The fine folks over at Operation Sports managed to get their hands on the latest roster update for NBA 2K17, and the general consensus seems to be that the ‘NBA 2K’ crew got this round of updates right.
This data is of particular interest to us here at Dime because we’ve already covered the greatest players in NBA 2K history, the most underrated players in NBA 2K17, and the most unfairly low rated players in NBA 2K17, as well as a simulations of the entire 2016-17 NBA season, the future of the 2016 NBA draft class, and the rest of LeBron James’ career, so any tweak of the NBA 2K17 ratings could have an lasting impact on any future simulations.
Via Operation Sports:
Atlanta Hawks
Dennis Schroder: 81 OVR (+4)
Kent Bazemore: 75 OVR (-2)
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 75 OVR (+3)
Kyle Korver: 74 OVR (-2)
Malcolm Delaney: 74 OVR (+2)
Mike Muscala: 74 OVR (+3)
Kris Humphries: 73 OVR (-1)
Boston Celtics
Isaiah Thomas: 88 OVR (+1)
Al Horford: 86 OVR (+1)
Jae Crowder: 82 OVR (+1)
Marcus Smart: 74 OVR (-1)
Kelly Olynyk: 74 OVR (-2)
Terry Rozier: 71 OVR (+2)
Chicago Bulls
Dwyane Wade: 86 OVR (-1)
Taj Gibson: 78 OVR (+1)
Rajon Rondo: 76 OVR (-1)
Doug McDermott: 73 OVR (-1)
Isaiah Canaan: 70 OVR (-2)
Cleveland Cavaliers
Kevin Love: 87 OVR (+2)
Tristan Thompson: 79 OVR (-2)
Channing Frye: 75 OVR (+1)
DeAndre Liggins: 72 OVR (+4)
Golden State Warriors
Stephen Curry: 93 OVR (-1)
Andre Iguodala: 78 OVR (-1)
Ian Clark: 76 OVR (+1)
JaVale McGee: 73 OVR (+3)
Patrick McCaw: 71 OVR (+1)
Los Angeles Clippers
J.J. Redick: 79 OVR (+1)
Marreese Speights: 76 OVR (+1)
Memphis Grizzlies
Marc Gasol: 86 OVR (+1)
JaMychal Green: 75 OVR (+3)
Troy Daniels: 74 OVR (+4)
Vince Carter: 73 OVR (-1)
Jarell Martin: 71 OVR (+1)
Andrew Harrison: 71 OVR (+3)
Milwaukee Bucks
Giannis Antetokounmpo: 89 OVR (+2)
Jabari Parker: 82 OVR (+2)
Greg Monroe: 78 OVR (-1)
Malcolm Brogdon: 73 OVR (+1)
Matthew Dellavedova: 72 OVR (-1)
Minnesota Timberwolves
Karl-Anthony Towns: 88 OVR (+1)
Zach LaVine: 82 OVR (+2)
Kris Dunn: 73 OVR (-3)
Oklahoma City Thunder
Enes Kanter: 79 OVR (+1)
Domantas Sabonis: 72 OVR (+3)
Philadelphia 76ers
Ersan Ilyasova: 76 OVR (+1)
Sergio Rodriguez: 74 OVR (-1)
Phoenix Suns
Eric Bledsoe: 84 OVR (+1)
Devin Booker: 79 OVR (-1)
Leandro Barbosa: 76 OVR (+1)
Tyson Chandler: 75 OVR (+1)
Alex Len: 75 OVR (-1)
Jared Dudley: 74 OVR (+1)
Portland Trailblazers
Mason Plumlee: 78 OVR (+1)
Evan Turner: 74 OVR (-2)
Ed Davis: 73 OVR (-1)
San Antonio Spurs
LaMarcus Aldridge: 85 OVR (-1)
Pau Gasol: 84 OVR (+1)
Danny Green: 77 OVR (+1)
Manu Ginobili: 77 OVR (-1)
Jonathon Simmons: 73 OVR (+1)
Washington Wizards
John Wall: 89 OVR (+1)
Bradley Beal: 83 OVR (+3)
Kelly Oubre Jr.: 71 OVR (+1)
Tomas Satoransky: 70 OVR (-2)
Dennis Schroder, DeAndre Liggins, and Troy Daniels are the Dec. 21st update’s biggest winners, adding +4 to their previous NBA 2K17 overall. You need to avoid playing against Troy Daniels in particular in online play entirely. His three-point shooting is devastating right now.
Other big winners include Tim Hardaway Jr., Mike Muscala, JaVale McGee, JaMychal Green, Andrew Harrison, Domantas Sabonis, and Bradley Beal, all of which added +3 to their previous overall ratings. Don’t sleep on the +2 bumps to guys like Kevin Love and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The update’s biggest loser is somewhat-struggling Minnesota Timberwolves rookie point guard Kris Dunn, who was docked -3 points for the lackluster start to his rookie campaign. Dunn still sits at a respectable 73 overall, which is a good indicator that maybe NBA 2K overrated Kris Dunn before the season started, and this was more of a ratings correction rather than a downgrade.