One Way To Become Great: Cam Payne Felt Disrespected By His 2k16 Rookie Rating So He Created A New Cameron Payne And Made Him A 99 Overall

[Source] - As a rookie, he didn’t appreciate his overall rating in the video game, NBA 2K16. A 72 grade ranked 242nd in the NBA. So Payne solved the problem himself. He created a new player, named the new player Cameron Payne, moved all the sliders up to 99 (the highest rating) and played a season that technically had two Cam Paynes, refusing to acknowledge the lesser avatar.

“I gotta give myself some love,” Payne insisted through a smile

I love this move so much. I know the whole upset at Madden ratings content is completely overplayed, but this is different. This is creating your own avatar and making him a 99 overall to give yourself some love. It was in that moment that I should have known Cameron Payne would become a Knicks playoff hero. Yeah, I said playoff hero. I don't care that it was game 1 in the first round against the No. 6 Pistons, but Cameron Payne was a main reason for that win. 11 points in the 4th quarter, hitting some massive threes, giving us this meme: 

He's the perfect amount of lunatic, self-confidence and wildcard this team needs. It's why Jalen Brunson greeted him the only possible way: 

Yeah, that's how you should feel about Cameron Payne. Hated the 76ers version of him, but now he's one of us. Now we embrace Cameron Payne because you never know when he can be part of a 21-0 run. 

But this is how you take matters into your own hands. You get upset about being a 72 overall, you create a new Cameron Payne, ignore the real Cam Payne, and make him a 99. It's how you build confidence and who are we to argue when he's still making millions playing basketball? He was clearly onto something.