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Snapshot 2026-08-25. Flip the era when a patch lands, bump athletes as Rec copies them, override a gate the night you screenshot it.
Live era
Preseason / HQ
Aug 2026
Start on a complementary lock or inside big. Expensive point guards wait for VC and patch 1.
Next: Early Access / Launch · Aug 26 – Sep 2026
Builder is live in HQ. Gates are community captures. Do not copy a 2K26 pie. Height window 6'6"–6'9". Rec bias 70%.
Rising names pull their pies and animation walls with them. Drag heat when Rec starts copying someone new.
SGA SG · established
Escape package is the animation wall. ISO mid + handle still sets the guard meta.
88 S
0Kawhi SF · established
Point-of-attack template. Height plus contest, not a steal-spam pie.
84 A
0KD SF · established
94 mid or 94 three unlocks Go-To. Scoring wings copy this pie all year.
80 A
0Tatum SF · established
6'8" Swiss Army. The Rec 2–4 pie everyone copies until a patch kills the window.
76 B
0Giannis PF · established
Contact freight. 75 dunk is free. 93 is Posterizer. Drop dribble tax on a big.
74 B
0Wemby C · rising
Length that still spaces. Interior contests plus a 3 is the 7-footer endgame.
72 B
0Jokic C · established
Hub fives. Screens into outlets. Pass accuracy is the badge, not standing dunk.
70 B
0Ant SG · established
Park slash. Posterizer into Lightning Launch. Meter-on dunkers copy him after jumper nerfs.
70 B
0Gobert C · established
Rim statue. Day-one cheat if Rec still cannot contest. Falls after interior D catches up.
70 B
0AD C · established
Paint Patroller template. Interior + block, not a steal big.
68 B
0Luka PG · established
Stepback + outlet. Playmaking guards who still shoot 86+.
66 B
0Chet C · rising
Light 6'11" that still boards. Stretch fives copy the weight drop for perimeter D.
62 C
0Curry PG · established
Mini Marksman and limitless live under 6'5". High-speed spins are his tax rebate.
60 C
0Ja PG · volatile
Dribble style unlock. Park burst. Falls when theater gets a speed patch.
60 C
0Brunson PG · established
Short iso that still gets to a mid. Mini meta after people can afford the tokens.
58 C
0Flagg SF · rising
Sophomore two-way. Heat climbs as Rec copies the 6'8–6'9 wing with real handle.
52 C
0Amen SG · rising
Lock who can finish. Park and Rec both steal this when steal-spam dies.
50 D
0Cade PG · rising
Size at the point. 6'6" initiators get copied once VC is in and minis get patched.
50 D
0Two-Way Wing
Pulled by SGA · Kawhi
100
0Inside Big
Pulled by Giannis · Jokic
100
0The Lock
Pulled by Kawhi · Flagg
96
0Tall Guard
Pulled by SGA · KD
93
0Paint Beast
Pulled by Giannis · Wemby
86
0Stretch Five
Pulled by KD · Wemby
80
0Slash Play
Pulled by Giannis · Ant
68
0Burst Guard
Pulled by SGA · Ant
58
0Signature heat follows the trio. Draft Wing and Engine Guard start cold and climb as Flagg, Amen, and Cade get copied.
Export a pulse file after a patch night. Paste a friend's snapshot to take their Rec read.
ERA: Preseason / HQ (Aug 2026). Start on a complementary lock or inside big. Expensive point guards wait for VC and patch 1. Height window: 78–81 in. Rec bias 70%. Hot athletes: SGA 88, Kawhi 84, KD 80, Tatum 76 No athlete risers vs last era. Hot pies: Two-Way Wing 100, Inside Big 100, The Lock 96 Hot badges: Challenger 92, Wall Up 90, Seatbelt 86, Deadeye 84, Set and Fire 80 Treat pulse heat as lab forecast plus user overrides, not official patch notes.