SALT LAKE CITY – The ratings in the NBA 2k26 video game do not have high hopes for the Utah Jazz 2025-26 campaign.
According to the popular 2K franchise, which was released on Friday, the Jazz enter the year tied for the third-lowest rating among all NBA teams, ahead of only the Washington Wizards and the Brooklyn Nets.
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NBA 2K26 Ratings Paint Scary Picture For Jazz
In the video game, the Jazz’s problems start at the top of its roster, where Lauri Markkanen has the fourth-lowest rating of any team’s best player.
Markkanen, who earned an 84 rating overall, is ahead of the Chicago Bulls’ Coby Jones (83), the Nets’ Michael Porter Jr., and the Wizards’ Alex Sarr.
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Overall, the team’s rating is a 79, measured by the average of the top eight players on the current roster.
According to the 2K makers, the Jazz’s biggest strength this season will be its inside and outside scoring, both rated at 77, while its biggest weakness will be playmaking, earning the lowest rating in the NBA at 58.
Utah Jazz NBA 2K26 Ratings
Rating
Player
84
Lauri Markkanen
82
Walker Kessler
78
Kyle Filipowski
78
Isaiah Collier
78
Keyonte George
77
Ace Bailey
77
Jusuf Nurkic
75
Brice Sensabaugh
74
Kyle Anderson
74
Georges Niang
73
Kevin Love
73
Taylor Hendricks
73
KJ Martin
72
Cody Williams
72
Svi Mykhailiuk
72
Walt Clayton Jr.
70
Oscar Tshiebwe
69
John Tonje
67
Elijah Harkless
All-Time Utah Jazz Roster
In addition to competing with the 2025-26 Jazz roster, gamers can also play with the All-Time team according to 2K creators.
The roster consists of a standard 15 players, sorted by their highest overall ranking.
Rating
Player
97
John Stockton
97
Karl Malone
94
Pete Maravich
91
Adrian Dantley
89
Mark Eaton
89
Andrei Kirilenko
88
Donovan Mitchell
88
Rudy Gobert
88
Gordon Hayward
88
Carlos Boozer
87
Darrell Griffith
87
Deron Williams
86
Thurl Bailey
86
Truck Robinson
84
Jeff Hornacek
In addition to the All-Time Jazz roster, fans can also play with the 1997-98 Finals team.
Ace Bailey Third-Highest Rated Rookie
Despite slipping to the Jazz with the fifth pick in the 2025 Draft, rookie Ace Bailey has the third-highest rating (77) of any player from the class.
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Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg earned the top rating at 82, while Bailey’s Rutgers teammate Dyland Harper was rated 78.
VJ Edgecbome, the third overall pick, was rated 76, while fourth overall pick Kon Knueppel is rated 75.
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Ben Anderson is the Utah Jazz insider for KSL Sports and the co-host of Jake and Ben from 10-12p with Jake Scott on 97.5 The KSL Sports Zone. Find Ben on Twitter at @BensHoops, on Instagram @BensHoops, or on BlueSky.