The Utah Jazz have been at the center of an ongoing rebuild for the last three years. After a miserable 17-65 finish in the 2024-25 NBA season, fans expected NBA 2K26 to reflect the Jazz’s struggles more accurately. However, the ratings assigned to this roster tell a very different story. Some players were clearly overrated based on their recent production, while others, especially promising young talent, were undervalued.

Let’s break down exactly where NBA 2K26 got the Jazz wrong, focusing on five players whose ratings are completely off the mark.

Lauri Markkanen : Slightly underrated at 84 OVR

Lauri Markkanen is without question the Jazz’s best player , and at an 84 OVR, 2K places him among the league’s “borderline All-Star” tier. On paper, that seems fair, but given Markkanen’s

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