Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has high expectations for his NBA 2K22 rating.
In a video posted by NBA 2K, Durant, one of the cover athletes for the game’s 75th anniversary edition, explained why he believes his rating should be a 99 overall.
“I work extremely hard,” said Durant, who was a 96 overall last year. “I pretty much do everything great. That’s why I should be a 99.”
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Although Madden has become somewhat notorious for what is dubbed as the “99 Club,” its basketball counterpart rarely awards near-perfect ranking to main roster players.
Kevin Garnett was the first NBA 2K 99 overall in 2001, but Shaquille O’Neal responded by becoming the only 100 overall player the following year.
Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Chris Paul are the only other players who have achieved the great feat of a 99 rating while active on an NBA roster, but an active player has not held the exclusive rating since 2K14.
Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also have been awarded with the nearly perfect 99 grade.
In last year’s edition, James and Giannis Antetokounmpo shared the crown as the highest-rated players, with a 97 overall rating.
Needless to say, joining 2K’s 99 Club is no easy feat, but KD’s heroics in the 2021 playoffs along with his golden hardware from the Tokyo Olympics might help bolster his case.