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NBA 2K22: Ratings revealed for 5 highest-rated rookie players

2K Sports this week offered a glimpse of the first batch of ratings for NBA 2K22 prior to the start of the 2021-22 season with the incoming class of rookies among those revealed on Friday.

The popular video game will be released on Sept. 10 with Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Doncic gracing the cover on the standard and cross-gen bundles. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Durant will be featured on the cover of the NBA 75th Anniversary Edition.

2K Sports unveiled the 10 highest-rated players for the upcoming video game while several other categories were unveiled, including the top 3-point shooters. The makers of the popular game also gave their first look at some rookie players with more to be announced at a later date.

Now that some of the official ratings have been released, Rookie Wire went through and took a look at the grades of the five highest-rated first-year players.

Scottie Barnes, Toronto Raptors

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Overall Rating: 76

Jalen Suggs, Orlando Magic

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Overall Rating: 77

Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers

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Overall Rating: 78

Jalen Green, Houston Rockets

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Overall Rating: 79

Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons

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Overall Rating: 80

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