Former NBA star Russell Westbrook’s NBA 2K27 rating after retirement will grab attention
Weeks after retiring, former NBA MVP and triple-double king Russell Westbrook still lives in NBA 2K27 as a free agent.
Russell Westbrook may have played his final NBA game, but he still has a place in the league’s most popular video game, and his new number is turning heads. Even after announcing his retirement earlier this month, Westbrook appears in NBA 2K27 as a free agent with a 79 overall rating.
For a nine-time All-Star and former MVP, it is a humbling figure, and a reminder of just how far the game had shifted by the end of his 18-year career.
In the game, he is listed as a 6-foot-4 point guard wearing No. 18, tagged with a Blow-By Finisher build. The rating reflects the version fans saw in his final seasons rather than the force who once bent games to his will. His card leans on the traits that always defined him, with a 87 in athleticism and an 83 in playmaking pacing the profile.
His 75 outside scoring and 67 inside scoring speak to the streaky efficiency that followed him from stop to stop, while his defending and rebounding both sit in the high 50s. He carries 10 total badges, none of them gold or Hall of Fame level.
It is a stark contrast to the peak, when Westbrook routinely rated in the mid-90s during his MVP prime in Oklahoma City. In 2016-17, he became the first player since Oscar Robertson in 1962 to average a triple-double across a full season, posting 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds and 10.4 assists on his way to the award. He remains the NBA’s all-time leader in triple-doubles with 209.
Westbrook closed his career with the Sacramento Kings, the seventh franchise of a well-traveled run that began when Seattle drafted him fourth overall in 2008. He announced the end on August 12 through a video narrated by actor Michael B. Jordan, choosing a quiet exit over a farewell tour despite reported interest from teams this offseason.
Now his legacy lives on in pixels. A 79 will not headline anyone’s starting five, but for a generation that grew up watching Westbrook attack the rim with unmatched fury, seeing him listed among the game’s free agents is a fitting, if bittersweet, final chapter.
Russell Westbrook may have played his final NBA game, but he still has a place in the league’s most popular video game, and his new number is turning heads. Even after announcing his retirement earlier this month, Westbrook appears in NBA 2K27 as a free agent with a 79 overall rating.