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For the third year in a row, Yahoo Sports is simulating a full NBA season in the latest entry in the NBA 2K franchise — NBA 2K27.
Last year’s simulation proved to be shockingly accurate. Not only did NBA 2K26 predict the Knicks to win the NBA Finals and Jalen Brunson to be named NBA Finals MVP, it also nailed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s repeat bid for MVP, Victor Wembanyama’s Defensive Player of the Year nod and Cooper Flagg’s Rookie of the Year victory. It even had the Wizards as the league’s worst team, albeit with half of the wins the real-life version managed to muster.
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All things considered, it was safe to say one of the best simulation video game experiences on the market walked the walk.
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For those new to this series, here are the rules: We select one team, at random (Miami Heat) and run through a MyEras season with CPU trade offers turned off, with G-League, scouting and rotational decisions set to automatic. The simulation is halted to record the NBA Cup winner, at the end of the regular season and before the NBA Finals.
(Disclaimer: Although the NBA has ruled in the Kawhi Leonard-Clippers investigation, Leonard’s trade to the Raptors remains in limbo, so for this simulation he is still a member of the Clippers roster.)
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Let’s dive in!
A farewell not fit for a king
LeBron James and the Sixers will hope nothing from the nightmare simulated season comes to pass. (Screenshot/2K Games/NBA2K27)
Much like last year, before the simulation fully got underway, we were prompted that LeBron James would be retiring — despite signing a two-year deal with the Sixers — and offered the option to have him do a retirement tour.
Since we’d be simulating everything anyway, we declined.
That housekeeping item aside, there’s no way to sugarcoat how James’ first — and perhaps only — season with the Sixers went, according to NBA 2K27. In what will wind up being his age-42 season, James played 77 games and finished with career lows in minutes per game (30.5), points (16.9) and assists (4.9). Even his rebounding average (5.6) was the…
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Author : Anthony Sulla-Heffinger
Publish date : 2026-09-04 13:40:00
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