We are less than two weeks away from the release of NBA 2K19 and on Wednesday night the folks at 2K held a launch party in New York that gave those in attendance a first look at the game.
There were naturally TVs set up with the game for those at the event to test it out, and as such the team select screen with all of the starting players and ratings was up for everyone to see. To this point, we’ve only gotten player ratings in the form of tweets by 2K or the players themselves, so this offered a first opportunity to see the ratings of full starting lineups. YouTuber Mike Korzemba took a video of all of them, giving us 150 player ratings that we know are now in the game.
Ratings for every staring lineup in NBA 2k19 pic.twitter.com/C28wID5aMI
— Mike Korzemba (@mikekorz) August 29, 2018
It is, I guess, possible that some of these aren’t the exact rating, but that seems like it’d be a lot of work to go through to avoid a leak — and the ratings match up on all the players whose ratings have already gone public. Still, it’s an important caveat that this isn’t an official release, but coming from the official party, it seems like a safe bet that these are the ratings all these players will have when the game drops.
All of the starting lineups and their ratings can be found below, but before we get to all of those, a few quick notes. Evan Turner and Tony Snell are the lowest rated starters in the league at a 73 overall, followed by Terrance Ross and Frank Ntilikina at 74. LeBron James is the highest rated player at a 98, followed by Kevin Durant (97) and James Harden (96). The Warriors have, easily, the NBA’s best lineup in the game, followed by the Celtics. The Kings and Hawks are the only two teams without a player in the 80s on their starting lineup. As of now, 2K19 has Rajon Rondo starting for the Lakers over Lonzo Ball.
Bucks:
Eric Bledsoe 81
Tony Snell 73
Khris Middleton 84
Giannis Antetokounmpo 94
Brook Lopez 79
Bulls:
Kris Dunn 78
Zach LaVine 80
Jabari Parker 81
Lauri Markkanen 82
Wendell Carter Jr. 77
Cavs:
Collin Sexton 76
J.R. Smith 75
Cedi Osman 75
Kevin Love 86
Tristan Thompson 76
Celtics:
Kyrie Irving 93
Jaylen Brown 84
Gordon Hayward 88
Jayson Tatum 87
Al Horford 86
Clippers:
Patrick Beverley 78
Avery Bradley 77
Danilo Gallinari 77
Tobias Harris 82
Marcin Gortat 77
Grizzlies:
Mike Conley 83
Dillon Brooks 75
Kyle Anderson 77
Jaren Jackson Jr. 78
Marc Gasol 85
Hawks:
Trae Young 77
Kent Bazemore 77
Taurean Prince 78
John Collins 79
Dewayne Dedmon 77
Heat:
Goran Dragic 84
Dion Waiters 76
Josh Richardson 78
James Johnson 77
Hassan Whiteside 85
Hornets:
Kemba Walker 86
Nicolas Batum 77
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 75
Marvin Williams 76
Cody Zeller 77
Jazz:
Ricky Rubio 77
Donovan Mitchell 87
Joe Ingles 79
Derrick Favors 79
Rudy Gobert 87
Kings:
De’Aaron Fox 78
Buddy Hield 79
Bogdan Bogdanovic 77
Marvin Bagley III 78
Willie Cauley-Stein 79
Knicks:
Frank Ntilikina 74
Mario Hezonja 76
Tim Hardaway Jr. 78
Kristaps Porzingis 88
Enes Kanter 79
Lakers:
Rajon Rondo 79
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76
LeBron James 98
Brandon Ingram 82
JaVale McGee 77
Magic:
D.J. Augustin 76
Evan Fournier 79
Terrence Ross 74
Aaron Gordon 82
Mo Bamba 77
Mavs:
Dennis Smith Jr. 78
Luka Doncic 79
Wesley Matthews 77
Harrison Barnes 82
DeAndre Jordan 86
Nets:
D’Angelo Russell 83
Allen Crabbe 76
DeMarre Carroll 77
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 78
Jarrett Allen 78
Nuggets:
Jamal Murray 81
Gary Harris 83
Will Barton 79
Paul Millsap 82
Nikola Jokic 89
Pacers:
Darren Collison 79
Victor Oladipo 88
Bojan Bogdanovic 79
Thaddeus Young 78
Myles Turner 80
Pelicans:
Elfrid Payton 77
Jrue Holiday 85
E’Twaun Moore 75
Julius Randle 80
Anthony Davis 94
Pistons:
Reggie Jackson 79
Reggie Bullock 76
Glenn Robinson III 75
Blake Griffin 86
Andre Drummond 87
Raptors:
Kyle Lowry 85
Danny Green 75
Kawhi Leonard 94
Serge Ibaka 79
Jonas Valanciunas 82
Rockets:
Chris Paul 90
James Harden 96
Carmelo Anthony 79
P.J. Tucker 76
Clint Capela 84
Sixers:
Ben Simmons 87
J.J. Redick 79
Robert Covington 79
Dario Saric 79
Joel Embiid 90
Spurs:
Dejounte Murray 78
DeMar DeRozan 89
Rudy Gay 78
LaMarcus Aldridge 88
Pau Gasol 79
Suns:
Devin Booker 87
Josh Jackson 77
Trevor Ariza 78
T.J. Warren 80
Deandre Ayton 79
Thunder:
Russell Westbrook 93
Andre Roberson 76
Paul George 89
Jerami Grant 75
Steven Adams 84
Timberwolves:
Jeff Teague 79
Andrew Wiggins 81
Jimmy Butler 89
Taj Givson 76
Karl-Anthony Towns 91
Blazers:
Damian Lillard 90
C.J. McCollum 87
Evan Turner 73
Al-Farouq Aminu 76
Jusuf Nurkic 79
Warriors:
Steph Curry 95
Klay Thompson 89
Kevin Durant 97
Draymond Green 87
DeMarcus Cousins 90
Wizards:
John Wall 89
Bradley Beal 87
Otto Porter 81
Markieff Morris 77
Dwight Howard 81
