Russell Westbrook was 2K MT given an poor 78 rating overall on NBA 2K23.

Many things changed to the Los Angeles Lakers when the team decided to trade for Russell Westbrook last summer. Los Angeles traded legitimate NBA assets and a draft pick in exchange for Westbrook in an action which was widely condemned during the period. Everyone who was against the trade ended up being right, since Westbrook was the most thorn in the team's side during the last season. The Lakers currently find themselves in situation that they'd be better off in the event that they trade Westbrook however they may have gave up hope of that happening.

The unfortunate thing is that Westbrook appears to still believe he is an elite player. He took very little blame for the team's performance in his exit interview last season. Westbrook has an ego in basketball that's difficult to break. Perhaps the folks over at NBA 2K23 can break that confidence a bit but. Ratings for the game are beginning to be released and Westbrook's ratings are not the one of a star player (which the guy believes he's). It's the result of the bench player with a rotational system.

Russell Westbrook was given an poor 78 rating overall on NBA 2K23. Russell Westbrook has the fourth-highest 2K23 rating of the Los Angeles Lakers. Westbrook is obviously behind both LeBron James as well as Anthony Davis but he is also behind his newest teammate as well. TwoK have given Patrick Beverley a 79 overall rating, which is right for where he's where he is in his playing career.

Westbrook has, in contrast, placed second behind Kendrick Nunn and is barely above the ranks of Thomas Bryant and Lonnie Walker IV. This is an enormous decline for Westbrook however it is 100% justified. Westbrook fans will be horrified by this rating and will draw attention to its box scores as an excuse his score should be between mid-to-high 80s. Anyone who actually watched Lakers play basketball in the last year understands how misleading the box score is and how poorly Westbrook did last year.

The former Buy NBA 2K MT MVP has always been little over-hyped when it is about being a winning player (he hasn't won more than one game in the playoffs since Kevin Durant left OKC) but there was never denying his athleticism and talent. It could be a good thing to translate to 2K, even if it didn't translate into winning basketball in real life.