NBA 2K14 is a developed by and published by . The fifteenth installment in the series, it was released on October 1, 2013, for , , and , and the and the versions were released on the consoles' respective launch dates. of the became the cover athlete, and also served as the music curator for the game. 2K Sports also released the pack that as a bonus for pre-ordering the game, they would receive 10,000 , bonus content for "Path to Greatness" mode, adding James in the Blacktop mode and a signature skill for . On August 14, 2013, announced that Crew Mode would return to this year's installment of NBA 2K. NBA 2K14 is the successor to and was succeeded by in the . On July 2, 2013; 2K Sports and signed an exclusive multi-year deal to include teams in the game. This marks the first time EuroLeague teams have appeared in the NBA 2K series, similar to EA's , which included and also the found in 2K13, beginning with and ending with .
NBA 2K 14 received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to .
Ryan McCaffrey of rated the game a 9.3 praising the gameplay saying, "With just enough new features, and tighter-than-ever gameplay, NBA 2K14 tops its predecessors and competitors... again".Tom McShea of rated the game an 8.0 praising the game as well but criticizing designing of the game. 's Brett Molina rated the game 3.5 out of 4 stars, noting that the game's new dribble and shoot mechanics may be simpler to newcomers, but frustrating to veteran gamers.
Shortly after release, the game was the best-selling sports game on 8th-consoles.