Reggie Jackson
Opening 2K16 Rating: 78
Closing 2K16 Rating: 83
Net Rating Change: +5
Projected 2K17 Rating: 81
The game didn’t rate Reggie Jackson highly at all to begin last season as his 2K16 opening rating of 78 would have put him in the mid-to-low 20’s at point guard, and thus would have ranked him as one of the worst starting point guards in the NBA.
Jackson impressed as the season progressed, however. He closed 2016 with a rating of 83, putting him in a three-way tie for 11th-highest at point guard with Mike Conley of the Memphis Grizzlies and Rajon Rondo of the Chicago Bulls.
Jackson isn’t a superstar, but he’s solidly reliable and can win you some games. He might even win you some games online in 2K17 as long as you’re not matched up against overwhelmingly dominant teams like the Golden State Warriors or the Cleveland Cavaliers.
While he’s not going to be your biggest problem most games, in matchups with equally 2K skilled players he’s not going to be able to outperform his positional counterpoint when it’s Stephen Curry or Kyrie Irving (ranked first and sixth among point guards) enough to bring you victory as an underdog.
We feel the game liked him a little too much to end last season and that he’ll come in rated slightly lower than his closing rating at 81.
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