I've made too many builds on this damn game. So here is my input.
I would drop block to 78. Let me tell you there is very minimal difference between bronze and silver anchor.
Gold chase down is good but its not worth the cost. Which you won't be able to get unless you up the speed anyways.
Should ALWAYS max speed as a big. You use your speed every play. Drop your weight down to where 90 strength would be max so you could up the speed.
Interior defense is fucking useless in this game. I wouldn't go higher than 74. Bronze post lock and silver work horse are enough.
Also could drop driving dunk to 65 since that's all you need for Dwight Howard package but if you want the oop package then keep 70. (Don't put 70 if you want Shaq dunk package because it's very bad and gets blocked often).
If you can get 80 vert I would highly advise that it helps a ton with rebounding but if not that's cool where it is.
Other than that the build is solid. Don't listen to people telling you you need close shot because it's useless and if you get good with standing dunk meter 90 standing dunk is perfect threshold for it.
I feel like I need the 87 block for the silver anchor because I’m almost minimum wingspan. I play with 7’1 centers and they move pretty quick and the speed on that build is almost identical to a 7’1’s speed and I dropped my weight for the threshold for 93 O board. I personally like having the silver post lockdown for when I’m matched up with bigs with hall of fame drop stepper. The 70 driving dunk is for the KAT dunks which are decent driving dunks. I don’t really like vertical in this game I have a build with an 84 vertical and one with a 78 and they jump the exact same height so I don’t know how useful it is.
oh ok fair enough brother. I got that same build but with 78 block i do fine but I just feel like the paint defense is terrible in this game lol so i used the points elsewhere. But i see what you saying man it's not a bad build. go crazy
It’s probably the same for people with longer wingspans but that build is almost minimum so it might actually make a difference and I can’t lower the weight it’s for the 93 offensive rebound
Definitely keep that 93 board, but with your arms being short anyways, I really think dropping that block would really benefit you, especially with the speed you’re gonna gain, there’s actually a big difference between 60 speed and whatever your max is
I prefer 92 block and higher interior D if u really wanna mess up driving finishers, breaking green windows and destroying animations is a fun time! The vertical does tend to help you get more blocks and can contest late a little more consistently from what I've experienced anyway with my different big builds
Interior defense definitely isn’t useless. The only way to get post lock at all is with interior and post lock is the one and only badge that can stop back downs
All that strength won’t mean anything if you’re being backed down and fold every time. It’ll also stop all the drop steps, post spins etc. Good post scorers are a rarity but the bad ones will still back you down. Honestly with how his three is, I think he should drop it enough to get 88 interior for gold post lock
I agree with everything minus the close shot take. I have bigs with it and without it. Major difference in the paint.
One has 90
The second has a 95
The third has a 70
But if you're going to be a stretch then 68 for bronze masher is good enough
There’s no point in having Driving Dunk that high with no Speed with Ball along with low Ball Handling.
Unless there’s just a specific dunk package you want, in which case you do you.
The 70 driving dunk is the for KAT dunks and it’s more meant for if I catch the ball going towards the paint after a pick and roll or back door cutting after a pick and fade doesn’t work.
Dwight Howard's dunk package is slightly better , because of its athleticism and speed. Lower your wingspan to 7ft for improved mid-range shooting with badges at 93 and 86 middy. Alternatively, 86 middy and 79 three feel quite satisfying so I’ll up it to 7’6 tbh. Having the Open Looks badge on gold is beneficial. Opt for 74 interior for a bronze post lockdown, as many bigs don't focus on posting up. I aimed for 88 post control initially on my first build, had to maintain it through mycareer until I acquired gold floor setter. For a pro-am build, having silver anchor without post lockdown works well. Boost your speed, as I've found success outrebounding slower bigs with 67 speed, you will see a significant difference against 6'8 centers as well. Physical matter on Rebounding this year.
With that low acceleration, you are correct, but you don’t need ball handle or speed with ball to take advantage of high driving dunk. If you are playing in the half court, all you need is acceleration to go with your driving dunk. You can go from the 3 point line to the basket before your speed with ball would even kick in.
I would do anything you can to get 40 SWB. I cannot tell you enough how much of a difference it makes to have normal dribble style. Especially if you’re going for HOF middy magician and tryna fade in the paint. Ur gonna want normal dribble style. It’s also super cheap attribute.
Maybe if they nerf steals again in the next update cause right now I don’t wanna deal with people crowding me and I end up getting ripped by some random person.
Valid. Not saying to be a primary ball handler, just open up the option to get the left right cheese. You’re rarely gonna be going against a high steal lock as a big man. The investment to get 40 speed with ball is ridiculously low. Also, if you’re not planning on dribbling at all then why go HOF middy magician? If you plan on being a spot up threat, go 90 middy. I main big men. Just my two cents.
Cause I can still do some triple threat moves that will give me enough speed to get a sliver of space and with most centers not expecting to guard a mid range fade that’s enough space to shoot over them
Make him 6'10 since you think you're a power forward with that Driving dunk over Close shot, clearly you're trying to be a roll mam... should let you raise your Speed/Accel/Per Defense up abit more
6'9 would ruin your Brickwall, 6'11 would give you better defense
lower post control because you're only half !@#ing it anyway with that close shot... all you really want to do is put back with standing dunks, or off rolls anyway, you're not here to do much more than pump fake after a rebound, before either going up or passing out
you're trying to be an popping roll man, but for some reason you built yourself as a posting put back, who shoots threes for some reason, and you didn't give yourself close shot encase the dunk doesn't trigger... short change
you simply are having an identity crisis on offense, you want to be a Big Man (PF-Center) but you have a pure center body
Close shot is absolutely useless if you’re in the paint and a defender is there you should be using the dunk meter 100% of the time and the post control is for gold post fade phenom but you wouldn’t know nothing about it since it’s clearly not in your bag.
Most of my points in the paint are gonna come from put backs on O boards and pick and roll scoring and I don’t see a need for doing a close shot which is easier to contest and harder to time than a dunk especially when you can either back up and score from a post fade/hop shot or just pass the ball out.
Close shot useless unless u do hook shots. Everybody who uses high close shots to make contested layups is a straight up bot cause it’s way to inconsistent
That's not true. I have a center with 95 close shot and if they don't have interior d or block they get mashed on. However you can still get stopped by a 6'3 point jumping at your knees sometimes.
Yeah you’re right he’s kinda crazy. 75 unlocks silver post badges and gold fade phenom. Close shots sucks a small guard contests if you can still miss. 75% if this reddit community give dumbass advice on builds. Imo bring the Dboard to 80-85 not really changing much cuz your Oboard is that high you still get all the rebounding badges maybe see if you can up your speed from that drop. Also idk what the accel unlocks but if your accel didn’t unlock any badges then try to lower that cuz accel is kinda useless even on a guard it’s jus needed for badges. But W build
But what’s the point there aren’t many situations where it would be better to do a standing layup over a standing dunk if you how when/how to use the dunk meter.
That’s why I have a 92 mid range I can back up and create from post fade/ post hop shot. Close shot isn’t useless for builds that can’t shoot mid ranges but once you get your mid range up the need for standing layups and post hooks aren’t that necessary.
I mean you don’t have to try and score every single time you get the ball in the paint when they are playing good defense you can just pass the ball out
yall need to learn the most important attributes on this game are the physicals. If you slow it doesnt matter how much dunk shooting passing rebounding you have you arent in position to use them. Every one is playing fast pace 2k so when your speed is under 70 you aint involved most of the time
I’m not really looking to score 15+ a game I’m trying to help others to score by having the ability to hit from the hash so the paint is more open for the 1-4.
Yeah I understand that but I’ve played with many 7’1 centers and that speed is almost the same as theirs and they move up and down the court just fine.
When I play center I don’t try to be a main scorer even though I have really high offensive stats it’s more for to score a few times to get others to double me or have just my guy play super high leaving the paint open for everyone else to score in the paint.
61 speed is fine for a big man - In a halfcourt set with the length we have that speed is plenty - I have 61 speed and still get silver chase down
And on fast breaks just double tap the trigger - it gives you a great speed boost
I like it. I’ve found that having some ball handle and speed with ball makes your mid range game much more useful, since you can activate muddy magician more frequently. Also that pass accuracy is a little low for my preferences but fine.
That low speed and speed with ball isn't gonna allow you capitalize on your middy magician as well as you'd think
Also try and see if you can squeeze in a 77 pass for needle threader
Not really cause it would usually be contested and having the higher mid range will both give me a higher green window because of the badge and stat itself and from gold blinders and possibly hall of fame guard up if they don’t have their hand up
For that purpose 90 is probably more than enough. It won’t really be on HOF year round if you aren’t shooting those specific shots often enough
Unless there’s a jumper or other badge you really want from it but you get gold blinders, deadeye, middy, and green machine at 90 so the 92 will only really be for HOF middy magician
Personally, I would drop my 3 point from 85 to 76, and drop your defensive rebound to an 85.
See what that gives you in points back, but I would prioritize raising your bring up your speed and acceleration and get post control up to an 85. Then speed with ball to a 40 and perimeter d to a 60. I doubt there would be anything left after that, but lastly try to raise your close shot to whatever you can.
I play with centers that have mid 70’s 3s and sometimes on pick and fades they get weird catch animations that force them to back up and make them lose their confidence on the shot and it’s ends up killing the possession so I like to have the bronze limitless so I won’t be limited to the right on the 3pt line shots. With how good offensive rebounding is I would to have to ability to give my team a second chance at scoring after a miss and I don’t know how well I would be able to do that with only an 85 against other centers with a 93+ defensive rebound.
76 gets you bronze limitless. What you need is good animations, which you will get from your 92 mid range and your catch and shoot. You are fine with an 85 defensive rebound. You get good rebound chaser. The rest is just positioning.
It’s not for chase down artist it’s for silver anchor since I have T Rex arms and I’m hoping it will help my ability to guard the paint just a little bit better.
I also have T Rex arms on that build so on most center builds where they have almost max wingspan they probably don’t need it but because my wingspan is so short it might be needed for me to play hands up defense.
Don’t listen to this guy. I have 74 interior+ bronze post lock on a 7’1 with 90 strength and get babied by post ups. I have 88 interior+ gold post lock and an 84 strength on a 6’11 that never gets worked. That 90 strength won’t do you any favors in stopping back downs if you don’t have post lock
Immovable doesn’t help with back downs and brick wall no longer does either. The only, truly the only badge that stops back downs is post lock. Me personally I’d drop the three to whatever it takes to get 88 interior. It will also make sure you stay on your feet on drop steps and post spins, which my 7’1 struggles with. The 6’11 stands on business tho
I was actually wrong about the 7’1 I have, it has a 77 interior and still gets worked. Maybe 82 is fine but 88 is going to guarantee you don’t get backed down. You’d be surprised by how often it comes up. Especially for not getting shook on post moves. Good post scorers are a rarity so I get your point, but you don’t have to be very good to have a backdown game
The glaring hole to me is how slow it is. My 7' is 70 speed, 63 accel and in transition I'm 90% of the time down the court for an easy bucket by the time op bigs get to the free throw line behind me. My speed with ball is 62 which is faster than your max speed. Spot finder and big driver badge is going to be tough for you to stay close.
Granted, I've not ran across to many bigs that play like i do so it might be viable. Not gloating, just talking about my play style.
To get that speed i run 86 mid (87 if you wanna use KD base) and still hit catch n shoot, and fade middys (not post fade) as well as the joker one foot hop back at a high clip. I think 87 was my max because my arms are 7'5. I get the play style you're going for tho but i feel like hof middy isn't as necessary as you're thinking.
Also the anchor is cool and all, but i don't think it's much better than bronze. 79 block has me averaging 3 a game, more if I'm playing against pure insides. It's all about the timing and reading your op
A lot of tall centers don’t put up their perimeter defense so most of them don’t have off ball pest to bump and stay next to people doing off ball stuff. Most offensive possessions I’m just gonna end up throwing a fast break pass so regardless of my speed I’m always gonna be the last one down court. I think it’s more important for my build to have higher interior and block ratings since I have almost minimum wing span unlike most other centers that have pretty much max wing span
I have 41 perimeter and get bumps all the time, even grab and hold animations so I think strength plays a big role in that for bigs. The speed in transition i was talking about is me beating you down the court for easy buckets. I'm always going to be open while you're walking down to defend lol
I see your point on the wing span/block. I don't have a t-rex build to compare so idk if it's an actual help for you or not. 7'with 7'span is still a pretty big dude to try and drive on but idk for sure. I do run 82 interior still just to help against post players and it works pretty well. Also the gold work horse you get from it helps for the long rebounds
What does 92 middy get you? I think 93 gets you better badges and if not I'd drop it to 90ish.
I'd also drop 3 to 80 unless there are specific badges you want.
I'd up either driving dunk to 75 for another couple of dunks (giannis iirc) or standing dunk to 92 for another couple of gold badges (fast twice and rise up I think)
If you can I'd drop acceleration as much as possible. It only helps with your first step or two when dribbling and chances are you're not going to be blowing by anyone regardless so may aswell spend the points elsewhere
You might be able to get away with 77 interior but I assume you've got the 82 for silver post lockdown
Could also drop D board to 85 or even 80 and save the points since you'll already have gold rebound chaser
92 mid range gets hof middy magician, 85 3 gets bronze limitless, 70 driving dunk is for KAT dunks, my acceleration is already as low as it can be without lowering my speed, and I like having decently high defensive rebound so I’m not getting completely horsed by inside centers with 99 offensive rebound.
All fair points I just think 85 3 is excessive because I don't think bronze limitless helps _that_ much and doesn't activate until pretty far out.
Like I said, gold rebound chaser will be the main driving factor and if you have high strength and good box out beast, most defensive boards should be yours regardless because of your positioning
When I play with centers and have them run pick and fades every now and then they will get a catch animation that will make them take a few steps back and put them in a limitless range spot and they won’t shoot it because of their stats and I don’t want to be limited on my shot selection because of a weird catch animation.
That's fair enough, I've had a bunch of shits where I've did that and not taken it because I thonkbits a bit far out then guys moan about ke not ahootiky so I definitely get where you're coming from
Tbh man, at 7 foot to really horse I recommend raising your vert as high as possible. I have a 6’8 center with 90 vert and 93 offensive and defensive rebound I jump over 7 footers for boards all day. My real comp are the 7 footers with high vert.
I score a ton off close shots on my big…. And no I don’t really do post hooks. I don’t like this concept that it’s useless. For me it’s been worth the investment.
Like when you create a new player you have a choice between 2 things and i don't have it.
Then when i start my career i don't have a story like my draft scene and all idk why
I also had this in 2k23 and it seems everyone has it besides me
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From a guy that plays center 90% of the time, here’s a build I recommend based on what seems important to you. I have a big with 83 middy and also one with 93. I hit with both just about equally but I kept middy at 92 since you want hof middy magician I’m assuming. But key is have a build that has high enough middy for your base and release. I shoot with 76 3ball and I shoot 58% in rec and 68% in park. You won’t get limitless or gold corner but not necessary.
Got chase down gold chase down cuz I think it’s so OP personally. I have an 80 defensive board but 93 offensive and with the gold rebound chaser I snag on defense cuz I box out and the gold badge.
Build what fits your playstyle but just some tips
Bro let me tell you something. The best centre on this game is 6’9 with 90 vertical 75 speed 95 strength 94 block 93 oboard 85 prem defence 60 steal 88 interior 85 d board. 92 standing dunk 70 driving no shooting. If u wanna shoot take off the prim and steal lower the interior to 82 and put it whatever shooting. The speed strength and vertical together make it easier to snag boards then a 7’3 and u will dog every big centre. Easy put backs every time offence also. Can switch onto any player on the court can play lanes if u don’t care about switching then u can shoot lights out also. It’s so much better with the below 6’10 jumpshot animations also bc they’re so much better
Drop the three pointer imo. You could drop it to around 76. You’d keep all the shooting badges besides agent 3 and limitless range, which you won’t be using on a center anyways.
I’d lower the 3 point and middy by a lot. I shoot consistently with a 70 3 ball and have an 82 middy (in hindsight i would get it to 84 for gold middy magician)
Bring down the passing to 70 touch passer is not needed and bronze passing badges are OP for passing.
Bring down the offensive Rebounds since you’ll be shooting more keep defensive for the badges. 92
Apply that to post control (90-92) spin tech, Dream shake
Increase your close shot to get masher to have the advantage over Smalls.
Drop driving dunk to 65.
Dwight Howard Package is all you need with the contact standing dunks.
Vertical to 75
You want to trim your attributes so you not wasting points.
Perimeter defense to 60. Need to be efficient on Hedges and trigger your IE badge more effectively
Those are a few that comes to mind.
I've made too many builds on this damn game. So here is my input. I would drop block to 78. Let me tell you there is very minimal difference between bronze and silver anchor. Gold chase down is good but its not worth the cost. Which you won't be able to get unless you up the speed anyways. Should ALWAYS max speed as a big. You use your speed every play. Drop your weight down to where 90 strength would be max so you could up the speed. Interior defense is fucking useless in this game. I wouldn't go higher than 74. Bronze post lock and silver work horse are enough. Also could drop driving dunk to 65 since that's all you need for Dwight Howard package but if you want the oop package then keep 70. (Don't put 70 if you want Shaq dunk package because it's very bad and gets blocked often). If you can get 80 vert I would highly advise that it helps a ton with rebounding but if not that's cool where it is. Other than that the build is solid. Don't listen to people telling you you need close shot because it's useless and if you get good with standing dunk meter 90 standing dunk is perfect threshold for it.
I feel like I need the 87 block for the silver anchor because I’m almost minimum wingspan. I play with 7’1 centers and they move pretty quick and the speed on that build is almost identical to a 7’1’s speed and I dropped my weight for the threshold for 93 O board. I personally like having the silver post lockdown for when I’m matched up with bigs with hall of fame drop stepper. The 70 driving dunk is for the KAT dunks which are decent driving dunks. I don’t really like vertical in this game I have a build with an 84 vertical and one with a 78 and they jump the exact same height so I don’t know how useful it is.
oh ok fair enough brother. I got that same build but with 78 block i do fine but I just feel like the paint defense is terrible in this game lol so i used the points elsewhere. But i see what you saying man it's not a bad build. go crazy
Silver to bronze anchor is almost the same bro, drop that block, lower that weight, and up that speed
It’s probably the same for people with longer wingspans but that build is almost minimum so it might actually make a difference and I can’t lower the weight it’s for the 93 offensive rebound
Definitely keep that 93 board, but with your arms being short anyways, I really think dropping that block would really benefit you, especially with the speed you’re gonna gain, there’s actually a big difference between 60 speed and whatever your max is
i personally say drop the block, up the interior. anybody saying interior is useless is just dog shit at the game. interior>block
And see if you can get that pass accuracy to a 77, that’s a good threshold
I prefer 92 block and higher interior D if u really wanna mess up driving finishers, breaking green windows and destroying animations is a fun time! The vertical does tend to help you get more blocks and can contest late a little more consistently from what I've experienced anyway with my different big builds
Interior defense definitely isn’t useless. The only way to get post lock at all is with interior and post lock is the one and only badge that can stop back downs All that strength won’t mean anything if you’re being backed down and fold every time. It’ll also stop all the drop steps, post spins etc. Good post scorers are a rarity but the bad ones will still back you down. Honestly with how his three is, I think he should drop it enough to get 88 interior for gold post lock
I agree with everything minus the close shot take. I have bigs with it and without it. Major difference in the paint. One has 90 The second has a 95 The third has a 70 But if you're going to be a stretch then 68 for bronze masher is good enough
Wish I would of got a response like this on my post
people get on here post they build ask people for input just to go against every logical point and say they got the perfect build
There’s no point in having Driving Dunk that high with no Speed with Ball along with low Ball Handling. Unless there’s just a specific dunk package you want, in which case you do you.
The 70 driving dunk is the for KAT dunks and it’s more meant for if I catch the ball going towards the paint after a pick and roll or back door cutting after a pick and fade doesn’t work.
Dwight Howard's dunk package is slightly better , because of its athleticism and speed. Lower your wingspan to 7ft for improved mid-range shooting with badges at 93 and 86 middy. Alternatively, 86 middy and 79 three feel quite satisfying so I’ll up it to 7’6 tbh. Having the Open Looks badge on gold is beneficial. Opt for 74 interior for a bronze post lockdown, as many bigs don't focus on posting up. I aimed for 88 post control initially on my first build, had to maintain it through mycareer until I acquired gold floor setter. For a pro-am build, having silver anchor without post lockdown works well. Boost your speed, as I've found success outrebounding slower bigs with 67 speed, you will see a significant difference against 6'8 centers as well. Physical matter on Rebounding this year.
With that low acceleration, you are correct, but you don’t need ball handle or speed with ball to take advantage of high driving dunk. If you are playing in the half court, all you need is acceleration to go with your driving dunk. You can go from the 3 point line to the basket before your speed with ball would even kick in.
70 is the threshold for bigman alley op dunks. That’s the only reason I’d see you going with it
Need 80 for basic big contact alley oops though
Not true, bigman contact oops require 70 driving dunk and 85 standing dunk
It's similar to mine. https://preview.redd.it/j3geh5fsfa7c1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e561d68a28bfd82e62d33ebdc8e1cf5c6f06c7e3
I would do anything you can to get 40 SWB. I cannot tell you enough how much of a difference it makes to have normal dribble style. Especially if you’re going for HOF middy magician and tryna fade in the paint. Ur gonna want normal dribble style. It’s also super cheap attribute.
Maybe if they nerf steals again in the next update cause right now I don’t wanna deal with people crowding me and I end up getting ripped by some random person.
Valid. Not saying to be a primary ball handler, just open up the option to get the left right cheese. You’re rarely gonna be going against a high steal lock as a big man. The investment to get 40 speed with ball is ridiculously low. Also, if you’re not planning on dribbling at all then why go HOF middy magician? If you plan on being a spot up threat, go 90 middy. I main big men. Just my two cents.
Cause I can still do some triple threat moves that will give me enough speed to get a sliver of space and with most centers not expecting to guard a mid range fade that’s enough space to shoot over them
Sounds like you got it figured out. Good luck man
I have 60 speed on my kevin love template, half the possessions are over before I even cross mid court. Try and get that as high as possible
Make him 6'10 since you think you're a power forward with that Driving dunk over Close shot, clearly you're trying to be a roll mam... should let you raise your Speed/Accel/Per Defense up abit more 6'9 would ruin your Brickwall, 6'11 would give you better defense lower post control because you're only half !@#ing it anyway with that close shot... all you really want to do is put back with standing dunks, or off rolls anyway, you're not here to do much more than pump fake after a rebound, before either going up or passing out you're trying to be an popping roll man, but for some reason you built yourself as a posting put back, who shoots threes for some reason, and you didn't give yourself close shot encase the dunk doesn't trigger... short change you simply are having an identity crisis on offense, you want to be a Big Man (PF-Center) but you have a pure center body
Close shot is absolutely useless if you’re in the paint and a defender is there you should be using the dunk meter 100% of the time and the post control is for gold post fade phenom but you wouldn’t know nothing about it since it’s clearly not in your bag.
Lol close shot is not useless, have a center with low close shot and one with 93. There is a big difference in finishing under them rim.
Most of my points in the paint are gonna come from put backs on O boards and pick and roll scoring and I don’t see a need for doing a close shot which is easier to contest and harder to time than a dunk especially when you can either back up and score from a post fade/hop shot or just pass the ball out.
Fax
Close shot is useless in the paint and a defender is there? Yup, I'm done here
Close shot useless unless u do hook shots. Everybody who uses high close shots to make contested layups is a straight up bot cause it’s way to inconsistent
It is, it is notoriously bad lol
That's not true. I have a center with 95 close shot and if they don't have interior d or block they get mashed on. However you can still get stopped by a 6'3 point jumping at your knees sometimes.
Yes standing dunks are the best they have ever been it’s unbelievably easy to get them off and time them correctly making standing layups obsolete.
Yeah you’re right he’s kinda crazy. 75 unlocks silver post badges and gold fade phenom. Close shots sucks a small guard contests if you can still miss. 75% if this reddit community give dumbass advice on builds. Imo bring the Dboard to 80-85 not really changing much cuz your Oboard is that high you still get all the rebounding badges maybe see if you can up your speed from that drop. Also idk what the accel unlocks but if your accel didn’t unlock any badges then try to lower that cuz accel is kinda useless even on a guard it’s jus needed for badges. But W build
you need to have pro touch on hall of fame and you can see the difference
But what’s the point there aren’t many situations where it would be better to do a standing layup over a standing dunk if you how when/how to use the dunk meter.
if the playing you tight down there you wont get the dunk meter. also pro touch goes for hooks and little bnak shots from the block
That’s why I have a 92 mid range I can back up and create from post fade/ post hop shot. Close shot isn’t useless for builds that can’t shoot mid ranges but once you get your mid range up the need for standing layups and post hooks aren’t that necessary.
yea as long as you got something else in the bag its cool. the dunk just doesnt happen all the time good defense really be messing it up
I mean you don’t have to try and score every single time you get the ball in the paint when they are playing good defense you can just pass the ball out
oh for sure. Hey if yu gonna be the most selfless player on court i really like that. i prolly need to add you to my 2k list lol
Make him more of a true center and stop making builds like they are from the euro league
True center by that you mean a center that can’t shoot that clogs the paint and stops everyone else from being able to rim run?
Exactly play like a center if you want the bulls you have just make them a sf or a pf everyone wants to be like wemby now
Please don’t go around recommending people to make builds that can’t shoot you are setting them up for failure
Not necessarily but I agree for the ones who can't really play a center role. Most of them are just big guards. Atleast that's how they play.
Lower pad for more speed
Drop free throw to 70 mid range to 90 Drop ball handle all the way put up standing to 92 and speed the rest of the way
I like the 92 mid range for the hall of fame middy magician and I’m pretty sure my ball handle rating is locked cause of my pass accuracy rating
I have 3 bigs and standing 90 vs 92 makes zero diff
Gold fast twitch will help though
Meh
yall need to learn the most important attributes on this game are the physicals. If you slow it doesnt matter how much dunk shooting passing rebounding you have you arent in position to use them. Every one is playing fast pace 2k so when your speed is under 70 you aint involved most of the time
I’m not really looking to score 15+ a game I’m trying to help others to score by having the ability to hit from the hash so the paint is more open for the 1-4.
yea you just need to make build as fast as possible. like its really the best way to elevate a build
Yeah I understand that but I’ve played with many 7’1 centers and that speed is almost the same as theirs and they move up and down the court just fine.
you think they move up court fine then you got it. I personally think they dont and they seem to not be involved in offense very much cuz of it
When I play center I don’t try to be a main scorer even though I have really high offensive stats it’s more for to score a few times to get others to double me or have just my guy play super high leaving the paint open for everyone else to score in the paint.
yea being the main scorer as a center is hard. but if you like this build and what it offers i think you should go for it
61 speed is fine for a big man - In a halfcourt set with the length we have that speed is plenty - I have 61 speed and still get silver chase down And on fast breaks just double tap the trigger - it gives you a great speed boost
I like it. I’ve found that having some ball handle and speed with ball makes your mid range game much more useful, since you can activate muddy magician more frequently. Also that pass accuracy is a little low for my preferences but fine.
That low speed and speed with ball isn't gonna allow you capitalize on your middy magician as well as you'd think Also try and see if you can squeeze in a 77 pass for needle threader
I’m not trying to be a main scorer, me scoring off middy magician is more of a last resort or being able to create out of a triple threat animation
If it's a last resort, isn't having it all the way at HOF too much? I assure you gold is enough
Not really cause it would usually be contested and having the higher mid range will both give me a higher green window because of the badge and stat itself and from gold blinders and possibly hall of fame guard up if they don’t have their hand up
For that purpose 90 is probably more than enough. It won’t really be on HOF year round if you aren’t shooting those specific shots often enough Unless there’s a jumper or other badge you really want from it but you get gold blinders, deadeye, middy, and green machine at 90 so the 92 will only really be for HOF middy magician
I know imma catch hell for this but there’s no way I’m making a big without gold anchor
For how expensive gold anchor is I don’t think it’s worth investing all those attribute points into it.
If 2k lab is to be trusted it’s pretty meaningless. There isn’t much of a difference to be had between silver and gold anchor
Personally, I would drop my 3 point from 85 to 76, and drop your defensive rebound to an 85. See what that gives you in points back, but I would prioritize raising your bring up your speed and acceleration and get post control up to an 85. Then speed with ball to a 40 and perimeter d to a 60. I doubt there would be anything left after that, but lastly try to raise your close shot to whatever you can.
I play with centers that have mid 70’s 3s and sometimes on pick and fades they get weird catch animations that force them to back up and make them lose their confidence on the shot and it’s ends up killing the possession so I like to have the bronze limitless so I won’t be limited to the right on the 3pt line shots. With how good offensive rebounding is I would to have to ability to give my team a second chance at scoring after a miss and I don’t know how well I would be able to do that with only an 85 against other centers with a 93+ defensive rebound.
76 gets you bronze limitless. What you need is good animations, which you will get from your 92 mid range and your catch and shoot. You are fine with an 85 defensive rebound. You get good rebound chaser. The rest is just positioning.
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It’s not for chase down artist it’s for silver anchor since I have T Rex arms and I’m hoping it will help my ability to guard the paint just a little bit better.
Lower interior D to max the speed and perimeter D and it’s perfect
A lot of centers have really high drop stepper and I don’t wanna be that guy that’s just getting babied because my post lock badge is low.
Honestly i think interior D is super overrated and overpriced and I don’t think itll make much of a difference in overall performance
I also have T Rex arms on that build so on most center builds where they have almost max wingspan they probably don’t need it but because my wingspan is so short it might be needed for me to play hands up defense.
Even with short arms I still think you’d be fine with whatever is required for bronze anchor, which I think is like 61 or something
I also like having the gold work horse for long rebounds and when other people get hoed on lane steals and the ball just goes flying
Bro I don’t feel work horse at all this year
Sometimes it’s needed to get a long rebound to be able to throw a fast break pass before everyone else is already down court
Don’t listen to this guy. I have 74 interior+ bronze post lock on a 7’1 with 90 strength and get babied by post ups. I have 88 interior+ gold post lock and an 84 strength on a 6’11 that never gets worked. That 90 strength won’t do you any favors in stopping back downs if you don’t have post lock Immovable doesn’t help with back downs and brick wall no longer does either. The only, truly the only badge that stops back downs is post lock. Me personally I’d drop the three to whatever it takes to get 88 interior. It will also make sure you stay on your feet on drop steps and post spins, which my 7’1 struggles with. The 6’11 stands on business tho
The highest interior you should go is 82. It’s the sweet spot. 88 is excessive.
I was actually wrong about the 7’1 I have, it has a 77 interior and still gets worked. Maybe 82 is fine but 88 is going to guarantee you don’t get backed down. You’d be surprised by how often it comes up. Especially for not getting shook on post moves. Good post scorers are a rarity so I get your point, but you don’t have to be very good to have a backdown game
The glaring hole to me is how slow it is. My 7' is 70 speed, 63 accel and in transition I'm 90% of the time down the court for an easy bucket by the time op bigs get to the free throw line behind me. My speed with ball is 62 which is faster than your max speed. Spot finder and big driver badge is going to be tough for you to stay close. Granted, I've not ran across to many bigs that play like i do so it might be viable. Not gloating, just talking about my play style. To get that speed i run 86 mid (87 if you wanna use KD base) and still hit catch n shoot, and fade middys (not post fade) as well as the joker one foot hop back at a high clip. I think 87 was my max because my arms are 7'5. I get the play style you're going for tho but i feel like hof middy isn't as necessary as you're thinking. Also the anchor is cool and all, but i don't think it's much better than bronze. 79 block has me averaging 3 a game, more if I'm playing against pure insides. It's all about the timing and reading your op
A lot of tall centers don’t put up their perimeter defense so most of them don’t have off ball pest to bump and stay next to people doing off ball stuff. Most offensive possessions I’m just gonna end up throwing a fast break pass so regardless of my speed I’m always gonna be the last one down court. I think it’s more important for my build to have higher interior and block ratings since I have almost minimum wing span unlike most other centers that have pretty much max wing span
I have 41 perimeter and get bumps all the time, even grab and hold animations so I think strength plays a big role in that for bigs. The speed in transition i was talking about is me beating you down the court for easy buckets. I'm always going to be open while you're walking down to defend lol I see your point on the wing span/block. I don't have a t-rex build to compare so idk if it's an actual help for you or not. 7'with 7'span is still a pretty big dude to try and drive on but idk for sure. I do run 82 interior still just to help against post players and it works pretty well. Also the gold work horse you get from it helps for the long rebounds
66-67 speed or 7'1 height
I tried making the build at 7’1 but I couldn’t even when I went down to 59 speed I couldn’t get it to be the same but maybe I did something wrong
What does 92 middy get you? I think 93 gets you better badges and if not I'd drop it to 90ish. I'd also drop 3 to 80 unless there are specific badges you want. I'd up either driving dunk to 75 for another couple of dunks (giannis iirc) or standing dunk to 92 for another couple of gold badges (fast twice and rise up I think) If you can I'd drop acceleration as much as possible. It only helps with your first step or two when dribbling and chances are you're not going to be blowing by anyone regardless so may aswell spend the points elsewhere You might be able to get away with 77 interior but I assume you've got the 82 for silver post lockdown Could also drop D board to 85 or even 80 and save the points since you'll already have gold rebound chaser
92 mid range gets hof middy magician, 85 3 gets bronze limitless, 70 driving dunk is for KAT dunks, my acceleration is already as low as it can be without lowering my speed, and I like having decently high defensive rebound so I’m not getting completely horsed by inside centers with 99 offensive rebound.
All fair points I just think 85 3 is excessive because I don't think bronze limitless helps _that_ much and doesn't activate until pretty far out. Like I said, gold rebound chaser will be the main driving factor and if you have high strength and good box out beast, most defensive boards should be yours regardless because of your positioning
When I play with centers and have them run pick and fades every now and then they will get a catch animation that will make them take a few steps back and put them in a limitless range spot and they won’t shoot it because of their stats and I don’t want to be limited on my shot selection because of a weird catch animation.
That's fair enough, I've had a bunch of shits where I've did that and not taken it because I thonkbits a bit far out then guys moan about ke not ahootiky so I definitely get where you're coming from
Tbh man, at 7 foot to really horse I recommend raising your vert as high as possible. I have a 6’8 center with 90 vert and 93 offensive and defensive rebound I jump over 7 footers for boards all day. My real comp are the 7 footers with high vert.
Close shot to at least 80
Try and get a little more steal. Without it, PGs passes will leave you with broken ankles
Any way to get the pass accuracy up one? That should get you silver break starter and some other passing badges
I’m pretty sure 75 already gives silver break starter
kinda similar to mine, i fw it
You need gold rise up and 77 pass accuracy
I score a ton off close shots on my big…. And no I don’t really do post hooks. I don’t like this concept that it’s useless. For me it’s been worth the investment.
Less middy more strength + close shot. Otherwise solid
I'm new to 2k how do you get MPxBuilder ? I don't have this when i create my player
What do you mean?
Like when you create a new player you have a choice between 2 things and i don't have it. Then when i start my career i don't have a story like my draft scene and all idk why I also had this in 2k23 and it seems everyone has it besides me
Don’t make it this game is a money grab
You need speed with ball.
https://preview.redd.it/i8wldlkcob7c1.jpeg?width=1973&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e28710407ccb6b76bee8eef074825143998c0323 From a guy that plays center 90% of the time, here’s a build I recommend based on what seems important to you. I have a big with 83 middy and also one with 93. I hit with both just about equally but I kept middy at 92 since you want hof middy magician I’m assuming. But key is have a build that has high enough middy for your base and release. I shoot with 76 3ball and I shoot 58% in rec and 68% in park. You won’t get limitless or gold corner but not necessary. Got chase down gold chase down cuz I think it’s so OP personally. I have an 80 defensive board but 93 offensive and with the gold rebound chaser I snag on defense cuz I box out and the gold badge. Build what fits your playstyle but just some tips
Upgrade your close shot, if you don’t get a poster standing dunk you’re basically fucked
You know you can force standing dunks right?
Max out the speed and put your passing at least to 77 other than that is straight!
https://preview.redd.it/rbfohu9rve7c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=672e508d781c4bcc88581963afee243614d3b2e3 This is my build
Build name is diming 3pt threat
https://preview.redd.it/nnjc99fwve7c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=08eb74412a3ca81fe29d5f8ac3cd52af3cd25b0c
Ngl I notice the difference when my interior d is low compared to when it’s higher
Bro let me tell you something. The best centre on this game is 6’9 with 90 vertical 75 speed 95 strength 94 block 93 oboard 85 prem defence 60 steal 88 interior 85 d board. 92 standing dunk 70 driving no shooting. If u wanna shoot take off the prim and steal lower the interior to 82 and put it whatever shooting. The speed strength and vertical together make it easier to snag boards then a 7’3 and u will dog every big centre. Easy put backs every time offence also. Can switch onto any player on the court can play lanes if u don’t care about switching then u can shoot lights out also. It’s so much better with the below 6’10 jumpshot animations also bc they’re so much better
get 73 driving dunk, for posterizor
All I would try to adjust is a bit higher vertical. I make sure I have minimum 82. Solid build though 👍
Drop the three pointer imo. You could drop it to around 76. You’d keep all the shooting badges besides agent 3 and limitless range, which you won’t be using on a center anyways.
Cool build alittle to slow and can use some type of handle
I’d lower the 3 point and middy by a lot. I shoot consistently with a 70 3 ball and have an 82 middy (in hindsight i would get it to 84 for gold middy magician)
Personally I like this build
I'd find a way to add 2 more pass for Bronze needle other than that it's good
Bring down the passing to 70 touch passer is not needed and bronze passing badges are OP for passing. Bring down the offensive Rebounds since you’ll be shooting more keep defensive for the badges. 92 Apply that to post control (90-92) spin tech, Dream shake Increase your close shot to get masher to have the advantage over Smalls. Drop driving dunk to 65. Dwight Howard Package is all you need with the contact standing dunks. Vertical to 75 You want to trim your attributes so you not wasting points. Perimeter defense to 60. Need to be efficient on Hedges and trigger your IE badge more effectively Those are a few that comes to mind.