NBA 2K24 archetypes

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Archetypes are back in NBA 2K24. Every player, whether it’s your own in MyCAREER or MyPLAYER, or an existing NBA superstar in MyNBA, has an archetype. It describes what they’re good at and what mold they fit with. It impacts their gameplay and affects how they can earn badges and boosts. Here’s the full list of types available.

If you’re interested in reading more about NBA 2K24, check out how to relocate a team, how you can earn XP, and how to shoot.

What NBA 2K24 archetypes are there?

There are different archetypes available for different positions. It’s hard to be a “2 Way 3 PT Facilitator” as a center, for example. Here are the archetypes that two-way players, meaning those who are good on both offense and defense, can get:

• 2 Way 3 Level Facilitator
• 2 Way 3 Level Point Forward
• 2-Way 3-Level Scorer
• 2 Way 3 Level Shot Creator
• 2 Way 3 PT Facilitator
• 2 Way 3 PT Playmaker
• 2 Way 3 PT Shot Creator
• 2 Way Balanced Scorer
• 2 Way Break Starter
• 2 Way Diming 3 PT Shooter
• 2 Way Diming Big
• 2 Way Diming Finisher
• 2 Way Diming Middy Specialist
• 2 Way Diming Outside Scorer
• 2 Way Facilitator
• 2 Way Finisher
• 2 Way Floor General
• 2 Way Inside Out Combo Guard
• 2 Way Inside Out Creator
• 2 Way Inside Out Playmaker
• 2 Way Inside Out Point Forward
• 2 Way Inside Out Scorer
• 2 Way Inside The Arc Scorer
• 2 Way Mid Range Maestro
• 2 Way Mid Range Shooter
• 2 Way Mid Range Specialist
• 2 Way Pass First Guard
• 2 Way Pass First Point
• 2 Way Pass First Wing
• 2 Way Playmaker
• 2 Way Playshot
• 2 Way Post Playmaker
• 2 Way Scoring Machine
• 2 Way Sharpshooter
• 2 Way Shooter
• 2 Way Shot Creator
• 2 Way Skilled Stretch Four
• 2 Way Skilled Stretch Five
• 2 Way Slasher
• 2 Way Slashing Playmaker
• 2 Way Slashing Shot Creator
• 2 Way Stretch Four
• 2 Way Stretch Five
• 2 Way Stretch Glass Cleaner
• 2 Way Stretch Playmaker
• 2 Way Tempo Pusher
• 2 Way Threat

The “Three and D” player is an archetype of NBA player. For example, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard and others are or have been considered that type of archetype. NBA 2K24 takes it further with the following:

• 3 & D Guard
• 3 & D Off Guard
• 3 & D Point
• 3 & D Two Guard
• 3 & D Wing

Players who can shoot and score well are known as three-level players and can be:

• 3 Level Playmaker
• 3 Level Scorer
• 3 Level Scoring Glass Cleaner
• 3 Level Shot Creator
• 3 PT Combo Guard
• 3 PT Playmaker
• 3 PT Shooter
• 3 PT Shot Hunter
• 3 PT Specialist

Elite passers, known for dropping dimes and having high passing attributes, can get these archetypes:

• Diming 3 & D Guard
• Diming 3 & D Two Guard
• Diming 3 Level Scorer
• Diming Finisher
• Diming Glass Cleaner
• Diming Inside Out Scorer
• Diming Inside The Arc Scorer
• Diming Outside Scorer
• Diming Paint Beast

Big men often excel at getting offensive rebounds, or cleaning the glass can be:

• Glass Cleaner
• Glass Cleaning Dimer
• Glass Cleaning Finisher
• Glass Cleaning Lockdown
• Glass Cleaning Shot Creator

Players who can play at the rim and on the perimeter have unique types available to them:

• Inside Out Combo Guard
• Inside Out Facilitator
• Inside Out Playmaker
• Inside Out Glass Cleaner
• Inside Out Scorer
• Inside Out Shot Creator

Those who remain on the interior for the most part, such as rim protectors, can have these archetypes:

• Interior Big
• Interior Finisher
• Interior Force
• Interior Playmaker
• Inside The Arc Glass Cleaner
• Lob Threat

The mid-range in the NBA is a dying area of the floor, but some shooting guard players and small forwards still excel there. They will fall into one of these:

• Mid Interior Facilitator
• Mid Range Finisher
• Mid Range Maestro
• Mid Range Playmaker
• Mid Range Shooter
• Mid Range Slasher
• Mid Range Specialist

Offensive stars can get a lot of different archetypes:

• Offense-Heavy Five
• Offense Initiator
• Offensive Minded Wing
• Offensive Orientated Four
• Offensive Orientated Five
• Offensive Threat

Playmakers, also known as players who can score for themselves and set up teammates with ease, have a few different versions:

• Playmaking 3 Level Scorer
• Playmaking Glass Cleaner
• Playmaking Four
• Playmaking Five
• Playmaking Paint Beast
• Playmaking Perimeter Creator
• Playmaking Shot Creator
• Playmaking Slasher
• Rugged Playmaker

Those who excel at rebounding, not necessarily centers, can be one of these. They’re generally a post player but do not have to be:

• Rebounder
• Rebounding Guard
• Rebounding Point
• Rebounding Wing

Guards, whether a shooter like Steph Curry or a defender like Patrick Beverley, can have these as well:

• Scoring Machine
• Scrappy Point
• Scrappy Two Guard
• Scrappy Wing
• Secondary Ball Handler

Shooters can fall into one of these categories:

• Sharpshooter
• Sharpshooting Facilitator
• Sharpshooting Shot Creator
• Shooter

Those who block shots particularly well, whether a point guard or a forward, can get either Shot Blocking Guard or Shot Blocking Wing.

Other archetypes for players include:

Archetype	Type
All Around 2 Way	All Around
Athletic Finisher	Offense
Back to Basket Big	Defense
Balanced Offensive Point	Offense
Balanced Scorer	Offense
Ball Hawk	Defense
Deep Range Shot Creator	Offense
Defender / Rebounder	Defense
Defensive Anchor	Defense
Face Up Four	Offense
Face Up Glass Cleaner	Offense
Face Up Playmaker	Offense
Facilitating 3 Level 2 Way	All Around
Facilitating Finisher	Offense
Facilitating Shooter	Offense
Finesse Finisher	Offense
Finisher	Offense
Floor Spacing Slasher	Offense
Handles / Passing	Offense
Hybrid Defender	Defense
Jack of All Trades	All Around
Lockdown Defender	Defense
Multi Position Defender	Defense
Paint Defender	Defense
Paint Beast	All Around
Pass-First Big	Offense
Passing and Ball Handling	Offense
Perimeter Defender	Defense
Perimeter Lockdown	Defense
Point of Attack Stopper	Defense
Point Power Forward	Offense
Post Playmaker	Offense
Prospect	All Around
Shot Creating Perimeter Threat	Offense
Shot Creator	Offense
Skilled Defensive Anchor	Defense
Skilled Glass Cleaner	Offense
Skilled Interior Force	Offense
Slasher	Offense
Slashing Playmaker	Offense
Small Ball Wing	Offense
Small Ball Four	Offense
Stretch Dimer	Offense
Stretch Facilitator	Offense
Stretch Four	Offense
Stretch Five	Offense
Stretch Glass Cleaner	Offense
Stretch Playmaker	Offense
Tempo Pushing Guard	Offense
Versatile Offensive Force	Offense
Versatile Paint Beast	All Around
Well Rounded Guard	All Around
Well Rounded Wing	All Around
Well Rounded Four	All Around

NBA 2K24 is out for PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. Get on the court with your unique play style, try some dribble moves, make a driving layup, and more with these excellent archetypes. They are available for every game mode, with different takeovers coming for players who have different ones.