New NBA 2K22 Details Have Been Revealed - Shot Aiming is Gone, Improved Defensive Mechanic, Dribbling Improvements & Much More

2K is finally starting to provide some new NBA 2K22 details. The latest NBA 2KTV episode features new information from gameplay director Mike Wang. Starting at roughly the 4:58 mark in the video below, Mike briefly talks about the following goodies:

• All-new defensive mechanic
• Better perimeter defense, body ups on the floor
• Improved movement and how the players feel
• On-ball defensive stances and on-ball defensive situations have improved
• More contested shots at the rim with new block system
• Defense will feel much more rewarding and make the game more balanced

• Dribbling has also improved significantly with new combos and signature moves
• Emphasizes that NBA 2K22 feels more balanced offensively and defensively
• Provides some additional details for Seasons in MyTEAM
• Some details on the various archetypes
• A lot of the gameplay features will be in both Gen 4 and Gen 5 systems, but the new systems will also receive better foot planting, movement and some new interesting features that will be announced a little later with alley-oops and dunks, which will require a bit of a skill mechanic

Mike also posted answers to some of the questions on Twitter, but deleted them all. Of course, posting anything on the Internet doesn’t just disappear. Our friends from r/NBA2K captured all of his tweets and responses here.

https://twitter.com/NBA2KonReddit/status/1429146948955742211