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It’s time to return to the hardwood with the latest iteration of the famous basketball simulator.NBA 2K24offers a plethora of game modes to fulfill any hooper’s virtual dreams on the court.
Whether it’s building an ultimate team from a pack of cards or embarking on your own journey to become the GOAT of the NBA, there are a handful of valuable pieces of information you should know. We explain the best tips everyone should know before tipping off in NBA 2K24.
How To Become The GOAT
Creating your own NBA superstar and trying to become the Greatest Of All Time starts with choosing the properposition. While whichever position and team you choose will ultimately have you in the starting lineup, these decisions can majorly affect how much you’refeatured in a team’s offense.
Let’s say you want to create a ball-dominant, shoot-first backcourt player, but in order tohave success, you need the ball in your hand a lot, and you need to be the top-scoring option.
If that’s the type of build you create, you’d be better off joining arebuilding team like the Detroit Pistonsinstead of a title contender like the Phoenix Suns. Unless you’re willing to defer to other players and be more of arole player, you should seekworse teamswhere you can be the new star player.
Now, it’s important to diversify the maximum potential of your attributes, but there are some that should take precedence. Having high ratings infree throws, three-pointers, and defensive reboundsshould be near the top of your priority list, regardless of the position you play.
Free Agents In MyTeam
There are several different cards you will collect to use in MyTeam, but the most crucial cards will beFree Agents. These are players who have alimited number of game appearancesbefore they disappear from your roster.
Because certain MyTeam modes likeDominationoffer more rewards for winning onhigher difficulties, it would be best to save your top Free Agents for those contests instead of wasting them on lesser opposition. You don’t have a time limit on using Free Agents, so you can hoard them for as long as you want.
Complete Mamba Moments
Due to his jersey number 24, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant graces the cover of NBA 2K24. Mamba Moments are similar to the Jordan Challenges of last year, where the gamehighlights key situationsfrom Bryant’s illustrious career.
There areseven total Mamba Momentsand each contains three objectives to complete. Every moment will task you with winning the game and then the other two will be a mix betweenBryant scoring points, collecting rebounds, or defensive milestones.
You will earn various prizes as you collect the stars that can be used in MyTeam and MyCareer.
Enable Role-Play MyNBA
It’s already stressful competing for an NBA championship, but you can make things easier (or more stressful?) by enabling therole-playing elements in MyNBA. The main element will add aSkill Treethat you can use to unlock upgrades or features to benefit your team.
You amass GM Points by winning games and having general success in the season.
Some of the upgrades will directly impact an attribute likeball-handlingwhile other upgrades will assist thefront office in trades.
Season Pass
NBA 2K24 contains a Season Pass that offers a treasure trove of rewards as you level up in the game. There arethree tiers of the Season Pass: Base, Pro, and Hall of Fame. The Base Pass will be free, while you will need to upgrade to the other two passes to claim those rewards.
It might be tempting to purchase either of these passes, but we recommendplaying through the Season before making a decision. You will retroactively unlock all the rewards you’ve unlocked no matter when you upgrade the pass, so if you make a lot of progress in the Season you can see if it’s worth it to upgrade.
