I’ve always found the NBA 2K games to be quite fun. It’s not a perfect NBA simulator, but it’s pretty darn close—as close as you can reasonably expect. The ratings for each player are largely fair and how well each team performs is usually in line with real-world expectations. Most importantly, it remains thrilling to take control of Steph Curry to rain down threes from half court or posterize the daylights out of an opposing center with Anthony Edwards.
Normally those are reasons enough to look forward to the annual release of NBA 2K every year, but this year had a special draw. A roller coaster of an NBA offseason saw multiple stars change teams and rosters shuffle across the league. All those moves serve as a foundation for what will be the most interesting season in recent NBA memory. There are questions abound—can LeBron mesh with the 76ers? Will Giannis and Bam work together? Can anyone really threaten Victor Wembanyama for an MVP trophy?—that can only be answered by watching how the games play out on the court.
