There is no doubt that the best basketball game in the world is the NBA2K series. NBA 2K21 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and released by 2K Sports under the National Basketball Association. This is the 22nd part of the NBA 2K series and the successor to NBA 2K20.

To celebrate the release of 2K21, NBA2K21MT reviewed every version of NBA 2K, from the initial 2K release to the present, to see who is the highest-rated player in each performance.


The first 2K release was at the peak of Alan Iverson. He scored the highest in the initial game, reaching 97 points. Since then, players such as Duncan, O'Neal, and Garnett have been ranked ahead of all top players. Lakers legend Kobe Bryant has been ranked highest in the game six times.

However, since the 2K11 season, LeBron James's ranking has been the highest, even in the 2K16 season, the four-time MVP ranking dropped to 94.

NBA 2K - Allen Iverson, 97

NBA 2K1 - Kevin Garnett, 99

NBA 2K2 - Shaq O'Neal, 100

NBA 2K3 - Shaq O'Neal, 98

ESPN Basketball - Tim Duncan, 99

ESPN NBA 2K5 - Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant, 99

NBA 2K6 - Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett, 99

NBA 2K7 - Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and LeBron James, 98

NBA 2K8 - Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan, 98

NBA 2K9 - LeBron James, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Garnett, 99

NBA 2K10 - Kobe Bryant, 97

NBA 2K11 - Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, 97

NBA 2K12 - LeBron James, 98

NBA 2K13 - LeBron James, 98

NBA 2K14 - LeBron James, 99

NBA 2K15 - LeBron James, 98

NBA 2K16 - LeBron James, 94

NBA 2K17 - LeBron James, 96

NBA 2K18 - LeBron James, 97

NBA 2K19 - LeBron James, 98

NBA 2K20 - LeBron James and Leonard, 97

NBA 2K21 - LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo 97