NBA Live 08 team and top player ratings
by 
Gametap has posted up the ratings for the top 20 players at each position as well as the team overall ratings for NBA Live 08.
The highest rated players in the game are Kobe Bryant and Lebron James who both come in with 96. Kevin Durant is the highest rated rookie at 78 and Greg Oden follows with a 75. Overall the numbers for both the teams and the individuals seem low but as long as they are all relative and balanced that is what matters.
Teams
1. Mavericks: 87
2. Suns: 87
3. Rockets: 84
4. Spurs: 83
5. Pistons: 82
6. Nets: 82
7. Nuggets: 81
8. Bulls: 80
9. Heat: 80
10. Celtics: 80
11. Cavaliers: 77
12. Lakers: 77
13. Clippers: 77
14. Kings: 77
15. Jazz: 76
16. Bobcats: 76
17. Hawks: 75
18. Knicks: 75
19. Warriors: 74
20. Wizards: 72
21. Hornets: 72
22. Bucks: 72
23. Timberwolves: 71
24. Blazers: 70
25. 76ers: 70
26. Grizzlies: 70
27. Sonics: 69
28. Raptors: 69
29. Magic: 69
30. Pacers: 67
Continue on to see the top 20 rated players for each position.
Point Guards
1. Gilbert Arenas: 91
2. Steve Nash: 91
3. Allen Iverson: 91
4. Baron Davis: 88
5. Tony Parker: 87
6. Chris Paul: 87
7. Chauncey Billups: 86
8. Jason Kidd: 85
9. Deron Williams: 83
10. Mike Bibby: 83
11. Stephon Marbury: 83
12. Kirk Hinrich: 83
13. Jameer Nelson: 79
14. Devin Harris: 79
15. Raymond Felton: 77
16. Andre Miller: 77
17. Mike James: 76
18. TJ Ford: 76
19. Michael Conley: 75
20. Damon Stoudamire: 74
Shooting Guards
1. Kobe Bryant: 96
2. Dwyane Wade: 93
3. Tracy McGrady: 92
4. Vince Carter: 88
5. Ray Allen: 87
6. Manu Ginobili: 86
7. Jason Richardson: 85
8. Jason Terry: 85
9. Michael Redd: 85
10. Joe Johnson: 84
11. Rip Hamilton: 82
12. Ben Gordon: 80
13. Larry Hughes: 80
14. Caron Butler: 78
15. Steve Francis: 77
16. Leandro Barbosa: 77
17. Jerry Stackhouse: 76
18. Randy Foye: 76
19. Jamal Crawford: 75
20. Raja Bell: 75
Small Forwards
1. LeBron James: 96
2. Paul Pierce: 89
3. Carmelo Anthony: 86
4. Josh Howard: 85
5. Rashard Lewis: 84
6. Ron Artest: 84
7. Andre Iguodala: 84
8. Richard Jefferson: 82
9. Andrei Kirilenko: 82
10. Luol Deng: 80
11. Tayshaun Prince: 79
12. Gerald Wallace: 79
13. Ricky Davis: 79
14. Corey Maggette: 79
15. Josh Smith: 78
16. Kevin Durant: 78
17. Boris Diaw: 76
18. Andres Nocioni: 76
19. Peja Stojakovic: 76
20. Danny Granger: 76
Power Forwards
1. Kevin Garnett: 92
2. Dirk Nowitzki: 90
3. Elton Brand: 89
4. Shawn Marion: 88
5. Chris Bosh: 86
6. Jermaine O'Neal: 85
7. Pau Gasol: 85
8. Dwight Howard: 85
9. Rasheed Wallace: 84
10. Lamar Odom: 83
11. Carlos Boozer: 81
12. Antawn Jamison: 80
13. Emeka Okafor: 79
14. Zach Randolph: 78
15. Al Jefferson: 77
16. Charlie Villanueva: 76
17. Kenyon Martin: 76
18. Al Harrington: 75
19. Channing Frye: 75
20. Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 75
Centers
1. Tim Duncan: 91
2. Amare Stoudemire: 88
3. Shaquille O'Neal: 87
4. Yao Ming: 86
5. Ben Wallace: 78
6. Brad Miller: 76
7. Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 75
8. Marcus Camby: 75
9. Greg Oden: 75
10. Tyson Chandler: 75
11. Andrew Bogut: 75
12. Chris Kaman: 73
13. Nene: 73
14. Eddy Curry: 73
15. Alonzo Mourning: 73
16. Jamaal Magloire: 72
17. Andris Biedrins: 72
18. Mehmet Okur: 72
19. Samuel Dalembert: 72
20. Kurt Thomas: 71
December 23, 2007 at 12:01 am
How the hell is Jason Terry an 85.
December 23, 2007 at 7:24 am
WTF spurs at no.4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
shud be at number 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God Tony Parker shud be higher
Jesus Christ
EA, u CUN*
December 26, 2007 at 12:50 pm
whats wak is that marburys rating is 83 (it should be 89 plus i have his shoes) and the raptors team rating is 69 (should be 71 at least plus i have there jersy) and what about bosh’s over all 83 now thats wack it should be 90 because he’s cool
December 30, 2007 at 2:35 pm
who is on the raptors
January 9, 2008 at 11:58 pm
denver all the way!!!!!!!!! melo best sf and iverson best point gaurd evaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
January 9, 2008 at 11:59 pm
tmac best shooting gaurd and garnett best power foward and shaq best center
January 10, 2008 at 12:00 am
paul peirce 89 he sux compered wit melo
January 10, 2008 at 7:31 am
2nd pick rookies 80+ average stop it!
January 10, 2008 at 7:32 am
2nd round rookies 80+ stop it!
January 24, 2008 at 12:47 am
lebron at this point probably isn’t best player, unquestionably top five, behind only nash, duncan, kobe… no one else though. he is still deserving of his rating. look at him this year, only lacking the clutch of kobe… soon enough. he will lead the cavs to the finals after beating pistons and celtics… finally some excitement in the east.
what’s up with all this love for melo? yeah, he is probably better than 86, but is he really deserving of a 90?
biggest rip-offs (besides spurs of course) boozer, camby, bowen should at least be top 15 sf nash and duncan at least 93
i think wade is a little over-rated, but i’d still make him 2nd best sg at 90-91, yao and ming both over-rated, pretty heavily… hughes at 80 is a joke, caron butler (sf is top 7) deserving of at least 84 overall- we’ll see without aren as if he can hit that big shot. i’m still laughing at the proclamation that d-wade is better than lbj. to hell with skip bayless as a random note. i’d love to see his rankings of kobe and lebron.
February 11, 2008 at 1:37 pm
My Magic the 2nd worse team on this game is total garbage….
February 13, 2008 at 9:57 pm
calm down dont get so worked up about the ratings watch a real sport like curling or croquet besides basketball is a p*ssy sport anyhow
February 22, 2008 at 5:13 pm
REAL TOP 5 TEAMS
1.CAVALIERS
2.SPURS
3.LAKERS
4.SUNS
5.CELTICS
REAL TOP 5 PLAYERS
1.LEBRON JAMES
2.KOBE BRYANT
3.STEVE NASH
4.CARMELO ANTHONY
5.KEVIN GARNETT
REAL TOP 5 ROOKIES
1.AL HORFORD
2.KEVIN DURANT
3.GREG ODEN
4.COREY BREWER
5.JOAKIM NOAH
LEBRON IS BETTER THAN EVERYONE.
March 2, 2008 at 11:19 am
It’s a joke Kapono was rated in the 60’s. Kapono deserves yo be in the middle 70’s. And his 3 point rating is 80 when he won two shootouts in a row. Ea is not thinking. Plus whoever posted this is wrong because I can think of several people who were in the 80’s and didn’t make the list.
March 8, 2008 at 1:53 am
wow EA, you put the grizzlies and nets before the raptors?
im outraged by this…
raptors deserve to be in the mid-70s or 80’s
March 13, 2008 at 9:33 am
Are you kidding me raptors are a 65? They are reigning atlantiv division champs im pretty sure atlanta and memphis are not a better team than the raptors. Also With the updates states how is calderon a 67. The guy averages 9 dimes and double digit points every night. Also how is kapono rated a 75 on 3 point range? The guy won back – to – back championships im pretty sure he can shoot the three ball better than most.
March 14, 2008 at 10:23 am
Warriors r better than what u ranked them
March 15, 2008 at 10:49 pm
stupid people…
spurs shouldnt be 1st…. The SEATTLE SUCKY SONICS shoud be frist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
btw: steve nash sucks… paul is way better then nash
March 31, 2008 at 10:54 pm
How in **** name are the magic ranked second to last in the entire league. I don’t know who EA is paying to make this game, but please hire somebody to do some scouting. You know, somebody that actually watches the NBA. And putting the Celtics at #10 (ranked 80) is just stupid and unacceptable.
April 15, 2008 at 6:59 am
The celtics are very high because they don’t have a bench.
April 15, 2008 at 2:31 pm
How the F*** are the cavaliers the 11th best team in the game, they are the eastern confrence champions and have the best player in the nba (Lebron) and ea still F*** it up.
April 25, 2008 at 9:29 pm
my nba live 08 on psp has different ratings. amare is best ctr at 93 and tony parker is 81
April 29, 2008 at 8:11 pm
the raptors & magic as one of the worst teams in the league???
the nets in the top 10??? everyone in the preseason had the bulls so i’ll let that pass.
i can’t believe EA didn’t revise player ratings with the roster updates. i’m hoping that changes in live ‘09.
i still love the game, it just could’ve been better. come on EA, take it the next level.
April 30, 2008 at 9:08 pm
I don’t get it there are sooo many things wrong with this it’s not even funny.
1. The Celtics are too low and deserve to be at least better than the Nets
2. The Heat are WAY too high
3. How did the Magic manage to get second worst? Even the TWOLVES are better.
4. Ricky Davis shouldnt be higher than Josh Smith or Kevin Durant
6. There’s no way in hell that Shaq should be ranked higher than Yao
7. Why are the Hornets lower than the Knicks?
8. It’s weird that Elton Brand is third best PF since he barely played this year
9. Ron Artest better than Richard Jefferson?
10. Why are Steve Francis and Marbury even here?
May 18, 2008 at 8:53 am
greg oden at 75 is harsh he should be over a 80 even though he hasn’t done anything yet, but hes a beast in the NCAA, and durant a 78 he should be over the 80s.
May 19, 2008 at 12:03 am
NBA Live 08 player ratings were not accurate at all. Every year the rookies are so OVERRATED. Except for Kevin Durant but Al Horford was underrated. Michael Conley and Greg Oden were so overrated. I hope they don’t make Michael Beasley and Derrick Rose so OVERRATED.
May 19, 2008 at 12:37 am
The NBA Live 09 Player Ratings should look like this:
Superstars:
1. Kobe Bryant – 97
2. LeBron James – 96
3. Kevin Garnett – 93
4. Dwyane Wade – 93
5. Tim Duncan – 92
6. Dirk Nowitzki – 91
7. Allen Iverson – 91
8. Chris Paul – 90
9. Carmelo Anthony – 90
10. Dwight Howard – 89
11. Steve Nash – 89
12. Paul Pierce – 89
13. Amare Stoudemire – 88
14. Ray Allen – 88
15. Tracy McGardy – 88
16. Gilbert Arenas – 88
17. Vince Carter – 87
18. Deron Williams – 87
19. Chris Bosh – 87
20. Yao Ming – 87
June 8, 2008 at 11:34 am
Point Guards
1. Chris Paul: 92
2. Steve Nash: 91
3. Deron Williams: 90
4. Gilbert Arenas: 88
5. Tony Parker: 87
6. Chauncey Billups: 87
7. Baron Davis: 86
8. Monta Ellis: 84
9. Jason Kidd: 83
10. Andre Miller: 80
11. Devin Harris: 79
12. Jameer Nelson: 78
13. Kirk Hinrich: 78
14. Stephon Marbury: 77
15. Raymond Felton: 77
Shooting Guards:
1. Kobe Bryant: 98
2. Dwyane Wade: 93
3. Allen Iverson: 91
4. Ray Allen: 89
5. Joe Johnson: 88
6. Manu Ginobli: 88
7. Tracy McGrady: 87
8. Vince Carter: 87
9. Michael Redd: 86
10. Brandon Roy: 85
11. Richard Hamilton: 84
12. Kevin Martin: 83
13. Jason Richardson: 82
14. Jason Terry: 82
15. Andre Iguodala: 80
Small Forwards:
1. LeBron James: 96
2. Carmelo Anthony: 91
3. Paul Pierce: 90
4. Caron Butler: 87
5. Shawn Marion: 86
6. Rashard Lewis: 85
7. Josh Howard: 84
8. Ron Artest: 82
9. Kevin Durant: 82
10. Rudy Gay: 81
11. Andre Kirilenko: 81
12. Danny Granger: 80
13. Gerald Wallace: 80
14. Tayshaun Prince: 79
15. Josh Smith: 78
Power Forwards:
1. Kevin Garnett: 94
2. Tim Duncan: 93
3. Dirk Nowitzki: 92
4. Amare Stoudemire: 89
5. Chris Bosh: 88
6. Pau Gasol: 87
7. Carlos Boozer: 86
8. Rasheed Wallace: 85
9. Elton Brand: 84
10. David West: 84
11. Antawn Jamison: 83
12. Lamar Odom: 83
13. Jermaine O’Neal: 82
14. LaMarcus Aldridge: 79
15. Emeka Okafor: 78
Centers:
1. Dwight Howard: 90
2. Yao Ming: 87
3. Shaquille O’Neal: 83
4. Marcus Camby: 78
5. Tyson Chandler: 77
6. Chris Kaman: 76
7. Mehmet Okur: 76
8. Andrew Bynum: 75
9. Andrew Bogut: 74
10. Brad Miller: 74
Rookies:
1. Michael Beasley: 76
2. Derrick Rose: 73
3. O.J. Mayo: 71
4. Brook Lopez: 68
5. Kevin Love: 67
June 11, 2008 at 9:37 am
What is the ratings for LA Lakers since acquiring Pau Gasol
June 16, 2008 at 6:54 pm
caron and stackhouse aint SGs they SFs
marion small forward
dwight and sheed centers
duncan ben wallace and amare are PFs
lebron should be a 0
caron:88
dwight: 93 (best center)
roy: 81
gasol: 80
channing frye and abdur-rahim in top 20, they dont even start
no bull deserves to be in the 80s
gay: 82
boozer: 88
kevin martin: 80
josh smith: 83
jamison: 84 or higher
david west: 83
devin harris/ mike james :low 70s
bynum: 77
vince carter: 80 (sux now)
gerald wallace: 84
ricky davis dont start he get 74
stucky and maxiel;: high 70s
and if chris webber is an 84 y he aint in this list
brand 83
June 17, 2008 at 3:32 pm
ALL ALL-STARS AN 86 OR HIGHER
June 17, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Point Guards:
Steve Nash: 96
Gilbert Arenas: 95
Chris Paul: 95
Allen Iverson: 90
Tony Parker: 90
…
Antonio Daniels: 76
…
Roger Mason Jr.: 74
Shooting Guards:
Kobe Bryant: 99
Michael Redd: 89
Ray Allen: 88
Manu Ginobili: 88
Joe Johnson: 88
…
DeShawn Stevenson: 79
…
Nick Young: 71
Small Forwards:
Carmelo Anthony: 93
Paul Pierce: 93
Caron Butler: 90
Andre Iguodala: 89
Josh Smith: 87
Rudy Gay: 86
…
Hedo Turkoglu: 83
…
Dominic McGuire: 70
Pow er Forwards:
Tim Duncan: 97
Kevin Garnett: 96
Carlos Boozer: 92
Chris Bosh: 92
Amare Stoudemire: 92
…
Antawn Jamison: 90
…
Al Horford: 86
…
Andray Blatche: 78
…
Darius Songaila: 72
Centers:
Dwight Howard: 97
Yao Ming: 88
Marcus Camby: 85
Andrew Bynum: 85
Emeka Okafor: 84
…
Brendan Haywood: 78
…
Etan Thomas: 75
…
Oleksiy Pecherov: 70
Wade and McGrady are no longer good, due to injuries. James is not good at all, his ego is just talking because he came straight from High School, he is a 0. Sorry to all Chicago fans, but no Bull deserves to be in the 80’s, not even Larry Hughes. Pau Gasol is not good. I know that these ratings, not mine, are high, but NBA Live 08’s aren’t low, they just nowhere close to being in the correct spots. And I just hate that everyone thinks that Caron is a Shooting Guard. Stackhouse is a Small Forward. Dalembert should be the sixth or seventh rated Center and Ben Wallace doesn’t deserve to be in the top 20, and by the way he is a Power Foward. Oden should be in the 60’s. I named all of the Wizards, because I am a fan, and there overall ratings should be mid 80’s.
June 18, 2008 at 4:15 am
LeBron suck… ur retarted to think lebron is 0.. nothing more needs to say but retarted
June 18, 2008 at 1:03 pm
What is the ratings for LA Lakers since acquiring Pau Gasol and trading off Brown and others
June 20, 2008 at 8:44 am
No, I’m not retarded i have an IQ above 160, what’s yours? Yeah that’s what I thought. If anybody were smart, they would put me on this game.
June 26, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Kobe is 99, O.J. Mayo is an 82, Derrek Rose is a 77 and Devin Harris is an 83 f— anyone who doesn’t think those ratings are right
June 27, 2008 at 4:20 pm
The Raptors better be a lot better than they were in 08, bcuz we all know live F U C K E D up when they has them at 28th in the league and the Magic at 29th while having the Nets at 6th in the NBA. Jose Calderon should be a low 80s as he is one of the top 10 PG in the league. Chris Bosh should be at about 88 or 89 as he is a top 3 PF in the association. So live better not F U C K their rating as they did last year
July 4, 2008 at 9:03 am
FUCK NBA LIVE BOSH IN NBA 2K8 IS FUCKING 92 How is he 86 HERE STUPID
STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID…..I Hope NBA lIVE IS BETTER NEXT YEAR WITH THE FRENCH FRY TONY PARKER ON THE COVER
July 9, 2008 at 9:06 pm
tha ratins 4 tha teams is way off 2…i think tha ratings 95 tha best n lik 70 could tha lowest…i dont li kobe or tha lakers 77 jus donsn’t do it…player rating are off as well…jus not as much as tha team ratins…chris paul n deron williams should in tha top 5 as point guards…dwight howard shold b higher…elton brand n kevin garnett should b lower…please show tha piston rip n tayshaun sum luv…hopfully wen tha roster r updated live could fix tha problem…please live cuz ima nba live fan
July 9, 2008 at 9:27 pm
iceman i think u r 1 of tha few people on here dat actually knos tha nba…still think garnett shold b lower n tayshaun higher…but great ratin…wut bout tha teams
July 13, 2008 at 7:10 am
ok … lebron deserved his rating he’s the best sf in the league ….. but to the guy who thinks melo is under 90 then **** you he desrves 90 why? the year he went to the nugs, denver visited the play offs every year including the year he was rookie!!!! sure they cant pass the first round but you gotta admit that the west is way tougher than the east. plus he won the fiba best player of the year
July 13, 2008 at 7:12 am
even more than 90 i think…. but it will be fine if they give him a 90
^^
July 13, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Top 10 point guards:
1. Chris Paul- 91
2. Steve Nash- 90
3. Deron Williams- 89
4. Gilbert Arenas- 89
5. Allen Iverson- 89
6. Baron Davis- 88
7. Tony Parker- 87
8. Jason Kidd- 85
9. Chauncey Billups- 85
10. Sean Singletary- 70 (GO UVA!!!!!!!!!!!)
Top 10 Shooting Guards:
1. Kobe Bryant- 97
2. Dwayne Wade- 94
3. Tracy McGrady- 91
4. Ray Allen- 88
5. Vince Carter- 87
6. Manu Ginobli- 87
7. Joe Johnson- 86
8. Michael Redd- 85
9. Brandon Roy- 84
10. Jason Richardson- 83
Top 10 Small Forwards
1. Lebron James- 97 (improved scoring)
2. Carmello Anthony- 92
3. Paul Pierce- 91
4. Shawn Marion- 87
5. Caron Butler- 86
6. Josh Howard- 86
7. Rashard Lewis- 85
8. Ron Artest- 83
9. Kevin Durant- 83
10. Rudy Gay- 80-81
Top 10 Power Forwards:
1. Tim Duncan- 92
2. Kevin Garnett- 91
3. Chris Bosh- 90
4. Amare Stoudemire- 90 (jump shot)
5. Elton Brand- 88
6. Pau Gasol- 85
7. Carlos Boozer- 84
8. Rasheed Wallace- 84
9. Jermaine O’Neal- 84
10. Antawn Jamison- 82
Top 10 Centers
1. Dwight Howard- 91
2. Yao Ming- 87
3. Shaq- 82
4. LeMarcus Aldridge- 78
5. Tyson Chandler- 76 (Chris Paul 50%)
6. Brad Miller- 75
7. Andrew Bogut- 75
8. Andrew Bynum- 75
9. Chris Kaman- 75
10. Greg Oden- 74
Top 10 Rookies (probable but should be less):
1. Michael Beasley- 77
2. Derrick Rose- 75
3. O.J. Mayo- 74
4. Rudy Fernandez- 74
5. Russel Westbrook- 74
6. Jerryd Bayless- 73
7. Danillo Gallinari- 73
8. Brook Lopez- 71
9. Eric Gordon- 71
10. Sean Singletary- 70
July 13, 2008 at 10:52 pm
2k8 has REAL ratings and they have top of the line expert analysts that give real ratings and actually can tell how the player develops through potential rating and they are NEVER wrong, i mean they put Chris paul on the cover of 2k8 and look what happened, better gameplay, better modes (imo), better everything…. live is a shit franchise that is SHIT. LONG LIVE 2K!
July 19, 2008 at 1:33 pm
are u kidding me? how could you forget monta ellis (84), and kevin martin (81), this list is incomplete, its full of big names, but not a lot of talent
August 2, 2008 at 12:06 am
lbj-97(all around player)
wade-91(i think he won a championship becoz of shaq)
melo-91-93(learning to grab some boards but needs an attitude adjustment)
bosh-90-92(getting better every year and keeping up with the stars in his draft class)
just my opion ^_^
does any one agree?
August 2, 2008 at 12:07 am
anyone … sorry…
August 26, 2008 at 2:26 pm
all is fine except lbj (lebron blow job) is a 0
August 27, 2008 at 12:52 pm
my heat is #9
October 3, 2008 at 10:28 pm
retrospectively these ratings are an absolute monstrosity
magic second last?
nets at 6th, nuggets 7th, bulls 8th and miami 9th?
lakers to finish 7th in west, celtics 6th in East?
the team with a record of 66-16 ranked lower than a team with an eventual record of 15-67 (51 game turnaround)
hahahahahahaha EA sure fucked up