Brooklyn Nets Forward Ben Simmons Deserves a Higher NBA 2K Rating
You could see the NBA2K team giving Ben Simmons poor ratings this year from a mile away. However, that does not make them acceptable by any means.
After spending a year away from the game while prioritizing both his physical and mental health, Simmons clocks in this year with an 83 overall rating. Again, you expect Simmons’s score to take a hit given his unavailability from last year, but this is a step too far.
During the NBA 2K22 launch, Simmons earned an 84 overall score. That’s an error in its own right for a guy who finished second in DPOY voting (Gobert earned an 88 score), but let’s stay concentrated on the now.
When you take a deep dive into the ratings, the game hit Simmons with his ball handling and passing.
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Despite those being the two best components of his game, the 2K team swept them under the rug. As a ball handler, Simmons received an 86 score, putting him behind guys like Paul George, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Zach LaVine just to name a few.
The disrespect gets worse in the passing department, where Simmons ranks as the 71st best player with a 79 rating. Averaging 7.7 assists per game for his career, he ranks fifth in active players for that stat, so putting a whopping 70 players ahead of him is beyond blasphemous.
Even when you look at things purely from a basketball standpoint, Simmons remains just 26 years old. He’s not an aging veteran; he’s far from that to be fair. So with a year off, it’s highly unlikely his game deteriorated at all. With that noted along with everything else, these numbers make zero sense.