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NBA 2K14 Euroleague Q&A

Submitted on: 07/09/2013 by Steve Noah

Q: You have a multi-year global partnership with 14 of the top teams from the Turkish Airlines Euroleague. What is the process in getting those teams signed and are there plans on signing the rest of the teams in the League?

A: We have a positive relationship with the Euroleague, and after seeing the widespread support for global basketball in London last summer, we worked to complete a mutual agreement to include some of the top teams in this year’s title. We then worked directly with Euroleague to capture the authenticity of each team, per our critical standards in the NBA 2K series. We’ll explore the possibility of adding more Euroleague teams in the future.

Q: Will each team have a complete authentic roster or will a few players not be included? If the rosters are incomplete, could they all be added before release?

A: There are 10 authentic players for each playable Euroleague team in NBA 2K14.

Q: Euroleague teams feature a different atmosphere during their games. Will the atmosphere be different from the NBA experience? Will we hear team chants, see flares, etc.?

A: The Euroleague atmosphere featured in NBA 2K14 will accurately capture fans’ enthusiasm and passion for global basketball.

Q: Will each Euroleague team have their own authentic Arena or will they be generic? Same question for player faces.

A: There will be one Euroleague arena that will include the home team’s branding on the court and proper Euroleague court dimensions.

Q: Are those the new generic shoes seen in the screenshots?

A: We’ll have more to share on shoes in the coming months for NBA 2K14.

Q: Is this simply a head-to-head matchup (offline/online) type of thing or will we see it implemented into other modes, like MyPlayer, MyCareer or Association? Maybe an unannounced feature tied into this coming down the line?

A: Right now, the integration of Euroleague in NBA 2K14 will be a head-to-head matchup for Exhibition and Online mode.

Q: With the addition of Euroleague, did any other teams have to be removed? We would hate to see Classic/Legend teams get removed. From what we understand, classic players were contracted from NBA 2K11 through NBA 2K13, has that been extended?

A: You’ll have to stick with us for future news around classic players, but we did not remove any teams as a direct effort to shoehorn Euroleague into NBA 2K14.

Q: Will we see the Euroleague teams on all consoles (current & next-gen) as well as on PC?

A: Yes.

Q: Will we see all of the Euroleague rules implemented? What about the 3 point line? Based off of the screenshots, it appears to be inaccurate.

A: The Euroleague court in game will reflect the proper and authentic Euroleague court dimensions in the final product.

Q: Do you have any information on D-League or Summer League?

A: Not at this time.

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# 81 vtcrb @ 07/14/13 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Shade8780


	What's next? "We've finally convinced 2K Insider to actually watch some basketball this year. Gonna be a great year!"

How About THIS, "We get someone who KNOWs and CARES about Basketball?". I KNOW that is a CRAZY concept. Who is doing the EUROLEAGUE Ratings and Tendencies? I mean if you cant get the NBA right, HOW you gonna get 14 teams from a DIFFERENT League. That would TAKE Time and RESEARCH.

# 82 Matty Aqua @ 07/14/13 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by LD2k


	Who said the same teams are working on those respective features? Don't assume that's always the case. And we've had some great meetings with the NBA2KInsider regarding rosters.

I basically look at this now like...

"There wasn't enough time this developement cycle to intergrate the Euro-League into Associations/MyCareer and we wanted to increase our sales in Europe as quickly as possible"

Sorry for calling you out here LD2K but what exactly do you expect "your" customers to do with 10 Euro teams that are only good for exhibition games & majority of the people haven't even heard of the players on these teams?... it's like you guys want to frustrate your supporters?.

Now i'm not saying adding "the Euro teams is a bad idea!", but why only for quick play and why bring them in now?, There are so many other features in 2k that still need fixing/tweaking let alone correcting the "ACTUAL NBA ROSTERS". I honestly think more people would have been excited if you guys simply announced "We are adding more European names to the name database!".

LD2K i'm very grateful for what 2k has brought us in basketball games especially the last few years, but tacking on new features every year and not fixing long standing issues within the Rosters,Modes and Gameplay can become frustrating, especially when there is not many confirmed answers by the developers as to why things are left the way they are.

Now as for your "specific teams"...Can you please tell me what the association team has been doing the last 2-3 years?...
We are lucky to have an assortment of options through 2kshare to choose our rosters from, but now anybody with some interest in playing a realistic association will steer clear of 2k's defualt rosters!...
Don't you guys take that as a big insult?
I mean the bottom line here is the community is doing a better job for free!.

Staying back on topic with the new Euro-League Feature teams, I just want to say I really hope your "Insider" nails the NBA Rosters, I hope you have every cyberface, every rating, every tendency, every player available & correct this year...because if you don't, your going to be faced with more frustrated customers, more questions to dodge!, and more criticism that probably was unnecessary because you added another useless, unfinished, unpolished Feature to your project.

I hope you read this LD2K and understand the point I'm trying to make!, Features don't sell basketball games anymore!, Accuracy and Realism does!

# 83 vtcrb @ 07/14/13 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by aquaman


	I basically look at this now like... "There wasn't enough time this developement cycle to intergrate the Euro-League into Associations/MyCareer and we wanted to increase our sales in Europe as quickly as possible" Sorry for calling you out here LD2K but what exactly do you expect "your" customers to do with 10 Euro teams that are only good for exhibition games & majority of the people haven't even heard of the players on these teams?... it's like you guys want to frustrate your supporters?. Now i'm not saying adding "the Euro teams is a bad idea!", but why only for quick play and why bring them in now?, There are so many other features in 2k that still need fixing/tweaking let alone correcting the "ACTUAL NBA ROSTERS". I honestly think more people would have been excited if you guys simply announced "We are adding more European names to the name database!". LD2K i'm very grateful for what 2k has brought us in basketball games especially the last few years, but tacking on new features every year and not fixing long standing issues within the Rosters,Modes and Gameplay can become frustrating, especially when there is not many confirmed answers by the developers as to why things are left the way they are. Now as for your "specific teams"...Can you please tell me what the association team has been doing the last 2-3 years?... We are lucky to have an assortment of options through 2kshare to choose our rosters from, but now anybody with some interest in playing a realistic association will steer clear of 2k's defualt rosters!... Don't you guys take that as a big insult? I mean the bottom line here is the community is doing a better job for free!. Staying back on topic with the new Euro-League Feature teams, I just want to say I really hope your "Insider" nails the NBA Rosters, I hope you have every cyberface, every rating, every tendency, every player available & correct this year...because if you don't, your going to be faced with more frustrated customers, more questions to dodge!, and more criticism that probably was unnecessary because you added another useless,unfinished,unpolished Feature to your project. I hope you read this LD2K and understand the point I'm trying to make!, Features don't sell basketball games anymore!, Accuracy and Realism does!

Very well put.

# 84 Melbournelad @ 07/15/13 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by aquaman


	I basically look at this now like... "There wasn't enough time this developement cycle to intergrate the Euro-League into Associations/MyCareer and we wanted to increase our sales in Europe as quickly as possible" Sorry for calling you out here LD2K but what exactly do you expect "your" customers to do with 10 Euro teams that are only good for exhibition games & majority of the people haven't even heard of the players on these teams?... it's like you guys want to frustrate your supporters?. Now i'm not saying adding "the Euro teams is a bad idea!", but why only for quick play and why bring them in now?, There are so many other features in 2k that still need fixing/tweaking let alone correcting the "ACTUAL NBA ROSTERS". I honestly think more people would have been excited if you guys simply announced "We are adding more European names to the name database!". LD2K i'm very grateful for what 2k has brought us in basketball games especially the last few years, but tacking on new features every year and not fixing long standing issues within the Rosters,Modes and Gameplay can become frustrating, especially when there is not many confirmed answers by the developers as to why things are left the way they are. Now as for your "specific teams"...Can you please tell me what the association team has been doing the last 2-3 years?... We are lucky to have an assortment of options through 2kshare to choose our rosters from, but now anybody with some interest in playing a realistic association will steer clear of 2k's defualt rosters!... Don't you guys take that as a big insult? I mean the bottom line here is the community is doing a better job for free!. Staying back on topic with the new Euro-League Feature teams, I just want to say I really hope your "Insider" nails the NBA Rosters, I hope you have every cyberface, every rating, every tendency, every player available & correct this year...because if you don't, your going to be faced with more frustrated customers, more questions to dodge!, and more criticism that probably was unnecessary because you added another useless, unfinished, unpolished Feature to your project. I hope you read this LD2K and understand the point I'm trying to make!, Features don't sell basketball games anymore!, Accuracy and Realism does!

Couldn't have said it any better mate, i really really hope LD2k reads this and the team takes it on board. ENOUGH with ignoring association year in year out. It's time for 2k to step up. Most of the issues don't even take long to fix, so why keep ignoring them 2k? The only conclusion people can then draw is that it's just pure laziness.

As well as actually provding at least a half realistic roster this year. It is beyond me why the "2k insider" still even has a job (If he even exists lol).

# 85 Da_Czar @ 07/15/13 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Neoda2khead


	my whole purpose to play a game is to do more then just play a quick game . 2k11 and 12 did a great job adding modes to compliment these teams purpose for being in the game . 2k13 only just gave them to you for the sake of you guys just wanting them . I do enjoy the classics being there . but after a few games played I get bored . this is only IMO . please let me know y u enjoy the teams just sitting there with no purpose ?

Some people export these teams and create others to go along with them and play in a season mode or association. Especially on the PC. Also some enjoy having playoffs with all the greatest team vs one another. Using one's imagination there is much more available than quick play.

2k11 was an experience, Same with 2k12... 2k13 was a different experience. In a sense it's almost like Jay Z dudes what to hear my old stuff by my old album. LOL

So as a community just because you don't see or can apply a use for teams input in a certain way doesn't mean they should be removed.

Also once the euro's are in this year in theory that would be one less step in the future to including them in other modes etc. I am not saying that is what will happen but sometimes you have to plan things out over a few years due to the time restrictions. Everyone assumes that the decision to add these teams was made at the beginning of the dev cycle. What if it wasn't ? (pure speculation)

# 86 dror853 @ 07/15/13 09:40 AM

im from israel and a big fan of macabi (euro team that will be on 2k14), and even just for quick game this is huge for me, something i was hoping for a long time. im sure there are many euro fans which feel the same way.

i do realize that for us players this is completely worthless, its really a small feature just for the euro players.

# 87 mango_prom @ 07/15/13 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by dror853


	i do realize that for us players this is completely worthless, its really a small feature just for the euro players.

I'm from Europe...and won't care about Euroleague teams at all if 2k completely ignores the way Euro teams play as opposed to the NBA style. Euro ball is all about fundamentals and ball movement, which are things 2k ignored with 2k13 in favor of flashy animations and a Jay-Z name tag. So if they start to care about basketball fundamentals, Euro teams are cool. If 2k14 on the other hand turns out to be another HD version of NBA Jam, it's pretty pointless to include (compared to NBA standards) unathletic Euroleague teams, except as a marketing gimmick.

# 88 Goffs @ 07/15/13 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Shade8780


	What's next? "We've finally convinced 2K Insider to actually watch some basketball this year. Gonna be a great year!"

HAH!

"We also told 2k Insider that there were other teams to update other than the Knicks and Lakers."

# 89 sportjames23 @ 07/16/13 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by dror853


	im from israel and a big fan of macabi (euro team that will be on 2k14), and even just for quick game this is huge for me, something i was hoping for a long time. im sure there are many euro fans which feel the same way. i do realize that for us players this is completely worthless, its really a small feature just for the euro players.

Yeah, Maccabi is my favorite Euroleague team, so I'm excited for these teams in 2K14.

# 90 Optik @ 07/16/13 11:47 AM

Does 2K know how the Football Manager guys get all those ratings for thousands of players across the world? They speak to scouts from across the world. How hard is it then, for 2K to speak to scouts from one country?

# 91 mango_prom @ 07/16/13 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Optik


	Does 2K know how the Football Manager guys get all those ratings for thousands of players across the world? They speak to scouts from across the world. How hard is it then, for 2K to speak to scouts from one country?

The thing is, Sega's main selling point is realism and attention to lots of small details. No flashy graphics, no shoe editor, no Cristiano Ronaldo picking the soundtrack...an accurate representation of real life football is what the game is all about. If their rosters were as p*ss poor as 2ks, no one would even bother looking at FM.

And it's not even like 2k needs a few hundred scouts on their payroll to get rosters right. I mean is it really that hard? So someone came up with a new special skill called "Anti Freeze". It makes a player more consistent, less likely to go on a cold streak.
Nice, now the question is...who should get that skill. And 2k roster guy thinks of..****dy Gay! Makes sense. Dude has been shooting 40% from the field and 32% from 3 last year. Now this guy, in the "insider's" mind, is not only a consistent player, but deserves a special super skill for rarely going on a cold streak...

What should the "insider" even do with advanced stats and extensive scouting reports? He doesn't know sh*t about the most basic things, you know, stuff like "player xy is good at passing". Maybe he doesn't even know all the players in the league, wouldn't surprise me at all.

# 92 OkayC @ 07/16/13 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mango_prom


	The thing is, Sega's main selling point is realism and attention to lots of small details. No flashy graphics, no shoe editor, no Cristiano Ronaldo picking the soundtrack...an accurate representation of real life football is what the game is all about. If their rosters were as pss poor as 2ks, no one would even bother looking at FM. And it's not even like 2k needs a few hundred scouts on their payroll to get rosters right. I mean is it really that hard? So someone came up with a new special skill called "Anti Freeze". It makes a player more consistent, less likely to go on a cold streak. Nice, now the question is...who should get that skill. And 2k roster guy thinks of..**dy Gay! Makes sense. Dude has been shooting 40% from the field and 32% from 3 last year. Now this guy, in the "insider's" mind, is not only a consistent player, but deserves a special super skill for rarely going on a cold streak... What should the "insider" even do with advanced stats and extensive scouting reports? He doesn't know sht about the most basic things, you know, stuff like "player xy is good at passing". Maybe he doesn't even know all the players in the league, wouldn't surprise me at all.

Hey, at least rudy gay "consistently" shoots 40% from the feild.

# 93 Melbournelad @ 07/17/13 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by mango_prom


	The thing is, Sega's main selling point is realism and attention to lots of small details. No flashy graphics, no shoe editor, no Cristiano Ronaldo picking the soundtrack...an accurate representation of real life football is what the game is all about. If their rosters were as pss poor as 2ks, no one would even bother looking at FM. And it's not even like 2k needs a few hundred scouts on their payroll to get rosters right. I mean is it really that hard? So someone came up with a new special skill called "Anti Freeze". It makes a player more consistent, less likely to go on a cold streak. Nice, now the question is...who should get that skill. And 2k roster guy thinks of..**dy Gay! Makes sense. Dude has been shooting 40% from the field and 32% from 3 last year. Now this guy, in the "insider's" mind, is not only a consistent player, but deserves a special super skill for rarely going on a cold streak... What should the "insider" even do with advanced stats and extensive scouting reports? He doesn't know sht about the most basic things, you know, stuff like "player xy is good at passing". Maybe he doesn't even know all the players in the league, wouldn't surprise me at all.

LOL, unfortunately as laughable as this is it is true. I have no idea how the 2k 'insider' still even has a job. I could of done a better job when I was 12.

# 94 jamieal @ 07/17/13 08:26 AM

cant wait to see the ratings on some of the players and play with olypiacos against some nba teams

# 95 dtyjdytujhu @ 07/18/13 05:16 AM

Will we be able to EDIT the Euroleague Teams,

# 96 dtyjdytujhu @ 07/18/13 05:19 AM

Yeah, Maccabi is my favorite Euroleague team,

# 97 KyotoCarl @ 08/21/13 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rtkiii


	What is the point of this. I thought if you were not good enough you might play in Euro League to get your game up. Exhibition/Online...What is the point. Cmon 2K I expect this from EA, not you guys.

That's not at all how it is. That's what the D League is for. The Euroleague is a professional league and has no affiliation with the NBA.

# 98 Wildcats302 @ 08/21/13 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Shade8780


	It's not implemented in My Player and Association? Well that was a fucking stupid idea :/

Celtic fan dropping F bombs, seems inappropriate to me guys.

On this feature, seems pretty useless to me. I may play one exhibition against one of these teams, humiliate their no-name players with the Lakers and call it a day.

# 99 KyotoCarl @ 08/21/13 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Wildcats302


	Celtic fan dropping F bombs, seems inappropriate to me guys. On this feature, seems pretty useless to me. I may play one exhibition against one of these teams, humiliate their no-name players with the Lakers and call it a day.

Think of it this way; since they are in the game this year they are already in place and are easier to implement in Association Mode and My Player next year.

# 100 cthurt @ 08/21/13 03:51 PM

I hate to call this feature useless or a waste, but for right now it is hopefully they keep it in the game for more then a year and include it in there other game modes. But as of now I wouldve been more excited about WNBA teams being in the game at least I know a few of those players lol.

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