Nah they aren’t terribly concerned about updating gear unless the player in question has a lot of star power. Come on over to the shoe vault discussion:
https://forums.operationsports.com/f...iscussion.html
A lot of us use a similar solution. We download an updated custom roster, from the Home Screen settings, then manually edit player gear/shoes.
Unfortunately we’re still at the mercy of 2k/sneaker companies to add newer shoe models to the game (they irregularly come throughout the season individually, or in bulk, unannounced).
Getty images is a great source for what players are currently wearing, example below:
https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/d...es&sort=newest