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NBA 2K16 Player Ratings - Top Rated Small Forwards (UPDATED)

02:03 PM - September 19, 2015 by Steve_OS

NBA 2K16 player ratings have been released for the top 10 small forwards in the game. 2K plans to release new Top 10's every day at 10:00 AM PST.

For those of you that may have missed it, Mike Stauffer, AKA Beds, posted an in-depth look at the changes to the NBA 2K16 ratings system about a month ago, you can read it here.

UPDATE: Mike Stauffer is posting more small forward ratings on his Twitter feed, here they are below.

Tyreke Evans - (Overall Rating - 80) Listed as shooting guard
Chandler Parsons - (Overall Rating - 79)
Tobias Harris - (Overall Rating - 79)
Paul Pierce - (Overall Rating - 78)
Luol Deng - (Overall Rating - 78)
Harrison Barnes - (Overall Rating - 77)
Andre Iguodala - (Overall Rating - 77)
Michael Kidd Gilchrist - (Overall Rating - 77)
Jabari Parker - (Overall Rating - 77)
Nic Batum - (Overall Rating - 77)
Danilo Gallinari - (Overall Rating - 76)
Jae Crowder - (Overall Rating - 76)
Shabazz Muhammad - (Overall Rating - 75)
Jared Dudley - (Overall Rating - 75)
Josh Smith - (Overall Rating - 75)
James Johnson - (Overall Rating - 75)
P.J. Tucker - (Overall Rating - 75)
James Johnson - (Overall Rating - 75)
Evan Turner - (Overall Rating - 74)
Justise Winslow - (Overall Rating - 74)
Robert Covington - (Overall Rating - 74)
Omri Casspi - (Overall Rating - 73)
Marcus Morris - (Overall Rating - 73)
Solomon Hill - (Overall Rating - 73)
Mike Dunleavy - (Overall Rating - 73)
Nick Young - (Overall Rating - 73)
T.J. Warren - (Overall Rating - 72)
Otto Porter Jr. - (Overall Rating - 72)
Kelly Oubre Jr. - (Overall Rating - 71)
Rondae Hollis Jefferson - (Overall Rating - 71)
Sam Dekker - (Overall Rating - 70)
K.J. McDaniels - (Overall Rating - 70)

Previously released NBA 2K16 player ratings:

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# 41 Sundown @ 09/19/15 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by eko718


	I don't believe what they selling with that. As I mentioned a few times, why would Durant be the only one to receive this injury hit? What about Melo and Matthews who are both coming off of injuries of similar or greater severity? Melo took no ratings hit compared to last season and Matthews in fact, is rated higher (81 vs 78 in 2K15) which is just generally odd.

Because there seems to be a rule that you can drop a star but not beyond 88 in one year and not beyond 84 in two regardless of how terrible they've played. Heh.

Matthews is 81? I thought he was a 78-79.

# 42 MoneyOvaHuds @ 09/19/15 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by yellow86


	Ariza lower than Giannis, Demarre Carroll, Wiggins and Gay? Come on now, the guy has great defensive skills, dead eye 3pt shooter, solid slasher and finisher and just solid all around.

He wasn't that good last year compared to the year before with Wash

# 43 MoneyOvaHuds @ 09/19/15 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by eko718


	I'm not buying what they selling with that. As I mentioned a few times, why would Durant be the only one to receive this injury hit? What about Melo and Matthews who are both coming off of injuries of similar or greater severity? Melo took no ratings hit compared to last season and Matthews in fact, is rated higher (81 vs 78 in 2K15) which is just generally odd.

KD foot injury worse than Melos , had work on it twice . Melo was still producing while playing hurt so this is about the rating he should be at honesty.

Kobe took a hit as well

# 44 Blackhail92 @ 09/19/15 06:48 PM

only players I feel should have been lowered because of injury is rose and kobe honestly. Both came back and played far worse than prior. KD and melo on the other hand, while one payed 27 and the other 40, were still pretty darn good. KD was at about 25 7 and 4 on 51 percent and 40 on 3s. We dont know how he will recover but i would bet my bottom dollar he will be back to form quickly. Melo hurt his knee the second game of the year and still played 40 games. he averaged 24 7 and 3(his career numbers are 25, 7 and 3) on 44 and 35 percent. Expecting him to be worse when healthy doesn't make much sense to me. In the end, All of them have a chance to build their rating back up since 2k gave rose and kobe a chance the first half of the season last year.

# 45 J_Posse @ 09/19/15 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundown


	Durant is 91 because of an injury hit. He'll be adjusted quickly if he returns to form. This is actually welcome to see.

Yet, the injury hit only applies to him and not Kobe Bryant, Derrick Rose or Tony Parker. Durant still put up impressive numbers even in his limited time last season. No reason why anything should come down but his durability and maybe his athletic attributes (speed, quickness & vertical).

from Spurs Nation/Bills Backer HQ

# 46 8KB24 @ 09/19/15 06:54 PM

I think 91 is fair assesment for KD even when healthy. Not that great defender, ball handler nor playmaker to warrant 94.

# 47 Bexthelegend @ 09/19/15 06:55 PM

Or maybe he's rated 91.. because the entire rating system has been remade.

# 48 J_Posse @ 09/19/15 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 8KB24


	I think 91 is fair assesment for KD even when healthy. Not that great defender, ball handler nor playmaker to warrant 94.

Please, show me the 6'11" player with Durant's handles, passing ability, scoring ability and defensive aptitude at SF? He is easily the second best player in the NBA and that should be reflected in the game. Yes, he missed a ton of time and his injury is very serious, but they have the tools to show that without artificially decreasing his overall rating.

from Spurs Nation/Bills Backer HQ

# 49 Sundown @ 09/19/15 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Bexthelegend


	Or maybe he's rated 91.. because the entire rating system has been remade.

Any rating system that rates Harden above KD is broken.

# 50 Sundown @ 09/19/15 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MoneyOvaHuds


	KD foot injury worse than Melos , had work on it twice . Melo was still producing while playing hurt so this is about the rating he should be at honesty. Kobe took a hit as well

85 with that performance is not a hit.

With the new scale adjustment staying at 85 is actually a stealth bump.

Also KD's injury has a possible prognosis of healing completely. Melo's injury is likely related to age, use, and overall decline.

# 51 8KB24 @ 09/19/15 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by J_Posse


	Please, show me the 6'11" player with Durant's handles, passing ability, scoring ability and defensive aptitude at SF? He is easily the second best player in the NBA and that should be reflected in the game. Yes, he missed a ton of time and his injury is very serious, but they have the tools to show that without artificially decreasing his overall rating. from Spurs Nation/Bills Backer HQ

Do his handles, defense and playmaking warrant mid-high 80s in terms of HOF scale? I don't think so. That's why he's 91. His height has nothing to do with it.

# 52 Bexthelegend @ 09/19/15 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundown


	Any rating system that rates Harden above KD is broken.

No its not. If KD plays better than Harden in the game it means the rating system is working

Just like How Dirk was rated 85 a couple years ago and couldnt miss.

The only thing that matter is that players can do what they can do in real life

# 53 eko718 @ 09/19/15 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundown


	Because there seems to be a rule that you can drop a star but not beyond 88 in one year and not beyond 84 in two regardless of how terrible they've played. Heh. Matthews is 81? I thought he was a 78-79.

In the leaked stream he is 78. But it was confirmed that those ratings are not final and the recently released ones by Beds are the accurate ones. He is 81 according to the recent SG ratings...head scratcher to me.

# 54 eko718 @ 09/19/15 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bexthelegend


	Or maybe he's rated 91.. because the entire rating system has been remade.

This would be true if not for the fact that nearly every other player has essentially the same rating as they had in the last 2K15 roster update.

Second reason this is not true is that the guys at 2K said themselves that KD has a 91 rating due to the fact he's coming off injury.

# 55 Sundown @ 09/19/15 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bexthelegend


	No its not. If KD plays better than Harden in the game it means the rating system is working Just like How Dirk was rated 85 a couple years ago and couldnt miss. The only thing that matter is that players can do what they can do in real life

I don't belong in the "OVR doesn't matter" camp, and I've explained why in the other thread. It only doesn't matter if you only play online quick games with all manual substitutions.

And if even if OVR is just cosmetic, it's better that they get it right than not. There's no reason not to address discrepancies where it can be fixed. Michael Jordan being rated 80 who played the same would still be problematic.

# 56 J_Posse @ 09/19/15 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 8KB24


	Do his handles, defense and playmaking warrant mid-high 80s in terms of HOF scale? I don't think so. That's why he's 91. His height has nothing to do with it.

How the **** do you rate his dribbling ability through any scale at all? It is a completely subjective matter. He is a quality playmaker and is a solid defensive player do to his length/height (which you say doesn't matter).

The guy has very few weaknesses on a basketball court other than his durability coming into question.

Like I said, I see very, very few NBA players of his stature that can play on the perimeter and score in the variety of ways that he does. And he's insanely efficient in doing so (even last year).

from Spurs Nation/Bills Backer HQ

# 57 ReRo @ 09/19/15 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bigballa21


	Giannis over someone like Tobias Harris? yeah......no

Could not disagree more.

# 58 Sundown @ 09/19/15 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by eko718


	In the leaked stream he is 78. But it was confirmed that those ratings are not final and the recently released ones by Beds are the accurate ones. He is 81 according to the recent SG ratings...head scratcher to me.

Hmm. To be honest he should be an 83-85 when healthy though, especially as a scorer that can also defend.

# 59 Bexthelegend @ 09/19/15 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundown


	I don't belong in the "OVR doesn't matter" camp, and I've explained why in the other thread. It only doesn't matter if you only play online quick games with all manual substitutions. And if even if OVR is just cosmetic, it's better that they get it right than not. There's no reason not to address discrepancies where it can be fixed. Michael Jordan being rated 80 who played the same would still be problematic.

See the only issue with OVR is that it's actually displayed. The best thing for 2k would be just to have ratings visable across the board and eliminate overall all together. You people complain regardless of whether their stats are accurate just because you feel player X should have a higher overall than Y. When it has no impact on how they play.

# 60 Sundown @ 09/19/15 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Bexthelegend


	See the only issue with OVR is that it's actually displayed. The logical next step for 2k is just to just have ratings visable across the board. You people complain regardless of whether their stats are accurate just because you feel player X should have a higher overall than Y.

It's still used in the code, even with the improvements. I've elaborated on this further in the other thread. Repeating "OVR doesn't matter" here again doesn't make that true.

I want the stats to be accurate and the rankings to be accurate to their real life impact and value because I'm an NBA junkie. Apparently 2K is too because they've done a really good job outside of some discrepancies.

But I'm sorry I'm "you people". Heh.

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