Brunson rises to 96 overall in NBA 2K26 playoff ratings update
Brunson’s playoff surge pushed him to 96 overall, while Wembanyama held at 97 with four badge upgrades and several contenders moved in both directions.
Jalen Brunson’s jump to 96 overall is the kind of playoff tweak that actually changes how NBA 2K26 plays, not just how the menu looks. Update #13 landed on June 3, 2026, right as the NBA Finals tipped off, and it rewarded the hottest postseason names while trimming back a few big regular-season cards.
Brunson gained two points after carrying New York through the East. In the 2026 Eastern Conference Finals, he averaged 25.5 points, 7.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds across four games, production that fit the way he has been treated as the Knicks’ central star. New York then opened the Finals against San Antonio on June 3 and took Game 1 and Game 2 to move ahead 2-0, extending its postseason run to 13 straight wins. ESPN said that streak passed the 1998-99 Spurs for the second-longest postseason winning streak in a single playoff run in NBA history.
The update spread beyond Brunson. Julian Champagnie, Keldon Johnson and Alex Caruso each rose by two points, while Dylan Harper, Cason Wallace and Jared McCain picked up one point apiece. Harper’s bump matters because he is listed by 2KRatings as a 20-year-old, 6-foot-5 guard taken No. 2 overall by San Antonio in the 2025 NBA Draft, and that sort of rookie movement can reshape early MyNBA rotations fast. NBA 2K’s official ratings page says Player Ratings is the official source for all in-game ratings news and updates, which is why these small changes keep showing up in roster debates and online matchup chatter.
Not every postseason name moved up. Donovan Mitchell slid to 93 overall, James Harden dropped to 89, De’Aaron Fox fell to 86, Chet Holmgren dipped to 87, Harrison Barnes moved to 77 and Isaiah Joe settled at 79. Victor Wembanyama stayed at 97 overall, but 2K gave him four new badge upgrades, which is the cleaner example of how the game can raise a player’s impact without touching the headline number. That matters in Wembanyama’s case, because StatMuse had him at 23.6 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.5 blocks over 19 playoff games in 2026.
That is the real value of this update: Brunson’s 96 is not just a shiny number, it is 2K responding to postseason basketball in a way that can change how lineups, matchups and badge-heavy cards feel the next time players load into a game.
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