) Total Badges (113% Increase)

Even with these recent badge additions by 2K Sports, the 1st place Thunder only have 8 more badges than the last-place Portland Trail Blazers.

If I can do the Ratings, Badges, and Tendencies for all 30 teams in a two month span, while balancing a job and a life, why the **** can't three 2K developers?

[Real2KInsider]

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Tyrese Maxey Attributes 86 Mid (+7) 85 3PT (+2) Badges Agent 3 - Added - Silver Comeback Kid - Added - Gold Limitless Range - Added - Gold

2K's Prisoner of the Moment is at it again.

Tyrese Maxey
BADGE TOTAL: 29 (+3)

FINISHING (12)
SILVER: Acrobat (+1), Fast Twitch, Fearless Finisher, Float Game, Pro Touch, Scooper, Slithery, Two Step, Whistle
BRONZE: Bunny, Giant Slayer, Spin Cycle

SHOOTING (14)
GOLD: Comeback Kid (ADD), Corner Specialist, Limitless Range (ADD)
SILVER: Agent 3 (ADD), Catch & Shoot, Open Looks, Spot Finder
BRONZE: Blinders, Claymore, Green Machine, Guard Up, Middy Magician, Slippery Off-Ball, Space Creator

Maxey gets GOLD Comeback Kid predominantly off his Game 5 heroics. Does he actually deserve it?

Clutch
Season: 86 pts (22nd in NBA), 107 mins (25-71 FG, 7-23 3PT, 29-33 FT) = 35-30-89
Playoffs: 26 pts (2nd in NBA), 26 mins (8-15 FG, 3-5 3PT, 7-8 FT) = 53-60-88

Maxey currently ranks 2nd among players in Playoff Clutch points (of course, he trails Jalen Brunson by a considerable margin). His regular season production was pedestrian by comparison. They could have just given him Bronze.

Limitless Range GOLD is comedy (and is likewise based solely on a game 5 shot). This is something I track league-wide in my spreadsheet.

Maxey 30-34 Feet
2021: 1-5
2022: 2-6
2023: 4-11
2024: 6-23
Career: 13-45

To give an idea of how far from a Gold that is, Steph Curry was 18-64 this season alone.

Tyrese Haliburton shot 16-37 this season and has NO BADGE.
Maybe Mike Stauffer is related to referee Marc Davis
I'm not sure who has more big market bias!

PLAYMAKING (3)
SILVER: Needle Threader, Speed Booster
BRONZE: Blow-By

Maxey improved his playmaking & shot creation this season (en route to him being named 2024 Most Improved Player), yet this naturally got zero attention from 2K.

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Tyrese Maxey (Real 2K Rosters)
BADGE TOTAL: 39 (+10)

FINISHING (12)
GOLD: Acrobat (+1), Pro Touch (+1), Slithery (+1)
SILVER: Fast Twitch, Fearless Finisher, Float Game, Giant Slayer (+1), Scooper, Two Step, Whistle
BRONZE: Bunny, Spin Cycle

SHOOTING (17)
GOLD: Agent 3 (+1), Corner Specialist, Slippery Off-Ball (+2), Space Creator (+2)
SILVER: Catch & Shoot, Green Machine (+1), Guard Up (+1), Free Points (ADD), Limitless Range (-1), Spot Finder
BRONZE: Blinders, Claymore, Comeback Kid (-2), Deadeye (ADD), Middy Magician, Open Looks (-1), Post Fade Phenom (ADD)

PLAYMAKING (10)
GOLD: Triple Strike (ADD)
SILVER: Blow-By (+1), Hyperdrive (ADD), Needle Threader, Speed Booster, Unpluckable (ADD)
BRONZE: Bail Out (ADD), Dimer (ADD), Handles For Days (ADD), Physical Handles (ADD)

[Real2KInsider]

Josh Hart (2K Sports 5/7)
TOTAL BADGES: 10 (+1)

GOLD: Boxout Beast, Pogo Stick (ADD), Rebound Chaser, Work Horse (+1)
SILVER:
BRONZE: Catch & Shoot, Comeback Kid, Giant Slayer, Slippery Off-Ball, Spot Finder, Two Step

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Josh Hart (Real 2K Rosters)
BADGE TOTAL: 20 (+10)

FINISHING (5)
SILVER: Fast Twitch (ADD), Giant Slayer (+1)
BRONZE: Acrobat (ADD), Pro Touch (ADD), Two Step

SHOOTING (4)
BRONZE: Agent 3 (ADD), Catch & Shoot, Comeback Kid, Corner Specialist (ADD)
REMOVE: Slippery Off-Ball (-1), Spot Finder (-1)

PLAYMAKING (2)
BRONZE: Break Starter (ADD), Needle Threader (ADD)

DEFENSE (9)
HOF: Work Horse (+1)
GOLD: Pogo Stick, Rebound Chaser
SILVER: Boxout Beast (-1)
BRONZE: Ankle Braces (ADD), Clamps (ADD), Off-Ball Pest (ADD), Pick Dodger (ADD), 94 Feet (ADD)

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RATINGS

They gave him 99 Stamina and 99 Hustle. Also has an 81 Offensive Rebound which breaks scale (7.8 ORB% in playoffs = 64) but I'm not going to fight them on.

Checking in with his 3PT (79)
vs PHI (6 gms): 16-37 (43%)
vs IND (3 gms): 3-5

Pacers aren't leaving him open like PHI was.

Real 2K Rosters Playoff Changes
83 OVR (+3)
99 Hustle (+19) - Acknowledging my scale doesn't grasp full effect of his player type
80 3PT (+5) - Career-low 31 3PT% clearly an aberration, shooting 45% in playoffs.
80 Shot IQ (+20) - 60 Playoffs TS% from RS 52%. More in-line w/ prior two seasons.
75 Draw Foul (+30) - 0.378 Playoff FTR from RS 0.169. Also more in-line w/ prior two seasons.
65 Offensive Consistency (+10) - Had -1.3 OBPM in RS, up to 0.6 in Playoffs.

Hart has proven himself worthy of getting the Caleb Martin / Duncan Robinson treatment from last year. Most of his Playoff production is in-line w/ what he did in the 2022 and 2023 regular seasons. He had an abysmal start to the season this year while adjusting to his new role (as Randle's backup -which he hasn't been in w/ the former's extended injury), which he's played himself out of.


Of course, the difference between my 83 OVR and 2K Sports 83 OVR is relative to where we have the rest of the league.

2K Sports
83: Josh Hart
82: OG Anunoby (LOL)
80: Lu Dort, Dillon Brooks
79: Aaron Nesmith, Jalen McDaniels, Andrew Wiggins
77: Max Strus, Isaac Okoro
76: Derrick Jones Jr, Kyle Anderson

[jk31]

out of curiosity:aaron nesmith is still Regarded as one of the worst defenders on the Indiana Pacers roster, am i seeing this right?

[jeebs9]

Quote: Originally Posted by jk31

out of curiosity:aaron nesmith is still Regarded as one of the worst defenders on the Indiana Pacers roster, am i seeing this right?

Yup been complaining about that for 5-6 months now.

[jerwoods]

Quote: Originally Posted by Real2KInsider

Real 2K Rosters Thunder Ratings 98 (+1) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (PG) - #1 PG 89 (+1) Jalen Williams (SG/SF) - #4 SG 86 (-1) Chet Holmgren (C) - #11 C 82 (NC) Josh Giddey (PF/PG) - #17 PF 81 (+1) Lu Dort (SF/PF) - #20 SF 80 (+3) Aaron Wiggins (SF/PF) - #33 SF 79 (+2) Isaiah Joe (SG/SF) 78 (+2) Cason Wallace (PG/SG) 77 (NC) Gordon Hayward (PF/SF) 75 (+1) Kenrich Williams (PF/C) 75 (+1) Lindy Waters III (SG/SF) 74 (NC) Bismack Biyombo (C) 73 (+1) Mike Muscala (C/PF) 72 (-1) Ousmane Dieng (PF/SF) 72 (+4) Olivier Sarr (C) 70 (+2) Keyontae Johnson (SF/PF) 69 (+2) Adam Flagler (PG) R2K Thunder Badges 53 (+12) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 33 (+12) Jalen Williams 26 (+7) Josh Giddey 21 (+11) Chet Holmgren 17 (+2) Lu Dort 17 (+17) Cason Wallace 16 (+13) Gordon Hayward 12 (+9) Isaiah Joe 12 (+8) Bismack Biyombo 10 (+10) Lindy Waters III 7 (+7) Aaron Wiggins 7 (+7) Jaylin Williams 6 (+6) Kenrich Williams 4 (+4) Ousmane Dieng 3 (+3) Mike Muscala 0 (NC) Keyontae Johnson 0 (NC) Adam Flagler 248 (+132) Total Badges (113% Increase) Even with these recent badge additions by 2K Sports, the 1st place Thunder only have 8 more badges than the last-place Portland Trail Blazers. If I can do the Ratings, Badges, and Tendencies for all 30 teams in a two month span, while balancing a job and a life, why the **** can't three 2K developers?

last time i done rosters for 2k was 2k16 ps3 and it only took me around 3 weeks plus 3 more weeks of minor updates the hardest guy for me was kobe 1 day he was a 79 the next a 77 this was his last season in the nba

now their biggest miss is badges it seems like they only watch 5% of the NBA