CARD GLOSSARY
Check out our full guide to all of the cards that can be earned and collected in NBA 2K23 MyTEAM and where they can be found.
PLAYER CARDS
Available Through: Packs, Auction House, Rewards
Player cards represent versions of NBA players past and present. Collect new players by opening packs or earning rewards. Players have an overall (OVR) value and gem based on their attributes. From Gold through to Dark Matter. Learn more about card gem tiers here.
ARENA CARDS
Available Through: Packs, Auction House, Rewards
Collect current and historic versions of NBA arenas to use as your MyTEAM home arena. Select any Arena card from your collection to set that arena as your home arena. Go to the Franchise tab in the LINEUPS MANAGEMENT menu to make your selection.
COURT FLOOR
Available Through: Packs, Auction House, Rewards
You can change the look of your court floor by adding a court floor card in the Franchise menu. You can change your court floor by going to the Franchise tab in the Lineups Management menu and selecting a floor. You can mix and match from any of the court floor cards in your collection.
BADGE CARDS
Available Through: Packs, Auction House, Rewards
Upgrade or add badges to your player cards to improve their play or add new abilities. To customize a players badges select the Apply Badges option in the Lineups menu. You can add a bronze badge to an empty slot, upgrade a bronze badge with a silver one, or upgrade a silver with a gold version. You can even earn Hall of Fame level badges that max out from any level as rewards throughout the mode. Some badges are restricted to certain players based on their position and play style.
BASKETBALL CARDS
Available Through: Packs, Rewards, Auction House, Season Agendas
Customize the look of your MyTEAM Franchise with designer basketballs for your home games. Collect solid-color, multi-color, art balls, team balls, and limited-edition seasonal basketballs to customize your MyTEAM franchise. Your home court ball can be set in the Franchise tab in the LINEUPS MANAGEMENT menu.
PRIZE BALL CARDS
Available Through: Packs, Rewards, Auction House, Season Agendas
Find prize basketballs as throughout MyTEAM that can break open and award a prize. Prize balls have a chance to break open and award a prize after every win. Each time you complete a game, win or lose, the odds of the ball breaking after your next win increase. Prize balls can be set in the Franchise tab in the LINEUPS MANAGEMENT menu as your home court ball.
COACH CARDS
Available Through: Packs, Auction House, Rewards
Coaches have systems that determine your team's style of play. Coach cards also grant bonuses to players with skill sets that match the system. Selecting a coach will also select the system that your team will run. A coach's gem level determines the bonus granted to the players and a player's skill set determines their fit for the system. The better the player's fit the more attributes will get a boost. You can change your coach or fine-tune your team in the coaching tab on the LINEUPS MANAGEMENT menu.
EVOLUTION "EVO" CARDS
Available Through: Packs, Rewards, Auction House
Evolution cards can be upgraded into better versions of that player. Each bolt on the side of an Evolution card represents an upgrade level that card can achieve by completing goals to evolve. Some evolution levels will allow you to choose between two sets of bonuses. You can find the evolution requirements and track your progress in the CARD EVOLUTION menu on the MyTEAM tab of the main menu.
FREE AGENT CARDS
Available Through: Rewards, Promotional
Free Agent cards are limited-use Player cards that disappear after five games are played. Free Agent cards allow you to use a Player temporarily to gain a boost in MyTEAM games. Once you've played 5 games with the card it will be gone forever.
MOMENTS CARDS
Available Through: Moments Packs, Auction House, Rewards
Moments cards reflect outstanding single-game performances from the NBA season. Players on a hot streak may get several Moments cards, but no two Moments cards will be exactly the same. You can use these cards to fulfill lineup restrictions for Challenges, catch your opponent off guard in Unlimited, or simply use the best version of your favorite player.
MyCAREER CARDS
Available Through: MyCAREER
You can earn a free card based on your MyPLAYER. Head to the MyTEAM area in MyCAREER and get a card based on your MyPLAYER to help you get started playing MyTEAM. This card cannot be upgraded or gain new attributes.
INJURY CARDS
Available Through: Packs, Auction House, Rewards
Injury cards allow you to speed up the healing of an injury. Player injuries will heal over time as your player misses games. If you want to get your injured player back on the floor sooner you can use injury cards to cut time off of the recovery. The number of games cut off the recovery time will be visible on the card.
LOGO CARDS
Available Through: Packs, Auction House, Rewards
Customize your MyTEAM Franchise by picking your favorite NBA logo. All 30 NBA team logos as well as a ton of historic NBA logos are available in the mode. You can set any logo card you own as the logo for your MyTEAM or use the Create-a-Team cards to design your own. Set your logo on the Franchise tab of the MANAGE LINEUPS menu.
COLORWAY CARDS
Available Through: Packs, Rewards, Auction House
Colorway cards can be used to create custom shoes that offer temporary boosts to a player's attributes. Shoes can be customized to fit your player's needs. Add Shoe Boost cards to your favorite colorway card to make your own custom shoes. Shoes have more open slots and game duration depending on their tier. Diamond shoes will never wear out. Add shoe boosts to create custom shoes in the MT SHOE LAB menu on the MY TEAM tab.
SHOE BOOSTS
Available Through: Packs, Rewards, Auction House
Boost cards allow you add attribute boosts when creating shoes in the MT SHOE LAB menu. You can build your own custom shoes in the MT SHOE LAB menu. You can add Bronze +1, Silver +2, Gold +3, or Diamond +4 boosts to any shoe card to create shoes that match your team aesthetic and your play style.
PLAYBOOK CARDS
Available Through: Packs, Rewards, Auction House
Playbooks allow you to choose the plays your team runs. When you select a playbook that you own in the Franchise tab of the MANAGE LINEUPS menu you can access any of the plays contained within during games.
PRE-ORDER CARDS
Available Through: Pre-Order Gift
Exclusive Promo cards are available to those who pre-ordered the game. These exclusive cards are a part of the pre-order promotion.
REWARD CARDS
Available Through: Rewards, Agendas, Collection Completes, Locker Codes, Events
Reward cards are earned by playing MyTEAM. Game modes and events offer unique Reward cards updated each Season. Use Reward Tokens to obtain Reward cards in the TOKEN MARKET on the PACK MARKET tab.
STARTER CARDS
Available Through: Starter Option Pack
Starter cards are Evo cards picked when you create your MyTEAM. After your first MyTEAM game you earned a Starter Card. You can fully evolve your first Starter card right away to earn another one! Check out the CARD EVOLUTION menu for the requirements to get started.
UNIFORM CARDS
Available Through: Packs, Rewards, Auction House
Uniform cards let you set the look of your team on the court by choosing your favorite NBA or custom uniforms. Each MyTEAM Lineup can choose three uniforms. Set your uniform preferences in the Franchise tab on the LINEUPS MANAGEMENT menu.
EVENT CARDS
Available Through: Packs, Rewards, Auction House
Collect Event cards for a limited time and complete set to earn exclusive content. Event cards appear in packs for limited times while MyTEAM events are going on. You can collect these limited-time cards and complete collections or redeem them in The Exchange to collect exclusive rewards.
HOLO CARDS
Available Through: Packs, Rewards, Auction House
Collect holo versions of your favorite NBA players. There are holo versions of your favorite NBA player card in market packs and even rewards. You can acquire them by opening packs, on the AUCTION HOUSE, or earning Rewards in MyTEAM.
GRADED CARDS
Available Through: MT Authentic Card Grading Service
Cards can be graded to earn you Bonus MT when added to your lineup. Head over to the MyTEAM Authentic Card Grading Service menu and send your cards out to be graded. Graded cards will add a bonus to the MTP you earn in game when they are in your lineup. The higher the grade the bigger the bonus you will earn.
TROPHY CASE CARDS
Available Through: Rewards
The Trophy Case showcases highlights from all 30 NBA franchises. Earn Trophy Case event cards throughout MyTEAM and complete each team's set for an exclusive player reward.