

MyTeam Draft takes its bow on PS5 and Xbox Series X, enabling you to build a fresh line-up from a constantly updated pool of players, and MyTeam progress and collections are transferable between PS4 and PS5, or Xbox One and Xbox Series X. "New on-ball defensive positioning logic gives defenders more consistency in their positioning regardless of their distance from the basket… we now have the ability to have both single and double rotations to take away the first or second passing lanes once help defense is triggered."Īway from the court, MyTeam – the basketball answer to FIFA's all-conquering Ultimate Team – is inevitably a significant area of focus. "A lot of legacy issues were addressed through complete and thorough rewrites of almost all of the major defensive systems in the game," says Wang. The publisher is also keen to emphasise improvements to defensive AI. For instance, the best players in the game now feel truly individual: "KD’s big hesi crosses, Harden’s around/thru the leg moves, Steph’s quick machine gun crosses, and Luka’s methodical rock back and forth dribbles are all now under the gamer’s direct control rather than a preset movie," says NBA 2K gameplay director Mike Wang. Visual Concepts published additional details on some of these in a late August gameplay deep dive. "Playing suffocating defense on the perimeter and in the paint has never felt more rewarding, giving elite defenders the ability to truly change the outcome of the game," says Visual Concepts. On the defensive front, the developer is focussed on a revamped shot contest and blocking system. On offense you're promised a faster overall feel, new signature moves, precision jump shooting, dunking in traffic, and much-improved basketball IQ. Like its predecessor NBA 2K22 looks fantastically, eerily lifelike, but 2K insists that it's making huge strides in terms of gameplay too. NBA 2K22 ratings see LeBron share top spot You can see them all at the official NBA 2K website. In total there are four different editions of NBA 2K22.

Basketball has given me so much, and I’m excited to give back and work together with 2K Foundations this year to help the lives of young kids around the globe.” “I’m proud to represent my country in a special cover that honours the colours of the Slovenian flag. “Making the global cover of NBA 2K22 is special for me,” says the giant Slovenian. The main NBA 2K22 cover star is Mavericks guard Luka Doncic. Parker fronts the game's WNBA 25th Anniversary Edition, with one catch – her cover variant is only available in North America. NBA 2K22 again smashes conventions but in a very different way, with Chicago Sky power forward Candace Parker the first ever female NBA 2K cover star. PS5 and Xbox Series X were fronted by New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson, while Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lilliard was made the PS4 and Xbox One focus. In tribute, it produced a limited ‘Mamba Forever’ edition of the game featuring Bryant on the box, while the standard editions had separate cover stars on each console generation. No future 2K updates will be noted in this article.The tragic death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant at the age of just 41 led 2K to break with convention where the NBA 2K21 cover was concerned. Note: This article was updated to reflect the 2K rating changes made between Sept.
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Here is the full list of Thunder ratings: Vit Krejci and Aaron Wiggins have yet to be added to 2K. Note: Players whose roster spots are unclear, such as Gabriel Deck, are included. The rookies’ specialties were added after the initial release. Darius Bazley’s was originally three-level scorer but then changed to rebounder. Gilgeous-Alexander’s is offensive threat. The wing was rated 79 but moved down to 75 within days.Īll players are listed with a specialty. The second-highest rating was initially Josh Giddey, the No. The young guard is rated 86 as he enters his fourth year in the league and third on the Thunder. Unsurprisingly, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the highest-rated Oklahoma City Thunder player. The newest rosters for the NBA 2K22 video game series have been released.
