Utah Jazz fans, like fans of any other NBA team, are likely to be aware of how the team’s players are rated on NBA 2K22. As the game continues to expand its influence, player ratings become a more widespread topic of discussion. After all, is there any other major media source that assigns direct numerical grades to players?
Imagine being told that you were previously an 87 at your job, but due to some recent performance issues, you’ve become an 84. You might not be impressed. At the same time, they don’t make video games about freelance journalists, so maybe it’s a moot point.
If they did, this article would probably be available on the “Easy” setting.
Here’s our reaction to NBA 2K22’s updated player ratings.
Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley 2K rating: 83 (-1)
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: Mike Conley is underrated. As it stands, however, that may not actually be true in NBA 2K22.
Conley’s stats in the month of January don’t even single handedly justify an 83 overall rating. He’s averaging 14 points and 5.2 assists per game. He is also shooting 41.9% on 5.7 three-point attempts per contest. We’ll go ahead and assume he’s earned an A+ in that category.
He’s probably earned solid grades in other areas as well. Conley has always been a beyond-the-stats kind of player. His rating is likely bolstered by the game’s several IQ attributes.
He probably also deserves the one-point slip in his overall rating. He’s averaging almost a point less per game in January than he did in December, and his turnovers are up as well.