[FlyRice]

Instead of press conferences after every game, have interviews only for the player of the game as they walk off the court like in real life. Also interviews in the locker room if you're on the losing team. Save the press conferences for the playoffs.

Be able to hire an agent to negotiate contracts or request trades. The better the agent, the more money you can receive. Include contract incentives and milestones. Your agent would also present you with all the offers from different teams if you become a top free agent.

Bring back all the pre-draft competition. You should be able to schedule workouts with different teams in order to raise your stock, in addition to being interviewed. If you get injured you may get red flagged. Have minigames for the draft combine. Have the option to skip all the pre-draft stuff, but risk getting picked later.

Bring back crib mode. The more money you have, the better crib you can afford. Maybe you start out in an apartment, or a teammate's couch. You should only be able to visit the crib during home games.

Be able to watch something like sports center for the top 10 highlights of the night to see if you make it. There should be an achievement for reaching the top highlight.

Have scouting reports that you can read about your next opponent's tendencies so that you can prepare for the matchup.

Be able to meet with your coach or owner to talk about your role on the team, ask for more minutes, talk about the direction of the team, etc. You can be defined as the franchise player, part of the core, role player, or 6th man off the bench. If you're not on the same page then you can ask to be traded.

The media should start rumors about you which affect your perception around the league. You can then address if they are true or false in interviews. This will tie in with the popularity/team chemistry attributes.

Be able to see how well your jersey is selling among the top ten in the league. Endorsements and popularity as well as playing in a larger market will help raise your sales.

Bring back D-League.

Be able to receive invites from the NBA to participate in All Star festivities like the dunk contest and three point shootout. Receive money bonuses or raise your popularity by performing well.

New endorsement idea: Star on the cover of NBA 2K.

Other NBA players should be able to send you text messages. For example, congratulating you on a good performance or recruiting you to their teams. Imagine receiving a text from your favorite NBA player!