NBA 2K23 Superstar Sliders

When it comes to NBA 2K23 sliders, there are oodles to choose from this cycle because so many people are playing the mode to experience the MyNBA Eras. With that said, you can find what you want in our NBA 2K sliders forum. Still, I tend to scope out anything Mike Lowe puts out because he’s a slider innovator of sorts, and I think we have similar mindsets for what we want to get out of our franchise experiences. He is more known for Madden sliders, but if you’re looking for NBA 2K23 superstar sliders, it might be worth checking these out.

NBA 2K23 Superstar Sliders From Mike Lowe

General Info

Mike Lowe’s sliders are now at Version 1.6. You can also scope out his YouTube channel where he’s playing a MyNBA with these sliders.

• Numbers in ( ) indicate + or – of most recent update
• 2K Share: MikeLowe47
• Superstar base with many sliders left at default
• 12 Minute Quarters
• Real Player %

His aim is to have User vs. CPU or CPU vs. CPU game stats match simulated games.

“This set was built from 2K’s default Superstar sliders in a MyNBA setting. What I prefer is listed below as I like to be more of a GM than a coach. This allows for me to evaluate my actual coach based on his performance. If you prefer to control more, adjust as you see fit. Many of the sliders are at default as the game plays well and doesn’t need a massive overhaul. The changes I’ve made, however, are crucial in my opinion.”

I also like the way Mike does sliders because he generally goes the extra step. You don’t have to take it all into consideration, but he’ll show you every setting he’s using beyond the basic gameplay sliders as well, so I will also list those values below. The Real Player % may end up being the issue for some folks as that’s a rather crucial setting depending on how you like to attack shooting percentages, so do with that what you will.

General Settings

Settings–>General–>Setup

• Autosave Off
• Quarter Length 12 Minutes
• Simulated Quarter Length 12 Minutes
• Normalize Played to Sim Minutes Off
• Normalize Played to Sim Stats Off
• Season Length 82 games
• Playoff Series: Best of 7 (or whatever Era you want)

Settings–>General–>Offseason Auto

• All set to off or whatever you want

Settings–>General–>Features

• Protected Players 8
• All On except:
  • Playing Games Cost Action Off
  • Actions Auto Simulate Off
  • Autosave After Action Off
• Draft Class Quality 50 (or whatever you want)

Settings–>General–>Injuries

• Injuries On
• Career-Ending Injury Frequency 25

Settings–>General–>Difficulty

• Gameplay Difficulty Custom
• Simulator Difficulty 50
• Trade Negotiation Difficulty 80
• Contract Negotiation Difficulty 80
• CPU Re-Signing Aggressiveness 60
• Morale Difficulty 60
• Morale Effects 100
• Chemistry Difficulty 85
• Chemistry Effects 100
• CPU Injury Frequency 55
• User Injury Frequency 55
• User Injury Effects 40
• CPU Injury Effects 40

Settings–>General–>Simulation (very important for realistic stats across the league)

• Player Fatigue Rate 50
• Player Recovery Rate 50
• Team Pace 25
• Team FastBreak 50
• Possessions Per Game 25
• Shots 30
• Assists 50
• Steals 50
• Blocks 65
• Turnovers 20
• Fouls 20
• Injuries 55
• Dunk 50
• Layup 50
• Shot Close 50
• Shot Medium 50
• Shot Three 50
• Dunk Percentage 41
• Layup Percentage 41
• Close Range Shot Percentage 40
• Medium Range Shot Percentage 40
• Three Point Percentage 40
• Free Throw Percentage 49
• Stat Distribution all 50

Settings–>Team–>Team Feature Settings

• Actions Off
• Facilities Off (unfair advantage over CPU teams)
• Set Prices User preference
• Set Budget User preference
• Relationships: Morale On
• Relationships: Trust On
• Score Off
• Skills Off (unfair advantage over CPU teams)
• Tasks Off
• Relationships – Can Be Fired On
• Relationships – Lock Menus Off
• Relationships – Randomize Governor Personality User preference
• Relationships – Staff Quit Off
• Relationships- Sponsors Cancel Contract On

Settings–>Team–>Team Automation Settings

• All set to Off but I let the AI handle lineup automation. These are really all user preference.

Settings–>Gameplay

• Difficulty Custom
• Quarter Length 12 Minutes
• Fatigue On
• Game Speed 50
• Foul Out 6
• On Court Shot Clock Off
• Shot Feedback Off
• Camera Shake Off
• Gameplay Indicators On (unless in CPU vs CPU)
• Action Replays Occasionally
• Highlight Play Camera Cuts Off
• After Basket Camera Cuts Occasionally
• Arena Photo Strobe Flashes User preference
• Era Screen Effects On
• Ball Handle Text Name
• Pick & Roll Overlay On
• Commentary Language User preference
• Scene Subtitles User preference
• Motion Blur 50
• Short Press and Hold Off
• Audio Presentation TV Broadcast

Settings–>Controller

• Vibration Function On
• Trigger Effect on
• Shot Meter Off
• Shot Timing Real Player %
• Free Throw Timing Real Player %
• Pro Stick Function Default
• Pro Stick Orientation Absolute
• Double Team Reaction Auto
• Help Defense button Function Double Team
• Call for Pick And Role Vs Fade Manual
• Player Icons On
• Skip Pass Disabled
• Icon Lead Passing Off
• Pro Stick Pass Type Flashy
• Icon Passing Pass Type Control
• Receiver Control Handoff/Pitch Pass (changed)
• Pro Stick Defense Camera Relative
• Shading Indicator Off
• Who To Guard On
• Defensive Assist Strength 75
• Boxout Assist Strength 50
• Pass Target Profile Default
• Pass Target Direction 98
• Pass Target Distance 1
• Pass Target Openness 1

Coach Settings

• Adaptive Coaching Engine Offense and Defense
• Timeout Auto
• Player Minutes Auto
• Substitution Auto
• Substitution Method Rotation
• Offensive PlayVision All Plays
• PlayVision Display Lite
• Playcalling Messages Show All (doesn’t work?)
• Offense Playcalling Auto
• Defense Playcalling Auto
• Late Game Fouling Auto
• Team Communication Offense and Defense
• Freelance Series Order Static
• Freelance Series Repeat Repeat On Success

Tuning Sliders

Tuning Sliders–>Trades–>Trades

• Trade Frequency 55 (day before and day of trade deadline set to 100)
• Rest left On our at default numbers
• I leave trade override and approval Off

Tuning Sliders–>Trades–>Progression

• Default for all

Tuning Sliders–>Trades–>Attributes Progression

• Default for all

Tuning Sliders–>Trades–>Contracts

• Default for all

Tuning Sliders–>User/CPU

• Free Throw Difficulty 50
• Inside Shot Success 49/49 (-1 both)
• Close Shot Success 49/49 (-1 both)
• Mid-Range Success 59/59 (-1 both)
• 3PT Success 58/58(-2 both)
• Layup Success 49/49 (-1 both)
• Shot Coverage Impact 45/45 (+5 both)
• Shot Timing Impact 50/50
• Dunk In Traffic Frequency 45/45
• Dunk In Traffic Success 45/45
• Pass Accuracy 40/40 (+10 both)
• Alley-Oop Success 50/50
• Contact Shot Success 50/50
• Ball Security 0/0 (-30 both)
• Body-Up Sensitivity 75/75 (+20 both)
• Pass Speed 52/52 (+2 both)
• Driving Contact Shot Frequency 100/100
• Inside Contact Shot Frequency 100/100
• Layup Defense Strength (Takeoff) 50/50
• Layup Defense Strength (Release) 50/50
• Jump Shot Defense Strength (Gather) 50/50
• Jump Shot Defense Strength (Release) 50/50
• Help Defense Strength 75/75
• Steal Success 75/75 (+15 both)
• Acceleration 60/60 (+10 both)
• Vertical 50/50
• Strength 50/50
• Stamina 50/50
• Speed 50/50
• Durability 50/50
• Hustle 50/50
• Ball Handling 30/30 (-10 both)
• Hands 75/75 (+25 both)
• Dunking Ability 50/50
• On-Ball Defense 55/55
• Stealing 75/75 (+15 both)
• Blocking 50/50
• Offensive Awareness 100/100 (+50 both)
• Defensive Awareness 100/100 (+50 both)
• Offensive Rebounding 50/50
• Defensive Rebounding 50/50
• Offensive Consistency 50/50
• Defensive Consistency 50/50
• Fatigue Rate 50/50
• Lateral Quickness 50/50
• Take Inside Shots 50/25
• Take Close Shots 50/25
• Take Mid-Range Shots 50/70
• Take 3PT Shots 50/75 (-5 for CPU)
• Post Shots 50/26
• Attack the Basket 50/30 (+4 for CPU)
• Look for Post Players 50/30 (+4 for CPU)
• Throw Alley-Oops 50/40
• Attempt Dunks 45/45
• Attempt Putbacks 50/50
• Play Passing Lanes 75/75 (+15 both)
• Go for On-Ball Steals 67/67 (+7 both)
• Contest Shots 50/50
• Backdoor Cuts 40/40
• Over the Back Foul Frequency 100/100
• Charging Foul Frequency 100/100
• Blocking Foul Frequency 100/100
• Reaching Foul Frequency 75/75 (-25 both)
• Shooting Foul Frequency 90/90 (-10 both)
• Loose Ball Foul Frequency 100/100
• Illegal Screen Frequency 100/100
• Speed with Ball (Max rating) 75/75 (+15 both)
• Speed with Ball (Min rating) 45/45 (+15 both)
• Acceleration with Ball (Max rating) 75/75 (+15 both)
• Acceleration with Ball (Min rating) 45/45 (+15 both)
• Speed without Ball (Max rating) 69/69 (-6 both)
• Speed without Ball (Min rating) 34/34 (-1 both)
• Acceleration without Ball (Max rating) 69/69 (-6 both)

Acceleration without Ball (Min rating) 34/34 (-1 both)

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