This can be seen from the MyPlayer mode of the 2k21 demo

RELEASE TIMING - Much like what we've observed in 2k20 and Nba 2k21 Mt years previous. You flick the stick and launch it in the ideal moment to have a perfect launch. There's other increments of shots (slightly early, somewhat late and all that)

STICK ORIENTATION - If you play with 2KU or a Quick Game from the 2k21 demo, you will realize this scheme. It is just about you holding the pro stick down and then transferring it slightly left or right with the goal being to find the shot in the coloured portion of the shot meter. You're effectively lining up your shot. When you launch the rod doesn't make a difference. In reality you are able to down it the entire time (odd to listen to, I understand, for people who have been utilizing the expert stick in years previous). All that is graded within this scheme is the way well defended you were and if your shot was too far left, too much right, or centered. It has been my favorite way to perform thus far. I feel like real-life gamers care less about once they discharge and much more about lining up their shot. Ultimately this new scheme makes the game feel much more fluid in my opinion.

STICK ORIENTATION + SHOT RELEASE: This could be understood at the MyPlayer manner of this 2k21 demo. This manner is difficult! I imagine this strategy might be used for pro 2k championships as a way of creating a larger skill gap? Perhaps? I am not sure but it's pretty hard to grasp. You have to release the ball at the right time in addition to line the shot up in the exact same moment. I believe a prior 2k used this scheme before but this time it feels a whole lot more fragile.If you simply play with MyLeague and do NOT plan on updating to a next-gen console, 2K20 for $5 appears to be a good thing. I left a nice build balance for my play style to where I can play on and off ball with the principal slasher second so shooting pie graph like a tmac kinda. Wow they destroyed my construct and it wasn't even popular or OP. My complete Red, Str+Vert 6'7 PF obtained its own offensive and defensive rebounding, interior D, and block all fell 10 or more points. The vert is randomly higher but speed and Agi are lower and worst of all the Str is default lower without fostering weight 20-30 lbs. Strangely the standing dunk rating is far greater than last year. Rlly sucks I can not he a dominant Rodman type without going 6'8 or higher.

Edit: I will upload screenshots afterwards but wow. Same exact construct vs 2k20 and it has far lower physical attributes, terrible defensive evaluations and rebounding ratings but for the perimeter d. The weird thing is it has like 3 or 4 more finishing badges and 21 higher standing dip? Wtf is going on. . .im rlly glad for the standing dunk boost cuz I always thought it is dumb I have a 99 vert but seldom leap in the paint but wow I can not believe the way they trashed the undersized pure red's defense and rebounding.

No better feeling than simply blocking those 7'3 centers in the apex lol. . .oh well. Please have an choice to go back to the old shooter meter in the full game. New one is too see through and big for me personally. I saw some thing where they would have both options. Together with the devs keeping everything confidential, I should have known the demonstration would have been exactly the same as 20. It feels like that they put zero effort into the current 2k. Then the fact after the demo released the devs remained silent as if they do not care at all. They should be ashamed of themselves. I will wait and cheap mt nba 2k21 see the next gen is I am not wasting time on that pointless demo/current gen 2k.