Cunningham was expected to be followed by the second overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, incoming Houston Rocket Jalen Green, who is rated at 79 by 2K Sports. Cunningham and Green are followed by a group of players who almost exactly mirror the order of the top five picks in this year's NBA Draft, with only the 4th- and 5th-ranked Jalen Suggs and Scottie Barnes differing from their draft positions. The numbers of young players, such as Ja Morant in NBA 2K21, tend to rise as the season progresses, so any one of these players could find themselves ranked higher among the other rookies as the season gets underway.

NBA 2K22 is set to be released on September 10th for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. It's finally here, the moment you've been waiting for: NBA 2K22 MT ratings have been revealed. In this week's Courtside Report, we'll be revealing the best overall players, shooters, dunkers, and more. Enter your information to see who's rating has risen or fallen.

2K Sports has been dishing out plenty of juicy details about the newest entry in the 22-year-old basketball franchise over the past few weeks. Before the release of each year's sports games, player ratings are one of the most eagerly awaited and closely scrutinized announcements. Fans frequently express their dissatisfaction with the ratings of their favorite stars, with athletes such as Justin Jefferson of the Minnesota Vikings voicing their dissatisfaction with their own ratings. Because NBA 2K22's release is only a few weeks away, the next installment in the annual basketball franchise has been gradually revealing more information about its content, with the most recent piece of information being ratings for the game's top five rookies.

As WNBA star Candace Parker became the first female athlete to appear on the cover of NBA 2K22 MT Xbox Series, it caused quite a stir, and the developer has already announced a slew of changes to the popular MyCareer game mode. The NBA 2K video game has now revealed the five rookies who received the highest ratings in advance of their debut.

With an overall rating of 80, point guard Cade Cunningham, the first overall pick of the Detroit Pistons in the 2021 NBA Draft, is clearly the best player on the list. Cunningham put up impressive numbers in his first season with Oklahoma State, finishing just outside the top 20 in the nation in points-per-game and just outside the top 10 in the nation in steals. Cunningham will follow in the footsteps of last season's top-rated rookie, the New Orleans Pelicans' Zion Williamson, who saw his rating jump from 81 to 86 early in the season.

The NBA 2K player ratings are frequently the most contentious and divisive aspect of the build-up to each game's release. While 2K Sports' ratings are updated frequently throughout the season, the company frequently receives negative feedback from fans, players, and even teams such as the Washington Wizards who are dissatisfied with the company's assessments of some of the game's biggest stars. No doubt, as the season gets underway, 2K will continue to tinker with the ratings; however, these tweaks will be met with their own slew of complaints. At the very least, fans now have a general idea of where these rookies will be positioned to begin their careers.