The LA Clippers will look very different when the highly anticipated NBA 2K25 officially releases soon. The game has been slowly increasing the ratings of the top 100 players, and they just got called James Harden.
NBA 2K25 is set to release on September 6, 2024, but fans who pre-order the limited edition version will be able to play up to two days early.
Clippers star James Harden’s rating in NBA 2K25
According to NBA 2K, Harden will be rated 84 overallIt’s not a bad rating, but it’s surprisingly lower than many fans expected.
The Clippers guard is tied at nine for the 54th-best player in the game in ratings, behind Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal (85 overall), Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (85 overall), Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton (85 overall), New York Knicks forward Julius Randle (85 overall), Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (86 overall) and Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (87 overall).
Additionally, Harden’s 84 overall rating is the lowest the talented guard has had since his fourth year in the NBA in NBA 2K13. He had at least an 88 overall rating in every game for 11 consecutive games, up until NBA 2K25.
Here’s a look at Harden’s ranking in the NBA 2K franchise since he joined the league in 2009.
NBA 2K24: 89th overall — 19th overall
NBA 2K23: 89 overall — 16th overall
NBA 2K22: 94th overall — 8th overall
NBA 2K21: 96th overall — 3rd overall
NBA 2K20: 96th overall — 3rd overall
NBA 2K19: 96th overall — 3rd overall
NBA 2K18: 95th overall — 3rd overall
NBA 2K17: 90th overall — 7th overall
NBA 2K16: 92nd overall — 3rd overall
NBA 2K15: 88th overall — 10th overall
NBA 2K14: 88th overall — 12th overall
NBA 2K13: 81 overall — 49th overall
NBA 2K12: 74th overall — 81st overall
NBA 2K11: 74th overall — 96th overall
NBA 2K10: 76th overall — 65th overall
James Harden in the NBA
Overall, James Harden’s NBA 2K rating is probably a little low. An 86 rating would make perfect sense given the Clippers star’s production.
Despite his aging and slight decline in productivity, James Harden remains an elite player. He averaged 16.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 8.5 assists last season alongside Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Those numbers should increase this season with George out of the picture and Harden clearly the second option.
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Since becoming a full-time NBA starter, Harden has averaged 27.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game in 852 appearances.
The Clippers point guard is still a 10-time NBA All-Star, three-time scoring champion, two-time assists champion, 2017-18 MVP and member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team.
When you look around the NBA, there aren’t many players who can score and distribute points at his level, and there are perhaps only a handful of players ranked higher than him who can do it. This season will be a season where Harden, for the first time since the 2019-20 campaign, won’t be his team’s third option. The Clippers will need him to return to his old ways.
In his three seasons as the third option, James Harden averaged 20.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 9.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game on 43.4 percent shooting and 36.5 percent from three-point range.
The LA Clippers will begin training camp on October 1, 2024, the day after Media Day in Inglewood. Harden and Kawhi Leonard are both expected to participate fully in camp, so a healthy camp would go a long way in getting the Clippers off to a good start.
