Anthony Davis and Karl-Anthony Towns Receive NBA 2K20 Video Game Ratings

The NBA 2K video game franchise has released its top 20 player rating. Former Cats Karl Towns and Anthony Davis made the list.

Do you own a PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Wii–if that exists anymore? If so, you’ll have the opportunity to play with all of your favorite former Kentucky Wildcats on the annual NBA video game, NBA 2K20. With the release of the game expected in a few months,  the hype train has already begun, with the gaming franchise announcing its 20 highest rated players. Unsurprisingly, a few former Wildcats earned top-20 status: Anthony Davis and Karl-Anthony Towns, a pair of centers.

Let’s start with Towns

In the eyes of the 2K rating committee (I made that up), Karl-Anthony Towns is an 89 overall player and is tied as the 14th highest rated player with Klay Thompson.

And Anthony Davis:

94 for Davis, who mentally discarded last season while it was happening and was still totally dominant. He stands alone as the 7th highest rated player in the NBA, and he certainly could see that standing rise if he puts together an MVP caliber year as he did in 2017.

MY TAKE: Do I have a strong opinion on augmented basketball realities and trivial “ratings” handing out to the players? Of course I do. As a young adult and basketball fan, societal stereotypes suggest the chief basketball video game is the center of my entertainment. That’s about right. I play a lot of NBA 2K in my spare time–often against friends–and the ratings always frustrate the hell out of me. This year, I have another syllabus of differences to share with the committee who formulates the rankings (I think I should be the head of this committee). But, in terms of the former Wildcats, I have small quibbles.

For Towns, he is simply too high. According to these rankings–which are biblical to kids under the age of 14 who don’t watch the actual games–Karl Towns is equal to Klay Thompson. Klay, the three-time NBA champion and #1 badass in the entire sports world. Throw these ratings out if a three-time champ and a top-three shooter of all time in his prime is rated lower than a Good Stats/Bad Team center with one playoff win. Sorry to rag on a former Wildcat but Klay is untouchable in that regard.

Anthony Davis, however, is better than Klay, I’ll agree with you there. As of now, Davis sits behind just six players: LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Steph Curry. Fair. I think you could make an argument that Paul George or Nikola Jokic should be ahead of him based solely on the most recent future, but I think they did a pretty good job here.

I’m sure we’ll get a few more Wildcats’ NBA 2K20 ratings released in the coming days, so what are your predictions for the rest of the guys? And do you think Towns and Davis are rated fairly?