In this post we break down what each attribute does and how it helps you play in NBA 2K23:

Finishing

  • Close Shot: Determines the ability to shoot when standing still out to 10 feet from the basket. Helps post hooks, and is also used to determine the ability to make standing alley-oop and putback layup attempts.
  • Driving Layup: Determines the ability to successfully complete regular, contact, alley-oop, and putback layup attempts while moving toward the basket.
  • Driving Dunk: Determines the ability to successfully complete regular, contact, alley-oop, and putback dunk attempts while moving toward the basket.
  • Standing Dunk: Determines the ability to successfully complete regular, contact, alley-oop and putback dunk attempts while standing under the basket.
  • Post Control: Helps determine success when performing spins, drives, drop steps, and other moves from the post position. Used along with strength and size to determine the ability to back down a defender.

Shooting

  • Mid-Range Shot: Determines the ability to make shots of all types from mid-range distance, including post fadeaway attempts.
  • Thee-Point Shot: Determines the ability to make shots of all types from three-point distance.
  • Free Throw: Determines the ability of successfully making free throw attempts.

Playmaking

  • Pass Accuracy: Determines the ability to throw the ball on target in all types of passing situations, such as bounce, chest, lob, overhead, flashy, and alley-oop passes.
  • Ball Handle: Determines skill while dribbling the ball, both in terms of moves allowed and securing the ball from steal attempts.
  • Speed with Ball: Affects how fast the player can run or sprint while dribbling the ball.

Defense/Rebounding

  • Interior Defense: Determines the ability for the player to defend the paint both on and off the ball, as well as contest shots near the rim.
  • Perimeter Defense: Determines the ability for the player to defend the perimeter both on and off the ball, as well as contest shots from outside.
  • Steal: Affects the ability to intercept or deflect passes and steal the ball from opposing ball-handlers in all situations.
  • Block: Determines the chance to successfully block shots of all types.
  • Offensive Rebound: Affects the ability to grab offensive rebounds. Along with vertical, unlocks rebound animations to reach the ball more easily on missed shots. Helps determine ability to box out or navigate around box outs.
  • Defensive Rebound: Affects ability to grab defensive rebounds. Along with vertical, unlocks rebounding animations to reach the ball more easily on missed shots. Helps determine ability to box out or navigate around box outs.

Physicals

  • Speed: Affects how fast the player can run or sprint around the court.
  • Acceleration: Affects the speed at which the player can move in short bursts ad when taking off from a stand-still position.
  • Strength: Determines who wins a contact battle and helps dictate how successful a player will be when backing down or being backed down in the post, both with and without the ball.
  • Vertical: Used as a gate for dunk animations, and in combination with attribute counterparts, allows a player to jump higher on rebound and blocks.
  • Stamina: Affects how quickly a player loses energy and fatigues while running, sprinting, taking contact and performing various moves on the court.