The Evolution of LeBron James In Video Games (2004-2019)

34-year-old LeBron James is entering his 17th NBA season with an NBA2K overall rating of 97! That rating puts him right at the top, alongside 28-year-old NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard and a point above 24-year-old NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo!

Here's the rest of the top 20 in NBA2K20 so you can really see how crazy it is that the L.A King with 56,284 minutes (10,049 in the playoffs) on his resume is still King of 2K.

‪1) LeBron James - 97
2) Kawhi Leonard - 97
3) Giannis Antetokounmpo - 96
4) Kevin Durant - 96
5) James Harden - 96
6) Steph Curry - 95
7) Anthony Davis - 94
8 ) Paul George - 93
9) Damian Lillard - 92
10) Joel Embiid - 91
11) Kyrie Irving - 91
12) Nikola Jokic - 90
13) Russell Westbrook - 90
14) Klay Thompson - 89
15) Karl-Anthony Towns - 89
16) Jimmy Butler - 88
17) Kemba Walker - 88
18) Donovan Mitchell - 88
19) Rudy Gobert - 88
20) Blake Griffin - 88

THROUGH THE YEARS

I still remember his video game debut way back in 2004, when the game was known as ESPN NBA Basketball (Allen Iverson was on the cover) and he was just a 78. If you think 78 was too low for the straight outta high school No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft, he was a 69 in NBA Live (Vince Carter on the cover)!

To celebrate his progression in his video games and the evolution of video game graphics, here's an amusing video showcasing LeBron from 2K4 to 2K18 followed by a video showing him in the NBA (Still a)Live franchise.

And I can't forget NBA Jam in 2010!

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