If you could put any NBA players together on one team past or present – who would you pick? That's a question you get to answer in NBA 2K Mobile. This card-focused take on the vaunted NBA 2K lets you build and outfit your team by opening packs. The better you play, the more packs you earn, and the more potent – and eclectic – your roster becomes.

What we love: NBA 2K Mobile puts you right into the thick of the action, with console-quality graphics that bring its explosively athletic stars to life. And it’s easy to make them look good, thanks to effective touch controls. Lockdown defence, morale-sapping steals and big-time blocks are as intuitive as flashy passes, deep threes and rim-shaking dunks.

Quick tip: Give your players a serious leg-up during 5-on-5 games with the Boost Meter. Play well to fill it up, then trigger it to temporarily increase your entire team’s skill level. Your ragtag squad might not play like the Warriors for a full 48, but Boost them at the right moment and they can look like the best in the world when it counts.

Meet the creator: NBA 2K Mobile is developed by Seattle-based Cat Daddy Games and published by video-game publisher 2K, who also brought the stunning NBA 2K24 to Apple Arcade.