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This is the actual top 20 list of 2k20 and tbh it needs improvement
LeBron James 97
Kawhi Leonard 97
Giannis Antetokounmpo 96
James Harden 96
Kevin Durant 96
Stephen Curry 95
Anthony Davis 94
Paul George 93
Damian Lillard 92
Joel Embiid 91
Kyrie Irving 91
Nikola Jokic 90
Russell Westbrook 90
Karl-Anthony Towns 89
Klay Thompson 89
Blake Griffin 88
Donovan Mitchell 88
Jimmy Butler 88
Kemba Walker 88
Rudy Gobert 88
Ben Simmons 87
this is the list i would make if i was making 2k
LeBron James 96
Kawhi Leonard 97
Giannis Antetokounmpo 96
James Harden 94
Kevin Durant 93 (injury) w/o injury 96
Stephen Curry 95
Anthony Davis 95
Paul George 91
Damian Lillard 92
Joel Embiid 90
Kyrie Irving 91
Nikola Jokic 92
Russell Westbrook 89
Karl-Anthony Towns 90
Klay Thompson 89 (even with injury) w/o injury 91
Blake Griffin 88
Donovan Mitchell 89
Jimmy Butler 88
Kemba Walker 90
Rudy Gobert 90
Ben Simmons 87
Stop capping. Lebron is still best in the NBA and attempts to play full seasons unlike Kawhi. Also 2k loves to suck off Donovan Mitchell. He is not on the same level as Kemba or Jimmy Buckets. Blake Griffin is also criminally underrated. His game is so much better now than when he was on the Clippers. Should be 89-90 at the least. Kemba should be a 89-90 also.
Lebron at this point is no longer the best player in the nba. When pitching to Kawhi it was made known that he would be "the man" there while there also can be an argument that Giannis is more impactful at this point. Lebron does attempt to play as much as he can but there are many videos out there showing his lack of hustle and him taking breaks on defense. I agree w/ Blake and Kemba but would also point out that Gobert at 90 is too high.
Edit:
Here are some stats to look at:
Lebron's WS/48 (Win Share per 48 mins) was .179 the second lowest of his entire career since his rookie season, a dramatic decline.
Kawhi's WS/48 was .224
Lebron's usage rate this season was also 1.3% higher, statistically significant, despite being less efficient with a TOV% 4.9% higher
Lebron's PER this season was 25.6, the 3rd lowest of his career and slightly lower than Kawhi's 25.8
This ignores the fact that we know Kawhi Leonard frequently rests in the regular season and doesn't go 100%
Even so, Lebron still played 55 games to Kawhi's 60 this season