NBA 2K23 Gameplay Sliders Explained (CPU / User): Full List, Default Settings, Difficulty Levels, More

November 9, 2022

With the inclusion of gameplay sliders for both User and the CPU, 2K gives fans the option to customize their offline gameplay experience however they see fit, down to the last detail. In this guide, we include all the CPU / User Sliders for all game styles / game difficulties: Rookie, Semi-Pro, Pro, All-Star, Superstar, and Hall of Fame, how to change sliders, and more.

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How to Change Sliders

To access these gameplay sliders (on next-gen), go to the main menu > Features > CPU / User Sliders. From this section, you can load gameplay sliders from the 2K Community as well as save your own sliders if you decide to customize them.

CPU SLIDERS

The default gameplay sliders for the CPU.

Key:

R = Rookie
SP = Semi-Pro
P = Pro
AS = All-Star
SS = Superstar
HOF = Hall of Fame

OFFENSE

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF
Inside Shot Success	30	40	47	50	53	56
Close Shot Success	30	40	47	50	53	56
Mid-Range Success	30	40	47	50	53	56
3PT Success	30	40	47	50	53	56
Layup Success	30	40	47	50	53	56
Shot Coverage Impact	50	50	50	50	50	50
Shot Timing Impact	0	0	50	50	50	50
Dunk in Traffic Frequency	50	50	50	50	50	50
Dunk in Traffic Success	25	40	50	52	54	56
Pass Accuracy	50	50	50	50	50	50
Alley-Oop Success	30	40	47	50	53	56
Contact Shot Success	30	40	47	50	53	56
Ball Security	0	40	80	80	90	100
Body-Up Sensitvity	50	50	50	80	50	50
Pass Speed	50	50	50	80	50	50

DEFENSE

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF
Driving Contact Shot Frequency	35	38	40	45	50	50
Inside Contact Shot Frequency	35	38	40	45	50	50
Inside Contact Shot Frequency	70	65	60	50	50	50
Layup Defense Strength (Release)	70	65	60	50	50	50
Jump Shot Defense Strength (Gather)	70	65	60	50	50	50
Jump Shot Defense Strength (Release)	70	65	60	50	50	50
Help Defense Strength	50	50	50	50	50	50
Steal Success	40	45	50	50	50	50

ATTRIBUTES

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF
Acceleration	40	42	45	50	50	50
Vertical	50	50	50	50	50	50
Strength	50	50	50	50	50	50
Stamina	50	50	50	50	50	50
Speed	50	50	50	50	50	50
Durability	50	50	50	50	50	50
Hustle	30	35	40	50	50	50
Ball Handling	40	40	45	50	50	50
Hands	30	35	40	50	50	50
Dunking Ability	50	50	50	50	50	50
On-Ball Defense	40	42	45	50	50	50
Stealing	10	20	40	50	50	50
Blocking	10	20	40	50	50	50
Offensive Awareness	10	20	30	50	50	50
Defensive Awareness	10	20	30	40	50	50
Offensive Rebounding	30	35	40	50	50	50
Defensive Rebounding	30	35	40	50	50	50
Offensive Consistency	20	25	30	50	50	50
Defensive Consistency	20	25	30	50	50	50
Fatigue Rate	50	50	50	50	50	50
Lateral Quickness	40	12	45	50	50	50

TENDENCIES

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF
Take Inside Shots	50	50	50	50	50	50
Take Close Shots	50	50	50	50	50	50
Take Mid-Range Shots	50	50	50	50	50	50
Take 3PT Shots	50	50	50	50	50	50
Post Shots	50	50	50	50	50	50
Attack the Basket	50	50	50	50	50	50
Look for Post Players	50	50	50	50	50	50
Throw Alley-Oops	50	50	50	50	50	50
Attempt Dunks	50	50	50	50	50	50
Attempt Putbacks	50	50	50	50	50	50
Play Passing Lanes	50	50	50	50	50	50
Go for On-Ball Steals	50	50	50	50	50	50
Contest Shots	25	30	35	45	50	50
Backdoor Cuts	50	50	50	50	50	50

FOULS

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF
Over the Back Foul Frequency	30	35	40	50	50	50
Charging Foul Frequency	20	25	30	40	50	50
Blocking Foul Frequency	20	25	30	40	50	50
Reaching Foul Frequency	30	35	40	60	70	70
Shooting Foul Frequency	30	40	50	90	90	90
Loose Ball Foul Frequency	30	35	40	50	60	60
Illegal Screen Frequency	50	50	50	50	50	50

MOVEMENT

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF
Speed with Ball (Max rating)	60	60	60	60	60	60
Speed with Ball (Min rating)	30	30	30	30	30	30
Acceleration with Ball (Max rating)	60	60	60	60	60	60
Acceleration with Ball (Min rating)	30	30	30	30	30	30
Speed without Ball (Max rating)	75	75	75	75	75	75
Speed without Ball (Min rating)	35	35	35	35	35	35
Acceleration without Ball (Max rating)	75	75	75	75	75	75
Acceleration without Ball (Min rating)	35	35	35	35	35	35

USER SLIDERS

The default gameplay sliders for Users.

OFFENSE

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF
Free Throw Difficulty	50	50	50	50	50	50
Inside Shot Success	70	60	54	52	50	50
Close Shot Success	70	60	54	52	50	50
Mid-Range Success	70	60	54	52	50	50
3PT Success	70	60	54	52	50	50
Layup Success	70	60	54	52	50	50
Shot Coverage Impact	50	50	50	50	50	50
Shot Timing Impact	50	50	50	50	50	50
Dunk in Traffic Frequency	50	50	50	50	50	50
Dunk in Traffic Success	50	50	50	50	50	50
Pass Accuracy	50	50	50	50	50	50
Alley-Oop Success	70	60	54	52	50	50
Contact Shot Success	70	60	54	52	50	50
Ball Security	100	90	80	50	50	50
Body-Up Sensitvity	50	50	50	50	50	50
Pass Speed	50	50	50	50	50	50

DEFENSE

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF
Driving Contact Shot Frequency	65	62	60	55	50	50
Inside Contact Shot Frequency	65	62	60	55	50	50
Inside Contact Shot Frequency	30	35	40	50	50	50
Layup Defense Strength (Release)	30	35	40	50	50	50
Jump Shot Defense Strength (Gather)	30	35	40	50	50	50
Jump Shot Defense Strength (Release)	30	35	40	50	50	50
Help Defense Strength	50	50	50	50	50	50
Steal Success	50	50	50	50	50	50

ATTRIBUTES

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF
Acceleration	50	50	50	50	50	50
Vertical	50	50	50	50	50	50
Strength	50	50	50	50	50	50
Stamina	50	50	50	50	50	50
Speed	50	50	50	50	50	50
Durability	50	50	50	50	50	50
Hustle	50	50	50	50	50	50
Ball Handling	50	50	50	50	50	50
Hands	50	50	50	50	50	50
Dunking Ability	50	50	50	50	50	50
On-Ball Defense	50	50	50	50	50	50
Stealing	50	50	50	50	50	50
Blocking	50	50	50	50	50	50
Offensive Awareness	50	50	50	50	50	50
Defensive Awareness	50	50	50	50	50	50
Offensive Rebounding	50	50	50	50	50	50
Defensive Rebounding	50	50	50	50	50	50
Offensive Consistency	50	50	50	50	50	50
Defensive Consistency	50	50	50	50	50	50
Fatigue Rate	50	50	50	50	50	50
Lateral Quickness	50	50	50	50	50	50

TENDENCIES

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF
Take Inside Shots	50	50	50	50	50	50
Take Close Shots	50	50	50	50	50	50
Take Mid-Range Shots	50	50	50	50	50	50
Take 3PT Shots	50	50	50	50	50	50
Post Shots	50	50	50	50	50	50
Attack the Basket	50	50	50	50	50	50
Look for Post Players	50	50	50	50	50	50
Throw Alley-Oops	50	50	50	50	50	50
Attempt Dunks	50	50	50	50	50	50
Attempt Putbacks	50	50	50	50	50	50
Play Passing Lanes	50	50	50	50	50	50
Go for On-Ball Steals	50	50	50	50	50	50
Contest Shots	60	58	55	50	45	40
Backdoor Cuts	50	50	50	50	50	50

FOULS

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF
Over the Back Foul Frequency	30	35	40	50	50	50
Charging Foul Frequency	20	25	30	40	50	50
Blocking Foul Frequency	20	25	30	40	50	50
Reaching Foul Frequency	30	35	40	60	70	70
Shooting Foul Frequency	30	40	50	90	90	90
Loose Ball Foul Frequency	30	35	40	50	60	60
Illegal Screen Frequency	50	50	50	50	50	50

MOVEMENT

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF

Name	R	SP	P	AS	SS	HOF
Speed with Ball (Max rating)	60	60	60	60	60	60
Speed with Ball (Min rating)	30	30	30	30	30	30
Acceleration with Ball (Max rating)	60	60	60	60	60	60
Acceleration with Ball (Min rating)	30	30	30	30	30	30
Speed without Ball (Max rating)	75	75	75	75	75	75
Speed without Ball (Min rating)	35	35	35	35	35	35
Acceleration without Ball (Max rating)	75	75	75	75	75	75
Acceleration without Ball (Min rating)	35	35	35	35	35	35

GAMEPLAY SLIDERS EXPLAINED

OFFENSE

Free Throw Difficulty: Determine how difficult it will be to make free throws during a game
Inside Shot Success: Change the success of inside shots
Close Shot Success: Change the success of close shots
Mid-Range Success: Change the success of mid-range shots
3-PT Success: Change the success of 3 point shots
Layup Success: Change the success on layups
Shot Coverage Impact: Change the impact of being open or covered on all shots
Shot Timing Impact: Change the impact of shot meter timing’
Dunk in Traffic Frequency: Change the frequency of dunks with nearby defenders
Dunk in Traffic Success: Change the success of dunks with nearby defenders
Pass Accuracy: Change the accuracy of passes
Alley-Oop Success: Change the success of alley-oops
Contact Shot Success: Change the success on contact shots
Ball Security: Controls how easily the ball is knocked free due to collision
Body-Up Sensitivity: Controls how sensitive the dribbler to defender collisions are
Pass Speed: Tunes the relative release speed of all pass types

DEFENSE

Driving Contact Shot Frequency: Change the frequency of contact shots when driving to the basket
Inside Contact Shot Frequency: Change the frequency of contact shots when shooting inside
Layup Defense Strength (Takeoff): Change the defensive impact against layups at takeoff
Layup Defense Strength (Release): Change the defensive Impact against layups at release
Jump Shot Defense Strength (Gather): Change the defensive impact against jump shots during gather
Jump Shot Defense Strength (Release) Change the defensive impact against jump shots at release
Help Defense Strength: Change the effectiveness of help defense
Steal Success: Change the success on steal attempts

ATTRIBUTES

Acceleration: Change the player’s quickness
Vertical: Change the player’s vertical jumping ability
Strength: Change the player’s strength
Stamina: Change the player’s stamina
Speed: Change the player’s speed
Durability: Change the player’s durability
Hustle: Change the player’s hustle
Ball Handling: Change the player’s ball handling skills
Hands: Change the player’s abilities to deflect passes
Dunking Ability: Change the player’s dunking abilities
On-Ball Defense: Change the player’s On-Ball defensive skills
Stealing: Change the player’s stealing abilities
Blocking: Change the player’s block shot abilities
Offensive Awareness: Change the player’s offensive awareness
Defensive Awareness: Change the player’s defensive awareness
Offensive Rebounding: Change the player’s offensive rebounding abilities
Defensive Rebounding: Change the player’s defensive rebounding abilities
Offensive Consistency: Change the player’s offensive consistency
Defensive Consistency: Change the player’s defensive consistency
Fatigue Rate: Change the rate at which players get fatigued
Lateral Quickness: Affects player agility while moving side-to-side on defense

TENDENCIES

Take Inside Shots: Change the player’s likelihood of taking inside shots
Take Close Shots: Change the player’s likelihood of taking close shots
Take Mid-Range Shots: Change the player’s likelihood of taking mid-range shots
Take 3PT Shots: Change the player’s likelihood of taking 3 point shots
Post Shots: Change the player’s likelihood of taking post shots
Attack the Basket: Change the player’s likelihood of driving to the basket
Look for Post Players: Change the player’s likelihood of passing to posting players
Throw Alley-Oops: Change the player’s likelihood of throwing alley-oop passes
Attempt Dunks: Change the player’s likelihood of attempting dunks
Attempt Putbacks: Change the player’s likelihood of attempting putback shots
Play Passing Lanes: Change the player’s likelihood of attempting to steal a pass
Go for On-Ball Steals: Change the player’s likelihood of attempting to steal the ball
Contest Shots: Change the player’s likelihood of attempting to contest a shot
Backdoor Cuts: Change the player’s likelihood of attempting to make backdoor cuts

FOULS

Over the Back Foul Frequency: Change the frequency of over the back foul calls.
Charging Foul Frequency: Change the frequency of foul calls
Blocking Foul Frequency: Change the frequency of blocking foul calls
Reaching Foul Frequency: Change the frequency of reaching foul calls
Shooting Foul Frequency: Change the frequency of shooting foul calls
Loose Ball Foul Frequency: Change the frequency of loose ball foul calls
Illegal Screen Frequency: Change the frequency of illegal screen calls

MOVEMENT

Speed with Ball (Max rating): Controls the speed at which fast players move while dribbling
Speed with Ball (Min rating): Controls the speed at which slow players move while dribbling
Acceleration with Ball (Max rating): Controls the speed at which fast players accelerate while dribbling
Acceleration with Ball (Min rating): Controls the speed at which slow players accelerate while dribbling
Speed without Ball (Max rating): Controls the speed at which fast players move without the ball
Speed without Ball (Min rating): Controls the speed at which slow players move without the ball
Acceleration without Ball (Max rating): Controls the speed at which fast players accelerate without the ball
Acceleration without Ball (Min rating): Controls the speed at which slow players accelerate without the ball

Also See:

How to Change Sliders

CPU SLIDERS

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

ATTRIBUTES

TENDENCIES

FOULS

MOVEMENT

USER SLIDERS

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

ATTRIBUTES

TENDENCIES

FOULS

MOVEMENT

GAMEPLAY SLIDERS EXPLAINED

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

ATTRIBUTES

TENDENCIES

FOULS

MOVEMENT

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