NBA 2K19 MyLEAGUE and MyGM Developer Blog

[bxphenom7]

Wow, ok, might get back into 2k this year for the Franchise mode alone. Going to wait for a sale though. This really might be the best Franchise mode in all of gaming, not counting the text-simulations. 

[MrKilligan]

I wonder if we can now get closer to creating a NCAA MyLeauge by adjusting all of the Progression/Regression sliders so that players hit their peak way sooner but also regress to the point that teams won't even sign  players after 4-5 years of experience.

[jk31]

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I hope this "timer" stuff doesn't mean, that you necessarily HAVE to advance the league for trades or free agent signings to go through, like it was back in NBA 2k13.

We usually just paused the league right after the start and only advanced it for transactions. At the same time this means, that the early games will at one point get simulated, just because you had to sim through that date...I hope they kept that in mind for 2k19. We don't want that to happen!

[michaelhawj]

Wow, this blog is most fantastic ever i read .. great job Erick !!!!!!!!!  keep up good work for 2k20 while 2k19 is on sale for one year before 2k20 come out in September 2019.. i am very excited and eager to play Traditional My GM instead story based My GM  on September 7th

[ataman5]

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I hope this "timer" stuff doesn't mean, that you necessarily HAVE to advance the league for trades or free agent signings to go through, like it was back in NBA 2k13.

We usually just paused the league right after the start and only advanced it for transactions. At the same time this means, that the early games will at one point get simulated, just because you had to sim through that date...I hope they kept that in mind for 2k19. We don't want that to happen!

Exactly what you say!!! But i believe this is not the case at least i hope so and some dev can chime in and reassure that it's not the case.

[trekfan]

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The historical draft classes really are a great idea, but the passage that caught my eye here rereading it for, like, the fifth time was ...

I don’t think I need to explain to you how much fun this feature is as you can bring Kareem, Magic, Bird, Jordan, The Admiral, Iverson, Timmy Duncan, rookie LeBron, and so many more back into the NBA for your chance to guide their careers.


I recently had what turned out to be one of my all-time favorite MyLEAGUE sessions where I ran through 40 years starting with the 1976 class and loaded each subsequent class all the way through 2017. It was a ton of fun, and made every draft ‘must-watch’ as I waited to see where all the stars would land, knowing those franchises would be changed forever. I highly recommend you give this a try!

I'm probably reading into it, but it's something I've always wanted -- if you use a historical draft class, does game MyLeague date shift to reflect the year?


So if I used a 1976 class, does that mean they're drafting in June of 1976? If so, that'd be amazing. It's a little thing and a really dumb thing, but just having the ability to shift the year would go a long way for immersion.


I realize they can't recreate the league as it stood in 1976 (and would you really want to? Times were vastly different), but just bumping the year date back to a time of your choosing would be nice.


Probably not a feature that's in there, but something I noticed this time around.

[bigmike0077]

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THIS IS GREATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

I really hope everything works as intended or close to it as possible

In Game Injuries! hope they get that right his year to where it was in 2k15 or 2k14.

CPU Time out- Hope CPU will actually take time outs this year,

[georgiafan]

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The historical draft classes really are a great idea, but the passage that caught my eye here rereading it for, like, the fifth time was ...



I'm probably reading into it, but it's something I've always wanted -- if you use a historical draft class, does game MyLeague date shift to reflect the year?


So if I used a 1976 class, does that mean they're drafting in June of 1976? If so, that'd be amazing. It's a little thing and a really dumb thing, but just having the ability to shift the year would go a long way for immersion.


I realize they can't recreate the league as it stood in 1976 (and would you really want to? Times were vastly different), but just bumping the year date back to a time of your choosing would be nice.


Probably not a feature that's in there, but something I noticed this time around.

I read that to mean he just loaded 40 years of draft classes that ended in the draft class that was in 17 not the actually year

[FunGaming44]

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You CAN do that, which is why I'm so damn excited about this feature. It's like replaying the entire history of the NBA on your console. FINALLY

Well yes but It has not been answered if we can really start playing in the year 1975 that is what i ment, i like to start playing in 1975 and really move up in years not start playing in 2018 and pretend its 1975. What would make this perfect would be to really start in 1975 with the arena's from back then and then move on from that. Most could be done with the created arena option offcourse if they would give us a little more creative freedom so we can really remake the old classic arena's. But yes lets hope we can choose starting dates when starting a franchise and not be locked into 2018 as start

[WTF]

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Historical draft classes... Mentor systems... New CAP... trading more future picks... Real Time Free Agency... there's just so much information in this article. I can't get my head wrapped around all of this.

[Glen286]

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The "Customize Season Awards" almost made me cry. I've been wishing for that for 10 year.s

Yes, no longer will DPOY default to the big men with the most rebounds and blocks.

[trekfan]

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I read that to mean he just loaded 40 years of draft classes that ended in the draft class that was in 17 not the actually year

Oh you are very likely right, it just occurred to me that the wording was just vague enough that it might be the case.

[KamikazeBlaize]

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The historical draft classes really are a great idea, but the passage that caught my eye here rereading it for, like, the fifth time was ...



I'm probably reading into it, but it's something I've always wanted -- if you use a historical draft class, does game MyLeague date shift to reflect the year?


So if I used a 1976 class, does that mean they're drafting in June of 1976? If so, that'd be amazing. It's a little thing and a really dumb thing, but just having the ability to shift the year would go a long way for immersion.


I realize they can't recreate the league as it stood in 1976 (and would you really want to? Times were vastly different), but just bumping the year date back to a time of your choosing would be nice.


Probably not a feature that's in there, but something I noticed this time around.

The way I'm interpreting the feature is that they are simply compiling what they can with players they've already put on classic teams, plus maybe some new (old) ones, but they aren't going to be complete and are akin to putting legends into the FA pool in MLB except via the actual draft.

[CaVsFaN2273]

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Yes, no longer will DPOY default to the big men with the most rebounds and blocks.

Or the MIP improving his PPG by 1 point lol.

[Surg2k]

WOW! Multiple times reading this my jaw dropped! The Lottery Tournament and the 16 re seeding may be the coolest feature ever! I need to take a deep breath walk for a second and read this again. Wow!