In any sports game, player ratings are always a hot topic of discussion, and for NBA 2K21, this is no exception. Our complete NBA 2K21 game scoring guide will put together a full list of the best NBA 2K21 players in the entire game, letting you know who is far ahead in other games.
Conversely, if you need guidance on any other areas of the latest iteration of NBA 2K, you need to head to our complete NBA 2K21 guide center. On this page, you will find all kinds of tips and tricks for all beginners, as well as a full walkthrough, comprehensively introducing all the changes that 2K has made to the shooting and dribbling mechanisms released this year.

• Best NBA 2K21 Player Ratings
• Top Historical players in NBA 2K
• Best NBA 2K21 Small Forwards
• Best NBA 2K21 Power Forwards
• Best NBA 2K21 Center
• Best NBA 2K21 Point Guards
• Best NBA 2K21 Shooting Guards

NO.1 NBA 2K21 Ratings
Please keep in mind that the player rankings we listed below were accurate at the beginning of the 2019/2021 NBA season. If any of the following ratings change throughout the season, we will ensure that the following list is updated immediately. Interestingly enough, there's not a single player in the base version of NBA 2K21 with a 97 overall rating to their name. If we had to make an educated guess, we'd put money on LeBron getting to the 97 overall marks at some point during the 2018/19 NBA season, so keep an eye on this guide for whenever player ratings change.

NO.2 Top Historical players in NBA 2K
Like last year's NBA champion, players of all time have also returned. You will see some challenges for these players in MyTeam mode, and you may contend with some of the players on the "full-time" team.


NO.3 Best NBA 2K21 Small Forwards



NO.4 Best NBA 2K21 Power Forwards


NO.5 Best NBA 2K21 Center


NO.6 Best NBA 2K21 Point Guards


NO.7 Best NBA 2K21 Shooting Guards


This NBA 2K21 Guide may do all the work for the game's best overall players. You can visit our complete NBA 2K21 offensive control guide to learn how to shoot and dunk, or you can refer to the NBA 2K21 scoring guide to quickly master the scoring method.