NBA 2K10: Draft Combine is real, available for download this September

July 28, 2009

Earlier this month we heard rumors about something called NBA 2K10: Draft Combine, which was supposed to let players train draft candidates to boost their attributes before drafting them into the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of NBA 2K10. Apparently it’s real, and it’ll be available as a separate US$ 5 / 400 MS Points download this September. More Draft Combine details after the jump.

Here are more Draft Combine details as listed by publisher 2K:

Building custom players by working with a mentor, the 2K Insider, and increasing their NBA stock through a variety of challenging basketball drills and 5-on-5 games.
Over 300 different signature customizations, including player-specific shooting animations, dunk and dribble packages and more to allow each created player to have his own unique personal style.
Ability to strengthen all parts of the created player’s game with a variety of drills, such as shooting, post offense and defense, attacking the basket, dribbling, challenging shots, boxing out for rebounds and more to progress through the NBA Draft Combine.
Organized games that will allow players to gain valuable skill points and offer a variety of specific in-game objectives that will need to be accomplished in order to gain them. At the end of each game, a full analysis will be available for gamers to review their player’s performance and strategize their further improvement.
All players created in NBA 2K10: Draft Combine will wear a special patch on their uniform throughout the rest of that player’s career to denote that they have completed the NBA Draft Combine.
Online leaderboards to track the highest ranking custom built players, and where a player stacks up against the competition.
Opportunity to unlock special achievements on Xbox 360 and trophies for PlayStation 3 system.
Fans can take their custom built players from NBA 2K10: Draft Combine and use them in the all-new My Player career mode in NBA 2K10 launching this fall, allowing them to continue their journey of becoming an NBA legend.