This year's 2K is the only way to buy all the Morant stock. Morant has a higher layup rating than Kyrie Irving and a more effective overall dunk over Zach Lavine and Aaron Gordon. Morant's speed also ranks third among point guards after Russell Westbrook and De'Aaron Fox. Morant has 30 MT 2K23 badges. They can be used to define the style of play of a player and can be used to boost performance in games.

The options include rapid twitch and endless takeoff as his choices for hall of fame. For defensive purposes, the chase-down artist badge is Morant's most well-known badge.The positive side is that the game is aware it is Desmond Bane is one of the league's best shooters. The 88 total 3-point rating is close to Klay Thompson as second on the game. The downside is that his release is slower than in actuality.

Finding open shots for Bane are likely to be generated in transition or by calling plays. A majority of defensive players close quickly during the game, but Bane's release doesn't seem as quick or as quick Thompson or Stephen Curry's. It's clear that "2K" views Bane as a shooter that has more to work on. While his ball-handling abilities and passing accuracy are great but his speed when handling the ball makes it difficult to make. Out of the 10 top shooting guards Bane's defensive score is only higher that Bradley Beal, C.J. McCollum as well as Tyler Herro.

Brandon Clarke was one of the Grizzlies unheralded heroes this season, but "NBA 2K23" does not seem to be worth the hype. Clarke received a top inside shot score (92), Clarke's shot at scoring post, fade and control are all under 65. The game doesn't offer an overall rating for each shot like the patented floater shot by Clarke, consequently Clarke does not offer much offense other than dunks.

The game may have overemphasized Steven Adams' rebounding attributes. He was second behind Andre Drummond in offensive rebounding but is rated 52nd on defensive rebounding. Ziaire Williams will be the Grizzlies player who will most likely see an increase in rating through the entire season. The 74-point mark he has earned ranks 10th in the league, even though he's expected to have a NBA 2K23 MT larger role.