'08 Kobe Bryant
Gems of The Game / MVP 2
General information
Theme
Most Valuable PlayerAdded
ReleaseHeight
6'6" (198cm)Weight
205lbs (92kg)Age
30From
Lower Merion (HS)Nickname
KobePlays
P&R Ball Handler Isolation Post Up Low Cutter
97 Overall
89 Outside scoring
- 94 Standing shot mid
- 95 Moving shot mid
- 83 Standing shot 3pt
- 82 Moving shot 3pt
- 97 Shot IQ
- 85 Free throw
- 98 Offensive consistency
93 Inside scoring
- 98 Standing shot close
- 98 Moving shot close
- 95 Standing layup
- 98 Driving layup
- 35 Standing dunk
- 95 Driving dunk
- 50 Contact dunk
- 95 Draw foul
- 85 Post control
- 57 Post hook
- 95 Post fadeaway
- 97 Hands
90 Athleticism
- 90 Speed
- 90 Acceleration
- 88 Vertical
- 70 Strength
- 98 Stamina
- 85 Hustle
- 90 Overall durability
87 Playmaking
- 89 Ball control
- 95 Passing accuracy
- 75 Passing vision
- 95 Passing IQ
83 Defending
- 92 On-ball defense IQ
- 62 Low post defense IQ
- 79 Help defense IQ
- 91 Pick & roll defense IQ
- 76 Lateral quickness
- 89 Pass perception
- 73 Reaction time
- 67 Steal
- 51 Block
- 73 Shot contest
- 90 Defensive consistency
53 Rebounding
- 46 Offensive rebound
- 54 Defensive rebound
- 68 Boxout
- 3608 Total attributesattr.
Updates | OVR | POS | INS | OUT | PLY | ATH | DEF | REB |
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97 | SG SF | 93 | 89 | 87 | 90 | 83 | 53 |
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97 | SG SF | 93 | 89 | 87 | 90 | 83 | 53 |
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97 | SG SF | 93 | 89 | 87 | 90 | 83 | 53 |
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84 | SG SF | 77 | 77 | 79 | 72 | 79 | 57 |
Outside Scoring


Unfazed
Can maintain his hot streak throughout timeouts and breaks better than most.
Deadeye
Can knock down contested shots better than most.
Limitless Range
Can knock down three pointers from deep better than most.
Fade Ace
Excels at making fadeaway jumpers.
Shot Creator
Known for making tough shots off the dribble after creating space to shoot.Inside Scoring

Spin Lay-In
Excels at making spin layups.
Hop-Stepper
Makes hop-step layups at a higher % than others.
King Of Euros
Shines in his ability to make euro step layups.
Acrobat
Can change his shot in air and attempt difficult shots with few consequences.
Tear Dropper
Excels at making floaters and runners
Bank Is Open
Excels at banking in jumpers.
Relentless Finisher
A player who can take physical punishment on contact shots near the rim without severely impacting his energy.
Post Spin Technician
Dominates the post with his ability to beat his defender spin and drive moves.
Drop Stepper
Known for his ability to us the drop step move to his advantage in the post.
Post Hoperator
Excels at making hop-shots out of the post.
Post Stepback Pro
Shines in his ability to use the post stepback move to score in the post.
Dream-like Up and Under
Known for his ability to use the drop step move to his advantage in the post.Playmaking

Killer Crossover
Can cause his defender to stumble or fall with crossovers.
Spin Kingpin
Can cause his defender to get shock with his spin moves.
Stepback Freeze
Adept at freezing his defender with stepback moves.Athleticism

Posterizer
Will succeed at dunking on opposing defenders more often than others.
One Man Fast Break
Excels at taking the ball coast to coast on a fastbreak.
Transition Finisher
Adept at running the fastbreak and finishing at a high rate.Defending

Perimeter Lockdown Defender
While playing on-ball defense, this badge drops Outside Shooting and Playmaking badges and offensive attributes of his match-up.Rebounding
Personality

Alpha Dog
Steps his game up when his teammates are performing poorly.
Road Dog
Elevates his play when playing in road games.
Prime Time
Elevates his play in games of great significance.
Cool and Collected
A player who never goes on cold streaks.
Volume Shooter
A high volume of shots can heat him up but a lack of shots can make him cold.
Closer
Steps his game up in the 4th quarter and overtime when the game is close
Fierce Competition
Elevates his game when being outplayed or instigated.
Swagger
Gets himself going by making big plays.
Mind Games
Can get into opponents head while guarding him.
Championship DNA
Plays at another level in playoff games. Can also see where double teams are coming from.
Heart and Soul
Rallies team when things are getting out of hand. Helps team stay focused.
Reserved
A quiet player that generally keeps to himself.
All Time Great
Strives to be known as an all-time great.
Legendary Work Ethic
Works harder than the typical NBA player.
Keep It Real
Responds best to tough love
Expressive
Has no problem expressing his feelingsDunks
- 10 Standing dunk
- 10 Driving dunk
- 70 Flashy dunk
- 75 Alley-oop
- 15 Putback dunk
- 25 Crash
Layups
- 20 Standing layup
- 45 Driving layup
- 40 Spin layup
- 70 Hop step layup
- 65 Euro step layup
- 35 Floater
Jump shooting
- 94 Step through shot
- 20 Shot under basket
- 65 Shot close
- 6 Shot close left
- 5 Shot close middle
- 1 Shot close right
- 95 Shot mid
- 65 Shot 3pt
- 75 Contested jumper
- 50 Stepback jumper
- 60 Spin jumper
- 50 Transition pull up 3pt
- 40 Use glass
Drive setup
- 15 Triple threat pump fake
- 35 Triple threat jab step
- 0 Triple threat idle
- 50 Triple threat shoot
- 40 Setup with sizeup
- 20 Setup with hesitation
- 40 No setup dribble
Driving
- 75 Drive
- 50 Drive right
- 30 Driving crossover
- 50 Driving spin
- 60 Driving step back
- 45 Driving half spin
- 0 Driving double crossover
- 10 Driving behind the back
- 40 Driving dribble hesitation
- 10 Driving in and out
- 99 No driving dribble move
- 80 Attack strong on drive
Freelance
- 95 Shoot
- 99 Touches
- 15 Roll vs. pop
Post game
- 48 Post up
- 60 Post shimmy shot
- 30 Post face up
- 40 Post back down
- 15 Post aggressive backdown
- 40 Shoot from post
- 10 Post hook left
- 0 Post hook right
- 40 Post fade left
- 45 Post fade right
- 40 Post up and under
- 40 Post hop shot
- 40 Post step back shot
- 20 Post drive
- 10 Post spin
- 0 Post drop step
- 20 Post hop step
Passing
- 74 Dish to open man
- 40 Flashy pass
- 25 Alley oop pass
Defense
- 74 Pass interception
- 60 Take charge
- 76 On-ball steal
- 70 Contest shot
- 39 Block shot
- 42 Foul
- 60 Hard foul
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this is definitely a error there is no way MVP kobe is a lower overall then current kobe (OLDBIE)
I see a 98 in the future, definitely a better 3 point shooter and passer then jordan who is a 98 overall
He will probably be a 95 or a 96 because this is his MVP season, not his best season. His best season was '06. And I agree, that '98 Jordan card is very overrated. They gave him a 81 3pt rating (same as Harden) for shooting 24% from the 3pt line.
Ridiculous...the gave 07 lebron a 83 3pt rating and he shot 31% while 01 kobe shot 34% and got a 79....
Show 9 replies...
See that's the thing. Everyone keeps saying he shot 34% in '01 when he really didn't LeBron actually shot a better percentage in '07 AND made 30 more threes than Kobe did. I don't know where you got those numbers from. Kobe shot 30.5% and LeBron shot 31.9%.
@thefirstjb @toy12311 @kujowolf
as a laker's fan though, i feel obliged to point out that in 2008 kobe made 150 three pointers on 36.1% shooting from three, while lebron made only 99 on 31.9% in 2007. But they both have the same three point rating. THAT is bs. But i will admit 2k gave kobe a better moving three
Nvm he does u right. Idk tho it depends on the kind of shots they are.
kobe probably hit all these crazy faders from the three and thats why he has better moving three instead of standing three
I hope there's moment card of Kobe dropping 81points, and it should be 99 rated
hah yeah right 2k cant do players better than jordan or just as good are you crazy?
@toy12311 @ezke well whoop-dee-doo look whos here!
*ITS A 98 OVR 81 POINT GAME KOBE!!!*
why not? they can't rate cards based on the players prior or future career. Card stats should be based on the stats in real life, and not be influenced at all by the name of the player. its like 2k giving a lebron a 98 overall, but mj a 99 even though they average the same numbers. (not saying that they did, but i wouldnt put it past them). i, personally, think that kobe's 81 point game is completely deserving of a 99 overall and that 2K should stop putting out 5 99 overall mjs when only 2 of them probably deserve it.
i am also not saying lebron and mj average the same numbers. it was just a hypothesis
Kobe fans, just chill. It's gonna be updated for sure. No way in hell they're gonna disrespect the black mamba like this. He has a hugeass fan base. Honestly though, an '06 version would be awesome too. This card should be at least 95. The prime kobe one should be 97-99.
So mvp kobe has worse defense then curry...ok
Most defensive all nba teams next to Tim Duncan and Curry's never gonna get more than 1 if he's super super super lucky...but 2k's just like fuck it, lets guve him worse defense than Curry and lets also give him more speed, better dunking and a better fade than the younger Kobes... -_- absolute failure on 2ks side. Last years Onyx was a fair 99 and a mix of both diamond Kobe's - amazing shooting, fades, dunks, speed and defense. Now look at the unaligned shit. So annoyed.
If this card is not diamond i never buy another 2k again.
He has the same ratings as current kobe. 2k will update his ratings, he will probably be a 95.
since they already have 95 i would say 96 but 2k overates too much so maybe 97-99
Check the stats, he averaged 6 rebounds 5 assist 28 points 46%fg 36% 3pt 1.8 steals,...if we're speaking overall a 97-98 sound good
Show 3 replies...I dont understand how this is the fastest and most athletic Kobe, but i'll take it
Why did 2k pick this picture? Like, a picture of him complaining to a ref? Thats some lebron type stuff.,.,plus he doesn't even have the ball in his hands, this isnt the kobe I know.,., mvp kobe is the "teammates teammate" kobe
@OutlawKing2k @supah_shaf @Mr.FortyTwo @pancake71912 When do you guys think theyll finally release players like Prime Kobe? Atm 2ks releasing 1, maybe 2 players a week that are Amethyst or Diamond...They only have like 35 weeks left until next years 2k...idk what theyre waiting for...with MVP cards, like 8 MJs, another couple Birds...all Magics, all Big Os, All Wilts, all Russells, better Shaqs, Kareems....theres soooooo many more amethysts and diamonds its ridiculous...and i dont want them to release them in like August when everyone stops playing cuz the next 2ks about to come out...Anybody heard anything?
Hopefully by February or march latest. if they release players like prime kobe too late in the 2k cycle, most people wont get the chance to use them.
That's kind of what I have been thinking about. 2k did a really good job of getting content out last year, but I'm not sure.
Nope. they'll probably release them in febuary.
Hopefully...just checked an there are just over 120 amethysts and diamond cards....only like 20 of those are in the game now...they really needa start releasing 5 per week or sumthin
Show 1 reply...95 fadeaway, alright!
love your username
i actually made this account name to make fun of people riding their respective players.
Show 1 reply...How does the 06 kobe have a lower dunk than 08 kobe? last time i checked people dont get more athletic after their mid 20's
how hard is it to understand... the tbt card was for the 81 point GAME. not the whole season. He wasn't dunking like crazy in that game it was mostly (contested) jumpers. hence why the shooting stats are so juiced. This MVP card represents the whole season
its honestly not JUST THAT ONE GAME, just bcus he didnt dunk a lot in that game doesnt mean his dunking ability shouldve been an 80. if its just on that one game then y does he have an 80 playmaking when he only had 2 assists?
Show 2 replies...Don't shoot the messenger, I'm just tryna understand 2k's logic
2K's logic was no one is allowed to be a 99 overall except MJ so they have to lower something when they raised the shooting.
14 badges LOL
2k screwed up with most of the mvp card badges....They are like jokes...
I hope there will be an update
Show 1 reply...2K Stauff, the guy that does all the ratings, said there would be an update like a week ago. 2K is lazy af though and he's on vacation so who knows when its coming.
why does he have the #8 jersey in game
that would piss me off
I know! I hate how they don't adjust each version of the player
Show 4 replies...They took the #8 jersey off of him the same day u wrote this comment. He wears #24 now. They are still slacking with fixing the badges though, hopefully the badge update they promised comes soon.
Yeah they really messed up with the mvp badges. I also noticed that Tim Duncan's mvp card is the exact same as current Duncan...smh
Yeah, it shows just how bad of a company 2K is that they can't make some small adjustments to a player to make them look more like they did 10+ years ago.... They used the 34 year old player mold on your Wilt too and forgot to put an afro on Artis Gilmore while they forgot to remove it from DRose. I know that they have said that they are going to fix the badges of the MVPs, but there is a shit load more they need to fix.
Agreed. I'm just happy they didn't mess up the actual mvp dr.j. I was pissed when I saw that stupid photo on his card
Help me with my team please???http://2kmtcentral.com/16/lineups/142435/current-team
MVP KOBE ONLY 84????????????????????????????????? SHOULD BE IN THE 90s
"Additionally, as these players have not been released there is a reasonable chance that 2K will change their ratings some time closer to release (if they are being released at all), so don't start complaining immediately if you find ratings that seem wrong."
"Additionally, as these players have not been released there is a reasonable chance that 2K will change their ratings some time closer to release (if they are being released at all), so don't start complaining immediately if you find ratings that seem wrong."
Show 1 reply..."Additionally, as these players have not been released there is a reasonable chance that 2K will change their ratings some time closer to release (if they are being released at all), so don't start complaining immediately if you find ratings that seem wrong."
"Additionally, as these players have not been released there is a reasonable chance that 2K will change their ratings some time closer to release (if they are being released at all), so don't start complaining immediately if you find ratings that seem wrong."
update their statistics??
"Additionally, as these players have not been released there is a reasonable chance that 2K will change their ratings some time closer to release (if they are being released at all), so don't start complaining immediately if you find ratings that seem wrong."
@DirkMamba @OutlawKing2k @supah_shaf @Mr.FortyTwo This is the updated version of the card. Hopefully will be released soon.
Yeah man!! but u know what im happiest about...as a Kobe and Dirk fan...to have a 97 Dirk and 97 Kobe be rated the same as the best Lebron...and on top of that have a 98 Kobe. All my wishes have been answered. 2k, the biggest Lebron dickriders ever actually got a brain pumped into their skulls (Y) Goin strong guys keep it up hahaha
A kobe with a post fade! and a 95 draw foul...Only thing you could complain about is his defense, shot contesting, and 3, which is easily boosted with shoes.
Why does Kobe get faster with age in the game? Not something you typically see '01 Kobe is faster than '98 Kobe and this one is faster than '01 Kobe.
Wish I had the patience to wait for this card before filling my team out :/
HOPEFULLY because the other, higher rated, Kobe is out, this card (after a few weeks of course) will be a little bit more affordable as far as diamonds go...
90 speed foh LD2K
Watch some footage yo...kobe gets better with age...they didnt call him vino for no reason
bruh he doesn't get faster, how's 29 year old Kobe gonna be faster than him at 19 and 22?
Show 1 reply...Much better finishing and post fadeaway than tbt Kobe as well as much better athleticism and dunking, only thing lacking is shooting
can someone please tell me if these mvp packs are out yet.... i'm still at work, building bridges as usual..... but I just keep thinking about getting home and sniping this card LOL!
Yes they are
thanks man! I cant wait to start tearing threw these packs later on
Show 4 replies...yeah same I packed Diamond Kobe yesterday hoping for that MJ or WIlt
So lucky.... Opened over 400k of bc of boxes/packs and only pulled an Amythst Rose. I cannot believe how the prices have just dropped so much in the auction house. ;(
@DirkMamba So did u have the MT for both of them or did u spend too early like I did?
For those of you who do not know, before the 84 OVR Kobe were not 2K being jerks. They had an error in which the stats were the same as the "current" Kobe Bryant. I hope this helped the confusion between Kobe and 2K.
29 year old better dunk than o28 year old lebron. Yeah right. 2k hates lbj
Nah. The lbj cards are insane. I think they just give dunking ratings based on the size. What i'd really like to knowbis how is this kobe a way better dunker than 06 kobe, or how is he faster and quicker? Like what? Also, lebron's dynamic is basically as fast and as good at dunking as heat lebron. Well, that's a lil fuckd up...
The 06 Kobe is based on that 1 game........He didn't dunk a lot in that game
Show 7 replies...That does not mean he dunked worse than he usually did... do you think that moment demarcus would have had a bad dunk if he dunked only a pair of times in that game? Hell na. And what about lillard? He dunked like once in his game and still got a vertical boost... Kobe's drop just doesn't make sense. Especially when jordans with a trash percentage from deep during those years get 80+ standing 3 & 6 apg currys get better playmaking than dudes like magic and stockton. The ratings are SO fucked up... Diamond Wade has a lower block than klay... Old kareem is as fast as young wilt...
Kobe dunked literally twice and because i have him he dunks just as good as the 01 Kobe
Kobe dunked three times in that game. He's a guard, that's an average number i wanna say. Anyway, i'm not sayin' he doesn't dunk well with an 80, i'm just saying that it's really stupid to lower a stat like the dunk basing on 1 game.
With a 95 dunk which is kind of realistic for that year he'd be a 99 and 2K didn't want to drop a 99 so early
Yeah, probably it's cause of that. Anyway, i don't wanna say anything stupid so correct me if i am wrong, but i think they can change the overall even if the stats would say the card is a 99. 97 overall lebron has better stats than some 98s, so the 95 dunk would not matter (again, i could be saying some trash). This is an amazing card anyway, but it's just sad to see diamond butler with better total stats.
Finally got this legend in my team! It was between him and Mvp Jordan but higher draw foul, speed and 3 point made my mind to choose Mvp Kobe. First game he scored 30 points and my oppenent rage quit game after 3 minutes in 4 quarter!
Him or diamond Tracy McGrady
I could not decide so i bought both haha but honestly i think t mac is better in this game
Yeah i feel like tracy's size and also his hot zones give him an advantage
Show 3 replies...Do u have him
Not yet, need about 100k mt but i've used both in gauntlet and like tracy more
Hopefully you get the mt fast... when you're on ps4 my name is b4ll_is_life8123
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84 overall? 45 driving dunk? SMH
"Additionally, as these players have not been released there is a reasonable chance that 2K will change their ratings some time closer to release (if they are being released at all), so don't start complaining immediately if you find ratings that seem wrong."
there is no way that kobe is rated 84 in his mvp year. this is unreleased so hopefully 2k can change this before release
If 06 35 ppg kobe is a 98, 03 32 ppg tmac a 96 and second highest PER ever Lbj is a 97, this card should be no higher than 95/96. 28 ppg on 45%. They bailed him out for mvp that year before when he got snubbed in 06
that 06 Kobe is for his 81 points game.
And his best season: 35 ppg
Show 2 replies...No its a moments TBT strictly for his 81 point game.
why wouldnt it say moments than. fuck 2k man, also how is 81 point game 98 when this card is not even close to how good he was in 06 or at that 81 point game
Wow what a game!!! I can't believe this legend is actually turning 30. Here's to many more years of playing like this. I remember when you were just a little kid and you came up with the nickname Black Mambo. I loved it from the start, even though I still only know a few steps lol. Love you Koby. Happy 30th!!
I don't remember Kobe dunking that good at that time. Probably cuz he's a old man now has me forgeting lol
"Additionally, as these players have not been released there is a reasonable chance that 2K will change their ratings some time closer to release (if they are being released at all), so don't start complaining immediately if you find ratings that seem wrong."
2k make an April 13th moments card
THEY DID, CHECK TWITTER
Did anyone may know what Rating he is gonna get ? because if he gets an Diamond, then is there no way that i wait for him geting released !! Maybe the All Star Card or the classic "01" Kobe ??
He is defiantly going to be a diamond without a doubt, For his rating I'm not sure probably an 98
You called it :D
He is 97 not 98...
Now I can play my diamond Kobe with my diamond kobe, and then I can bring my amethyst Kobe off the bench!
look at the uptades he was once a 84 overall
couldnt agree more.. MVP LeBrick is a 97!? and you give MVP Kobe a 84... COMPLETE DISRESPECT FOR THE BLACK MAMBA
"Additionally, as these players have not been released there is a reasonable chance that 2K will change their ratings some time closer to release (if they are being released at all), so don't start complaining immediately if you find ratings that seem wrong."
Omfg, Lebrick.......Hahaha that got me :")
Kobrick...
could you do anything Kobe has done? no so don't talk shit
Why is it all okay if someone calls lebron lebrick but when klayyyyyy comes back with kobrick he's a automatically hater?
They both got dislikes retard. No one wins. Don't call a player brick unless u want hate. Exactly what klayyyy and tazz got.
Klay has less downvotes lol...
Well, could you do anything LeBron has done? No, I don't think so.
Damn chill, I'm not a hater, just replying to the anti Lebron comment
ur not a hater? u hate on every player on this site smh
Damn dude, you know that it means that you have lost an arguement whan you throw out insults, right? So lay off.
Just MJ and Bill Russell, and I don't actually hate them TBH. If you read my comment on the Lakers Wilt page you'd understand.
Klay, u literally wrote an essay on both of the players. I cant be stuffed reading
The comment I'm talking about is a generalisation, I included examples but I wasn't specifying Russell or Jordan
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dafuq? FIFA?
How did FIFA get into this XD
"Additionally, as these players have not been released there is a reasonable chance that 2K will change their ratings some time closer to release (if they are being released at all), so don't start complaining immediately if you find ratings that seem wrong."
What kind of meth r u on?
crystal
lebron and kobe are both great