Game Notes
- Release date: September 4, 2020
- Cover athletes: Damian Lillard PG Portland Trailblazers, Zion Williams PF New Orleans Pelicans, Kobe Bryant SG Los Angeles Lakers (PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC)
- NBA Legend Kobe Bryant tragically died in a helicopter crash in January 2020, and was honored on as the legend on the cover with a "Mamba Forever" edition. We miss you Kobe.
- 2 all new Classic Teams were added to the game for the first time, including both championship winning 16-17 Warriors and the 18-19 Raptors. This brings the total to 67 Classic Teams in the game.
Player Notes
- NOTABLE PLAYERS NOT IN THE GAME: Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller, Wes Unseld, Jerry Sloan, Luol Deng, Mario Chalmers, Jeremy Lin, José Calderón, Devin Harris, Lance Stephenson, Andrew Bogut, Tyreke Evans, Dante Cunningham, Darren Collison, Jerryd Bayless, Timofey Mozgov, Zaza Pachulia, Shaun Livingston, Ian Clark, Raymond Felton, Channing Frye, Quincy Pondexter
- Former C Jason Collins (71 OVR) was added to the game to the 01-02 Nets.
- Former SG Manu Ginobili (87 OVR) was added to the game to the 04-05 Spurs.
- Former SF Dahntay Jones (72 OVR) was added to the game to the 05-06 Grizzlies.
- Former C Kendrick Perkins (76 OVR) and former SG Tony Allen (75 OVR) were added to the game to the 07-08 Celtics.
- Former PG Rafer Alston (79 OVR), former PF Luis Scola (76 OVR), and former PG Aaron Brooks (74 OVR) were all added to the 07-08 Rockets.
- Former PF Dante Cunningham (76 OVR) and PG Jerryd Bayless (78 OVR) were removed from the 09-10 Trail Blazers.
- Former SF Luol Deng (84 OVR) and C Omer Asik (73 OVR) were removed from the 10-11 Bulls.
- Former PG Jason Terry (85 OVR) was added to the 10-11 Mavericks.
- Former PG Jeremy Lin (85 OVR) was removed from the 11-12 Knicks.
- Former SF Landry Fields (68 OVR) was added to the 11-12 Knicks.
- Former C Kendrick Perkins (77 OVR) was added to the 11-12 Thunder.
- Former SF Tony Allen (75 OVR) was added to the 12-13 Grizzlies.
- Former PG Jerryd Bayless (75 OVR), former SF Quincy Pondexter (75 OVR), and former PF Jon Leuer (74 OVR) were all removed from the 12-13 Grizzlies
- Former C Chris Bosh (86 OVR) was added to the 12-13 Heat.
- Former PF Boris Diaw (76 OVR) was added to the 13-14 Spurs.
- Former PF Luis Scola (73 OVR) was added to the 13-14 Pacers.
- Former SG Lance Stephenson (83 OVR) was removed from the 13-14 Pacers.
- Former PG Darren Collison (78 OVR) was removed from the 13-14 Clippers.
- Former SF Dahntay Jones (72 OVR) was added to the game to the 15-16 Cavaliers.
- Former C Timofey Mozgov (74 OVR) and former C Channing Frye (74 OVR) were removed from the 15-16 Cavaliers.
- Former C Andrew Bogut (77 OVR), former PG Shaun Livingston (75 OVR), and former SG Ian Clark (72 OVR) were all removed from the 15-16 Warriors.
- On October 2, 2020 NBA 2K added former Utah Jazz PG Deron Williams back to the game.