How to Complete the MyTEAM Greatness Challenges
Earn the first 100 OVR player in NBA 2K26, Dwyane Wade, plus over 250 Player Cards by conquering the all-new Greatness Challenges in MyTEAM.
Greatness Challenges are divided into five series, each focused on a different playstyle to dominate the court: Shooters, Heatwave Scorers, Playmakers, Slashers, and Defenders.
Each series can be completed at your own pace and rewards a powerful Dark Matter player when finished. You can focus on one playstyle, jump between them, or even progress through multiple challenges at the same time as you earn new cards at every step.
- Play your favorite MyTEAM modes and rack up each playstyle’s required stat to earn 40+ new Greatness Player Cards.
- Use each Greatness player to win a Challenge Game inspired by one of their most exciting real-life performances. Completing these games earns you over 200 Player Cards featuring legendary masters of each playstyle.
- Push your skills further by completing additional challenges using the Player Cards you’ve unlocked along the way.
- Finish an entire playstyle series to unlock a new 99 OVR Dark Matter player.
- Stephen Curry
- Allen Iverson
- Larry Bird
- Blake Griffin
- Kevin Garnett
- Choose your path and collect all five Dark Matter players to earn 100 OVR Dwyane Wade!
Tap each Greatness Dark Matter player below to view their playstyle challenges and learn how to complete each series.
SHOOTING GREATNESS
Collection Reward:
Dark Matter Stephen Curry
Required Stat:
3-Point Shots
SHOOTERS CHALLENGES
✅ Make 3-Point Shots across MyTEAM to unlock new Greatness players.
- Make 1 three-pointer in a game
- Make 5 three-pointers over multiple games
- Make 10 three-pointers over multiple games
- Make 50 three-pointers over multiple games
- Make 150 three-pointers over multiple games
- Make 300 three-pointers over multiple games
- Make 750 three-pointers over multiple games
- Make 1500 three-pointers over multiple games
✅ Recreate Shooting performances in Challenge Games to earn even more Player Cards, from Gold all the way up to Galaxy Opal.
- Make 3 three-pointers with Greatness Kon Kneuppel
- Make 4 three-pointers with Greatness Tre Johnson
- Make 1 three-pointer with Greatness Anthony Edwards
- Make 10 three-pointers with Greatness Karl-Anthony Towns
- Make 1 three-pointer with Greatness C.J. McCollum
- Make 4 three-pointers and score 41 points with Greatness Chris Mullin
- Make 9 three-pointers with Greatness Brook Lopez
- Make 1 three-pointer with Greatness Drazen Petrovic
✅ Prove your mastery by completing challenges using the Player Cards you’ve earned.
- Make 14 three-pointers with a Warriors player in a game
- Make 29 three-pointers with Bucks players over multiple games
- Make 29 three-pointers with Celtics players over multiple games
- Make 12 three-pointers with a Trail Blazers player in a game
- Make 25 three-pointers with Cavaliers players over multiple games
- Make 1 three-pointer with Greatness Kon Knueppel in a game
- Make 1 three-pointer with any Ray Allen in a game
- Make 1 three-pointer with any Kyle Korver in a game
- Make 1 three-pointer with any Klay Thompson in a game
- Make 1 three-pointer with any Eddie House in a game
- Make 1 three-pointer with any Shane Battier in a game
- Make 1 three-pointer with any Brian Cook in a game
- Make 1 three-pointer with any Tim Legler in a game
- Make 3 three-pointers with Greatness Tre Johnson over multiple games
- Make 3 three-pointers with any Grayson Allen over multiple games
- Make 3 three-pointers with any Seth Curry over multiple games
- Make 3 three-pointers with any Damon Jones over multiple games
- Make 3 three-pointers with any Max Strus over multiple games
- Make 3 three-pointers with any J.R. Smith over multiple games
- Make 3 three-pointers with any Matt Bonner over multiple games
- Make 3 three-pointers with any Fred Hoiberg over multiple games
- Make 5 three-pointers with Greatness Anthony Edwards over multiple games
- Make 5 three-pointers with any Nah'shon Hyland over multiple games
- Make 5 three-pointers with any Hubert Davis over multiple games
- Make 5 three-pointers with any Daniel Gibson over multiple games
- Make 5 three-pointers with any Steve Novak over multiple games
- Make 5 three-pointers with any Isaiah Joe over multiple games
- Make 5 three-pointers with any Daequan Cook over multiple games
- Make 5 three-pointers with any Jon Sundvoid over multiple games
- Make 7 three-pointers with Greatness Karl-Anthony Towns over multiple games
- Make 7 three-pointers with any Dirk Nowitzki over multiple games
- Make 7 three-pointers with any Desmond Bane over multiple games
- Make 7 three-pointers with any Buddy Hield over multiple games
- Make 7 three-pointers with any Craig Hodges over multiple games
- Make 7 three-pointers with any Wesley Person over multiple games
- Make 7 three-pointers with any Raef LaFrentz over multiple games
- Make 7 three-pointers with any Tracy Murray over multiple games
- Make 10 three-pointers with Greatness C.J. McCollum over multiple games
- Make 10 three-pointers with any Eric Gordon over multiple games
- Make 10 three-pointers with any Kevin Huerter over multiple games
- Make 10 three-pointers with any Vladimir Radmanovic over multiple games
- Make 10 three-pointers with any Morris Peterson over multiple games
- Make 10 three-pointers with any Dana Barros over multiple games
- Make 15 three-pointers with Greatness Chris Mullin over multiple games
- Make 15 three-pointers with any Tobias Harris over multiple games
- Make 15 three-pointers with any Dell Curry over multiple games
- Make 15 three-pointers with any Louie Dampier over multiple games
- Make 15 three-pointers with any Cuttino Mobley over multiple games
- Make 15 three-pointers with any Hersey Hawkins over multiple games
- Make 20 three-pointers with Greatness Brook Lopez over multiple games
- Make 20 three-pointers with any Jason Terry over multiple games
- Make 20 three-pointers with any Sean Elliott over multiple games
- Make 20 three-pointers with Greatness Drazen Petrovic over multiple games
- Make 20 three-pointers with any Bob Pettit over multiple games
HEATWAVE SCORING GREATNESS
Collection Reward:
Dark Matter Allen Iverson
Required Stat:
Points
SCORERS CHALLENGES
✅ Score Points across MyTEAM to unlock new Greatness players.
- Score 20 points with a player in a game
- Score 50 points over multiple games
- Score 100 points over multiple games
- Score 250 points over multiple games
- Score 500 points over multiple games
- Score 1000 points over multiple games
- Score 1500 points over multiple games
- Score 2000 points over multiple games
✅ Recreate Scoring performances in Challenge Games to earn even more Player Cards, from Gold all the way up to Galaxy Opal.
- Score 17 points with Greatness Jeremiah Fears
- Score 9 points with Greatness Ace Bailey
- Score 21 points with Greatness Cameron Thomas
- Score 21 points with Greatness Brandon Ingram
- Score 10 points with Greatness Chris Bosh
- Score 29 points with Greatness Isaiah Thomas
- Score 56 points with Greatness DeMarcus Cousins
- Score 50 points with Greatness Rashard Lewis
✅ Prove your mastery by completing challenges using the Player Cards you’ve earned.
- Score 100 points with a player in a game
- Score 63 points with a Bulls player in a game
- Score 186 points with Pistons players over multiple games
- Score 157 points with Celtics players over multiple games
- Score 24 points with Greatness Jeremiah Fears over multiple games
- Score 62 points with any Tracy McGrady over multiple games
- Score 62 points with any Carmelo Anthony over multiple games
- Score 55 points with any Shai Gilgeous-Alexander over multiple games
- Score 55 points with any Kevin Durant over multiple games
- Score 57 points with any Adrian Dantley over multiple games
- Score 48 points with any Monta Ellis over multiple games
- Score 52 points with any Billy Knight over multiple games
- Score 21 points with Greatness Ace Bailey over multiple games
- Score 61 points with any James Harden over multiple games
- Score 48 points with any Jeff Malone over multiple games
- Score 69 points with any Michael Jordan over multiple games
- Score 61 points with any Jalen Brunson over multiple games
- Score 58 points with any Russell Westbrook over multiple games
- Score 50 points with any Charlie Scott over multiple games
- Score 57 points with any Julius Randle over multiple games
- Score 47 points with Greatness Cam Thomas over multiple games
- Score 55 points with any Kareem Abdul-Jabbar over multiple games
- Score 50 points with any Jim Jackson over multiple games
- Score 45 points with any Jordan Poole over multiple games
- Score 61 points with any Shaquille O’Neal over multiple games
- Score 57 points with any Dominique Wilkins over multiple games
- Score 51 points with any Dan Issel over multiple games
- Score 54 points with any Alex English over multiple games
- Score 49 points with Greatness Brandon Ingram over multiple games
- Score 51 points with any Lauri Markkanen over multiple games
- Score 50 points with any Kevin Martin over multiple games
- Score 56 points with any Glen Rice over multiple games
- Score 47 points with any Mitch Richmond over multiple games
- Score 60 points with any Bernard King over multiple games
- Score 63 points with any George Gervin over multiple games
- Score 49 points with any World B. Free over multiple games
- Score 44 points with Greatness Chris Bosh over multiple games
- Score 41 points with any Kyle Kuzma over multiple games
- Score 45 points with any Alperen Sengun over multiple games
- Score 56 points with any Trae Young over multiple games
- Score 52 points with any Bob McAdoo over multiple games
- Score 55 points with any Nate Archibald over multiple games
- Score 52 points with Greatness Isaiah Thomas over multiple games
- Score 50 points with any Louis Williams over multiple games
- Score 49 points with any Mark Aguirre over multiple games
- Score 40 points with any Archie Clark over multiple games
- Score 51 points with any Kiki Vandeweghe over multiple games
- Score 59 points with any Spencer Haywood over multiple games
- Score 56 points with Greatness DeMarcus Cousins over multiple games
- Score 57 points with any Connie Hawkins over multiple games
- Score 57 points with any Calvin Murphy over multiple games
- Score 50 points with Greatness Rashard Lewis over multiple games
- Score 64 points with any Rick Barry over multiple games
PLAYMAKING GREATNESS
Collection Reward:
Dark Matter Larry Bird
Required Stat:
Assists
PLAYMAKERS CHALLENGES
✅ Rack up Assists across MyTEAM to unlock new Greatness players.
- Get 1 assist with a player in a game
- Get 10 assists over multiple games
- Get 25 assists over multiple games
- Get 50 assists over multiple games
- Get 150 assists over multiple games
- Get 500 assists over multiple games
- Get 1000 assists over multiple games
- Get 2000 assists over multiple games
✅ Recreate Playmaking performances in Challenge Games to earn even more Player Cards, from Gold all the way up to Galaxy Opal.
- Total 11 assists with Greatness Cooper Flagg
- Total 12 assists with Greatness Derik Queen
- Total 1 assist with Greatness LeBron James
- Total 4 assists with Greatness Alvan Adams
- Total 14 assists with Greatness Grant Hill
- Total 4 assists with Greatness Kevin Porter
- Total 1 assists with Greatness Nicolas Batum
- Total 2 assists and score 12 points with Greatness Tyrese Haliburton
✅ Prove your mastery by completing challenges using the Player Cards you’ve earned.
- Get 30 assists with a Magic player in a game
- Get 53 assists with Bucks players over multiple games
- Get 24 assists with a Lakers player in a game
- Get 24 assists with a Jazz player in a game
- Get 51 assists with Spurs players over multiple games
- Get 11 assists with Greatness Cooper Flagg over multiple games
- Get 21 assists with any Deron Williams over multiple games
- Get 17 assists with any Hedo Turkoglu over multiple games
- Get 14 assists with any Rodney Stuckey over multiple games
- Get 2 assists with any Yuta Tabuse over multiple games
- Get 25 assists with any Kevin Johnson over multiple games
- Get 18 assists with any Michael Williams over multiple games
- Get 21 assists with any Doc Rivers over multiple games
- Get 12 assists with Greatness Derik Queen over multiple games
- Get 19 assists with any Jose Calderon over multiple games
- Get 22 assists with any Mark Jackson over multiple games
- Get 19 assists with any Damon Stoudamire over multiple games
- Get 14 assists with any Pau Gasol over multiple games
- Get 15 assists with any Greg Anthony over multiple games
- Get 17 assists with any TJ McConnell over multiple games
- Get 17 assists with any Lonzo Ball over multiple games
- Get 19 assists with Greatness LeBron James over multiple games
- Get 22 assists with any Ennis Whatley over multiple games
- Get 14 assists with any Bill Walton over multiple games
- Get 18 assists with any Kenny Anderson over multiple games
- Get 17 assists with any Chris Childs over multiple games
- Get 19 assists with any Gail Goodrich over multiple games
- Get 16 assists with any Winston Garland over multiple games
- Get 17 assists with any Antonio Daniels over multiple games
- Get 13 assists with Greatness Alvan Adams over multiple games
- Get 25 assists with any Jason Kidd over multiple games
- Get 24 assists with any Magic Johnson over multiple games
- Get 19 assists with any Jason Williams over multiple games
- Get 20 assists with any Rod Strickland over multiple games
- Get 14 assists with any Marc Gasol over multiple games
- Get 13 assists with any Vlade Divac over multiple games
- Get 19 assists with any Muggsy Bogues over multiple games
- Get 14 assists with Greatness Grant Hill over multiple games
- Get 22 assists with any Steve Nash over multiple games
- Get 19 assists with any Ricky Rubio over multiple games
- Get 22 assists with any Oscar Robertson over multiple games
- Get 20 assists with any Brevin Knight over multiple games
- Get 17 assists with any Kenny Smith over multiple games
- Get 29 assists with Greatness Kevin Porter over multiple games
- Get 21 assists with any Chris Paul over multiple games
- Get 22 assists with any Andre Miller over multiple games
- Get 16 assists with any Boris Diaw over multiple games
- Get 30 assists with any Scott Skiles over multiple games
- Get 16 assists with any Damontas Sabonis over multiple games
- Get 16 assists with Greatness Nicolas Batum over multiple games
- Get 28 assists with any John Stockton over multiple games
- Get 15 assists with any Joe Dumars over multiple games
- Get 23 assists with Greatness Tyrese Haliburton over multiple games
- Get 28 assists with any Bob Cousy over multiple games
SLASHING GREATNESS
Collection Reward:
Dark Matter Blake Griffin
Required Stat:
Dunks
SLASHERS CHALLENGES
✅ Throw down Dunks across MyTEAM to unlock new Greatness players.
- Make 1 dunk with a player in a game
- Make 5 dunks over multiple games
- Make 10 dunks over multiple games
- Make 50 dunks over multiple games
- Make 100 dunks over multiple games
- Make 250 dunks over multiple games
- Make 500 dunks over multiple games
- Make 1000 dunks over multiple games
✅ Recreate Slashing performances in Challenge Games to earn even more Player Cards, from Gold all the way up to Galaxy Opal.
- Make 2 dunks with Greatness V.J. Edgecombe
- Make 1 dunk with Greatness Dylan Harper
- Make 1 dunk with Greatness Kel'el Ware
- Make 3 dunks with Greatness Zion Williamson
- Make 3 dunks with Greatness Gerald Green
- Make 3 dunks with Greatness Robert Pack
- Make 3 dunks with Greatness Darryl Dawkins
- Make 5 dunks with Greatness Demar DeRozan
✅ Prove your mastery by completing challenges using the Player Cards you’ve earned.
- Get 12 team dunks in a game
- Make 1 dunk with Greatness V.J. Edgecombe in a game
- Make 1 dunk with any Kenyon Martin Jr. in a game
- Make 1 dunk with any Shannon Brown in a game
- Make 1 dunk with any Fred Jones in a game
- Make 1 dunk with any Jericho Sims in a game
- Make 1 dunk with any Rodney Stuckey in a game
- Make 1 dunk with any Jarace Walker in a game
- Make 1 dunk with any Phil Hubbar in a game
- Make 2 dunks with Greatness Dylan Harper over multiple games
- Make 2 dunks with any Dee Brown over multiple games
- Make 2 dunks with any Hakim Warrick over multiple games
- Make 2 dunks with any RJ Barrett over multiple games
- Make 2 dunks with any Michael Beasley over multiple games
- Make 2 dunks with any Shaedon Sharpe over multiple games
- Make 2 dunks with any Jamario Moon over multiple games
- Make 2 dunks with any Leon Powe over multiple games
- Make 3 dunks with Greatness Kel'el Ware over multiple games
- Make 3 dunks with any Robert Horry over multiple games
- Make 3 dunks with any Brent Barry over multiple games
- Make 3 dunks with any Ausar Thompson over multiple games
- Make 3 dunks with any Amen Thompson over multiple games
- Make 3 dunks with any Mike Bantom over multiple games
- Make 3 dunks with any Desmond Mason over multiple games
- Make 3 dunks with any Darvin Ham over multiple games
- Make 5 dunks with Greatness Zion Williamson over multiple games
- Make 5 dunks with any Jason Richardson over multiple games
- Make 5 dunks with any J.J. Hickson over multiple games
- Make 5 dunks with any David Thompson over multiple games
- Make 5 dunks with any Derrick Jones Jr. over multiple games
- Make 5 dunks with any Larry Nance over multiple games
- Make 5 dunks with any Paul George over multiple games
- Make 5 dunks with any Steve Francis over multiple games
- Make 10 dunks with Greatness Gerald Green over multiple games
- Make 10 dunks with any Cedric Ceballos over multiple games
- Make 10 dunks with any Anfernee Simons over multiple games
- Make 10 dunks with any John Collins over multiple games
- Make 10 dunks with any Obi Toppin over multiple games
- Make 10 dunks with any Nicolas Claxton over multiple games
- Make 10 dunks with any Greatness Robert Pack over multiple games
- Make 10 dunks with any Tyrone Hill over multiple games
- Make 10 dunks with any Jeff Green over multiple games
- Make 10 dunks with any Nate Robinson over multiple games
- Make 10 dunks with any Larry Nance Jr. over multiple games
- Make 10 dunks with any Spud Webb over multiple games
- Make 15 dunks with Greatness Darryl Dawkins over multiple games
- Make 15 dunks with any Larry Kenon over multiple games
- Make 15 dunks with any Joe Caldwell over multiple games
- Make 15 dunks with Greatness DeMar DeRozan over multiple games
- Make 15 dunks with any Nate Thurmond over multiple games
DEFENDING GREATNESS
Collection Reward:
Dark Matter Kevin Garnett
Required Stat:
Defensive Plays (Blocks + Steals + Rebounds)
DEFENDERS CHALLENGES
✅ Make Defensive Plays across MyTEAM to unlock new Greatness players.
- Get 3 defensive plays with a player over multiple games
- Get 5 defensive plays over multiple games
- Get 10 defensive plays over multiple games
- Get 25 defensive plays over multiple games
- Get 75 defensive plays over multiple games
- Get 150 defensive plays over multiple games
- Get 300 defensive plays over multiple games
- Get 750 defensive plays over multiple games
✅ Recreate Defensive performances in Challenge Games to earn even more Player Cards, from Gold all the way up to Galaxy Opal.
- Win the game with Greatness Collin Murray-Boyles in your lineup
- Win the game with Greatness Khaman Maluach in your lineup
- Win the game with Greatness Dyson Daniels in your lineup
- Win the game with Greatness Marcus Smart in your lineup
- Prevent the Heat from scoring 68 points and win the game with Greatness Ben Wallace in your lineup
- Win the game with Greatness Herbert Jones in your lineup
- Win the game by 3 points or more with Greatness Dennis Rodman in your lineup
- Win the game with Greatness Gary Payton in your lineup
✅ Prove your mastery by completing challenges using the Player Cards you’ve earned.
- Get 17 blocks with a Lakers player over multiple games
- Get 11 steals with a Spurs player over multiple games
- Get 11 steals with a Nets player over multiple games
- Get 55 rebounds with Warriors players over multiple games
- Get 2 defensive plays with Greatness Collin Murray-Boyles over multiple games
- Get 2 defensive plays with any Tony Allen over multiple games
- Get 2 defensive plays with any Marcus Camby over multiple games
- Get 2 defensive plays with any Alonzo Mourning over multiple games
- Get 2 defensive plays with any Charles Oakley over multiple games
- Get 2 defensive plays with any Ronnie Brewer over multiple games
- Get 2 defensive plays with any Manute Bol over multiple games
- Get 2 defensive plays with any Jose Alvarado over multiple games
- Get 3 defensive plays with Greatness Khaman Maluach over multiple games
- Get 3 defensive plays with any Kawhi Leonard over multiple games
- Get 3 defensive plays with any Anthony Davis over multiple games
- Get 3 defensive plays with any Raja Bell over multiple games
- Get 3 defensive plays with any Shawn Bradley over multiple games
- Get 3 defensive plays with any Moses Malone over multiple games
- Get 3 defensive plays with any Gerald Wallace over multiple games
- Get 3 defensive plays with any Matisse Thybulle over multiple games
- Get 5 defensive plays with Greatness Dyson Daniels over multiple games
- Get 5 defensive plays with any Bruce Bowen over multiple games
- Get 5 defensive plays with any Dwight Howard over multiple games
- Get 5 defensive plays with any Jrue Holiday over multiple games
- Get 5 defensive plays with any Tyson Chandler over multiple games
- Get 5 defensive plays with any Lionel Hollins over multiple games
- Get 5 defensive plays with any T.R. Dunn over multiple games
- Get 5 defensive plays with any Cameron Reddish over multiple games
- Get 7 defensive plays with Greatness Marcus Smart over multiple games
- Get 7 defensive plays with any Scottie Pippen over multiple games
- Get 7 defensive plays with any Rudy Gobert over multiple games
- Get 7 defensive plays with any Giannis Antetokounmpo over multiple games
- Get 7 defensive plays with any Dikembe Mutombo over multiple games
- Get 7 defensive plays with any Rajon Rondo over multiple games
- Get 7 defensive plays with any Ron Artest over multiple games
- Get 7 defensive plays with any Michael Ray Richardson over multiple games
- Get 10 defensive plays with Greatness Ben Wallace over multiple games
- Get 10 defensive plays with any Bobby Jones over multiple games
- Get 10 defensive plays with any Dennis Johnson over multiple games
- Get 10 defensive plays with any Don Buse over multiple games
- Get 10 defensive plays with any Robert Williams III over multiple games
- Get 10 defensive plays with any Doug Christie over multiple games
- Get 15 defensive plays with Greatness Herbert Jones over multiple games
- Get 15 defensive plays with any Tim Duncan over multiple games
- Get 15 defensive plays with any Maurice Cheeks over multiple games
- Get 15 defensive plays with any Buck Williams over multiple games
- Get 15 defensive plays with any Michael Cooper over multiple games
- Get 15 defensive plays with any Paul Pressey over multiple games
- Get 20 defensive plays with Greatness Dennis Rodman over multiple games
- Get 20 defensive plays with any Walt Frazier over multiple games
- Get 20 defensive plays with any Dave DeBusschere over multiple games
- Get 20 defensive plays with Greatness Gary Payton over multiple games
- Get 20 defensive plays with any John Havlicek over multiple games
If you haven’t done so already, be sure to visit the NBA 2K26 Game Guide to learn more about other challenges and earnable rewards in-game.
