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While their superstar duo of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving predictably stagnated, there was movement with the Brooklyn Nets’ ratings, particularly the supporting cast’s. The team’s title hopes in 2021 and beyond co...

It wasn’t long into the 2019-20 campaign when Devonte’ Graham starting making his case as one of the league’s most improved players. Graham emerged as a primary option for the Charlotte Hornets, seemingly overnight...

It was much of the same for the Utah Jazz in 2019-20 as the team continued to ride the dominant duo of Donovan Mitchell and defensive force Rudy Gobert. Few players saw big swings with their NBA 2K ratings this year, asi...

Charles has stacks of awards and eye-popping stats from her run with the Liberty. But a W.N.B.A. championship, and the spotlight, have eluded her.

The Toronto Raptors, now staring at potential elimination to the Boston Celtics in Game 6, began to show frustration in the second half of Game 4, though guard Fred VanVleet said the team has "moved past it."

Here’s the Arizona Republic reporting that Brian Randle is being hired by the Phoenix Suns: Randle served as player development coach with Minnesota Timberwolves this past 2019-20 season. A former player at Illinois (2...

Here’s the San Jose Mercury News with a look at top NBA draft prospect Anthony Edwards. The Warriors have the No. 2 pick in the upcoming draft, so of course they’ll have familiarized themselves with Edwards: Before A...

The Washington Wizards faced an existential crisis in 2019-20 and as a result a number of players who hadn’t been featured consistently in any team’s rotation previously saw new opportunities. A number of players lik...

Fred VanVleet is a stone-cold sniper and will be slept on no longer. Through the 2019-20 campaign, VanVleet wasn’t the only Toronto Raptors player to gain much-needed respect. Almost every rotation player, save for Mar...

The Sacramento Kings faltered in 2019-20 and the player ratings of the team’s supporting cast dropped in kind. The team remains well-rounded, in both real life and NBA 2K, but could stand to benefit from additional sta...

The Portland Trail Blazers had a down year in 2019-20, requiring a dramatic second half surge to sneak into the playoffs via a play-in game. Despite regression in some areas, the team was able to rely on superstar Damian...

The Phoenix Suns saw the majority of their core improve in 2019-20 and the team’s player ratings have reflected that. The only team that went undefeated during the regular season bubble game could be extra scary next s...

The superstar tandem of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons remained in tact this season but regression elsewhere in the lineup ultimately hurt their 2019-20 chances. Veteran addition Al Horford’s stock slid in his first year ...

Chris Paul turned back the clock and dragged the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2020 NBA playoffs, he was rewarded with a ratings boost back into the high-80s club he’s spent so much time in throughout his career. The te...

An underwhelming offseason led to a disappointing 2019-20 campaign and the decreased player ratings on the New York Knicks are indicative of both. Only Mitchell Robinson and Elfrid Payton saw increases this year. We’ve...

The New Orleans Pelicans feature two of the league’s most exciting young talents and both Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram were rewarded in kind for solid 2019-20 campaigns. The two leapt into the mid-80s, where they...

A disappointing 2019-20 campaign led to stagnant player ratings for most of the Minnesota Timberwolves. One player whose overall trended in the wrong direction due to a series of injuries and a mid-season trade was D’A...

Aside from slight recalibration throughout the team’s supporting cast, the Milwaukee Bucks’ player ratings look similar to how they looked last year. Brook Lopez saw his stock increase this season, not only in NBA 2K...

Ja Morant eclipsed any and all expectations as a rookie when he dragged the Memphis Grizzlies to a playoff play-in tournament in the bubble. The No. 2 pick in last year’s draft started to prove himself on Day 1, as did...

With the exception of a significant rating recalibration from Kyle Kuzma, there wasn’t much movement in the Los Angeles Lakers’ overall numbers. Still, Kuzma’s eight-point decline is worth noting if for no other re...

It was inevitable that two of the league’s premier two-way wings would begin to eat into each other’s productivity in 2019-20. Both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George remain dominant forces in the NBA but the latter has f...

The turnover at the top of the Indiana Pacers’ lineup is not to be understated. In a single season, due largely to injury, Victor Oladipo’s rating dropped considerably. Myles Turner’s rating decreased as well, thou...