Patrick Beverley talking a little smack before the NBA 2K tournament.
To seed its players-only video-game tournament, the NBA settled on using each player’s own rating in NBA 2K.
It turns out, however, the rating isn’t much of a gauge of a player’s ability in the actual game.
One round into the 16-team, ESPN-televised tournament, 14th-seeded Clippers guard Patrick Beverley is now the betting favorite to win, slightly ahead of Phoenix’s Devin Booker, according to multiple oddsmakers.
Beverley is one of four double-digit seeds to advance, joining 16th-seeded Derrick Jones Jr.