Watch NBA stars learn their NBA2K18 rating

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving.Photo / Leah Klafczynski/Zuma Press/Icon

A player's official rating in a video game is a very contentious issue.

NFL stars are constantly complaining ever year when the latest Madden title is released because they might have a low rating for speed, agility or swagger.

The same goes for basketball stars who are having to deal with NBA 2K18's upcoming release.

The official NBA2K Twitter feed has been posting videos with some of the biggest names in the NBA being asked to predict their rating out of 100.

Cleveland Cavs star Kyrie Irving fronts the cover for NBA 2K18 which is released on PS4 and Xbox mid-September but his rating is still well below his expectations.

"If we add in a few factors - cover athlete....cover athlete and cover athlete then I should at least be something like a 95 plus, at least," Irving says in one video.

"I hate to tell you this but you're a 90," a voice off camera tells the 2016 NBA champion.

A clearly frustrated Irving does his best to hide the disappointment.

"I love it. It's motivating me now. By the end of this season, mark my words, I'll be a 93 plus."

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by NBA 2K (@nba2k)

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid also rates himself very highly compared to his actual rating.

"It's kind of hard to rate me because I felt when I was on the court I was one of the best defenders in the league and I'm a big man. I can do anything. I can shoot threes, post up, handle the ball, be a playmaker...I be honest it should be at least 95. Basically there's no way to rate me but I think at least a 95," Embiid says.

He wasn't happy about being told he's an 86.

"What? That's bull crap. I definitely going to pump it up to 95 during the season."

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by NBA 2K (@nba2k)

Toronto Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, an NBA all star last season, also guessed too high.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by NBA 2K (@nba2k)