Stephon Castle has already taken a close look at his NBA 2K27 number, and he’s not exactly pretending to be thrilled with every part of it.
The San Antonio Spurs star said he’s fine with his 87 overall, even if a few individual attributes caught his eye for all the wrong reasons. He also noticed a clear upgrade in how he’s represented in the game.
“Yeah, I saw my ratings,” Castle said. “I like my overall.
I think 87 for year three is pretty solid. I mean, they fixed my signature moves.
I could see that my sigs last year was terrible. But I could dribble a little bit now.
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I mean, yeah, I feel there's a couple ratings that I wish I could improve on. Probably the obvious ones, like my vertical, driving dunk.
I thought my speed was a little low. But that's probably just me.”
NBA 2K27 is set to release this week, and Castle is one of the players paying attention to where he landed in the game’s rating landscape. At 87 overall, he’s tied for the 27th-highest mark in the league, alongside Jalen Johnson, Pascal Siakam, Kyrie Irving and Bam Adebayo.
That sits in the shadow of the game’s top tier, where Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama and Nikola Jokic are tied at 97 overall. Right behind them is another crowded group at 96, featuring Luka Doncic, Jalen Brunson and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
For the Spurs, the timing lands with a little extra weight. They head into the 2026-27 season looking to avenge their NBA Finals loss to the New York Knicks this summer.
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