news-engine

Jayson Tatum probably won't be happy with his NBA 2K rating. Ahead of the game's release, NBA 2K27 has been revealing the highest-rated players entering the 2026-27 season. The annual reveal never fails to get NBA fans riled up as they debate who is ranked too high and who is ranked too low, and this year was no exception. The Boston Celtics star's 93 rating was revealed in a post that now has over six million impressions on X. Here's where Tatum ranks among the game's top 20 players: - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 97 - Victor Wembanyama, 97 - Nikola Jokic, 97 - Luka Doncic, 96 - Jalen Brunson, 96 - Giannis Antetokounmpo, 96 - Anthony Edwards, 95 - Cade Cunningham, 94 - Stephen Curry, 93 - Kevin Durant, 93 - Kawhi Leonard, 93 - Jayson Tatum, 93 - Donovan Mitchell, 93 - Karl-Anthony Towns, 93 - Tyrese Maxey, 92 - LeBron James, 91 - Jaylen Brown, 91 - Joel Embiid, 91 - Devin Booker, 91 - Tyrese Haliburton, 90 MORE: Celtics Given Bold Prediction That Would Make Jaylen Brown Trade Sting Less Tatum entered last season rated 94, which made him the 8th-highest-rated player in the game, so he's dropped a few spots over the last 12 months. It shouldn't come as a huge surprise considering Tatum appeared in only 16 games in 2025-26. He looked as good as anyone could've expected when he returned, averaging 21.8 points, 10.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game, but he shot a career-low 41.1 percent from the field and 32.9 percent from 3-point range. With Jaylen Brown now in Philadelphia, there's no question whose team the Celtics are. Tatum will get plenty of opportunities to build on those numbers and establish himself as a top-10 player again.