With the latest arrival in the longstanding franchise now here, NBA 2K24 ratings will continue to be a hotly debated topic as the season kicks off in October. Taking into account their performances at the end of last season, the NBA 2K24 ratings at launch have already selected the best players across the league.
Once the NBA season begins, the first NBA 2K24 ratings update won't be too far off. Throughout the entire season, 2K will use real-world performances by players to influence their NBA 2K24 ratings in each roster update.
NBA 2K24 Ratings Update Release Schedule
While the launch ratings for NBA 2K24 are official, nothings is concrete as they'll all potentially be on the move once the season tips off. We usually don't get much warning from 2K about when each roster update is due to arrive, but looking at last year can give us a pretty solid idea of what to expect.
The first NBA 2K24 ratings update is likely to be approximately two weeks after the season begins, and last year almost every single drop happened on a Thursday. With the season schedule and the timing of last year's updates in mind, here are the likely NBA 2K24 ratings update release dates.
- Thursday, November 9
- Thursday, November 23
- Thursday, December 14
- Thursday, January 11
- Thursday, January 18
- Thursday, February 22
- Thursday, March 7
- Thursday, March 21
- Thursday, April 18
As a reminder, these dates aren't confirmed as of yet. There are exactly ten ratings updates across the lifetime of NBA 2K23 starting just after the season and ending with the final back on April 11, 2023. While they were largely biweekly, some of these dates have been shifted in anticipations of changes around the holidays and NBA All-Star Game.
Top NBA 2K24 Ratings at Launch
While we'll keep track of every top NBA 2K24 update to the ratings here once they begin to arrive, we do already know who's kicking off the year near the top. NBA 2K24 ratings were first revealed in the weeks heading into launch, and the whole roster has been confirmed now that the game is available worldwide.
Here are just a few of the top players across the league including at least one from every team:
- James Harden - 89 OVR - Philadelphia 76ers
- Joel Embiid - 86 OVR - Philadelphia 76ers
- Giannis Antetokounmpo - 96 OVR - Milwaukee Bucks
- Jrue Holiday - 87 OVR - Milwaukee Bucks
- DeMar DeRozan - 86 OVR - Chicago Bulls
- Zach Lavine - 86 OVR - Chicago Bulls
- Donovan Mitchell - 92 OVR - Cleveland Cavaliers
- Darius Garland - 86 OVR - Cleveland Cavaliers
- Jayson Tatum - 95 OVR - Boston Celtics
- Jaylen Brown - 89 OVR - Boston Celtics
- Kawhi Leonard - 94 OVR - Los Angeles Clippers
- Paul George - 89 OVR - Los Angeles Clippers
- Ja Morant - 92 OVR - Memphis Grizzlies
- Jaren Jackson Jr. - 86 OVR - Memphis Grizzlies
- Trae Young - 89 OVR - Atlanta Hawks
- Jimmy Butler - 95 OVR - Miami Heat
- Bam Adebayo - 87 OVR - Miami Heat
- LaMelo Ball - 86 OVR - Charlotte Hornets
- Lauri Markkanen - 86 OVR - Utah Jazz
- De'Aaron Fox - 88 OVR - Sacramento Kings
- Damontas Sabonis - 87 OVR - Sacramento Kings
- Jalen Brunson - 88 OVR - New York Knicks
- LeBron James - 96 OVR - Los Angeles Lakers
- Anthony Davis - 93 OVR - Los Angeles Lakers
- Paolo Banchero - 84 OVR - Orlando Magic
- Luka Doncic - 95 OVR - Dallas Mavericks
- Kyrie Irving - 90 OVR - Dallas Mavericks
- Mikal Bridges - 86 OVR - Brooklyn Nets
- Nikola Jokic - 98 OVR - Denver Nuggets
- Jamal Murray - 88 OVR - Denver Nuggets
- Tyrese Haliburton - 88 OVR - Indiana Pacers
- Zion Williamson - 90 OVR - New Orleans Pelicans
- Cade Cunningham - 84 OVR - Detroit Pistons
- Pascal Siakam - 86 OVR - Toronto Raptors
- Jalen Green - 83 OVR - Houston Rockets
- Victor Wembanyama - 84 OVR - San Antonio Spurs
- Kevin Durant - 96 OVR - Phoenix Suns
- Devin Booker - 94 OVR - Phoenix Suns
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - 93 OVR - Oklahoma City Thunder
- Anthony Edwards - 88 OVR - Minnesota Timberwolves
- Damian Lillard - 94 OVR - Portland Trail Blazers
- Stephen Curry - 96 OVR - Golden State Warriors
- Kyle Kuzma - 83 OVR - Washington Wizards
All of these players stand as their team leaders based on the NBA 2K24 ratings at launch, but only the real season will tell us who the true greats turn out to be. A few teams are missing anyone in the high 80s much less a 90+ OVR player, but that could all be due to change once the first NBA 2K24 ratings update arrives.