All the same, Brown is one of the top players in the NBA. Though an 89 overall is his NBA highest NBA 2K player rating to begin a season in his career, it may not align with his place in the league’s pecking order.

2K Sports has candid the accoutrement for NBA 2K24, featuring the emblematic Los Angeles Lakers abecedarian Kobe Bryant, as admirers had anticipated. However, aloft afterpiece inspection, a emphasis applesauce on the accoutrement has been noticed, adopting questions about the angel used, Sports Illustrated reports.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic enters the season with the highest player rating in NBA 2K24 with 98 overall.

Reigning MVP and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has a 96 overall player rating, as do Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant, and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James.

Boston’s superstar is just behind this group, tied for the seventh-highest rating. Tatum will have a 95 overall player rating when NBA 2K24 launches on September 8.

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic and Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler are also rated as 95s overall. This puts this trio all linked with the third-highest rating any player received ahead of the game’s launch.

The makers of NBA 2K have always been high on Tatum. Last year the game’s official season simulation selected the former Duke Blue Devil as the 2023 NBA MVP.  Likewise, they tapped Tatum to be the cover athlete for the mobile version of the game when new features were announced.