Anthony Edwards has repeatedly shown that his personal connection to a player means nothing to him during competition. For instance, he has a tremendous amount of love for Kevin Durant. The two forged a bond beyond the NBA hardwood during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Ant and KD were often seen stepping out together or indulging in combined training sessions. And they have been praising each other as well. “I’m not gonna lie, I felt bad a little bit, only because he’s my favorite player of all time. I didn’t wanna send him home like that,” said Ant in 2024 after sweeping the Suns in the first round of the playoffs.
Durant has been generous with words, too, speaking highly of the Timberwolves franchise cornerstone on many occasions. “Man, I call him the baby GOAT,” said KD. On another occasion, KD raved, “He’s [Ant’s] a sponge, he’s got a high IQ. I didn’t realize that. He’s got a high IQ for the game.” But that love wasn’t enough to make Edwards let the fact that he has a higher NBA 2k26 rating than KD slide.
Fast forward to today, and Edwards was asked about how he feels now that he has a higher overall rating in the latest NBA 2k game than his idol. “I’m glad I beat him,” said Edwards.
Clearly, the friendly rivalry is still intact between the elder statesman and the young bull.
While it is incredibly impressive that a player drafted in 2007 is still a 93 OVR, it can be argued that Durant deserves to be higher. KD’s production hasn’t fallen off from a stats point of view. He put up 26.6 points on 52.2/43/83 shooting while racking up 4.2 assists and 6 rebounds a night in 36.5 minutes a night.
Those are All-NBA stats through and through. To be two whole overalls below Ant, who averaged 27.6/5.7/4.5 last season, doesn’t seem all too fair.
Durant has expressed displeasure over his rating in the past. After hearing his 2k25 rating, he went on to say, “I’m a 94? That’s crazy. I’m sick of this s***. That’s crazy, I’m a 94 though? Like for real, that’s crazy. Imma have to get on somebody’s a** about that.”
Funnily enough, Ant admitted to not playing 2k anymore. “No, I don’t play 2k. I usually play versus my physical therapist, but we ain’t played in a minute.”
