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NBA 2K25 Hands Out Ratings to 2024 NBA Draft Class Ahead of Rookie Season

As the NBA 2K25 video game is soon to be released, the company released a video with select NBA Rookie ratings ahead of their first NBA season.

Rylan Stiles

Jul 12, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher (10) dribbles the ball against the Washington Wizards during the first half at Thomas & Mack Center. Mandatory Credit: Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 12, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher (10) dribbles the ball against the Washington Wizards during the first half at Thomas & Mack Center. Mandatory Credit: Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports / Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports
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The NBA Season is quickly approaching and with the new season, there will soon be the release of the latest NBA 2K video game, NBA 2K25. Each year as the game releases, the biggest conversation for most - especially non-gamers - is around the ratings that the video game hands out to current NBA players.

While these ratings are consistently updated throughout the year, with players going up and down the rankings depending on performance, their initial ratings typically cause the most stir. At NBA Summer League, NBA 2K put together a video of community leader Ronnie 2K revealing ratings to select rookies which the company later put up.

Zaccharie Risacher, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, starts out as a 75 overall rating in the 2K 0-99 scale (though typically they floor players at 60). San Antonio Spurs rookie Stephon Castle starts out as a 73 overall. 76ers rookie Jared McCain earned a 70 overall rating as did Suns swingman Ryan Dunn. Utah Jazz rookie Cody Williams earned a 71 overall.

Suns rookie Oso Ighodaro starts out as a 68 overall in the game, Chicago Bulls swingman Matas Buzelis starts out as a 72.

The full ratings for all rookies, plus every player in the league, will be revealed on Sept. 6 as NBA 2K25 hits shelves.

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Rylan Stiles

RYLAN STILES

Rylan Stiles is a credentialed media member covering the Oklahoma City Thunder. He hosts the Locked On Thunder Podcast, and is lead beat writer for Inside the Thunder. Rylan is also an award-winning play-by-play broadcaster for the Oklahoma Sports Network. 

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