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NBA 2K27 Season 2 starts Friday, October 16, 2026, and the Season 1 Pass expires at 7:30 AM PT that same morning — so your last full day to grind Season 1 is October 15. When the reset hits, your Season Pass track resets to Level 0 and you start climbing Season 2's ladder from scratch. The good news for MyTEAM: your cards, your MyTEAM Points (MTP), your collections and your Player XP do not get wiped — Player XP is tied to your account, not to the card, so it survives even if you sell or exchange the card and comes back if you reacquire it. Before the switch, three things matter most: claim every Season 1 Pass reward you've already unlocked, run any player card you don't plan to keep through The Exchange or the Auction House before launch-wave prices fall, and finish any Season 1 agenda or limited-time mode that pays out a card.
Here's exactly what resets, what carries over, and the smart sell/keep calls before Season 2 flips the board.
When does NBA 2K27 Season 1 end?
Season 1 ends overnight into Friday, October 16, 2026, with Season 2 starting the same day — and the single hardest deadline is the Season 1 Pass expiry at 7:30 AM PT on October 16. Multiple outlets citing 2K's official patch page give October 16 as the Season 2 start date, and the in-game Season 1 Pass artwork reads that pass rewards are "available until 7:30 AM PT, October 16th, 2026," after which they expire.
A note on precision, because this is where bad guides trip up: 2K has not published a single "Season 1 ends at this exact minute" support statement. What is solid is the pass-expiry timestamp on the in-game pass and the October 16 Season 2 start that 2K's own patch page points to. Treat October 15 as your last full grinding day and don't wait for the morning of the 16th — the rollover can happen before you log in.
If you want the broader timeline, release windows and the MyCAREER side of the reset, see our NBA 2K27 Season 2 release date guide and the full Season 1 ending: what resets breakdown.
Does NBA 2K27 MyTEAM reset when Season 2 starts?
No — MyTEAM does not wipe at the Season rollover. The only thing that resets is the Season Pass track. This is the question flooding r/MyTeam right now, and the honest answer is reassuring: you are not losing your collection.
Here is the clean split.
What resets
- The Season Pass track. 2K's own pass footnote is explicit: "Progress and rewards reset at the end of each season." You begin Season 2 at Level 0 and climb a fresh 40-level ladder. Any Season 1 Pass reward you unlocked but never claimed is gone after the pass expires — this is the one true "you can lose it" case.
- Season-locked limited-time modes. The rotating MyTEAM playlists (Limited, Salary Cap, Triple Threat Online, Clutch Time Online and the weekend/Festival runs) cycle with the Season. A mode-completion reward that pays out for finishing a Season 1 run is tied to that run — if you're close, close it out before the 16th.
- Seasonal leaderboards and agenda sets reset to the new Season's objectives.
What carries over
- Every card in your collection. Your lineup, your bench, your unused packs — all of it stays.
- MyTEAM Points (MTP). Your MTP balance carries into Season 2. There is no "spend it or lose it" on MTP at the rollover.
- Player XP — and this is the big one. 2K confirmed at reveal that "Player XP is tied to the player's account, so progress is retained even if a card is auctioned or exchanged, and resumes if that card is reacquired." In plain terms: the time you sank into levelling a card up — its attribute boosts, the extra Badge Slot, the permanent turbo meter, starting a game with Takeover already active — is banked to your account against that player, not to the physical card. You can sell the card, buy it back later, and your XP picks up where it left off.
- Collections and Collection Rewards. Cards you've used to claim a Collection Reward now become unauctionable rather than locked in — 2K's wording, confirmed at reveal — so they can still be used in The Exchange after the fact. Your completed collections stay completed into Season 2.
So the only genuine "act now" pressure in MyTEAM is the unclaimed Season 1 Pass rewards and any near-finished mode or agenda. Everything else you own is safe.
What should I sell in MyTEAM before Season 2?
Sell the cards you don't intend to run long-term, and sell them now — before the Season 2 card wave drops prices on everything from Season 1. This is the core economic move at every Season rollover in MyTEAM, and the logic is simple supply-and-demand.
When Season 2 launches, 2K floods the market with a new '27: Series card wave plus fresh Season reward cards. Overnight, every player suddenly has access to stronger, shinier options, and demand for last Season's cards falls. The cards most exposed to that drop are high-OVR Season 1 reward and promo cards that were top-of-the-meta three weeks ago and will be mid-tier the moment better cards flood in.
A practical before-the-reset checklist:
- List the high-value cards you're not keeping while demand is still at its Season 1 peak. If you have a strong Season 1 card you've already replaced in your lineup, the Auction House will never pay more for it than in the final days before new supply lands.
- Don't panic-sell your anchors. The best cards hold value longest, and remember Player XP is account-bound — selling a maxed card doesn't destroy the XP you earned on it. If you're torn on a centrepiece card, keep it; you can always exchange it later without losing its progress.
- Clear duplicate and filler cards through The Exchange rather than letting them sit. The Exchange lets you turn any Player Card in your collection into rewards — including cards earned from Season levels and cards already used for a Collection Reward. The one exclusion: Free Agent cards cannot go into The Exchange.
| - Watch the clock on the Auction House itself. 2K says the cross-platform Auction House in 2K27 is "closely monitored but [transactions] are now expedited for sellers and instantly available for buyers" across PS5, Xbox Series X | S and Switch 2. Even so, give a listing time to sell — don't post a big card at 7 AM PT on the 16th and expect a bid. |
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One hard rule, and it's a ban-risk one, not a strategy one: only ever buy and sell cards through the in-game Auction House. 2K's MyTEAM Auction House Safety policy says moving MTP between accounts outside a legitimate auction — or running multiple accounts to pool MTP — can earn a permanent account ban, and that even "generating awareness for and/or encouraging" off-platform MT trading is a violation. There is no safe shortcut around the Auction House. Stick to it.
What should I finish in MyTEAM before the reset?
Prioritise anything that pays out and expires: unclaimed Pass rewards, near-complete collections, and any limited-time mode card you're close to earning. In rough order of urgency before October 16:
- Claim every Season 1 Pass reward you've already unlocked. Open the pass and collect everything sitting there. Unclaimed pass rewards are the one category that genuinely disappears at expiry (7:30 AM PT, October 16).
- Finish any collection that's one or two cards away from a Collection Reward. Those reward cards are strong and, post-claim, become unauctionable-but-exchangeable — useful fodder for The Exchange later.
- Close out a limited-time mode run that's near its reward. If a weekend mode, Festival or Season agenda set pays a card for completion and you're close, finish it — those resets with the Season.
- Spend down toward a target, not to zero. MTP carries over, so there's no need to dump your balance. But if there's a Season 1 Auction House card you actually want for your Season 2 lineup, the final days are the cheapest it'll be before the new wave.
What happens to my MyTEAM cards in Season 2?
They keep playing exactly as they did — ratings, badges and Player XP intact — but the meta around them shifts as the Series 2 wave arrives. A 95 OVR card doesn't get nerfed by the calendar.
Because Player XP is account-bound, there's no penalty to cycling cards. A common Season 2 pattern: sell a Season 1 card now while it still commands a price, then if a future promo brings back a card you'd levelled, your XP on it resumes the moment you reacquire it. That mechanic — new in 2K27 — is what makes aggressive selling at a Season rollover far less risky than in older NBA 2K titles, where selling a grind-heavy card meant throwing the grind away.
FAQ
Does MyTEAM reset in NBA 2K27 Season 2? No. Your cards, MTP, collections and Player XP all carry over. The only thing that resets is the Season Pass track, which returns to Level 0 — and any Season 1 Pass reward you unlocked but never claimed is lost once the pass expires at 7:30 AM PT on October 16, 2026.
When exactly does Season 1 end? Season 2 starts Friday, October 16, 2026, per 2K's patch page as reported by multiple outlets, and the in-game Season 1 Pass expires at 7:30 AM PT that morning. 2K hasn't published a separate to-the-minute "Season 1 end" statement, so treat October 15 as your last full grinding day and don't wait for the morning of the 16th.
Do I lose my MyTEAM Points when the Season ends? No. Your MTP balance carries into Season 2. There is no spend-it-or-lose-it deadline on MTP at the rollover — though if there's a Season 1 Auction House card you want, the final days before the new wave are the cheapest it will be.
Does Player XP reset at the end of the Season? No. 2K states Player XP is tied to your account, so it's retained even if a card is auctioned or exchanged, and it resumes if you reacquire that card. Selling a maxed card does not destroy the XP you earned on it.
Should I sell my best MyTEAM cards before Season 2? Sell the cards you don't plan to keep, while Season 1 demand is still at its peak — new Series 2 cards will push older-card prices down. Keep your anchor cards; because XP is account-bound, you can always run them through The Exchange or sell and rebuy later without losing progress. Only ever trade through the in-game Auction House — moving MTP between accounts any other way risks a permanent ban under 2K's MyTEAM policy.
Can I use my Season 1 collection-reward cards in Season 2? Yes. In 2K27, cards used to claim a Collection Reward become unauctionable rather than locked in, so they can still be used in The Exchange afterward. Your completed collections also stay completed into Season 2.
More NBA 2K27 MyTEAM guides
Gearing up for Season 2? These guides cover the MyTEAM systems you'll lean on as the new card wave lands.
- NBA 2K27 The Exchange explained — how to trade any card for rewards
- NBA 2K27 Auction House guide — cross-platform trading and instant delivery
- NBA 2K27 Season 1 rewards — the Pro Pass track and Level 40 cards
- NBA 2K27 Season 2 release date & rewards — the full Season 2 timeline
- NBA 2K27 Season 1 ending: what resets — the MyCAREER and City side of the reset
