NBA2K21

NBA 2K21 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports, based on the National Basketball Association (NBA). It is the 22nd installment in the NBA 2K franchise and the successor to NBA 2K20. Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers and Kobe Bryant will be the cover athletes for the game.

NBA 2K21 will be released on September 3, 2020, for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Google Stadia, and in December 2020 for the Xbox Series X and Playstation 5.

Development and Release
NBA 2K21 was officially announced on May 8, 2020. The covers were revealed on April 30, 2020, It will be released for Stadia, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. A limited version of the game will also be released for Android and IOS.

Gameplay
NBA 2K21 is a basketball simulation game which, like the previous games in the series, strives to realistically depict the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as present improvements over the previous installments. The player mainly plays NBA games with real-life or customized players and teams; games follow the rules and objectives of NBA games. Several game modes are present and many settings can be customized. Up to six expansion teams can be created and used in both MyLeague and MyGM Modes, with the possibility of a 60-team league, and any team can be relocated and rebranded.

Along with the current season's teams and players, previous games in the series have featured NBA teams from past eras, such as the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls and the 1985–86 Boston Celtics. NBA 2K21 adds six more such teams, such as the 2009-10 Los Angeles Lakers.

For the first time every on NBA2K, the in-studio pregame and halftime shows are officially licensed with the NBA on TNT presentations, featuring Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O'Neal, and Charles Barkley. During games, the announcers are Kevin Harlan, Greg Anthony, Chris Webber, Steve Smith and Clark Kellogg, with Doris Burke and David Aldridge as the sideline reporters.

A staple of the series, MyCareer, returns as one of the available game modes. MyCareer is a career mode in which the player creates their own customizable basketball player and plays through their basketball career. The mode features a storyline which plays out as the player competes in games as well as off-court activities. The creation tools have been overhauled. The Neighborhood also returns to MyCareer in which players can customize their wardrobe, get haircuts and tattoos, and purchase power-ups. They can also do their workouts and run drills to improve their attributes at their current team's practice facility.

The game's returning MyGM and MyLeague game modes, which task the player with managing all basketball operations for a specific team, were a point of emphasis during development. MyGM is more focused on realism, whereas MyLeague offers more customization options.

NBA 2K21 again, for the eighth time in the series, features MyTeam mode, a mode based around the idea of building the ultimate basketball team and maintaining a virtual trading card collection. Players assemble and play with their team in basketball tournament-style competitions against other players' teams in several formats. Assets for a team are acquired through various means, including randomized card packs and the auction house. Virtual Currency (VC), MyTeam Points (MT), and Tokens are used in the mode.