NBA 2K22 MyTeam mode: What’s new for Season 5?

NBA 2K22 has shared new details about the upcoming MyTeam mode’s Season 5. We received the details early and have dropped the highlights below.

• The new theme for season 5 is “Power Within” and it includes an anime theme.

What is the NBA 2K22 MyTeam mode?

NBA 2K22 is a simulation basketball video game that has a number of different modes, including a normal exhibition mode (where you can pick teams to play against) and a franchise mode (where you can control an entire franchise).

• The MyTeam mode is a specific mode where you build a fantasy NBA roster using digital cards, which can be obtained through challenges, agendas, events, or by opening digital packs (almost like real-life basketball cards).
• Every card has a different tier. Gold cards are the lowest tier, followed by emerald, sapphire, ruby, amethyst, diamond, pink diamond, galaxy opal and dark matter.
• MyTeam has six-week seasons. Each season has a different theme and ultimate player reward for reaching Level 40, which can be achieved by gaining points from challenges.

Quick details of NBA 2K22 MyTeam Season 5:

Two new players — For the first time, NBA 2K will be adding Duke University star Paolo Banchero and Galaxy Opal Cincinnatus Powell into the game.

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New event murals — Season 5 will have three new events based around completing a mural.

• Completing an event will earn you a Galaxy Opal reward player.
• Completing the murals for all three of these players will earn you a Dark Matter player.
• These events will only be around in Season 5.
• It’s unclear if the events will be similar to previous in NBA 2K22, which centered around collecting items in packs.
• NBA 2K mentioned Kevin Durant and 2019 first-round pick Rui Hachimura as featured stars of the season, so these two might be one of those mural sets if I were to guess.

Dynamic Ratings — A new base set of the current NBA players will be added this season, adding 400 new player cards.

• The stats for these players will update throughout the rest of the season based on real-life performances.

Dynamic Rating Domination tier — You can compete against the new base set of cards in a new tier of Domination (where you play against all 30 teams).

• The reward for completing all the games on the highest difficulty is Galaxy Opal Paul Millsap

NBA 75 — The six NBA 75th anniversary card collections — which featured cards of players on the NBA’s 75 players list — will be finished in Season 5.

• The 2000s and the 2010s will be completed on March 1.
• The ‘80s/’90s collection will follow, with the ‘60s/’70s being the final set.
• The reward for collecting an entire decade’s cards will be a dark matter player.

NBA 75 rewards — Gamers can vote for their pick for the NBA 75 rewards on the MyTeam Twitter account.

• Options for the 2010s collection reward include Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Zion Williamson and Joel Embiid. It’s unclear who will be available for the 2000s set.
• Poll results for the 2010 and 2000s rewards will be released Friday.
• The new reward card will be available on Tuesday.
• Voting for the next week’s rewards will begin next Wednesday and Thursday.

Historic coaches — New historic coach cards will be added into packs.

• New coach cards include Don Nelson, Rick Adelman, Jerry Sloan, Lenny Wilkins, Larry Brown and more.
• Phil Jackson, Doc Rivers, Mike D’Antoni, Erik Spoelstra, and Ty Lue will get new legendary cards.
• And Galaxy Opal Gregg Popovich will be available, too.

Moments of the Month — The new Moments of the Month challenges will return on March 8, allowing gamers to earn rewards based on actual real-life NBA moments.

• There will be “more new reward additions to MyTeam throughout the season,” 2K said in a press release.

Galaxy Opal rewards — “You will be able to fill out a full lineup of Galaxy Opal reward cards during Season 5,” 2K said in a press release.

What are the MyTeam Season 5 Rewards?

• Level 1 — Free agent Duke University star Paolo Banchero
• Level 40 reward — Dark Matter Ray Allen
• Domination reward — Galaxy Opal Paul Millsap
• Unlimited — Galaxy Opal Cincinnatus Powell
• Limited mode — Galaxy Opal DeMarcus Cousins
• Ascension Board — TBD
• Draft Ascension Board — Galaxy Opal Richard Hamilton
• Triple Threat total wins — TBD
• Triple Threat Online — TBD
• Crunch Time Wheel — Galaxy Opal Shawn Kemp
• Crunch Time (10 wins) — TBD
• Crunch Time (30 wins) — TBD
• Crunch Time (50 wins) — TBD
• Crunch Time (100 wins) — TBD
• Exchange — Galaxy Opal Sidney Moncrief

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What we didn’t learn about season 5:

• It’s still unclear if there will be a new round of Spotlight Sims.
• We don’t know the rewards for a number of modes, including the Triple Threat Offline and Triple Threat Online rewards.
• There’s no update about potential patches to defense and offense.

Correction: This article previously said Galaxy Opal Sidney Moncrief was a token reward. He’s in the exchange.