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The Brooklyn Nets had a disappointing end to their 2020-21 NBA campaign after injury troubles for both Kyrie Irving and James Harden. However, they still are expected to have one of the strongest lineups as far as the NBA 2K22 game is concerned.
Currently, the overall ratings for two of their starters for next season have been revealed, with the NBA 2K team choosing to be tight-lipped this time around ahead of the game’s release on September 10th. This obviously includes Kevin Durant, who has an overall of 96, making him the joint-highest rated player in the game this year. The following article predicts the NBA 2K22 ratings for all of their starting five:
Predicting NBA 2K22 ratings for the Brooklyn Nets’ starting lineup
The Brooklyn Nets were ousted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. They missed out on the services of James Harden and Kyrie Irving through the series, with the latter making a return for the last three games but to no avail.
Regardless, the Nets’ starting lineup features some of the highest-rated players in the NBA 2K22 game. In this article, we attempt to predict the ratings of their starting five.
Center – Blake Griffin (78)
Blake Griffin claimed the starting Center spot in the second half of last season after DeAndre Jordan was ousted. Griffin had an overall of 77 with a build of an Inside-Out Playmaker in NBA 2K21, and can be expected to be given a slight bump to take him to 78.
Griffin started just ten games last season for the Brooklyn Nets but was one of their most efficient shooters with an overall efficiency of 57.4%. He averaged 10 points and 4.7 rebounds, and has proved to be a good fit for the overall Nets lineup and “pick and roll” system.
Point Guard – James Harden (94)
James Harden is once again one of the highest-rated players in NBA 2K22, and has the joint-third highest rating of the game with a 94. Harden was in the conversation for the MVP award until injuries forced him out towards the beginning of April.
He is expected to be one of the best scorers in the NBA 2K22 game and has been bumped from a 95 overall from last year. Harden has a build of an Offensive Threat in the game and appears to be a victim of the changed parameters in rating. All the top players have been bumped with respect to their NBA 2K21 overalls, including all three of Harden, Durant and Kyrie Irving.
Shooting Guard – Kyrie Irving (92)
Irving’s NBA 2K21 rating was a mere 91, which considering his overall stature is a disappointment. However, Irving had an injury-disrupted campaign and started just 20 NBA matches. This year, he can be expected to be given a bump up to around 92.
Irving had injury trouble during the Playoffs but averaged 26.9 points, 6 assists and 4.8 rebounds. He is one of the most-skilled players in the game and earned his 7th All-Star callup after a season’s gap. This should be enough for him to get an overall of 92.
Small Forward – Joe Harris (80)
Joe Harris’ impressive shooting performance last season has helped him sneak into the top-5 for the best three-point shooters in the game. Harris has an overall of 79 last season and the build of a sharpshooter. He averaged 14.1 points and 3.6 rebounds this year and had an impressive efficiency of 47.5% from the three-point zone, which is his joint career-best.
Joe Harris, who shot an overall 65% last year, has been the go-to-guy at the SF position for two years for the Brooklyn Nets. He has a 3-point shooting rating of 90, and is expected to be upgraded to around 80 overall in NBA 2K22.
Power Forward – Kevin Durant (96)
Kevin Durant made up for the disappointing end to the Brooklyn Nets’ NBA campaign by starring in the gold medal charge at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics for Team USA. He is one of the most dominant and gifted players the NBA has ever seen, and will be itching to bring the championship to Brooklyn next season.
Durant had an overall of 96 last year as well with the build of an Offensive Threat. He himself claimed recently that he should have been given a 99 overall. Regardless, a 96 rating and the stature of being the joint-best player in the NBA 2K22 game appears to be a fair proposition.
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