Top 5 NBA 2K games since 2010

NBA 2K22 Covers [Source: Gematsu]
NBA 2K22 Covers [Source: Gematsu]

#3 NBA 2K13

The Dream Team as shown in NBA 2K13 [Source: screenrant]
The Dream Team as shown in NBA 2K13 [Source: screenrant]

NBA 2K13 generated hype by introducing Team USA of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics 'Dream Team' and the 2012 London Olympics. The game also featured Jay-Z as the main artist for the soundtrack, production and narration.

NBA 2K13 highlighted sneaker culture, and built on the success of NBA 2K11 and 2K12 by improving on them. They added to the gamer's need of classic teams. and introduced some incredible lineups to play with.

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Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose shared the main cover of NBA 2K13, while another edition featured Durant, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant on the cover wearing Team USA uniforms.


#2 NBA 2K22

NBA 2K22 cross-gen cover [Source: FanSided]
NBA 2K22 cross-gen cover [Source: FanSided]

NBA 2K22 is turning out to be one of the best versions in years. Several features have been given major overhauls and new badges, dribbling moves, jump shots and also entirely new game modes have been introduced. The MyCareer mode looks better than ever, and the introduction of the cruise ship neighborhood along with The City has received lot of praise.

2K Sports has made the game more realistic by introducing in-arena announcements along with commentary.

They've added a MyTeam draft, new challenges and better cards, and gave MyLeague an upgrade. You can see five reasons to love the game here.


#1 NBA 2K17

The Golden State Warriors as seen in NBA 2K17 [Source: screenrant]
The Golden State Warriors as seen in NBA 2K17 [Source: screenrant]

NBA 2K16 was so good that NBA 2K17 was tough to follow, but the game developers went up a notch and introduced the MyLeague mode.

For the first time, you could relocate teams, add new cities and change the rules of the NBA, which was unheard of. It gave you an entire experience of the regular season and playoffs while feeling like a general manager, player and also coach.

The ability to move a whole franchise to a different city and practically start a new league with unique teams was incredibly fun when it first came out.

Moreover, it was one of the last games where you could play with international teams in the Play Now mode.

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Similar to EA Sports' FIFA, you could pick Real Madrid with 59-rated Luka Doncic and play against the 2017 Golden State Warriors without a hitch. Now there are only NBA and WNBA teams on the Instant Play mode.

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