The honor of being the most highly-rated player in "NBA 2K23" is held by Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and he is the 97th spot overall. Five players are second in the rankings at 96. This is a look at all player rated above 90 in total:

Five WNBA stars have ratings of more than 90 overall NBA 2K23 MT. Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson and Seattle Storm star Breanna Stewart being tied for No. 1. Here's a look at the rankings: No. 1 overall selection Paolo Banchero and No. 3 overall pick Jabari smith Jr. are tied at the No. 1 for the top-rated first-year player title from "NBA 2K23."

Each is ranked 78 on the overall with No. 2 overall selection Chet Holmgren who is not playing due to an injury to his foot, trailing to them. NBA 2K has evolved from to a product that's just another hyped item within the world of gaming. It's now a cultural moment and its blend of pop culture, music as well as fashion, sneakers and, of obviously, basketball has taken the game to heights no other game has rivaled. In its most recent version, NBA 2K23, the game set a new standard when it announced J. Cole as the first ever rapper to be featured on its cover NBA 2K with the Dreamer Edition.

While it's no surprise that 2K announced a cover like this especially so late in the release, the underlying trend of the game implied that this might happen one day. However it wasn't 2K's concept, it was J. Cole's idea. "Three and a half years when he dunk into one of breaks of The All-Star Weekend Saturday Night, J. Cole said 'Ronnie, I'd love to be in MyCareer and help you think about the ideas around that."

Ronnie 2K tells Complex. "I worked with our team on bringing this to life but it was perfect to work with Ronnie 2K. The moment we made that tease, everybody was thinking it was going to turn out to be another basketball player NBA 2K23 MT Coins...it allows us live in style, culture, music which 2K has a seat at the table right now."

NBA 2K has evolved from simply another product that is hyped in the gaming world.