Moving on to one the underrated players in the NBA from buryw's blog

Here are five of the most shocking snubs from "MT 2K23" the latest installment of the game franchise. After scoring an general 87 in "NBA 2K22." Pascal Siakam lost one point to an 86-point score in 2K23. While he and his Toronto Raptors endured a sluggish beginning last season, Siakam was at the heart of the team's charge up through the Eastern Conference ladder. It was a 16-game stretch in March where he averaged 25.9 points per contest, and followed by 28.4 scores per contest over five games in April.

Today's sports news is out of Los Angeles. Here's the latest news from the Dodgers, Lakers, Angels, Kings, Galaxy, LAFC, USC, UCLA and more LA teams.The 28-year-old was able to sustain solid shooting performance, rebounding and playmaking even though he played 37% of his minutes at center this was the highest percentage in his career by far. Toronto's wing-heavy, small-ball lineups saw them fall to the fifth spot, and despite a disappointing first-round exit ended its season, Siakam's overall performance should not have sunk in the process - if anything, it was quite the opposite.

The Phoenix Suns, by an extremely small margin, had the third-best defense in the regular season of last year however they could've been first. A united effort is needed to sustain this quality over the course of 82 games. Fourth-year forward Mikal Bridges played a significant role in the process. Not only did he play all 82 games but Bridges was perhaps the most instrumental defender on the squad.

But that's not the case in his overall 2K23 perimeter defense rating. His overall score didn't rise from 2K22 and was at 83. In addition, his perimeter defense score is an 82 (A-minus) which is second on the team behind Chris Paul's 90. As a player who came in second in Defensive Player Of The Year voting last year these two numbers could be better.

Moving on to one the underrated players in the NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kenrich Williams is next on the list for two reasons. One is defense on the perimeter, which is where the 27-year-old has earned a reputation in Oklahoma. He's tough to take down when it comes to attacking and is strong in one-on-1 situations and is just generally much superior than what he's being credited for. He is ranked ninth on the team's defensive perimeters, just behind players like Ty Jerome and Aleksej Poku?evski this shouldn't be the case.

However, he has the fifth-best 3 point rating of the team, even though he was 10th in 3-point percentage last season at 33.9 percent. 0.8 points per game. Williams' profile is not entirely accurate, however, his 75 overall marks a Buy MT 2K23 decent starting point (even the fact that it should have been 77).