If you own a video game console of any kind, then you’re likely familiar with the NBA 2K series. It’s a wildly successful franchise of basketball games that enabled you to create Kristaps Porzingis before you knew he existed.
It’s also one of the many ways players establish themselves in the professional basketball world.
Few actually take player ratings into account when ranking NBA stars in the real world. A low player rating is viewed as an insult, however, and rightfully so; video games are the most exposure many players get to fans who live outside of their city.