September 20th needs to hurry up!
With just a little over a month left until NBA 2K17 hits streets and digital platforms, 2K Sports shares its first batch of news for their next basketball simulation title. Senior Producer of the game, Erick Boenisch revealed a few new details on the expansions of MyGM and MyLEAGUE.
This season, users will be able to add up to 6 expansion teams on the regular 30 NBA squads or start an entire 36-team league, all customizable. Unfortunately, MyPARK, 2K Pro-AM and MyCAREER weren’t discussed during this unveiling of information a few days ago, but you can get a closer look at the new features for the previously mentioned modes below. Stay tuned for a few possible advanced videos of first footage from Gamescom in Germany or Pax West in Washington State.
The new menu system
NBA 2K17 features a simplified menu system that is both beautiful and streamlined. All of the modes within MyGM / MyLEAGUE feature an elegant setup flow that will guide you through the creation of your completely customized league, step-by-step.
– Start with the current 30-team NBA, as it is structured now.
– Start a league with Expansion where you can instantly expand the league from 30 up to 36 teams (all with designs of your choosing).
– Or, you can start with a completely customized league (that can still include up to 36 teams) that may include realigned divisions, Expansion Teams, Classic teams, Edited/Rebranded NBA teams, Euroleague teams, and more.
The League Expansion
The League Expansion feature allows you to create a league with up to 36 teams (with 6 teams being Expansion teams). For those wanting to exert more freedom, Custom League allows you to create a league with a mixture of Current NBA Teams, Classic NBA Teams, Expansion Teams, and Euroleague Teams.
Expansion Teams
For Expansion Teams, you can choose to: 1) Design your own team logo, uniform, and arena from scratch, 2) You can populate your league with a selection of fictional expansion teams we have built from the ground-up (complete with full audio and commentary support), or 3) You can browse Team Designs that other community members have uploaded. With only the press of a button, these Team Designs can easily be downloaded an inserted directly into your league.