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How to optimize your defensive Setup in NBA 2K23?

This guide provides useful information for players of current and next-generation NBA 2K23 releases. It covers defensive settings to help you play better. Whether you're playing on a current-gen or next-gen console, you'll find something useful in this guide.

 


How to optimize your defensive Setup in NBA 2K23?

 

Base Settings

 

Current Gen:

  1. On-Ball Pressure: Smother 
  2. Off-Ball Pressure: Tight 
  3. Post Defense: Auto 
  4. Manual: Manual 
  5. Switch Eyes: Switch Eyes 
  6. Otter: Otter 
  7. Pre-Rotate: No 
  8. Screen Helps: No Help 
  9. Transition Defense: Auto
  10. Adaptive Coaching Engine: Off 

 

Next-Gen: 

  1. On-Ball Pressure: Auto 
  2. Off-Ball Pressure: Stay Attached 
  3. Post Defense: Auto 
  4. Manual: Manual 
  5. Switch Eyes: Switch Eyes 
  6. Otter: Otter 
  7. Pre-Rotate: No 
  8. Screen Helps: No Help 
  9. Transition Defense: Auto

 

Individual Matchups

  1. Ben Simmons: Gap/Gap 
  2. Magic Johnson: Moderate/Moderate 
  3. Dennis Rodman: Moderate/Leave Him 
  4. Giannis: Moderate/Leave Him 
  5. Nicholas for Two: Gap/Gap 
  6. Will Chamberlain: Gap/Gap 

 

General Tips

  1. Make sure to turn off Adaptive Coaching Engine 
  2. Be willing to go into the Magic and change them manually 
  3. Don't be afraid to adjust off-ball pressure to Moderate/Gap 
  4. Get bump steals on current-gen 
  5. Hold the X/A button to X-Switch 
  6. Leave people open to get pinches 
  7. Have to Stay Attached on 
  8. Use Auto on transition defense

 

Conclusion:

Finally, it's important to remember that you can adjust your settings in-game as well. For instance, if you're playing against a team with T-Mac, you'll want to adjust the On-Ball Pressure to "Other".We hope this guide finds the right defensive settings for your team in NBA 2K23! Remember, the most important thing is being willing to tweak your settings in-game as needed.

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