NBA 2K22 Best Center Build Next Gen - Top 3 Most Overpowered 2K22 Center Builds

It can be unsure to decide which position to choose in NBA 2K22 MyPlayer Builder, many players opt to use centers for dominating the post. What is the best center build in the game? Except for current gen, here we focus on NBA 2K22 next gen best center build, creating paint beast, 2-way playmaker, and more overpowered players on the court.

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NBA 2K22 Best Center Build Next Gen - Top 3 Most Overpowered 2K22 Center Builds 

In this guide, we have the top 3 center builds (by LakerFan) on NBA 2K22 next gen, the first one is for Pro-Am and 2v2 big man with 7'3" height, the second one is a really good Park 3v3 build, and the final one is an absolute meta Stage 3v3 build, also a really good ISO option on the 2v2, it’s sort of a point forward combined with a big man that can actually pick and pop really well.  Cheap 2K22 MT and more tips and tricks can be found on our site. 

NBA 2K22 Next Gen Center (C) Build 1 - Paint Beast

As an inside big man at the center position, the offensive rebound can be a lot more important than defensive, try to get one of these ratings to 99, so we can get the Hall of Fame Rebound Chaser, we can still keep the HOF Rim Protector and 39 defensive badges. We obviously don't have the ability to shoot, but at this height, you don’t need to do so, this is made for 2v2 in the pro-am, there's not a lot of space on the court to be doing pick and pops. A meta guard build in the pro-am is gonna be anything between like probably six foot one to five foot seven, a really short guard build that doesn't have a lot of finishing, so with that doesn't really come a lot of need for poppers, you want a really tall big that can just completely mash down low, just absolutely destroy people that are smaller on the backside or rotations or whatever the case may be, and just be really crazy good at the close shots, standing layups, standing dunks, and for catching knobs too. This year, size dominates in the pro-am, it is unguardable in that aspect down low, so you need one of these builds to really just bail out your point guard in times like he's not open, he needs to dump it down to the big man, free walking points in some situations, those pump fakes down low are crazy.

Body Settings

Height: 7’3”

Weight: 237 lbs

Wingspan: 8’1”

Attributes

Finishing: Close Shot - 99, Driving Layup - 69, Driving Dunk - 71, Standing Dunk - 99, Post Control - 81

Shooting: Mid-Range Shot - 49, Three-Point Shot - 25, Free Throw - 83

Playmaking: Pass Accuracy - 85, Ball Handle - 25, Speed With Ball - 25

Defense/Rebounding: Interior Defense - 96, Perimeter Defense - 52, Steal - 60, Block - 97, Offensive Rebound - 99, Defensive Rebound - 95

Physicals: Speed - 61, Acceleration - 58, Strength - 67, Vertical - 65, Stamina - 97

Takeover

We can use Glass Cleaner and Rim Protector for this center build. 

NBA 2K22 Next Gen Center (C) Build 2 - Versatile Paint Beast

This is a really well-rounded 3v3 Park build, 7 foot, 219 on the weight, we're doing that to get a 91 rebound rating for a gold Rebound Chaser, and then 7 foot 10 on the wingspan, which is max. We have 93 close shot, it allows for Hall of Fame Grace Under Pressure and Mouse in the House, and we still have the 99 standing dunk for the HOF Posterizer on this build, you do have enough vertical to get elite big man contact dunks. We upgraded speed with ball and ball handle, the reason for that is at seven feet tall, you unlock some really good playmaking badges, so you have things like Unpluckable and Quick First Step on bronze. If you wanted just a slight tweak to the speed with ball rating, you could either go lower on the weight, it is unfortunate though because then you're not going to have the offensive rebound or defensive rebound at 91, but if you did decide to go with the metric build, it would allow you get 59 ball handle, which is gonna give you the silver Glue Hands, anything you can get on that badge is very convenient especially for the center, but it’s not that important in terms of changing your whole build around it. This NBA 2K22 next gen center could fit 2v2, Pro-Am, or 3v3 perfectly. 

Body Settings

Height: 7’0”

Weight: 219 lbs

Wingspan: 7’10”

Attributes

Finishing: Close Shot - 93, Driving Layup - 81, Driving Dunk - 79, Standing Dunk - 99, Post Control - 82

Shooting: Mid-Range Shot - 49, Three-Point Shot - 25, Free Throw - 88

Playmaking: Pass Accuracy - 85, Ball Handle - 58, Speed With Ball - 51

Defense/Rebounding: Interior Defense - 92, Perimeter Defense - 65, Steal - 70, Block - 98, Offensive Rebound - 91, Defensive Rebound - 91

Physicals: Speed - 72, Acceleration - 69, Strength - 63, Vertical - 83, Stamina - 99

Takeover 

For this build, we also get Rim Protector and Glass Cleaner takeover, they are pretty good options for centers. 

NBA 2K22 Next Gen Center (C) Build 3 - 2-Way Playmaker

This is a hybrid build for Stage 3v3, 210 allows you to still have the silver brick wall, which is something that we definitely want, and then for the 7'4" wingspan, this is gonna be two ticks down from the max, we're lowering it to achieve two different ratings at 80 overall, it's gonna be three-pointer for Hall of Fame Sniper and then we want 80 ball handle to get some pro driven moves, you don't need that for the big man aspect of this build, it very convenient that you could actually get away with 10 finishing badges. you're gonna be so dominant in terms of looking for three-pointers and stuff that, all you really need is quick drops off one and probably silver limitless take off, and then on top of that you still have 71 standing dunk you can get Fast Twitch and Rise Up, and then realistically the only other thing that you probably need is bronze Rise Up, if you wanted to run bronze Lob City Finisher and bronze Posterizer as well, you could probably do.

Body Settings

Height: 6’8”

Weight: 210 lbs

Wingspan: 7’4”

Attributes

Finishing: Close Shot - 35, Driving Layup - 55, Driving Dunk - 75, Standing Dunk - 71, Post Control - 25

Shooting: Mid-Range Shot - 65, Three-Point Shot - 80, Free Throw - 73

Playmaking: Pass Accuracy - 85, Ball Handle - 80, Speed With Ball - 72

Defense/Rebounding: Interior Defense - 78, Perimeter Defense - 87, Steal - 87, Block - 91, Offensive Rebound - 86, Defensive Rebound - 91

Physicals: Speed - 77, Acceleration - 75, Strength - 58, Vertical - 90, Stamina - 98

Takeover

You can get the sharp takeover, lock takeover, rim takeover, and glass as well, four really good takeover options at the big man spot, you can still play in an ISO situation on 2v2, you can also play as the guard.