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One of the most critical measurements in your MyCareer games inNBA 2K24is your Teammate Grade. Starting out at a C at tip-off, this numerical grade measures your effectiveness at being a team player in each game you play, whether in your NBA career, at The Rec, during VR matches at The Castle, or any other game in which you control one player.
You may struggle in some of these actions to improve your Teammate Grade early on as your skill attributes develop, but it’s not impossible to get high marks even then. Here are three areas where you can improve your Teammate Grade and little things you can do to knock that up to an “A” as each game progresses, as well as things to avoid that can hamper it.
On The Ball
The most direct way you can influence a game in NBA 2K24 — or in any sports game, for that matter — is when you have the ball, when you can actively affect the score.
A number of on-the-ball actions can improve your Teammate Grade, likemaking a shot or a good pass.
Even if you don’t make a shot that you take, you may still get a Teammate Grade bump for good shot selection,taking a shot that is mostly open and in a good location.
However,increased selfishness with the ballorsloppy passing that leads to a turnoverwill definitely hurt your Grade, along withtaking a bad shot.
Sometimes, this seems subjective, and you may feel that your shot selection was good if not reasonable, but you get dinged anyway. Part of it is learning what the game deems as good shot selection.
Off The Ball
This is the easiest way you can contribute. Regardless of what your MyPlayer’s attributes are, setting a good screen is always an easy way to earn progress and a higher Teammate Grade.
You’ll get even bigger bumps when your teammate uses the screen to make a shot or a layup — it’s called a Screen Assist.
Other ways you’re able to improve your grade without the ball involve creating good spacing (not crowding up the lane or getting in the way of other players) and boxing out when a shot goes up. Of course, you get a bump for grabbing an offensive rebound.
Be careful; you can decrease your Grade with off-the-ball things like taking offensive fouls like illegal screens or committing three-second violations.
Another negative action is calling for a pass and being ignored. Similar to bad shot selection, this can happen somewhat quizzically, but just don’t spam the pass button. But for the most part, if you stay out of your teammates’ way and help create opportunities for scoring, you will be in good shape.
On Defense
Similar to the above, defensive stat-sheet fillers likesteals and blocksdefinitely improve your Teammate Grade.
Additionally,multiple defensive stops in a rowwillgive you a boostas well. But, frankly, it’seasier to hurtyour Teammate Grade on defense than help it.
Leaving your assigned manor leaving them open for a made shot will hurt your Grade.
Improving your Grade on defense is difficult at the beginning of your MyCareer when your defensive attributes are low, so it’s important to try tobe patient and stay closeto the player you are assigned to defend.
Why Teammate Grade Matters
It’s actuallyquite easy to get a bad Teammate Grade: be selfish with the ball, take a lot of bad shots, and don’t play defense.
Getting a good Teammate Grade, including that “A,” can not onlyimprove your standingand chemistry withyour teambutadd to your Virtual Currency (VC) balance.
The higher your Teammate Grade is, the more VC you get as a bonus at the end of the game. So take the time, be selfless, and make the most of your opportunities to get on the stat sheet. It’s only going to help you in the long run.
