NBA 2K

The first release, NBA 2K, was released on November 11, 1999. The series was originally published by Sega; Since NBA 2K6 (2005), games have been published by 2K. By 2024, the series had 25 main installments and several spin-offs on eighteen platforms. The latest release for today is NBA 2K27 (September 4, 2026). Until 2018, the series' main competitor was NBA Live from EA Sports.

Each game in the series simulates an NBA match: the player controls an entire team or an individual basketball player, the rules and presentation follow the rules of the game and television broadcasts. The main mode is the player's career: it is called MyCareer (formerly MyPlayer and 24/7), in which the created player goes through the path from school and college basketball to the draft, NBA career and retirement. The second permanent mode is club management (Association, later MyGM and MyLeague), where the player works as the general manager of the franchise. The game features current NBA season rosters and players, historical teams, EuroLeague clubs, and with NBA 2K20, WNBA teams.

In 2018, they launched the official esports league NBA 2K League. Since 2024, with the release of NBA 2K25, the series has the slogan "Ball Over Everything".

Visual Concepts Studio; The series is published by 2K (formerly Sega).

November 11, 1999.

Created player career mode: from high school and college to the NBA draft and retirement.

Yes, the official NBA 2K League has been running since 2018.

Publication date: 09/17/2026. Series history and modes verified as of this date; prices and system requirements for specific releases are not provided.

NBA 2K is an annual basketball simulation series from Visual Concepts since 1999, featuring MyCareer and Club Management modes. About the league itself - in the articleNBA, about the game of basketball - in the materialbasketball, about children's sections - in the articlebasketball section.