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NBA 2K15 Player Ratings Revealed For the 11th Overall Rated Player Through 20

07:14 PM - September 29, 2014 by Steve_OS

The NBA 2K15 player ratings have been revealed for the 11th overall rated player through 20. The top 10 will be revealed soon. A list of all of the player ratings that have been released so far, can be seen here.

11 88 James Harden SG HOU
12 88 Dwight Howard C HOU
13 88 Tony Parker PG SA
14 88 LaMarcus Aldridge PF POR
15 88 Dirk Nowitzki PF DAL
16 88 Anthony Davis PF NO
17 88 Derrick Rose PG CHI
18 88 Russell Westbrook PG OKC
19 87 Joakim Noah C CHI
20 87 Damian Lillard PG POR

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# 21 JKSportsGamer1984 @ 09/29/14 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by thedream2k13


	What is Westbrook categorized as? Always ask yourself this before disputing a rating . they also play different positions

In real life they both basically play the same position. Yes Westbrook is technically labeled a "point guard" & Harden a "shooting guard" but you could argue that Westbrook is the more natural shooting guard (aggressive shoot 1st mentality) whereas Harden is the more natural point guard (better play maker) lol. While I understand your point, they both play similar enough where the position shouldn't play a factor. Just going by the eye test (since we are debating the OVERALL rating) Westbrook is the better overall player & I think ratings should reflect that in my opinion. At the end of the day their ratings are still pretty spot on but I'm just saying....

# 22 RocketTMac1 @ 09/29/14 08:48 PM

I don't get why people are so uptight about Rose, Westbrook and Kobe. Rose is easily a top 20 guy when healthy his impact on the game and his team speaks for itself. Westbrook being rated 88 as probably a scoring point guard is fine as well. Kobe being an 89 isn't the same as it was last year. He shouldn't be going up and dunking on people. From what they've sad about people at an older age being smarter and craftier than their younger counterparts I would assume that his fundamentals, basketball IQ and low post rating are off the charts. Tim Duncan is a 90 this year that should tell you what ratings are important.

# 23 Doakabonds @ 09/29/14 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Saro1


	LeBron, KD, CP3, Timmy, Kobe, Curry, Blake, Melo, PG13. Who's missing?

paul george

# 24 Shadojoker @ 09/29/14 08:52 PM

Noah should have been rated 89 especially after last year!

# 25 J_Posse @ 09/29/14 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BluFu


	and kobe is an 89.. and d will is an 85... the key to ratings this year is that it factors in the players' past 2 seasons as well as the current one. so one bad year doesn't set you back as much, ratings wise

From my understanding that was mostly referencing players that are returning from injury (Kobe, Derrick, Rondo and alike) and not so much the guys that played and were healthy last season.

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# 26 thedream2k13 @ 09/29/14 09:03 PM

How are the new guys that joined the league from europe like joey Dorsey rated considering they don't have recent NBA history ?

# 27 J_Posse @ 09/29/14 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by thedream2k13


	How are the new guys that joined the league from europe like joey Dorsey rated considering they don't have recent NBA history ?

Dorsey was in the NBA some time ago, but I don't have any clue about "newly" arriving players from Europe.

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# 28 fpliii @ 09/29/14 09:36 PM

Melo's top 10??? Ugh. I thought the ratings were supposed to more closely mirror impact?

Well, fortunately custom roster makers do a great job.

# 29 bedwardsroy19 @ 09/29/14 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by johanan anneus


	One bad year doesn't set you down as much? Wade was brought down 6 points, very sharp decline lol

Although this might be very hard to do, I strongly suggest not looking at what a player ended the season at in 14 and compare it to their 2K15 rating.

Last years ratings are very different, in most cases 2K15 is like starting with a fresh clean slate. The way that overalls are calculated are different, and as some of the screen shots suggest we have many different new attributes in 2K15.

# 30 WakeUp_YoureDreaming @ 09/29/14 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by o iNSaYNe o


	Tim Duncan should not be a 90, i'm sorry.

I thought I was the only one who noticed. This is the most glaring inaccuracy of the top 20 players, by far. I mean, Duncan isn't the best at his position, he isn't the best player on his team, and he didn't make the All-Star team last year. Yet, somehow, he's the FOURTH highest rated player in the game. SMDH.

# 31 Rockie_Fresh88 @ 09/29/14 10:12 PM

Last year ratings were kind of general for position right ? Like it did not matter if it was Dirk , Kevin Love , Serge Ibaka , they were all rated the same way. As a result star players like Dirk were rated pretty low for superstar values.

I think this year the new formula picks the category which nets the player the highest overall . For example Dirk - maybe scorer , Love -Rebounding , Ibaka -Defensive Or athletic . This way players like Dirk are rated higher to better show their value to the team . At least that's how I understand it. Any insight Beds?

# 32 Junior Moe @ 09/29/14 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by scottyp180


	Good point, although I believe play type will be dictated more by the badges than ratings. It is important to look at these ratings with consideration of position and what the player is good at, which I feel a lot of people do not do. I notice people look at overall and will say "He's too high/low. He a worse/better player than [This] guy," without considering what attributes contribute to the ratinb. Westbrook and Parker is a good comparison. Two great players at the same position but extremely different types of point guards. Parker has a higher IQ, is more consistent, and is a better passer a decision; where as Westbrook is more athletic, a better scorer, and probably a better defender at this point in careers. It is difficult to quantify which player is better since they are both very effective at their particular styles. The way a see it overall only dictates so much. As long as players play like themselves and put up proper stats then I have no problem with the ratings. But if I see Tony Parker throwing down dunks, shooting first, and putting up 40+ points in games then there is an issue.

I agree completely. I look at the overall rating this year as how that particular player rates at their particular strength, vs position wide. Take Melo for instance. He's probably the best "scoring" Small Forward in the league. And he's probably rated as the highest "scoring" forward overall. He's not the BEST forward in the league, just the best "scoring" forward. That works for me honestly. It's nuanced and gives us something other than the bland old "overall" formula to gauge players. I'm really hoping that it leads to more varied and authentic play by the CPU. Like having Tony Parker actually play like Tony Parker when I play the Spurs; then play the Thunder the next day (without touching sliders) and having Russ jacking up shots left and right.

# 33 bedwardsroy19 @ 09/29/14 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockie_Fresh88


	Last year ratings were kind of general for position right ? Like it did not matter if it was Dirk , Kevin Love , Serge Ibaka , they were all rated the same way. As a result star players like Dirk were rated pretty low for superstar values. I think this year the new formula picks the category which nets the player the highest overall . For example Dirk - maybe scorer , Love -Rebounding , Ibaka -Defensive Or athletic . This way players like Dirk are rated higher to better show their value to the team . At least that's how I understand it. Any insight Beds?

That is absolutely accurate, paired with the fact that many of the attributes were redone, and I went through all and re-evaluated the individual attributes per player

# 34 Guapo516 @ 09/29/14 10:28 PM

Kobe gettin that life time achievement rating lol.

# 35 BMDinTDOT @ 09/29/14 11:19 PM

Did Roses rating drop significantly last year when he sucked for that
first month of the season before he got hurt again?

# 36 isdatyt @ 09/29/14 11:22 PM

I like most of these ratings but, I feel like I'm not understanding this "Player type" argument. If you categorize players based on their play styles and then grade them on how good they are at that specific style, a guy like Tony Allen should be in the top 15. Sure he couldn't drop 25 points to save his own life, but as far as perimenter defense, LeBron, Jimmy Butler, PG13 and maybe Shumpert are the only other guys in the conversation. Right? What am I missing?

# 37 FINCANEfan @ 09/29/14 11:23 PM

no way rose should be rated higher than lilliard. rose hasn't played since 2012 and he only drops 4 points? wow

# 38 bedwardsroy19 @ 09/29/14 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bedwardsroy19


	Although this might be very hard to do, I strongly suggest not looking at what a player ended the season at in 14 and compare it to their 2K15 rating. Last years ratings are very different, in most cases 2K15 is like starting with a fresh clean slate. The way that overalls are calculated are different, and as some of the screen shots suggest we have many different new attributes in 2K15.

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Originally Posted by FINCANEfan


	no way rose should be rated higher than lilliard. rose hasn't played since 2012 and he only drops 4 points? wow

10 chars....

# 39 BMDinTDOT @ 09/29/14 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by bedwardsroy19


	10 chars....

Ratings are so much better this year and make more sense good
work kudos

# 40 dfjdujy @ 09/30/14 12:15 AM

Russell Westbrook is a way better defender than Harden & a slightly better overall player. Harden may be a better decision maker with the ball but I still think Westbrook should be a tad higher than Harden.

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