2K Pro-Am is another ‘team play’ online mode which will give you and friends the ability to create a custom team with a custom arena and take your skills online against the world. If that sounds lovely, the mode also features leaderboards which range from daily, to monthly, and to all-time.

There’s a lot to love about yesterday’s announcement, from your MyPlayer having something new to do to a mode which allows you to play real basketball with up to ten people.

Obviously a few questions do pop up with the announcement:

1)Will the 2K Servers hold up?

and

2)Are some of the features also making their way to other parts of the game (I’m looking at you arena builder and team customization)?

Both of these are viable questions at this stage, but the overall idea of a team play mode with nine other user players is a wonderful idea.

Obviously the announcement has a few of the old Crew mode connotations attached with it, but you also see a lot of EASHL in the mode. The mode itself seems a no-brainer with the continued focus on your MyPlayer in NBA 2K16. It will be interesting to see how player ratings and upgrades are handled in the mode -- and how VC will play a part in it all.

Of course, there's always the prevalent question of if the 2K Servers are up to the task. Both of the last two games were very rocky launches, but last year's did improve substantially through the year. It will be interesting to see how the servers handle Pro-Am -- hopefully extremely well.

As far as the arena and jersey customization options, with team relocation in the game -- it's fair to speculate if the jersey and arena creation options are going to be part of other modes in the game. That's something we'll just have to find out for ourselves as more news arrives.

So Did 2K Hit it Out of the Park?

My initial impression is yes. Not only has 2K delivered an exciting new mode that many are going to take advantage of, they also added functionality into the game which will benefit other modes either this year (unannounced as of yet) or in the years to come.

Smart, simple, but very effective. Bring on NBA 2K16’s Pro-Am.

See screenshots from the mode below (or check out the NBA 2K16 media page).

Getting a team together of Curry superfans seems a legit reason to play Pro-Am.

The customization options for a home court are pretty slick.

The leaderboards: calculated Daily, Monthly, and Overall.

Team Curry vs. Someone Else. An Epic Pro-Am Matchup.

Can't Stop Team Curry.