Basketball fans are in for a treat this year. NBA 2K23 features a quartet of cover stars: basketball legend Michael Jordan on the Michael Jordan Edition, female legends Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi on the WNBA Edition, and contemporary star Devin Booker on the Standard Edition. The game also gets some nice improvements to gameplay. For instance, shooting is going to be more realistic, with a new system that evaluates defenders' hand coverage along a window of the shot movement.

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Regardless of whether you're building a MyPLAYER or trying to dominate The W, there are a ton of customization options. It's important to spend a little bit of time making sure that your avatar looks the way you want her too, as she will be with you for a while.

Visual Concepts has made some great strides in making nba2k23 mt more authentic this year. Fast break defense has been a big issue in the past, as it would be easy to blow by a team and get some quick buckets in transition, but this year's game seems to have addressed it.

The same can't be said for interior defenders, however. They still have a tendency to get picked apart by players like Capela, Jokic and Gobert on drives to the basket, which is a shame considering how good they are in real life. They deserve to be treated as equals. That means giving them a few more contests on those types of plays.

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NBA 2K23’s gameplay features some significant improvements for both shooting and ball handling. Shooting gets a nice boost from the addition of shooting attributes that help to capture the essence of a great NBA shooter’s capabilities. The game also introduces new gesture combos that make navigating the court more fluid than ever. This includes rim-hang dunks (holding the Sprint trigger when you get close to the hoop) and switchbacks (flicking the Pro Stick, letting it center, and then quickly moving it in the opposite direction).

Another big improvement is dribbling, which now offers new attacking size-up moves that help players bait and shift defenders to gain the space they need. Additionally, the defensive AI is improved with fly-by blocks that are much more effective when closing out late on a perimeter shooter.

More MyTEAM cards

Assembling a team of your own is a huge draw for basketball fans. NBA 2K’s MyTEAM mode puts a unique twist on the hobby, letting players collect cards and create their own dream lineup. Players can compete in a variety of challenges and collect different player cards for their squads, from current and past seasons.

MyTEAM’s evolution card system was a big hit with players in last year’s game, which allowed them to power up their starter Evo cards to higher gem tiers. However, it’s unclear if that will return in this year’s game, though there is a new way to obtain higher rated cards in the form of the Trophy Case Collection.

Last year, the holiday season reward system included a Baron Davis card that took players a good number of games to acquire. That type of massive collection incentive is something that would help keep the mode fresh for players. However, the MyTEAM mode hasn’t had anything like that this year.

More MyPLAYER cards

NBA 2K23 is getting a lot of updates this season. The basketball sim has some major additions to its MyCareer mode, along with new MyTeam rewards and Dark Matter cards. These new items will give dedicated hoopers something to chew on for the next few weeks.

MyCareer has a new way to earn VC that’s much more efficient than upgrading your player’s attributes one by one. Every day, you can get a Daily Reward from Pippa, which gives you an upgrade for each of your three primary attributes. These upgrades will give your OVR a major boost, and they’re free. The other way to earn VC is to open MyTeam Card Packs. These can be purchased with VC or MT, and there are several types of packs available, including single-card packs, 10-pack boxes, and 20-pack boxes. The latter can include a Topper, which guarantees a Diamond card.