VC permeates the MyTeam way again, from Bestmengqin's blog

VC permeates the MyTeam way again, too. This mode acts as a fantasy-esque build-your-own-team endeavor where you earn card packs to NBA 2K MT Coins unlock players among a roster that spans multiple NBA eras. MyTeam can be attractive for long-time basketball fans such as myself who have Allen Iverson teamed up with Anthony Davis and may take this dream team roster into single-player or multiplayer games. 

However, the loot-box nature of earning card packs--which can be obtained by gradually earning MT points through fresh avenues like challenges, seasonal events, and turning in useless cards, or by purchasing them together with VC--leaves the dependence on VC unsurprisingly egregious.

MyGM, which puts you into the shoes of a group's General Manager, is a style worth mentioning. It's a sports management simulation fantasy, but affects here are only skin deep. You'll go through awkwardly written and animated dialogue situations to handle relationships within your organization--like the way I chatted to RJ Barrett about the way he had to play clarinet so as to boost his morale stats, or became the yes-man of head coach Tom Thibodeau to keep him happy. 

MyGM's menus are also flooded in a way that makes it hard to browse and get a grasp of how to spend your limited resources and time throughout the season. I have really enjoyed this mode previously using its RPG-like sensibilities, but it's one that needs a serious revamp.

I can run down every other manner of play or attribute in NBA 2K21, but I would really just be going through the laundry list of items we've seen in years past--although I really do need to point to the continued inclusion of the WNBA. It is a great attribute for current fans and people who want to familiarize themselves with WNBA players and teams. Where this falls short is the WNBA is relegated to only season play, and the addition of female player creation is just featured at the upcoming next-gen versions of Buy 2K MT the match.