[Lakers 24 7]

2k8 by far was the most realistic in the series, still is. Every player moved, behaved and played like their real life counterpart. More so than 2k21 imo. The mid-range game was perfect. Lock down defenders were lock down defenders. Good ball movement and running plays was realistically effective. So much to love about that game, it was just a great simulation.

Just as important, the online lobby with user feedback made it easy to avoid cheesers and only play against other sim heads. So any exploits that were present was irrelevant because I never had to play against people who would use them.