YouTuber Twisted Kaiba went through every single edition of NBA 2K, all the way back to the original Dreamcast release, to find out who was the highest-rated player each year.
NBA 2K cover star Allen Iverson was a 97 in 1999, but the game was soon taken over by Kevin Garnett, the first-ever NBA 2K 99 overall, Shaq and Kobe Bryant.
Since NBA 2K11, no one can touch LeBron James.
NBA 2K – Allen Iverson, 97
NBA 2K1 – Kevin Garnett, 99
NBA 2K2 – Shaquille O’Neal, 100
NBA 2K3 – Shaquille O’Neal, 98
ESPN Basketball – Tim Duncan, 99
ESPN NBA 2K5 – Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant, 99
NBA 2K6 – Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett, 99
NBA 2K7 – Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, 98
NBA 2K8 – Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan, 98
NBA 2K9 – LeBron James, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett, 99
NBA 2K10 – Kobe Bryant, 97
NBA 2K11 – Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, 97
NBA 2K12 – LeBron James, 98
NBA 2K13 – LeBron James, 98
NBA 2K14 – LeBron James, 99
NBA 2K15 – LeBron James, 98
NBA 2K16 – LeBron James, 94
NBA 2K17 – LeBron James, 96
NBA 2K18 – LeBron James, 97
If you’re wondering, here’s how the first game in the series looked nearly 20 years ago.
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