The New Orleans Pelicans feature two of the league’s most exciting young talents and both Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram were rewarded in kind for solid 2019-20 campaigns. The two leapt into the mid-80s, where they’ll remain as the Pels look to further establish themselves as serious competitors in the West.
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.
Pelicans NBA 2K21 Ratings
| Player | Pos. | 2K21 | 2K20 |
| Zion Williamson | PF/C | 86 | 81 |
| Brandon Ingram | SF/PF | 86 | 81 |
| Jrue Holiday | SG/PG | 83 | 86 |
| J.J. Redick | SG/SG | 78 | 80 |
| Lonzo Ball | PG | 77 | 79 |
| Derrick Favors | C/PF | 77 | 80 |
| Jaxson Hayes | C | 76 | 74 |
| Jahlil Okafor | C | 76 | 76 |
| Nicolo Melli | PF/C | 75 | 73 |
| Josh Hart | SF/SG | 75 | 75 |
| E’Twaun Moore | SG/SF | 73 | 74 |
| Darius Miller | SF/PF | 72 | 72 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | SG/PG | 71 | 72 |
| Kenrich Williams | PF/SF | 71 | 72 |
| Frank Jackson | PG/SG | 71 | 71 |
| Sindarius Thornwell | SF/SG | 71 | 71 |
| Zylan Cheatham | PF/SF | 67 | |
| Josh Gray | PG | 67 |
View the NBA 2K21 player ratings for other teams below.
