NBA 2K27 MyTEAM's Dunktober promo is live, and if you've opened the MyTEAM menu this week you've seen the banner: 27 brand-new Premier cards, a limited Deluxe Pack, and a set of free Exchange rewards headlined by a 95 OVR Vince Carter. The catch is the clock. The Dunktober Deluxe Pack leaves the store on October 9, 2026, so the window to grab the box deals is closing fast.
This guide lists every confirmed Dunktober card, breaks down the Deluxe Pack and what it costs, walks through the Exchange recipes players are reporting from the database, and answers the question flooding the MyTEAM subreddit right now — is the Vince Carter grind actually worth it?
TL;DR — Dunktober at a glance
- 27 Premier-tier cards, Season 1 Dunktober theme, dropped October 2, 2026.
- Top tier (95 OVR): Blake Griffin, LeBron James, Lisa Leslie, plus Vince Carter via the Exchange.
- Dunktober Deluxe Pack: 15,000 VC or 21,000 MyTEAM Points (MTP) — available only Oct 2–9, 2026.
- Running alongside it: the WNBA "Take The Crown" set (headlined by 95 OVR A'ja Wilson, Sabrina Ionescu & Allisha Gray) and free Play Now Challenges (Oct 5–11).
- No pack odds are published by 2K — treat any "pull rate" you see online as a guess.
What is Dunktober in NBA 2K27 MyTEAM?
Dunktober is a themed card drop inside the Season 1 MyTEAM calendar, built around high-flyers and dunk artists past and present. It launched on October 2, 2026 and bundles three things that hit the mode at once: a 27-card Premier set, a store-exclusive Deluxe Pack, and an Exchange board where you trade duplicate cards for themed rewards.
If you played the earlier Season 1 City beats — the Deep End event (Oct 2–4) and the daily grind covered in our Daily Rivals ticket guide — Dunktober is the MyTEAM side of the same early-October content wave. It's the first big themed promo since the mode's launch, which is why the cards are landing a full tier above most of what's currently in circulation.
One important framing note up front: the card ratings and Exchange recipes below are drawn from community databases (2Kdb) and promo coverage, not a first-party 2K press release. 2K confirms the promo and the Deluxe Pack; the granular per-card detail is what the community has catalogued from the live game. Where that matters, we've flagged it.
All 27 Dunktober cards (confirmed ratings)
The set is split across overall tiers. These are the cards and ratings catalogued on the NBA 2K27 MyTEAM database as of October 2, 2026. Every card in the Dunktober set is Premier tier.
95 OVR headliners
- Blake Griffin — PF / C
- LeBron James — SF / PF
- Lisa Leslie — PF / C
- Vince Carter — SF / SG (Exchange reward — see below)
94 OVR
- Ja Morant — PG / SG
- Brittney Griner — C / PF
- Wilt Chamberlain — C / PF
- Jalen Duren — C / PF (Exchange reward)
93 OVR
- Aaron Gordon — PF / SF
- Jonquel Jones — PF / C
- Zach LaVine — SG / PG
- Scoot Henderson — PG / SG (Exchange reward)
The remaining cards round out the 27-card set at lower overalls across the same dunk-forward archetypes. The names above are the ones worth planning a lineup or an Exchange around — a 95 OVR LeBron or Lisa Leslie is a genuine upgrade over most launch-window Premier cards, and the Exchange trio (Carter, Duren, Henderson) is the free path if you've been hoarding duplicates.
For where these cards sit against your current roster math, our MyTEAM salary cap guide covers how adding 95s affects your lineup caps.
How much is the Dunktober Deluxe Pack?
The Dunktober Deluxe Pack is the store-exclusive box for the promo. It costs:
- 15,000 VC (Virtual Currency — bought with real money or earned in-game), or
- 21,000 MyTEAM Points (MTP) — the MyTEAM currency 2K confirms as "MyTEAM Points (MTP)," which the community also shortens to "MT."
Larger multi-pack box options exist in the store at proportional prices, but the single Deluxe Pack is the 15,000 VC / 21,000 MTP entry point. The pack is available October 2–9, 2026 only — once the ninth passes, it leaves the store.
A quick reality check on the VC side of that. At 2K27's confirmed VC prices (verified in our VC prices breakdown), 15,000 VC sits in the mid pack tiers — it is not a trivial spend if you're buying currency rather than earning it. If you'd rather grind the MTP and skip the wallet entirely, the fastest legitimate routes are in our how to earn MTP fast guide.
On pack odds: 2K does not publish pull rates for Dunktober or any MyTEAM pack. If a site or video quotes you a specific "X% chance for a 95," treat it as an estimate, not a fact. We don't publish odds we can't source first-party, and neither should anyone else.
The Dunktober Exchange: free cards for your duplicates
The Exchange is the no-purchase path through Dunktober. You trade in cards you already own to claim themed rewards — and the headline reward is the 95 OVR Vince Carter (SF/SG).
Based on recipes catalogued in the MyTEAM database, the Carter Exchange asks for high-value input cards (community reports describe trading in two Pixel Cut–tier cards or higher for the top reward), with Jalen Duren (94) and Scoot Henderson (93) sitting on lower Exchange tiers that take cheaper inputs. Because 2K rotates and tweaks Exchange requirements, confirm the exact recipe in-game before you lock anything in — the live board is always the source of truth.
The Exchange is also the best reason to understand MyTEAM's secondary economy before you commit. Our Auction House guide and the surprise-hit secret market breakdown both cover how to value the cards you're about to burn — because an unauctionable card collecting dust is free Exchange fuel, while a liquid, high-MTP card might be worth more sold than traded.
What else is running during Dunktober?
Dunktober isn't the only thing live in MyTEAM this week:
- WNBA "Take The Crown" — a concurrent WNBA set overlapping the Dunktober calendar, headlined by 95 OVR A'ja Wilson (PF/SF), Sabrina Ionescu (PG/SG) and Allisha Gray (SG/SF), with a deep 94 OVR supporting cast (Shakira Austin, Jessica Shepard, Kayla McBride and more). Combined with Lisa Leslie, Brittney Griner and Jonquel Jones in the Dunktober list, it shows how heavily the WNBA is featured in this content wave.
- Play Now Challenges (Oct 5–11, 2026) — a free, mode-completion reward track. You earn a card simply by completing the challenge games, no packs required. This is the lowest-effort free card on the board right now.
Stacking all three — Deluxe Pack value, Exchange duplicates, and the free Play Now card — is how efficient MyTEAM players are approaching the week without overspending.
How to prioritize Dunktober before October 9
With a hard deadline on the Deluxe Pack, order of operations matters. Here's the sequence most value-focused players are running this week:
- Clear the free lane first. Complete the Play Now Challenges (Oct 5–11) for the guaranteed card — it costs nothing but game time, and it's the one reward with zero downside. Do this before the window overlaps with anything else on your MyTEAM to-do list.
- Audit your duplicates before touching the Exchange. Open your collection and flag every unauctionable or dead-weight card you'll never field. Those are your free Exchange inputs. If the Carter recipe can be filled entirely from that pile, lock him in. If it can't, drop down to the 93/94 Exchange tiers (Henderson, Duren) that take cheaper inputs — or skip the Exchange entirely.
- Treat the Deluxe Pack as the last, optional step. A 15,000 VC / 21,000 MTP box is the highest-variance play of the three, because 2K publishes no odds. If you're spending VC, weigh it against simply buying the exact card you want on the Auction House once prices settle — themed-promo cards almost always dip in MT value a week or two after the promo ends.
The through-line: the free and duplicate-funded rewards are locks, the pack is a gamble. Spend the certain value first and only reach for the wallet if you specifically want a card the Exchange and the market can't give you cheaper.
Is the Dunktober Vince Carter worth it?
This is the question dominating the MyTEAM community, and the honest answer is: it depends on how much you've already got sitting idle.
The strongest community take is to be patient. As one MyTEAM player put it:
"These top-tier ones are never worth it, imo. So much sunk MT. But if you play enough or have unauctionables collecting dust, maybe you won't miss it."
That's the whole calculus. If the Exchange inputs come from cards you'd never sell or use anyway, Carter is effectively free and he's an elite 95. If you'd be buying or auctioning cards specifically to feed the Exchange, you're paying a steep MTP tax for one card. Several players are also recommending you test the jumpshot in a roster/MyPLAYER setup before committing, since a dunk-themed card lives or dies on whether its shot feels right in your hands.
Bottom line: grab him if the inputs are dead weight, think twice if you'd be spending real MTP to assemble them — and if you're on the fence, the Play Now free card and the Exchange's cheaper 93/94 tiers are lower-risk ways to get themed value this week.
FAQ
When does the NBA 2K27 Dunktober Deluxe Pack end? The Dunktober Deluxe Pack is available October 2–9, 2026. After October 9 it leaves the store, so this week is the last window to buy it.
How much does the Dunktober Deluxe Pack cost? 15,000 VC or 21,000 MTP for the single Deluxe Pack. Larger multi-pack box options are priced proportionally.
Who are the 95 OVR Dunktober cards? Blake Griffin (PF/C), LeBron James (SF/PF) and Lisa Leslie (PF/C) are the 95 OVR pack cards, plus a 95 OVR Vince Carter (SF/SG) available through the Exchange.
Is Vince Carter worth the Exchange cost? If the input cards are unauctionables or duplicates you'd never use, yes — he's an elite free 95. If you'd be spending MT to assemble the inputs, the community consensus is to wait or pass, because it's a lot of sunk MT for one card.
Can I get a Dunktober card without buying packs? Yes. The Exchange rewards (Carter, Duren, Henderson) are earned by trading duplicate cards, and the Play Now Challenges (Oct 5–11) give a free card for completing games.
What are the odds in the Dunktober Deluxe Pack? 2K does not publish pull rates for MyTEAM packs. Any specific odds you see quoted online are estimates, not official figures.
Is Dunktober only on PlayStation and Xbox? No — Dunktober is a MyTEAM content drop and runs on all platforms the mode supports. Note that MyTEAM's Auction House is shared across PS5, Xbox and Switch 2, with PC on a separate Auction House.
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