NBA Today evidently didn't get to watch a lot of Los Angeles Lakers or Minnesota Timberwolves basketball this season. Cassidy Hubbarth, Los Angeles Sparks power forward Chiney Ogwumike NBA 2K23 MT, Matt Barnes and Brian Windhorst shared their thoughts on what they believed was NBA 2K doing Russell Westbrook dirty with their most recent player rankings for the beleaguered L.A. point guard. The latest version of this video game NBA 2K23, is coming out today.

Westbrook was given the "mere" 78 overall rating, which is one notch lower than the 79 earned by his the teammate who replaced him (and Westbrook's probable replacement as the team's next starting position guard) Patrick Beverley. Cassidy Hubbarth called the move "petty," which leads one to wonder: did Cassidy Hubbarth see the damage a healthy Russell Westbrook did to the Lakers in the court in the past season? The seven-footer presents the biggest challenge to any offensive player and isn't a simple task to carry around by Westbrook's Gold Brick Wall badge. His best defensive statistics include the 96 Interior Defence, 93 Defensive Rebounding, and his 78 Block. Embiid also has six badges in the area of defence and rebounding including Gold Anchor, Gold Boxout Beast, and Gold Post Lockdown. He is an incredibly strong defender in the paint.

Draymond Green has had several NBA Championships and was named as an official part of the All-NBA Defensive team on seven occasions. He also won NBA Defensive Player of the year and leading the league in steals in 2016-2017. The multi-time winner, who had a diminished stature as he was compared with his greatest, proved his worth once more for Golden State as they won another trophy thanks to his leadership and defensive skills.

Green has impressive defensive abilities, with Perimeter Defence 86 and 83 Rebounding Defensive and 75 Block, which makes him an impressive all-round defense. Alongside his great characteristics, he holds nine Defence and Rebounding badges. The badges include the Gold Anchor 2K23 MT Buy, Gold Post Lockdown, in addition to Gold Work Horse the most noteworthy..