NBA 2K21 has announced adjustments to the rankings of some players in the new update. It’s not uncommon for 2K games to make small changes throughout the season. The NBA looks a little different this year due to coronavirus protocols, but the action has been great despite the lack of fans. Some of the most interesting changes announced in this rankings update involve the demolition of the league’s top players. Vice President LeBron James and Vice President Giannis Antetokounmpo each lost one point in the standings. James Harden, the new Brooklyn goalie, also lost by a total of 1 point. James’ defensive back and prospect for defensive player of the year Anthony Davis also lost their spots. But the big men are spurred on by the passing game of Nikola Jokic and the dominance of Joel Embiid.
Check out the rankings changes below and read an excerpt from our NBA 2K21 magazine:
All the discussion around 2K21 at launch focused on this new shooting system, which requires players to aim with the same stick used to shoot and dribble. It’s a furious system that will force players who have played football for a long time to learn the basics of the game from scratch. For those who play in the 2K leagues, it may be an interesting change, but for casual players it’s just disappointing, Charlie Ridgely wrote. Fortunately, the 2K team listened to the game’s buyers and released a fix on the shooting system over the weekend, allowing players to choose between new and old orders. No one wants to go back on a feature film they worked hard on, but the decision to correct the shooting absolutely saves NBA 2K21.
What do you do with all these changes below? To accept or not to accept? Let us know in the comments! See the full list here:
90 OVR Level
LeBron James: 97 IAB (-1)
Giannis Antetokounmpo : 96 OVR (-1)
James Harden : 95 OVR (-1)
Anthony Davis : 94 IAB (-1)Nikola Jokic : 94 OVR (+1)
Joel Embiid : 93 IAB (+1)
Bradley Beale : 91 OVR (+3)
Paul George : 90 OVR (+1)
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80 OVR Level
Bam Adebayo: 89 IAB (+1) Chris Middleton : 88 IAB (+1)Nikola Vucevic : 88 OVR (+1)
CJ McCollum : 88 OVR (+1)
Zach LaVine : 87 OVR (+2)
Trey Young : 87 IAB (-2)
Zion Williamson : 87 OVR (+1)
Ben Simmons : 86 OVR (-1)
Yes Morant : 86 OVR (+1)
Brandon Ingram : 86 OVR (-1)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander : 86 OVR (+2)
Russell Westbrook : 86 OVR (-1)
Julius Randle : 85 OVR (+2)
Chris Paul : 85 OVR (-2)
Collin Sexton : 84 IAB (+1)
John Collins : 84 IAB (-1)
Clint Capela : 84 IAB (+2)
Gordon Hayward : 84 IAB (+1)
Mike Conley : 84 OVR (+2)
Jerami subsidy : 84 IAB (+4)
Kyle Lowry : 84 OVR (-2)
Fred VanVleet : 84 IAB (-1)Christian Wood : 84 IAB (+1)
Lauri Markkanen : 83 OVR (+2)
Pascal Siakam : 83 IAB (-1)
Chris Boucher : 83 IAB (+5)Bridges Mikal : 83 IAB (+4)
Deandre Ayton : 83 IAB (-1)
Terry Rosier III : 82 OVR (+1)
Montrezl Harrell : 82 OVR (+1)
Otto Porter : 81 OVR (+1)
LaMelo ball : 81 IAB (+3)
Jordan Clarkson : 81 IAB (+2)
Richaun Holmes : 81 OVR (+2)
Aaron Gordon : 81 OVR (+1)
Turner Myles : 81 OVR (+1)
LaMarcus Aldridge : 81 OVR (-2)
Wendell Carter, Jr: 80 OVR (+2)
Harrison Barnes : 80 OVR (+1)
Hasan Whiteside : 80 OVR (-2)
Halliburton bonds : 80 OVR (+3)
Joe Harris : 80 OVR (+2)
Blake Griffin : 80 OVR (-3)
DeMarcus cousins : 80 IAB (-1)Keldon Johnson : 80 OVR (+2)
Cameron Johnson : 80 IAB (+3)
Malik Beasley : 80 OVR (+1)
Yusuf Nurkic : 80 OVR (-1)
Andrew Wiggins : 80 OVR (-1)
Eric Paschall : 80 TIA (+1)
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70 OVR Level
Donte DiVincenzo: 79 OVR (+1)
Brooke Lopez : 79 IAB (-2)
Bobby Portis : 79 OVR (+2)
Marcus Smart : 79 IAB (-1)
Louis Williams : 79 IAB (-1)
Brandon Clark : 79 OVR (+2)
De’Andre Hunter : 79 OVR (+2)
P.J. Washington, DC : 79 OVR (+2)
Derrick favors : 79 OVR (+1)
Dennis Schroeder : 79 OVR (-1)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope : 79 OVR (+2)
Terrence Ross : 79 IAB (-1)
Jaylen Brunson : 79 IAB (+1)
Monte Morris : 79 OVR (+1)
Eric Bledsoe : 79 OVR (-2)
Mason Plumlee : 79 OVR (+1)
Eric Gordon : 79 OVR (+2)
Rudy Gay : 79 OVR (+1)
Patrick Mills : 79 OVR (+1)
Enes Kanter : 79 IAB (+1)
Milton shake : 78 OVR (+2)
Thaddeus Young : 78 OVR (+2)
Larry Nance Jr: 78 IAB (-1)
Kyle Anderson : 78 IAB (+1)Buddy Heald : 78 OVR (-2)
DeAndre Jordan : 78 IAB (-1)
Doug McDermott : 78 OVR (+3)
Al Horford : 78 OVR (-1)
Draymond Green : 78 OVR (-1)
Pat Connaughton : 77 OVR (+2)
Daniel Gafford : 77 OVR (+1)
Daniel Theis : 77 IAB (-1)Tristan Thompson : 77 IAB (-1)Nicholas Batum : 77 OVR (+2)
Kevin Huether : 77 OVR (+2)
Rajon Rondo : 77 OVR (-1)
Devonte Graham : 77 OVR (-2)
James Johnson : 77 OVR (+2)
Maxi Kleber : 77 OVR (+1)
Will Barton : 77 OVR (-1)
Devin Vassell : 77 OVR (+3)
Jae Crowder : 77 IAB (-1)
Dario Šarić : 77 OVR (+1)
Hamidou Diallo : 77 OVR (+6)
Robert Covington : 77 OVR (-1)
Gary Trent Jr: 77 OVR (-1)
Damion Lee : 77 OVR (+2)
Davis Bertans : 77 OVR (-1)
Maxi tyres : 76 OVR (+4)
Payton Pritchard : 76 OVR (+3)
Jeff Teague : 76 OVR (-1)
Dillon Beekjes : 76 IAB (-1)
Gorgi Dieng : 76 OVR (+2)
Xavier Tillman : 76 IAB (+6)
Bogdan Bogdanovich : 76 IAB (-2)
Precious Achiuva : 76 IAB (+2)
Bojan Bogdanovic : 76 OVR (-3)
Nemanja Bjelica : 76 OVR (-1)
Immanuel Rapid : 76 OVR (+4)
Mark Petrol : 76 IAB (-1)
Alex Caruso : 76 IAB (+1)Khem Birch : 76 IAB (+2)
Trey Burke : 76 OVR (+1)
JaMychal Green : 76 IAB (+4)
T.J. McConnell : 76 IAB (+1)
Nickel Alexander-Walker : 76 OVR (+5)
Sterling Brown : 76 IAB (+3)
Lonnie Walker IV : 76 OVR (+3)
Cameron Payne : 76 OVR (+1)
Langston Galloway : 76 IAB (+1)
Naz Reed : 76 IAB (+2)
Ricky Rubio : 76 OVR (-2)
Raul Neto : 76 OVR (+2)
Denis Avdia : 76 IAB (-1)
Luke Kennard : 75 IAB (-1)
John Conchar : 75 IAB (+3)Kelly Olynyk : 75 OVR (-2) decks
miles : 75 IAB (-1)
Royce O’Neal : 75 OVR (+1)
Jabari Parker : 75 OVR (-2)
No: 75 IAB (-1)Kyle Kuzma : 75 OVR (-1)
Languages Horton-Tucker : 75 OVR (+3)
Jeff Green : 75 OVR (-1)
P.J. Dozier : 75 OVR (+2)
Isaiah Hartenstein : 75 OVR (+2)
Josh Hart : 75 OVR (-1)
JJ Redick : 75 OVR (-1)
Delon Wright : 75 OVR (+1)
Wayne Ellington : 75 IAB (+3)Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk : 75 OVR (+1)
Aron Baynes : 75 IAB (-1)
Alex Len : 75 IAB (-1)Isaiah Roby : 75 OVR (+5)
Mike Muscala : 75 OVR (+2)
Jarred Vanderbilt : 75 OVR (+5)
Rodney Hood : 75 OVR (-1)
Kelly Oubre Jr: 75 IAB (-2)Kevon Looney: 75 OVR (+1)
Robin Lopez : 75 IAB (+2)Sedi Osman : 74 IIA (-1)Tavrichesky Prince : 74 IAB (+1)
Grayson Allen : 74 IAB (+2)
Kendrick Nunn : 74 IAB (-2)Andre Iguodala : 74 IAB (-2)Cody Martin : 74 IAB (+2)
Caleb Martin : 74 IAB (+2)
Malik Monk : 74 IAB (-1)
Glenn Robinson III : 74 IAB (-1)
Markieff Morris : 74 IAB (-1)
Wesley Matthews : 74 IAB (-1)
James Ennis : 74 IAB (-1)
Nicolo Melli : 74 IAB (-1)Saddique Bay : 74 IAB (+2)
Isaiah Stewart : 74 IAB (+2)
Stanley Johnson : 74 IAB (+3)
Jae Sean Tate : 74 IAB (+5)
Trey Lyles : 74 IAB (-1)
Darius Bazeley : 74 OVR (-2)
Ed Davis : 74 OVR (+2)
Harry Giles III: 74 IAB (-1)Bryn Forbes : 73 OVR (-1)
Desmond Bain : 73 OVR (+1)
Gary Harris : 73 OVR (-1)
Edmond Sumner : 73 OVR (+2)
Aaron Holiday : 73 OVR (-1)
Damian Jones : 73 IAB (-1)
Kenrich Williams : 73 OVR (+2)
Jarrett Culver : 73 IAB (-1)
Jordan McLaughlin : 73 OVR (-1)
Juan Hernangomez : 73 OVR (-1)
Ish Smith : 73 OVR (-1)
Troy Brown Jr : 73 IAB (-2)
D.J. Augustine : 72 OVR (-2)
Semi Ojeleye : 72 OVR (+1)
Patrick Patterson : 72 IAB (-2)
Georges Niang : 72 IAB (-1)
Gary Clark : 72 IAB (-3)
Timothée Leeuwau-Cabarro : 72 IAB (-3)
Reggie Perry : 72 OVR (+3)
Kiera Lewis, Jr : 72 OVR (-1)
Juan Toscano : 72 IAB (+2)
Mike Scott : 71 IAB (-1)Ryan Arcidiacono : 71 OVR (+1)
Corey Joseph : 71 OVR (-2)
Reggie Bullock : 71 OVR (-1)
Dwayne Bacon : 71 OVR (+1)
Mason Jones : 71 OVR (+4)
Jake Layman : 71 OVR (-1)
Brad Wanamaker : 71 OVR (-2)
Mychal Mulder : 71 IAB (+1) Isaiah Joe: 70 OVR (+1)
Jordan Nwora : 70 OVR (+1)
Solomon Hill : 70 OVR (-1)
Brandon Goodwin : 70 OVR (-1)
Nathan Knight : 70 OVR (+3)
Mie Oni : 70 OVR (+2)
Kyle Guy : 70 OVR (+1)
Jordan Bone : 70 OVR (+1)
Landry Shamet : 70 TIA (-2)
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60 OVR level
Dean Wade: 69 OVR (-1)
Lamar Stevens : 69 OVR (+1)
Max. pg : 69 OVR (+1)
Gabe Vincent : 69 OVR (+2)
Sam Merrill : 68 TIA (+1)
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