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Kevin Durant Rated 95 in NBA 2K15, 3 Other Players Rated Above 90, Who Deserves It?

08:24 AM - September 3, 2014 by Steve_OS

2K Sports announced yesterday that Kevin Durant will be 1 of 4 current NBA players with an overall rating above 90, in their new rating system. He will have an overall 95 rating.

Which players deserve the other 3 spots?

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# 141 Rell7thirty @ 09/05/14 04:55 AM

Damn, if (1)KD is 95... This years ratings are going to be interesting
I'll say without a doubt (2)Lebron James is one of them.
(3)Melo should be another one. He's literally top 3 in the league.
(4)Blake Griffin, duh.. Guy was in MVP chase most of the year and really improved from an already beastly all around 4 man.

Close but no cigar:
For any of you who mentioned Kobe, keep dreaming. He's an 85 and that's being generous. He's going to have to prove himself if he wants a rating boost.
Westbrook's lack of offensive IQ would drop him just below 90, probably 88 or 89. He's a prolific scorer, but he plays dumb at times, a lot of times.
Kevin Love is probably 88, while Irving is probably the same.
Paul George is missing the entire season, putting him in the exclusive 90s club would be a waste.
Derrick Rose hasn't played in the nba in forever, he better not be rated 90..

Honorable mentions:
1: Steph curry is a qualifier though.. His shooting attributes (close mid and long range) should be in the mid to high 90s. Same for free throws, passing, dribbling, offensive iq, quickness, layup, pick n roll, fast break and whatever else I'm forgetting. With all those attributes rated 90+ he's got to round out to 90.
2: Cp3, he's possibly the best PG in the league right now.
3: Dwight Howard, he's a force to be reckoned with. Most dominating center in the nba right now.

These are just my opinions, not facts.

# 142 8KB24 @ 09/05/14 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Andarus


	Both are not even close to 90 LOLZ! To be 90+ you have to be a Franchise Player who can wins Championships on his own like LeBron, Dirk or Shaq.

Lol Shaq. Anyway...why is KD then 95? Then only LBJ and Dirk should be 90+ rated players. Because two of the are the only one who did it by himself in the last 10-ish years. Shaq had Kobe, Timmy had Spurs, Tony had Timmy, Kawhi had Timmy/Tony, Detroit were...Detroit, Celtics were big4, Kobe had Pau/Odom. Wrong logic.

# 143 luda06 @ 09/05/14 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by diehardknicksfan


	Melo is a 91 at the least. He's the best all-around scorer in the game. He hardly has any cold spots on the court. Score in the post, 3pt line, mid ranged, tradition, iso. If look at lebrons and kds shot charts you'll see they are red hot from maybe 4-5 spots on the floor and maybe average or a lil below average or don't ever shoot from other spots. Melo can score from anywhere. There's no gameplaning for him. He's also very versatile. He can play point forward if u need him to( did it under mike d'antoni) excellent rebounder for his position. And underated for his defense. He's no kawhi but he's a little above average on on ball d. His problem had always been team defense and hustle. And he's much improved as a knick in those areas if u watch knicks games ( and not just the national televised ones). He's not James harden out there getting burned and showing no effort at all And of course Lbj and cp3 should be there. Or maybe dwight takes cp3s spot.

You place too much value into inefficient shot locations, which is pretty much most of Carmelo's offensive repertoire. The best shooter in the world will make anywhere between 44-50% of his shot attempts from the perimeter, which implies that medium-range shots are less efficient than a dunk or a three pointer.

Carmelo Anthony's effective and true shooting percentages are slightly above league averages, which indicate he's capable of scoring a lot of points, but he'll need a lot of shots as well. I believe VC would be wise enough to take that into consideration, along with his sub-par defensive skills.

He's an 85-89 in my book, if the new rating system will be this strict. There's just more efficient players on both sides of the floor out there.

# 144 DBMcGee3 @ 09/05/14 04:38 PM

You'd think it would have to be guys that are solid on defense as well, although I'm not 100% sure how individual attributes are weighted in regards to the overall grade. I'd guess LeBron, Chris Paul, and either Paul George or Anthony Davis. It would seem like Curry and Kevin Love would be rated really high, but they are 2 of the worst defenders in the NBA, as is James Harden. I could see Westbrook being really close to a 90 as well, and hopefully they haven't docked Rose too many rating points, considering he was the best PG in the world 2 years ago.

# 145 Blackhail92 @ 09/05/14 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by luda06


	You place too much value into inefficient shot locations, which is pretty much most of Carmelo's offensive repertoire. The best shooter in the world will make anywhere between 44-50% of his shot attempts from the perimeter, which implies that medium-range shots are less efficient than a dunk or a three pointer. Carmelo Anthony's effective and true shooting percentages are slightly above league averages, which indicate he's capable of scoring a lot of points, but he'll need a lot of shots as well. I believe VC would be wise enough to take that into consideration, along with his sub-par defensive skills. He's an 85-89 in my book, if the new rating system will be this strict. There's just more efficient players on both sides of the floor out there.

He is more effecient than PG way more actually and right there wit cp3. Melo unlike bron and KD doesn't CARE about fg percentages. KD and bron are both obsessed with their fg percentage. Even KD said he doesn't shoot buzzer beaters sometimes for it lol. At the end of the day he is a top two scorer and much improved on defense. Also had 8 boards a game. More than a lottttttt of power forwards. Not Tryna change your opinion cause your entitled to it but the guy is a top 5 player in the league. KD and Melos offense eclipse their defense by a lot which makes it easy to knock them on that. Both aren't great but to say KD is a 95 and melo is anything below 92 to me is wayyy to far away because KD is better but not THAT much better. Ppl thought melo played defense last year because they saw him jumping in crowds and such things when in fact he played much better defense this year. Just check the numbers.

# 146 ecovyoudug @ 09/05/14 04:47 PM

Gotta go with LBJ, KD, MELO, CP3

# 147 I Djm @ 09/05/14 08:15 PM

So now magically lebron won chips by himself wow short term memories here. I dont think steph deserves 90 plus rating he's a star but that's just about it to me

# 148 24ct @ 09/05/14 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by I Djm


	So now magically lebron won chips by himself wow short term memories here. I dont think steph deserves 90 plus rating he's a star but that's just about it to me

I mean...Lebron carried the Heat...lol

# 149 thedream2k13 @ 09/05/14 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 24ct


	I mean...Lebron carried the Heat...lol

I guess his back gave out with the spurs this year lol

# 150 24ct @ 09/06/14 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by thedream2k13


	I guess his back gave out with the spurs this year lol

So 28 pts on 57% 8 rebounds & 4 dimes means his 'back gave out' ??
Lets not forget 2 blocks and 2 steals. This was only his Finals numbers.
I think you meant Wade's knee...

Either way the Heat aren't winning anymore without LeBron...
Lebron on the other hand is gonna win at least 1 in CLE...
So as far as rating goes...he's the only LEGITIMATE player on both sides that can change a team's outlook from playoff hopeful to title contender...

I feel a 90 rating should reflect players that have that ability...

# 151 I Djm @ 09/06/14 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 24ct


	I mean...Lebron carried the Heat...lol

This year yeah you could say that but not the two previous years

# 152 YaBoial @ 09/06/14 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by 24ct


	So 28 pts on 57% 8 rebounds & 4 dimes means his 'back gave out' ?? Lets not forget 2 blocks and 2 steals. This was only his Finals numbers. I think you meant Wade's knee... Either way the Heat aren't winning anymore without LeBron... Lebron on the other hand is gonna win at least 1 in CLE... So as far as rating goes...he's the only LEGITIMATE player on both sides that can change a team's outlook from playoff hopeful to title contender... I feel a 90 rating should reflect players that have that ability...

Lebron is a very dominant player but lets not get carried away, wade obviously took a step back for the better of the team, wade is still easily
A 25 ppg player with more opportunities with the ball but lebron is not as good off the ball as him. He did far from carrying the heat in the finals, they all stunk it up period. dont be fooled by his stats, its not what you have but how you get it. this video explains a lot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y02r-Dz5cMw

# 153 lilteapot @ 09/06/14 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by YaBoial


	Lebron is a very dominant player but lets not get carried away, wade obviously took a step back for the better of the team, wade is still easily A 25 ppg player with more opportunities with the ball but lebron is not as good off the ball as him. He did far from carrying the heat in the finals, they all stunk it up period. dont be fooled by his stats, its not what you have but how you get it. this video explains a lot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y02r-Dz5cMw

Wade had plenty of opportunities, if you had watched the finals. He was missing lots of layups and open shots.

# 154 Clappington @ 09/06/14 08:07 AM

First off LeBron never won a ring by himself.....you know everyone is quick to forget what happened in 2011 when he went MIA. he had lots of help in 2012 and if it wasn't for Ray Allen saving the Heat would have been another L. None the less there could be a lot of players from the west that if they played in the east they could change a team to a contender.

I believe the 4 will be KD, BRON, CP3 ,and James Harden

# 155 raiderphantom @ 09/06/14 08:16 AM

I think LBJ, Durant, and CP3 seem like the obvious imo. #4 is tough. I'm going to guess that it's Howard but if not him then Curry or Paul George.

# 156 8KB24 @ 09/06/14 09:19 AM

Everyone is sleeping on Demarcus Cousins.

# 157 johanan anneus @ 09/06/14 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 8KB24


	Everyone is sleeping on Demarcus Cousins.

Haha haha...no.

# 158 8KB24 @ 09/06/14 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by johanan anneus


	Haha haha...no.

Stat - Dwight - DeMarcus
MinutesPG - 33.7 - 32.4
Points- 18.3 - 22.7
Assists - 1.8 - 2.9
Rebounds - 12.2 - 11.7
Steals - 0.8 - 1.7
Blocks - 1.8 - 1.3
Turnovers - 3.2 - 3.5
Fouls - 3.4 - 3.8
FG% - 59.1 - 49.6
FT% - 54.7 - 72.6
TS% - 60 - 55.5

DeMarcus has better range, better post moves. PER36 DeMarcus blows Dwight away. At age 23 DeMarcus was arguably better player. Better offensively and not a slouch defensively. Granted, Dwight is better player defensively, but DMC is not bad either. Defensive Win Shares for Dwight(4.1) and DMC(3.8) are not that far off. DMC has 4.1 OWS while Dwight has 4. WS/48 goes to DMC(.166 to .161 by Dwight). They have same DRTG while Dwight has +2 advantage in ORTG.

So, considering they are very very very close...it's not laughable. He's becoming one of the most dominant big men in the league...ya'll sleeping on him because he plays for SacTown.

# 159 Boilerbuzz @ 09/06/14 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by 8KB24


	Stat - Dwight - DeMarcus MinutesPG - 33.7 - 32.4 Points- 18.3 - 22.7 Assists - 1.8 - 2.9 Rebounds - 12.2 - 11.7 Steals - 0.8 - 1.7 Blocks - 1.8 - 1.3 Turnovers - 3.2 - 3.5 Fouls - 3.4 - 3.8 FG% - 59.1 - 49.6 FT% - 54.7 - 72.6 TS% - 60 - 55.5 DeMarcus has better range, better post moves. PER36 DeMarcus blows Dwight away. At age 23 DeMarcus was arguably better player. Better offensively and not a slouch defensively. Granted, Dwight is better player defensively, but DMC is not bad either. Defensive Win Shares for Dwight(4.1) and DMC(3.8) are not that far off. DMC has 4.1 OWS while Dwight has 4. WS/48 goes to DMC(.166 to .161 by Dwight). They have same DRTG while Dwight has +2 advantage in ORTG. So, considering they are very very very close...it's not laughable. He's becoming one of the most dominant big men in the league...ya'll sleeping on him because he plays for SacTown.

I agree. People don't give him his due. Part of that is on him though. He's a dbag.

# 160 8KB24 @ 09/06/14 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Boilerbuzz


	I agree. People don't give him his due. Part of that is on him though. He's a dbag.

That's the public perception. He's actually a good guy that still has some 'kid problems'. But IIRC he did organize a workout with Stauskas after he got drafted and things like that.

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