The series of sports simulation video games known as NBA 2K is commonly seen as the premiere basketball gaming franchise, but there is no doubt that some of the games in the series have been stronger than others.

An NBA  team's identity and overall success can often be defined by its starting five. Now roughly a month away from the start of training camps, we have a pretty good idea of who all 30 teams will begin games with.

T he release of NBA 2K ratings near the end of summer has become one of the bigger storylines during a slow stretch of the NBA calendar. Earlier this week, the Top 100 player ratings for NBA 2K26 dropped,