The 2022-23 NBA Playoffs officially commenced on Saturday, April 15, and unsurprisingly, has been off to a riveting run. With plenty of playoff basketball to enjoy, there’s a whole lot of excitement and intensity swirling in the air, and NBA 2K23 wanted to add to that with their very own Playoffs players release.
Though the Playoffs feature doesn’t contain the makeup of a full on Event or Program (comes with limited time only packs and no collection sets), it does cater a stacked cast of current 2022-23 NBA Playoff stars that can also evolve into better overall versions depending on how well they perform. What’s awesome about this Playoffs drop though, is that it comes with over 185 new cards, ranging from Rubies to Dark Matter players.
With NBA 2K23 going live with its Playoffs player drop on Saturday, April 15, the limited time release has been fully underway for over a month now, granting fans plenty of time to get their hands on these incredible player items and or evolve variations. Should you be after any of the Playoffs Dark Matter and Galaxy Opal players that were released in NBA 2K23 MyTEAM – including their evolve versions – we’ve got you covered with the full list down below.
NBA 2K23 MyTEAM Playoffs Players

The only three main methods available to secure these new Playoffs players in NBA 2K23 MyTEAM is by purchasing them from the Auction Market using MyTEAM Coin, unlocking them from random packs you acquire, such as the Heroic Pack, or by completing the new Playoffs Spotlight Challenges.
To locate these challenges, visit the Spotlight Challenges menu in MyTEAM, and as you scroll down, you will see the different NBA Playoff Series (Bucks vs Heat Series for example) that will come with regular Playoffs Packs or Deluxe Playoffs Packs as their rewards. Each Playoffs series will have a certain challenge and reward available for each game that is played, whether it’s tokens, MyTEAM Coin, or Playoffs Packs. So there’s plenty to be had with this new Playoffs Spotlight Challenge collection.
Aside from these three methods, NBA 2K23 MyTEAM did add three Playoffs Deluxe Player Packs within the rewards path of its Triple Threat offline mode for Season 7. These three Playoffs Deluxe Player Packs can be unlocked at the 25 win mark, the 50 win mark, and the 75 win mark. Should you opt to go after Playoffs players from the Auction Market, most of them do come with reasonable prices, especially when targeting Diamond and Pink Diamond players.
In addition, should any of the Playoffs players have a strong performance, their card will receive an evolve star. Some Playoff players that have received evolve boosts already include Rui Hachimura, Kevin Love, Jamal Murray, and Austin Reaves. That said, this is only the small sample size of the full list NBA 2K23 MyTEAM has released so far, which we detail down below.
So without further ado, here’s the 38 Dark Matter and Galaxy Opal Playoffs players that have arrived in NBA 2K23 MyTEAM, to go along with all of the latest Evolve Playoffs players:
Playoffs Evolution Players

As highlighted above, a handful of the Playoffs players that have earned evolve cards, received big upgrades from their previous overalls. If you acquire the original version of any of these players, you can complete their in-game challenges to evolve them into their higher overall forms.
That said, should you want to save yourself some time, you can also find these improved evolve versions in the Auction Market. However, the better the evolve player you’re after, the more expensive they will be to purchase.
Here’s the list so far:
76ers
- James Harden (PG/SG) – 99 Overall
- Previously – 97 Overall and 98 Overall
- Previously – 97 Overall and 98 Overall
- Tyrese Maxey (SG/PG) – 99 Overall
- Previously – 94 Overall and 97 Overall
- Previously – 94 Overall and 97 Overall
- Tobias Harris (SF/PF) – 98 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall
- Paul Reed (C/PF) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 89 Overall and 93 Overall
- Previously – 89 Overall and 93 Overall
- De’Anthony Melton (SG/PG) – 97 Overall
- 95 Overall
Bucks
- Brook Lopez (C) – 99 Overall
- Previously – 95 and 98 Overall
- Previously – 95 and 98 Overall
- Pat Connaughton (SF/SG) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 95 Overall
- Previously – 95 Overall
- Joe Ingles (SG/SF) – 94 Overall
- Previously – 87 Overall
Cavaliers
- Darius Garland (PG/SG) – 98 Overall
- Previously – 94 Overall
- Previously – 94 Overall
- Caris LeVert (SF/SG) – 96 Overall
- Previously – 91 Overall
Celtics
- Jayson Tatum (PF/SF) – 99 Overall
- Previously – 98 Overall
- Previously – 98 Overall
- Marcus Smart (PG/SG) – 99 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall and 97 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall and 97 Overall
- Derrick White (SG/PG) – 99 Overall
- Previously – 93 Overall and 97 Overall
- Previously – 93 Overall and 97 Overall
- Malcolm Brogden (PG/SG) – 98 Overall
- Previously – 97 Overall
- Previously – 97 Overall
- Robert Williams III (C/PF) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 91 Overall
Clippers
- Russell Westbrook (PG/SG) – 99 Overall
- Previously – 98 Overall
- Previously – 98 Overall
- Norman Powell (SF/SG) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 95 Overall
- Previously – 95 Overall
- Mason Plumlee (C) – 96 Overall
- Previously – 88 Overall
- Previously – 88 Overall
- Nah’Shon Hyland (PG/SG) – 95 Overall
- Previously – 88 Overall
Grizzlies
- Desmond Bane (SG/SF) – 99 Overall
- Previously – 91 Overall and 97 Overall
- Previously – 91 Overall and 97 Overall
- Xavier Tillman (C/PF) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 89 Overall
Hawks
- Trae Young (PG/SG) – 99 Overall + 40 HOF Badges
- Previously – 97 Overall and 99 Overall
- Previously – 97 Overall and 99 Overall
- De’Andre Hunter (SF/PF) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall
- Dejounte Murray (SG/PG) – 96 Overall
- Previously – 91 Overall
- Previously – 91 Overall
- John Collins (PF/C) – 96 Overall
- Previously – 91 Overall
- Previously – 91 Overall
- Sadiq Bey (PF/SF) – 96 Overall
- Previously – 90 Overall
- Previously – 90 Overall
- Bogdan Bogdanović (SG/SF) – 95 Overall
- Previously – 91 Overall
Heat
- Jimmy Butler (SF/SG) – 99 Overall + 40 HOF Badges
- Previously – 99 Overall
- Previously – 99 Overall
- Bam Adebayo (C/PF) – 99 Overall + 40 HOF Badges
- Previously – 98 Overall and 99 Overall
- Previously – 98 Overall and 99 Overall
- Caleb Martin (PF/SF) – 99 Overall + 40 HOF Badges
- Previously – 87, 93, 97, and 99 Overall
- Previously – 87, 93, 97, and 99 Overall
- Gabe Vincent (PG/SG) – 99 Overall
- Previously – 88, 94, 96, and 97 Overall
- Previously – 88, 94, 96, and 97 Overall
- Kyle Lowry (PG/SG) – 98 Overall
- Previously – 94 Overall and 95 Overall
- Previously – 94 Overall and 95 Overall
- Duncan Robinson (SF/SG) – 98 Overall
- Previously – 91 Overall and 96 Overall
- Previously – 91 Overall and 96 Overall
- Kevin Love (PF/C) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall
Kings
- DeAaron Fox (PG/SG) – 99 Overall
- Previously – 98 Overall
- Previously – 98 Overall
- Malik Monk (SG/SF) – 98 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall
- Davion Mitchell (PG/SG) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 95 Overall
- Previously – 95 Overall
- Keegan Murray (PF/SF) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 95 Overall
Knicks
- Jalen Brunson (PG/SG) – 99 Overall + 40 HOF Badges
- Previously – 92, 97, and 99 Overall
- Previously – 92, 97, and 99 Overall
- Mitchell Robinson (C) – 99 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall and 98 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall and 98 Overall
- R.J. Barrett (SF/SG) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall
- Josh Hart (SF/SG) – 97 Overall
- 88 Overall and 95 Overall
- 88 Overall and 95 Overall
- Immanuel Quickley (PG/SG) – 96 Overall
- Previously – 87 Overall
Lakers
- Anthony Davis (C/PF) – 99 Overall + 40 HOF Badges
- Previously – 99 Overall
- Previously – 99 Overall
- Lonnie Walker IV (SF/SG) – 98 Overall
- Previously – 95 Overall
- Previously – 95 Overall
- D’Angelo Russell (PG/SG) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall
- Rui Hachimura (PF/SF) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 93 Overall
- Previously – 93 Overall
- Austin Reaves (SG/PG) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall
- Dennis Schröder (PG/SG) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 89 Overall and 94 Overall
- Previously – 89 Overall and 94 Overall
- Jarred Vanderbilt (PF/C) – 94 Overall
- Previously – 88 Overall
Nets
- Cameron Johnson (SF/PF) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 89 Overall
- Previously – 89 Overall
- Spencer Dinwiddie (PG/SG) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall
- Previously – 96 Overall
- Nick Claxton (C/PF) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 94 Overall
Nuggets
- Nikola Jokić (C/PF) – 99 Overall + 40 HOF Badges
- Previously – 98 Overall and 99 Overall
- Previously – 98 Overall and 99 Overall
- Jamal Murray (PG/SG) – 99 Overall
- Previously – 96 and 97 Overall
- Previously – 96 and 97 Overall
- Aaron Gordon (PF/SF) – 99 Overall
- Previously – 98 Overall
- Previously – 98 Overall
- Bruce Brown (SG/PG) – 98 Overall
- Previously – 87, 93, and 96 Overall
- Previously – 87, 93, and 96 Overall
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (SG/SF) – 97 Overall
- Previously – 95 Overall
Suns
- Devin Booker (SG/PG) – 99 Overall + 40 HOF Badges
- Previously – 99 Overall
- Previously – 99 Overall
- Deandre Ayton (C) – 96 Overall
- Previously – 91 Overall
- Previously – 91 Overall
- Cameron Payne (PG/SG) – 96 Overall
- Previously – 88 Overall
- Previously – 88 Overall
- Landry Shamet (SG/PG) – 95 Overall
- Previously – 87 Overall
Timberwolves
- Anthony Edwards (SG/SF) – 99 Overall
- Previously – 98 Overall
- Previously – 98 Overall
- Mike Conley (PG/SG) – 96 Overall
- Previously – 94 Overall
- Previously – 94 Overall
- Kyle Anderson (PF/SF) – 95 Overall
- Previously – 88 Overall
- Previously – 88 Overall
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker (SG/PG) – 94 Overall
- Previously – 87 Overall
Warriors
- Stephen Curry (PG/SG) – 99 Overall
- Previously – 98 Overall
- Previously – 98 Overall
- Draymond Green (PF/C) – 99 Overall
- Previously – 97 Overall
- Previously – 97 Overall
- Kevon Looney (C/PF) – 99 Overall
- Previously – 95 Overall and 98 Overall
- Previously – 95 Overall and 98 Overall
- Moses Moody (SF/SG) – 94 Overall
- Previously – 88 Overall
Be sure to stay tuned here for the latest Playoffs Evolve updates as the 2022-23 NBA Playoffs continue.
Dark Matter (99 Overall)
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF/SF) – Bucks
- Kawhi Leonard (PF/SF) – Clippers
- Jimmy Butler (SF/SG) – Heat
- Tyler Herro (SG/PG) – Heat
- LeBron James (SF/PF) – Lakers
- Anthony Davis (C/PF) – Lakers
- Kevin Durant (PF/SF) – Suns
- Devin Booker (SG/PG) – Suns
Galaxy Opal (98 Overall)
- Donovan Mitchell (SG/PG) – Cavaliers
- Evan Mobley (PF/C) – Cavaliers
- Jayson Tatum (PF/SF) – Celtics
- Blake Griffin (PF/C) – Celtics
- Russell Westbrook (PG/SG) – Clippers
- Ja Morant (PG/SG) – Grizzlies
- Bam Adebayo (C/PF) – Heat
- DeAaron Fox (PG/SG) – Kings
- Julius Randle (PF/C) – Knicks
- Nikola Jokić (C/PF) – Nuggets
- Aaron Gordon (PF/SF) – Nuggets
- Joel Embiid (C/PF) – 76ers
- Karl-Anthony Towns (PF/C) – Timberwolves
- Anthony Edwards (SG/SF) – Timberwolves
- Stephen Curry (PG/SG) – Warriors
- Jordan Poole (PG/SG) – Warriors
Galaxy Opal (97 Overall)
- Jrue Holiday (PG/SG) – Bucks
- Jaylen Brown (SG/SF) – Celtics
- Malcolm Brogden (PG/SG) – Celtics
- Al Horford (PF/C) – Celtics
- Jaren Jackson Jr. (PF/C) – Grizzlies
- Trae Young (PG/SG) – Hawks
- Domantas Sabonis (C) – Kings
- Mikal Bridges (SF/SG) – Nets
- Michael Porter Jr. (SF/PF) – Nuggets
- Chris Paul (PG/SG) – Suns
- James Harden (PG/SG) – 76ers
- Klay Thompson (SG/SF) – Warriors
- Draymond Green (PF/C) – Warriors
- Andrew Wiggins (SF/PF) – Warriors
Should you want to check out the remaining Playoff Pink Diamond, Diamond, Amethyst, and Ruby players, we recommend visiting NBA 2KDB’s Playoffs page here, where all 185+ players that have come with the release are listed.
If you’re looking to add one of the new WNBA Coach cards to one of your lineups, we cover the full list you can find in NBA 2K23 MyTEAM. Or should you be trying to get your hands on the free Carmelo Anthony locker code in NBA 2K23 MyTEAM, we list it here with its corresponding reward and expiration date.
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