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#3 Nicolas Batum - 77
NBA 2K21 ended with Nicolas Batum rated 76, but he is now rated 77 in NBA 2K22. He is featuring an upgrade likely because of his performances in the 2021 NBA playoffs.
Batum is a 13-year NBA veteran, with career averages of 11.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. He has put up averages of 14.3 points, 5.9 assists and 7.5 rebounds in scattered seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers and the Charlotte Hornets.
Nicolas Batum has seven badges in NBA 2K22 - six bronze and one silver. He has an 84-rated three-point shot along with an 85-rated free throw shot. Batum also has a 75-rated Athleticism, with four of his attributes rated above 80, and 85-rated Intangibles.
#2 Evan Fournier - 79
Evan Fournier is the second-highest rated Frenchman in NBA 2K22, with a 79 rating. He recently signed with the New York Knicks as a free agent on a four-year $78-million deal.
Fournier is valued for his shooting, and has four gold badges in NBA 2K22 in the shooting category - 'Tireless Shooter', 'Catch and Shoot', 'Volume Shooter' and 'Corner Specialist'. He performed excellently for France at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Along with his four gold badges, Fournier has 11 silver and five bronze badges for a total of 20 badges in NBA 2K22. He has an 84-rated Outside Scoring, with no attribute rated less than 80. He has only a 58-rated Inside Scoring and an 83-rated Layup, though.
#1 Rudy Gobert - 88
Rudy Gobert is a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, and his NBA 2K22 rating is miles ahead of other French players.
He is rated 88 in the game, and has several attributes rated over 90, such as Standing Dunk (95), Shot IQ (98), Interior Defense (96), and many more. He plays for the Utah Jazz, and is in fact, the team's highest-earning player.
Rudy Gobert won his third DPOY trophy last season, putting on a defensive clinic for the Utah Jazz. He was also one of the main players for France in their Tokyo Olympics 2020 campaign.
Gobert has 22 badges in the game, with four bronze, seven silver, nine gold and two Hall of Fame badges. His HOF badges are unsurprisingly in the Defense/Rebounding category - 'Post Move Lockdown' and 'Rim Protector'.
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