Ja Morant eclipsed any and all expectations as a rookie when he dragged the Memphis Grizzlies to a playoff play-in tournament in the bubble. The No. 2 pick in last year’s draft started to prove himself on Day 1, as did the team’s other first-round pick, who saw a substantial rating bump of his own.
We’ve listed the entire roster with comparisons to last year’s launch rating below. We’ve also identified some general NBA 2K21 ratings trends for the league as a whole.
Grizzlies NBA 2K21 Ratings
| Player | Pos. | 2K21 | 2K20 |
| Ja Morant | PG | 85 | 79 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | PF/C | 83 | 82 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | PF/C | 82 | 82 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | C | 81 | 81 |
| Brandon Clarke | PF/C | 80 | 73 |
| Justise Winslow | SF/PG | 77 | 78 |
| Dillon Brooks | SG/SF | 77 | 74 |
| Tyus Jones | PG | 76 | 73 |
| Kyle Anderson | SF/PF | 75 | 74 |
| De’Anthony Melton | SG/PG | 75 | |
| Gorgui Dieng | C | 74 | 76 |
| Josh Jackson | SF/PF | 73 | 76 |
| Grayson Allen | SG | 72 | 72 |
| John Konchar | SG/SF | 72 | |
| Anthony Tolliver | PF | 71 | 72 |
| Jontay Porter | PF/C | 71 | |
| Marko Guduric | SG/SF | 69 | |
| Yuta Watanabe | PF/SF | 68 | 68 |
View the NBA 2K21 player ratings for other teams below.
