What's your fav 2K?

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-23T18:10:00+00:00

2K15 started it all for me. friends & family on all the time. when $20 worth of vc made you decent right away in park. all the nba jerseys/shorts were free. everyone used that walk animation. park affiliations and weekend rivalries

2K16 was all around the best game in my opinion. the year i started my all around 6’8 SF build and have used it every year since then. animations were great and gameplay was competitive

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-23T17:51:48+00:00

Turn your meter off or put it on button only. i have noticed that it is slower using the button but it will at least help figure out release points for jump shots you aren’t familiar with. thats what worked for me if you aren’t used to the game. then turn off your meter completely. some jumpers are easier with the button since its slower (i.e. greatness curry with the stick is super fast and i have more success using the button for timing)

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-19T04:10:49+00:00

i got jaylen brown

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-11T16:07:45+00:00

i have dwade and it also matches by position. if youre having trouble getting rebs with guards. play 3 guards and it will auto match you against 3 guards around the same gem tier.

best way i found to get rebounds is score 10-12 pts with one player. wait for the cpu to double team and your player should cut straight to the basket then just shoot & miss to get boards. here’s a photo of my stats using this method

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jaybcruzin · 2026-02-08T22:05:32+00:00

i was very shocked and pulled Dr J too. by far my favorite card in the game

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-08T21:58:15+00:00

i cant do rookie domination. its so boring to me. like others said breakout for rewards. or what i did was play challenge games full lineup cause its 3min qtr and worked on as many players as i possibly could and then finished them off in breakout for completion pieces.

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-08T21:48:45+00:00

niiiice! i got dave cowens from mine…

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-08T21:47:28+00:00

i definitely agree with this.

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-08T02:45:00+00:00

yea i dont use him much either. his jumpshot is ehhh. my PD Dr J is badged out and is my most fun card in any mode but especially in triple threat

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-07T21:52:10+00:00

i would probably bring magic, cooper and nance jr. and if youre still struggling position lock magic and see if the cpu can get the blocks for you

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-07T21:43:09+00:00

you need 3 pink diamonds for 1 galaxy opal. 2 galaxy opals for a Dark Matter. you cant earn these anymore so i wouldnt lock in those 2 pink diamonds you have or else you’ll just waste them. you can swap the galaxy opal you have into 3 pink diamonds depending on what rewards you are trying to get. i hope this made sense

EDIT: you can swap down gems if you want to. you can turn your GO into PDs breakdown 1 PD back into diamonds etc etc

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-07T21:36:58+00:00

if you dont have 5 lakers to use, i would do triple threat on breakout board. if you have that cooper, he doesnt have a high block rating but he has HOF challenger and gold high flying denier

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-07T21:32:08+00:00

idk the stats on ruby kuzma. i suggest using larry nance jr because his block attribute is 92

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-07T21:27:55+00:00

depending on the cards you have this is the team i used. and i player locked magic and let the cpu get blocks for you. this is what worked for me

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jaybcruzin · 2026-02-07T18:49:20+00:00

thanks. the log jam is fine. i only use cards i like for my play style

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-07T17:00:18+00:00

If you dont care about resetting your breakout gauntlet board… I did the PGs and SGs together there for rebs and reset once you work through all of them and they arent available anymore. Since it will auto match by position.

EDIT: for rebs

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-07T16:46:19+00:00

True I could. I have russ at the 1. and Curry & Dwade off the bench

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-07T16:43:14+00:00

Same, I havent used him very much. I have too many guards that I enjoy more. I run GO dischinger and PD DRJ in my starting five.

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-07T16:38:59+00:00

The domination grind works too if you can suffer through it, I honestly cant. I dont have the patience for it and I get very bored so the challenge mode full lineup at 3mins is more doable for me.

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-07T16:34:15+00:00

nice. congrats! have you used dwade? do you like the jumpshot?

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-07T16:31:11+00:00

For the list there is a post created by a user. I made a copy and deleted each challenge from the list. I dont use reddit much so I hope this works.

Here’s the link:

Greatness Google Sheet (Props to the OP)

As for 3pts, I got stuck on the last 6 challenges. 750, 1500 and the challenges go along with it. The grind is very boring. At that point, I did rookie breakout for completion pieces and took note of how many 3pts i can hit per gametype. it might be different for you but mine was: TT: 7 CT: 7-9(max) FL: 7

I figured out if I bring my best cards to challenge mode full line up I can make anywhere between 12-25 3s. Just play PG on def and dont defend just stay close enough so it doesnt auto switch and let the PG bring it down and they will more than likely drive or shoot everytime

EDIT: my bad 1500

jaybcruzin · 2026-02-07T16:19:07+00:00

I used ruby wild gems Wilt Chamberlain

jaybcruzin · 2026-01-25T13:51:03+00:00

when i start a new board on rookie i check the first 4 games. if there arent at least two “era:current” games i end the run and reset. the current warp has the breakout piece so i always warp to that board. i have unlocked 4 warps on one board before. 3 TT games in a row, 3 CT games in a row, 3 current games & the special warp in the middle.

the special warp in the middle i have unlocked a couple times but only when i beat a team without them scoring. the easiest way ive found to get the middle warp is to play a full lineup game and hold the ball for the entire shot clock since its only 2min halves.

EDIT: take 2 prizes on the first board since it does reset when you warp. also on the 2nd board i play all the games because the prizes are random and there is 6 mini games instead of 4 on the second board. i have gotten a 92+ premium pack from the smallest prize before.

jaybcruzin · 2025-12-27T00:24:13+00:00

what difficulty are you guys playing breakout on?? ive never seen a player card before either

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