It’s been a long time coming, but the NBA 2K franchise finally seems to have embraced the WNBA in the right way. NBA 2K22 corrects the mistakes of previous entries, adds more depth to the WNBA career modes, and gives players the chance to be a little more inclusive in how they play.
I became the BIGGEST DUNKER in WNBA HISTORY on nba 2k22…
It's not perfect and lacks the finer details like achievements and trophies that come with such achievements, but it's a big step forward and I'm a fan.
This isn’t the first year that NBA 2K has given players the chance to take control of one of the 12 WNBA teams. The feature first debuted in NBA 2K20 and felt like a huge step at the time, but it was fairly limited. While the game offered all the relevant licenses and such, players could only take control of WNBA teams in the game’s Play Now or Season modes. It was fairly limited compared to what you could accomplish as a male player, but it was a start.
NBA 2K21 built on that, but again, it wasn’t quite enough. It had a fairly basic WNBA career mode that wasn’t particularly engaging. The only influence players had on the development of their created basketball player was by playing well. There was no way to set ambitious attribute caps and work towards such plans, which was a rather strange omission.
