Zion Williamson Leads the Pack as NBA 2K20 Ratings Revealed for Top Rookies
By Sam Dunn
Was there ever any doubt? It's hard to gauge just which numerical rating one ought to hand the video game version of a rookie pro athlete, but when it comes to determining who deserves to be at the top of the heap in the upcoming version of the killer app among NBA simulations, Zion gonna Zion.
Yes, Zion Williamson checks in first among the debutantes in NBA 2K20 with an 81 rating.
#2KRatings for 2019 rookie class
— Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) July 16, 2019
No surprise with who is at the top pic.twitter.com/thji5WZhbi
The New Orleans Pelicans phenom was drafted No. 1 overall for a reason. He's the most hyped NBA prospect certainly since Anthony Davis, and perhaps since LeBron James. A knee injury may have sidelined him for the vast majority of NBA Summer League, but major expectations are facing the New Orleans Pelicans big man right out of the gate.
Bully Ball ?
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) July 6, 2019
Raw clip of @ZionWilliamson's steal-dunk!#SummerPelicans pic.twitter.com/c4fuD7radn
Following right behind the Duke superstar are the two men drafted immediately after him: Ja Morant of Memphis (79) and RJ Barrett of the Knicks (78). So, did the folks at 2K get this right? Expect some heated debate over these numbers for the rest of the summer and into the fall.