That includes all five starters and MT 2K23 also new additions such as Jalen Brunson, as well as bench players like Obi Toppin and Derrick Rose.Going into this year's version of the popular basketball game, I originally believed NBA 2K23's numbers would favor the Chicago Bulls after a bounceback year that saw the team earn a pair of All-Star invites from Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan as well as an All-Rookie Team selection with Ayo Dosunmu, and even an All-NBA selection for DeRozan.
But, I'm more wrong. Some players of the Chicago Bulls have been docked points to their rating from the point they reached the previous year, but no player getting a 90 or higher overall score or higher.15 players around the league earned a 90 or higher, clearly indicating the consensus opinion around the league is that the Bulls are lacking a true player who could take Chicago to winning. Apart from Chicago's All-Star pair, 2K seems overall dismissive of the talent on this team.
Despite the fact that Michael Jordan graces the front cover, NBA 2K23 couldn't be more wrong in stating how excellent these present Chicago Bulls are.2K has four currently Bulls players ranked among the best 100 players within the game. DeRozan and LaVine have the 19th and 23rd spots respectively, while Nikola Vucevic is ranked No. 59. and Lonzo Ball is in at No. 73. Somewhat surprisingly, Andre Drummond is rated as the fifth-best player in Chicago and barely misses the cut.
Following that, the roster's rating is the worst they've ever had. The Bulls backcourt take major hits, as Alex Caruso, Coby White and Dosunmu have all been demoted one spot when the all the evidence suggests they'll be even better next season. Dosunmu's score of 76 overall is especially shocking considering his All-Rookie status was just announced. Fellow First Team guard Josh Giddey posted roughly equal stats to Dosunmu (and was dominated by Ayo in head-to-head matchups) as a starter but scored a significantly higher 82 overall score.
The rookie Dalen Terry is also awarded a ridiculous score of 71 that is lower than even past Bulls Matt Thomas, Denzel Valentine, Troy Brown Jr. as well as Tomas Satoransky. Three of those players aren't even included on an Cheap NBA 2K MT roster and the fourth one has a minimum "prove it" contract. He'll soon join the other three when he's not able to improve significantly.
