Affiliations have returned in NBA 2K25, and once again, you’re presented with a choice. Should you go with Elite or Rise? By the looks of things, your choice doesn’t make much of a difference.

All our early testing and comparisons have shown no major gameplay advantage from one NBA 2K25 Affiliation to the other. The only confirmed difference between Rise and Elite is the daily spin rewards, which are mostly VC and cosmetics. All daily, weekly, and seasonal quests are either the same for both or slight variations of one another. The Affiliation progress rewards are also the same on both sides.