The Phoenix Suns, by an extremely small margin, had the third-best defense of the regular season in the year before 2K23 MT; they could've very well had the distinction of being first. A collective team effort is required to sustain such quality throughout 82 games, and fourth-year forward Mikal Bridges played a crucial role in this. Not only did he play all 82 games , he was arguably the most effective defender of the team.

But, it's not evident in his 2K23 overall the perimeter defense rating. His overall rating did not increase from 2K23 but maintained 83. Additionally, his defensive rating for the perimeter is at 82 (A-minus) which is second on the team after Chris Paul's 90. For a player who was second in Defensive Player Of The Year voting last year these two numbers ought to be higher.

Moving on to one of the underrated players in the NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kenrich Williams is next due to two different reasons. One is his perimeter defense, which is where the 27-year-old has earned the name for himself in Oklahoma. He's aggressive, hard to take down when it comes to attacking and is strong in one-on-1 situations and, in general, much superior than what he's being credited for. He is ranked ninth on the team's defense on the perimeter behind players like Ty Jerome and Aleksej Poku?evski and Ty Jerome, something that shouldn't be happening.

On the other hand, he has the fifth-best 3-point score on the team despite being 10th in 3-point percentage last season, with 33.9% with 0.8 creates a game Buy MT. Williams's stats aren't totally accurate, but his 75 overall score is an acceptable starting point (even although it could actually be more like 77).