Cade Cunningham Rises to 95 as Multiple Movers Shake NBA 2K26 Ratings

Cade Cunningham sits at the center of Ratings Update #8 for NBA 2K26, listed as a 95 overall with a +1 bump in the March 5, 2026 update. The change, reported across multiple outlets, positions the Detroit Pistons guard among the game’s elite and follows the on-court run that outlets tied to his recent big night.

The update reshuffled several other high-profile cards. Kevin Durant is moved to a 93 overall (+1) and James Harden to a 90 overall (+1); Donovan Mitchell is listed at 94 overall (+1) alongside two-week averages of 32.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game. Operation Sports also lists Jarrett Allen at 86 (+1), Saddiq Bey at 84 (+2), Benedict Mathurin at 82 (+1) and Jalen Duren at 88 (+1), marking a mix of veteran nudges and developmental gains.

Younger players saw the largest single-point swings in some reports. Operation Sports highlights Taelon Peter jumping six points to a 73 overall, Javon Small climbing five points to a 74 overall and Julian Strawther up four to 77. Jonathan Kuminga is recorded as a +3 mover, though sources disagree on the resulting number - one outlet shows an 84 overall while another lists an 80 overall. Those discrepancies recur elsewhere in the update and demand cross-checking against the official in-game roster.

Not all listings agree. Multiple sources report Cunningham at 95 (+1), but ESPN’s writeup shows Cunningham moving up to a 93 overall (+1) and a 2KRatings snapshot displays a 94 overall with the explicit note, “Cade Cunningham's overall rating has not changed in the last 2K Ratings update.” ESPN’s story attributes Cunningham’s rise in part to a triple-double and includes a fuller statline, 46 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, five steals and two blocks, while its caption for the same clip summarizes only 46/12/11 from the Pistons’ overtime win against the Wizards. Those conflicting stat and rating figures leave a narrow but important gap between reportage and in-game confirmation.

Operation Sports’ March 5 post (time stamped 11:40 pm in its byline) supplies a broad list of movers and several explicit slides: Jalen Johnson appears with differing values across feeds (one entry at 89 (+1), another at 87 (+2)), and Kon Knueppel is variously recorded as a 79 or an 87 overall despite both sources listing a +2 delta. Operation Sports also flags modest declines: Cam Payne down to a 73 (-2), Jaime Jaquez Jr. to a 78 (-2) and Khris Middleton to a 76 (-2).

Profile detail for Cunningham is available on 2KRatings, which shows physicals, height 6'6", wingspan 7'0", a $46,394,100 salary, a Bullmaker archetype and 20 badges (15 gold), alongside the 94 overall snapshot. That profile, the ESPN game-stat references and the multiple published update lists create a three-way mismatch that only the official 2K roster or in-game ratings screen can settle definitively.

This Ratings Update #8 clearly moved the needle for both top-tier talent and emerging prospects, but the exact in-game numbers for several players remain inconsistent across secondary sources. Verify the final OVRs by checking the official NBA 2K26 roster or opening the in-game ratings screen for Cade Cunningham, Jonathan Kuminga, Kon Knueppel, Taelon Peter and other contested names before updating player cards or build decisions. The update tightens the leaderboard, but the final in-game confirmation will determine which MyCAREER and MyTEAM strategies actually change.