These are the best duos in the league, according to NBA 2K20

Entering the 2019-20 season, there are quite a few NBA teams that have multiple stars on their roster. But which team has the best duo? How many elite tandems are there around the league?nba 2k20 coins

To help us rank the Association’s top star pairings, we used NBA 2K20’s overall player ratings (all of which can be found here).

1. LEBRON JAMES (97) + ANTHONY DAVIS (94)

LeBron James will turn 35 years old in December, but the folks at NBA 2K20 clearly believe that he’ll continue to dominate. James is rated 97 overall, which is tied with Kawhi Leonard for highest in the game (and it’s one point higher than Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant and James Harden). It’s possible that Anthony Davis is the most talented player that James has ever played with, which is saying a lot considering LeBron’s teammates. Davis, who’s the NBA 2K20 cover athlete, has the seventh-best rating in the game and he’s the top-rated big man. The Lakers gave up quite the haul to land the 26-year-old, but that’s the price you pay for a player who can dominate inside and outside on both ends of the court. After James and Davis, the next-best Lakers in NBA 2K20 are DeMarcus Cousins (86, injured), Kyle Kuzma (84), JaVale McGee (79) and Danny Green (77). The Lakers have the second-best team rating in the game, with an average player rating of 78.27 (behind only the Clippers’ 78.69 average).
2. KAWHI LEONARD (97) + PAUL GEORGE (93)

The Clippers went from being an underdog playoff team with no stars to a squad with two full-blown superstars in their prime. Signing Kawhi Leonard and acquiring Paul George were two of the biggest moves of the summer, positioning the Clippers to contend for their first-ever championship. An argument can be made that Leonard and George are the best two-way players in the NBA, as they can both score from anywhere on the floor and lock down opponents at multiple positions. Leonard (who averaged 26.6 points last season) is a two-time Defensive Player of the Year and has received five All-Defensive Team selections; George (who averaged 28.0 points last season) received the third-most votes for the DPOY and MVP awards last season and has received four All-Defensive Team selections. Leonard is tied with LeBron James for the highest-rated player in the game, while George is eighth-best among all players. With Lou Williams (84), Montrezl Harrell (83), Pat Beverley (79) and Co. alongside Leonard and George, the Clippers are the top-rated team in NBA 2K20 with an average player rating of 78.69.
3. KEVIN DURANT (96) + KYRIE IRVING (91)

While every basketball fan is excited to see Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving play together, the Nets keep stressing that Durant will not suit up this season as he recovers from his ruptured Achilles. It’s clear that Brooklyn’s decision-makers don’t want Durant to feel pressured to come back quickly, which is a big reason why the Nets shut down any talk of an early return. Still, fans can insert Durant into the starting lineup on NBA 2K20 and imagine just how great this duo could be in 2020-21. Durant’s 96 rating trails only LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard and it’s tied with James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Irving’s 91 rating is tied for 10th-best in the game with Joel Embiid, and he’s the third-best point guard in 2K20 behind only Stephen Curry (95) and Damian Lillard (92). After factoring in Spencer Dinwiddie (82), DeAndre Jordan (82) and others, Brooklyn has the sixth-best team rating with an average player rating of 77.44.www.nbamtcoin.com