NBA 2K20 Player Rating Edit Guide

[Greg521988]

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Okay that sounds difficult to learn haha...
do you plan on doing all 30 teams? I’d love to copy and paste these to Xbox so we can use them

[ksuttonjr76]

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When 2K Sports going to hire you? I feel like you're the last person from the 2K OGs that haven't been hired yet.

[Real2KInsider]

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Ersan Ilyasova
Position: PF
H/W/A: 6’9” / 235 lbs / 32 years
Archetype: Stretch Four
81 Overall (+5)

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OFFENSE
70 Driving Layup (-1)
65 Post Fadeaway (-5)
55 Post Hook (+5)
65 Post Control (-5)
65 Draw Foul (+15)
80 Shot Close (+4)
87 Shot Mid (+12)
82 Shot 3pt (+1)
83 Free Throw (+1)
55 Ball Control (-3)
49 Pass Vision (+15)
55 Pass IQ (-9)
55 Pass Accuracy (NC)
60 Offensive Rebound (-1)
55 Standing Dunk (NC)
55 Driving Dunk (NC)
73 Shot IQ (+3)
75 Hands (+6)

DEFENSE
81 Defensive Rebound (-1)
80 Interior Defense (+11)
80 Perimeter Defense (+29)
49 Block (-6)
60 Steal (+20)
70 Shot Contest (-4)
75 Reaction Time (+1)

ATHLETICISM
50 Lateral Quickness (+8)
55 Speed (+13)
45 Ball Speed (+19)
55 Acceleration (NC)
45 Vertical (NC)
75 Strength (+13)
80 Stamina (NC)
95 Hustle (NC)
80 Durability (+5)

MENTAL
65 Pass Perception (-5)
85 Offensive Consistency (+20)
65 Defensive Consistency (+10)
75 PNR Defense (-4)
80 Help Defense (+6)
80 Intangibles (NC)
85 Potential (+9)

9 BADGES (+2)
FINISHING (1): Putback Boss (B-ADD)
SHOOTING (7): Pick & Popper (G), Catch & Shoot (S), Steady Shooter (S), Corner Specialist (B), Green Machine (B), Hot Zone Hunter (B), Slippery Off-Ball (B)
DEFENSE (1): Box (B-ADD)
PERSONALITY (1): Laid Back

Not really reflected here but Ilyasova is the league's best at drawing charges for several years running (and it hasn't been close). This factors into his defensive ratings a bit.

While 81 OVR might seem high, it's important to remember the only reason he plays 16 MPG is he plays the same position as Giannis. He started for years before returning to Milwaukee.. I consider him in the same tier as Nemanja Bjelica. Milwaukee's depth is top tier this year with multiple starting caliber players.

[Real2KInsider]

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Marvin Williams
Position: PF
H/W/A: 6’8” / 237 lbs / 33 years
Archetype: 3-Level Scorer (from Stretch Four)
77 Overall (+2)

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OFFENSE
75 Driving Layup (+5)
75 Post Fadeaway (+2)
70 Post Hook (NC)
80 Post Control (+15)
55 Draw Foul (+5)
87 Shot Close (-3)
83 Shot Mid (+14)
81 Shot 3pt (+3)
87 Free Throw (-4)
60 Ball Control (-9)
50 Pass Vision (+16)
50 Pass IQ (-20)
55 Pass Accuracy (-14)
34 Offensive Rebound (+1)
50 Standing Dunk (NC)
60 Driving Dunk (-6)
62 Shot IQ (-18)
75 Hands (+1)

Unlike Ilyasova, Marvin has a post game. He reminds me a bit of old Larry Johnson.

DEFENSE
60 Defensive Rebound (+1)
70 Interior Defense (+8)
65 Perimeter Defense (+16)
59 Block (-6)
68 Steal (+22)
75 Shot Contest (+11)
65 Reaction Time (+1)

ATHLETICISM
55 Lateral Quickness (-2)
65 Speed (-8)
55 Ball Speed (+5)
65 Acceleration (+1)
70 Vertical (+8)
75 Strength (+7)
85 Stamina (+2)
75 Hustle (-2)
90 Durability (+15)

MENTAL
65 Pass Perception (-3)
65 Offensive Consistency (+5)
55 Defensive Consistency (-5)
75 PNR Defense (+13)
75 Help Defense (+8)
80 Intangibles (-5)
85 Potential (+8)

5 BADGES (+2)
FINISHING (2): Putback Boss (S), Backdown Punisher (B-ADD)
SHOOTING (3): Corner Specialist (S-ADD), Catch & Shoot (B), Pick & Popper (B)

[Real2KInsider]

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Robin Lopez
Position: C
H/W/A: 7’0” / 281 lbs / 31 years
Archetype: Mid-Range Finisher (from Interior Finisher)
76 Overall (+2)

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^I recommend watching this one and trying to keep a straight face throughout.

OFFENSE
75 Driving Layup (-3)
55 Post Fadeaway (NC)
95 Post Hook (+18)
90 Post Control (+13)
45 Draw Foul (-8)
99 Shot Close (+11)
83 Shot Mid (+8)
79 Shot 3pt (+9)
68 Free Throw (+19)
40 Ball Control (+5)
48 Pass Vision (+16)
55 Pass IQ (-14)
45 Pass Accuracy (+15)
56 Offensive Rebound (-4)
75 Standing Dunk (NC)
55 Driving Dunk (-5)
65 Shot IQ (-5)
80 Hands (-8)

DEFENSE
50 Defensive Rebound (-3)
75 Interior Defense (+5)
50 Perimeter Defense (-5)
76 Block (-6)
50 Steal (+19)
85 Shot Contest (+1)
80 Reaction Time (NC)

ATHLETICISM
40 Lateral Quickness (+15)
40 Speed (+15)
30 Ball Speed (+5)
35 Acceleration (+10)
55 Vertical (-2)
99 Strength (+24)
85 Stamina (NC)
95 Hustle (NC)
85 Durability (+1)

MENTAL
50 Pass Perception (-14)
55 Offensive Consistency (-15)
55 Defensive Consistency (-15)
75 PNR Defense (-1)
75 Help Defense (-5)
80 Intangibles (-15)
85 Potential (+7)

7 BADGES (NC)
FINISHING (3): Deep Hooks (G-ADD), Putback Boss (S), Lob City Finisher (B), Pick & Roller (B)
SHOOTING (1): Corner Specialist (B-ADD)
DEFENSE (3): Box (B), Moving Truck (B), Worm (B)
PERSONALITY (1): Expressive
REMOVE (2): Lob City Finisher (B), Rebound Chaser (B)

[Real2KInsider]

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Sterling Brown
Position: SF/SG
H/W/A: 6’5” / 219 lbs / 24 years
Archetype: Floor-Spacing Slasher (from 3pt Shooter)
74 Overall (+3)

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OFFENSE
75 Driving Layup (+9)
50 Post Fadeaway (-1)
50 Post Hook (NC)
55 Post Control (+10)
45 Draw Foul (+13)
71 Shot Close (+6)
58 Shot Mid (-12)
77 Shot 3pt (+4)
77 Free Throw (+3)
80 Ball Control (+10)
51 Pass Vision (+16)
55 Pass IQ (-5)
60 Pass Accuracy (-15)
47 Offensive Rebound (NC)
45 Standing Dunk (+5)
75 Driving Dunk (+25)
63 Shot IQ (-22)
75 Hands (+1)

Sterling is the younger brother of former Lakers dunker Shannon Brown. Watch him throw it down on MPJ and then stare into the soul of that 50 dunk rating.

DEFENSE
73 Defensive Rebound (-3)
60 Interior Defense (+23)
60 Perimeter Defense (-9)
44 Block (-1)
65 Steal (+12)
70 Shot Contest (NC)
75 Reaction Time (+11)

ATHLETICISM
75 Lateral Quickness (+1)
75 Speed (+5)
70 Ball Speed (+12)
70 Acceleration (-1)
70 Vertical (+9)
65 Strength (+11)
85 Stamina (+4)
85 Hustle (+20)
75 Durability (-3)

MENTAL
65 Pass Perception (+1)
65 Offensive Consistency (+20)
75 Defensive Consistency (+30)
85 PNR Defense (+17)
70 Help Defense (+12)
70 Intangibles
80 Potential (+4)

3 BADGES (+1)
SHOOTING (2):Catch & Shoot (S), Corner Specialist (B-Down2)
DEFENSE (1): Pick Dodger (B-ADD)

[Real2KInsider]

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Milwaukee Bucks
STARTER
98 (+1) Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF/C): 2-Way Slashing Playmaker
90 (+3) Khris Middleton (SF/PF): Scoring Machine
86 (+3) Eric Bledsoe (PG): 2-Way Inside-Out Playmaker
81 (+2) Brook Lopez (C): Interior Force
77 (+2) Wesley Matthews (SG/SF): 3 & D Guard
BENCH
81 (+5) Ersan Ilyasova (PF): Stretch Four
80 (NC) Donte DiVincenzo (SG/PG): Scoring Machine
80 (+1) George Hill (PG/SG): Scoring Machine
79 (+6) Kyle Korver (SF/SG): Sharpshooter
77 (+2) Marvin Williams (PF): 3-Level Scorer
76 (+2) Robin Lopez (C): Mid-Range Finisher
76 (+2) Pat Connaughton (SG/SF): 2-Way Finisher
74 (+3) Sterling Brown (SF/SG): Floor-Spacing Slasher
RESERVE
74 (+3) Frank Mason III (PG): Mid-Range Shot Creator
73 (NC) D.J. Wilson (PF/C): 3-Level Scorer
72 (+2) Thanasis Antetokounmpo (SG/SF): Slasher
71 (+2) Cameron Reynolds (SF/SG): 3pt Specialist

[zniv]

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Remember you back from Gamefaqs. Just wanted to say I love the idea of this Basketball Almanac as I had something similar as a kid and it drew me into the game as it did for you. Will be following this till you’re done with it!

[EatableclownV]

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Love the changes and the little justifications, seems real well researched. I've used your roster in my franchise, giving Sabonis all the love he needs. Keep it up!

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[ReturnoftheTmac]

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Beautiful work. Well said end explained. I don’t know if you have a roster out but we can’t use custom rosters in “start today” anyways.

[goma76]

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I see that one of the biggest things to correct is the speed with ball of bigs. I agree they are extremely slow and sluggish apart some cases (Antony Davis, Siakam).

[Real2KInsider]

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Bucks Playtype data (minimum 10 possessions)

Giannis Antetokounmpo
ON-BALL (34% Total)
7% PNR
15% Iso
12% Post
OFF-BALL (30% Total)
10% Spot
7% Roll
7% Cut
2% Hand
4% Screen
NON-HC (38% Total)
27% Transition
6% Putback
5% Misc
Real 2K: L.Post / Iso Wing / P&R Wing / Roll
Default: P&R Ball / Hand / G.Post / Isolaton

27% Transition is 5% higher than the next closest PF (Royce O'Neale and Pascal Siakam)

Khris Middleton
ON-BALL (47% Total)
26% PNR (+6%)
13% Iso (-3%)
9% Post
OFF-BALL (27% Total)
13% Spot
1% Roll
2% Cut
5% Hand
6% Screen
NON-HC (25% Total)
18% Transition
2% Putback
5% Misc
Real 2K: P&R Wing / G.Post / 3PT / Iso Wing
Default: 3PT / Hand (LOL - quick reminder that these aren't updated yearly. This is a 2-time All-Star)

Middleton is the Bucks half-court star.
20 point scorers in the 50-40-90 club: Curry, Bird, Durant, Dirk

Eric Bledsoe
ON-BALL (38% Total)
29% PNR (+3%)
9% Iso
NA Post (-1%)
OFF-BALL (23% Total)
13% Spot
NA Roll
3% Cut
4% Hand
3% Screen
NON-HC (39% Total)
30% Transition
2% Putback
7% Misc
Real 2K: P&R Point / Iso Point
Default: P&R Ball / Isolation / Hand / 3PT

Bledsoe has always been a weird fit in MIL. He isn't good enough On-Ball to be a primary scorer, and isn't good enough of a shooter to consistently play off of one. Elite defense and pushing the break are what he brings. 30% of possessions in Transition is tied w/ Ben Simmons for most among NBA starters.

Brook Lopez
ON-BALL (18% Total)
16% Post (+8%)
2% Iso
OFF-BALL (59% Total)
29% Spot (-10%)
16% Roll
8% Cut
4% Hand
2% Screen
NON-HC (24% Total)
14% Transition
3% Putback
7% Misc
Real 2K: Roll / L.Post
Default: Roll / L.Post

Lopez went back to posting up and isn't just camping on the 3pt line anymore.

Wesley Matthews
ON-BALL (13% Total)
8% PNR
3% Iso
2% Post (-7% IND / -12% DAL)
OFF-BALL (59% Total)
28% Spot
NA Roll
6% Cut
13% Hand
10% Screen (-3%)
NON-HC (28% Total)
24% Transition (+14% DAL / +12% IND)
4% Misc
Real 2K: 3PT / Hand / P&R Wing
Default: 3PT / P&R Wing / Hand / G.Post

Matthews abandoned his post game with better options available. The Bucks look for him as a shooter in transition, after he spent last year w/ slower DAL/IND teams.

Donte DiVincenzo
ON-BALL (23% Total)
19% PNR (+11%)
4% Iso
OFF-BALL (40% Total)
21% Spot (-10%)
8% Cut
8% Hand
3% Screen (-7%)
NON-HC (37% Total)
25% Transition
5% Putback
7% Misc
Real 2K: P&R Wing / Hand / Cut
Default: P&R Ball / Hand

DiVincenzo has been much more aggressive off the dribble this season after dealing with injuries in 2019.

George Hill
ON-BALL (37% Total)
31% PNR (+8%)
6% Iso (-3%)
NA Post
OFF-BALL (33% Total)
18% Spot (-6%)
NA Roll
7% Hand
6% Cut
2% Screen
NON-HC (27% Total)
17% Transition
5% Putback
6% Misc
Real 2K: P&R Point / Hand
Default: P&R Ball / 3PT / Hand

Hill has played much more PG this year (health of DiVincenzo), which reflects in his play data.

Ersan Ilyasova
ON-BALL (3% Total)
NA PNR
NA Iso
3% Post
OFF-BALL (62% Total)
25% Spot
17% Roll (+5%)
14% Cut
3% Hand
3% Screen
NON-HC (33% Total)
15% Transition
11% Putback
7% Misc
Real 2K: Roll / Cut
Default: 3PT / Roll / Hand

Kyle Korver
ON-BALL (5% Total)
5% PNR
OFF-BALL (70% Total)
25% Spot
4% Roll
NA Cut
21% Hand
20% Screen
NON-HC (24% Total)
15% Transition
3% Putback
6% Misc
Real 2K: 3PT / Hand
Default: 3PT / Hand

Korver ranks 5th in the league in Handoff rate and 10th in Off-Screen rate. The only other player in the 20/20 club is Doug McDermott (Duncan Robinson is close).

Marvin Williams (CHA)
ON-BALL (18% Total)
NA PNR
NA Iso
18% Post (+10%)
OFF-BALL (59% Total)
38% Spot (-10%) - 48% w/ MIL
13% Roll
4% Cut
NA Hand
4% Screen (+4%)
NON-HC (22% Total)
10% Transition
NA Putback
12% Misc
Real 2K: Roll / L.Post / 3PT
2K Default: Roll / 3PT / Hand

Marvin just joined the team and as a result only qualified for Spotups w/ MIL. Very safe to say his increase in spotups w/ MIL is due to a reduction in his post game.

Pat Connaughton
ON-BALL (6% Total)
6% PNR
NA Iso
NA Post
OFF-BALL (62% Total)
33% Spot
NA Roll
14% Cut
9% Hand
6% Screen (-4%)
NON-HC (29% Total)
15% Transition
7% Putback
7% Misc
Real 2K: Cut / 3PT / Hand
Default: P&R Point / Hand

Pat is 2nd in Cut rate among guards, trailing Ben Simmons by 0.4%.

Robin Lopez
ON-BALL (21% Total)
NA PNR
NA Iso
21% Post (-11%)
OFF-BALL (52% Total)
25% Spot (+20%)
15% Roll (-14%)
12% Cut
NA Hand
NA Screen
NON-HC (27% Total)
9% Transition
10% Putback
8% Misc
Real 2K: Roll / L.Post / Cut
Default: Roll / L.Post

The 3-ball has caused a major shift in Lopez's game. He was 2nd in post rate last season behind only LaMarcus Aldridge. This year he's down to 17th.

Sterling Brown
ON-BALL (16% Total)
16% PNR (+6%)
NA Iso
NA Post
OFF-BALL (47% Total)
30% Spot
NA Roll
5% Cut
7% Hand
5% Screen
NON-HC (34% Total)
25% Transition
5% Putback
4% Misc
Real 2K: P&R Wing / 3PT / Hand
Default: Roll (YES, REALLY)

[Real2KInsider]

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Shooting Tendencies

Shot Tendency
STARTER
110 Giannis (Scale breaker)
80 Middleton
70 Bledsoe
55 B.Lopez
40 Matthews
RESERVE
50 DiVincenzo / Ilyasova / R.Lopez / Brown
45 Hill / Korver / M.Williams
35 Connaughton

Unlike most teams, the Bucks don't utilize a sixth man scorer. This is because they stagger Giannis and Middleton to ensure the second unit isn't just a bunch of role players.

Under Basket
STARTERS
115 Giannis (Scale-breaker)
55 Bledsoe
30 B.Lopez
25 Middleton
15 Matthews
RESERVE
40 DiVincenzo
35 Hill / Ilyasova / Connaughton
30 R.Lopez / Brown
15 M.Williams
5 Korver

Giannis is effectively modern Shaq with regard to his paint dominance. Bledsoe and to an extent DiVincenzo are the only other players that really look to get to the rim.

Close Tend (aka Short-Midrange - Floaters, Runners, Postups)
STARTER
60 Middleton
55 Giannis
45 Bledsoe
35 B.Lopez
15 Matthews
RESERVE
45 R.Lopez
25 Ilyasova / M.Williams
20 Hill / Brown
15 DiVincenzo
10 Connaughton
5 Korver

Mid Tend (aka Long-Mid - the shot teams are eliminating)

STARTER
30 Middleton
10 Giannis
10 Bledsoe
5 B.Lopez
5 Matthews
RESERVE
10 Korver
5 DiVincenzo / Hill / Ilyasova / M.Williams / Connaughton / Brown
0 R.Lopez

Only Middleton looks for shots here. In the case of Giannis/Bledsoe these are largely shots where the defense collapsed hard on a drive, not something they actively look for.

3PT Tend
STARTERS
70 Middleton
70 Matthews
65 B.Lopez
55 Giannis
45 Bledsoe
RESERVE
90 Korver
60 DiVincenzo / Brown
50 Ilyasova / M.Williams
45 Hill / Connaughton
40 R.Lopez

Every single Bucks player is a 3pt threat, yet (perhaps by design) only Korver would be considered a high-volume specialist. This tells me the Bucks merely look for the open shot and don't care who the final recipient is.

[ReturnoftheTmac]

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Currently in the playoffs in ML and just copied these bucks ones over. Can’t wait to try them. I might try and do the Celtics(opponent) myself after trying to get an idea of the process used in this.

Do you have anywhere specific you get the data for shooting tendencies and play types? Baseball is easy I just go to fangraphs usually, but I haven’t found a basketball equivalent. Also, is there a certain slider set you’d suggest with these?

Awesome work on the Bucks squad. Was a joy to read tbh.

[DC]

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