NBA 2K23’s MyPlayer Builder allows you to customize your character as much as you want. Still, given its expansive nature, many features are bound to go unnoticed, features that can change the way you approach MyPlayer Builder.
This guide will cover five tips for MyPlayer so you can create the best player possible. So, without wasting any more time, let’s get into it.
1. Use Shades to better understand builds
One of the most common ways of attempting to make your character is by mimicking one of the NBA superstars. Michael Jordan and LeBron James are two of the most common templates players aim for.
When making a character after such a superstar, you don’t have to start blank and work your way through the stats. The NBA 2K23 builder simulator lets you see which superstar has what “Shades”, so you can try to get your character as close to the player as possible.
These superstar shades allow you to compare your character to an existing one and better understand how different attributes interact with one another.
2. Modify your existing characters
NBA 2K23 introduces a new feature that allows you to modify any of your existing characters. You don’t have to go through all the menus again to make a new character and then retry to make a perfect character for yourself. This allows you to comfortably tinker around with different stats and builds so you don’t have a one-dimensional character.
3. Visualize your character
The better you know what type of player you want and what skills, strengths, and abilities you want, the better you can customize any character. Once you know what you want, you can focus on the key attributes of that playstyle.
If you want a shooter, you will invest in ball handling, strength, and agility to take your shots and keep the defenders off you to make space. The point is, without a specific build and a certain playstyle in your mind, you will most likely try to balance all attributes without being able to specialize or make your character stand out.
4. Observe the roster
Every player on the NBA 2K23 roster has their attribute distributions and skills. They all have a variety of badges that differentiate them from others. This is all displayed in the player’s profile and can be very useful.
Basic knowledge of the existing stats of players can help you learn about the different abilities and skills. With ample understanding, you can focus on making more complex builds for yourself, a character that excels in two or more ways.
Furthermore, you can better understand the shades of each player and superstar and help you determine your attribute allocation and what group of attributes you need to work on collectively to enhance your character’s certain skills.
5. Badges and attribute setup
Badges and Attributes are interconnected, but with the new overhauls, chasing a single badge will be much more difficult. First of all, you need certain attributes together to get a badge. The higher these attributes, the higher the tier of badge you can get.
However, this would mean that you might have to invest in some attributes that you don’t want at all. So, we recommend that you aim for only selective high-tier badges and get the bronze and silver badges for others, as they are lighter on your attribute distribution and badge points.
Second, different attributes are linked together. For example, if you decide to max out your ball handling, the builder will automatically increase your accuracy, speed with the ball, physical speed, perimeter defense, and driving layup, among other things.
The bottom line, you will end up with 78 out of your overall 99. This means that attributes that matter can not be scaled independently of all other attributes.
You should always watch what attributes are interlinked and where they need to sacrifice points or add unwanted points.
For each build, the attributes should be distributed and preferred to badges according to its type. For example, if you are making a shot creator build, you should add most of your attributes to the shooting badges.
To make your life easier on allocating attributes to the badges in each build, we have made a 2k23 MyPlayer builder cheat sheet below. This should help you out when distributing attributes.
- Play-Making Build:Playmaking > Shooting > Finishing > Defense/Rebounding
- Shot Creator Build:Shooting > Finishing > Playmaking > Defense/Rebounding
- Slash Build: Finishing > Shooting > Defense/Rebounding > Playmaking
- Defensive Build: Defense/Rebounding > Playmaking > Finishing > Shooting
- Shot Maker /Centre Build:Shooting > Defense/Rebounding > Finishing > Playmaking
- Paint Beast Build: Defense/Rebounding > Finishing > Playmaking > Shooting
