The 2023-24 NBA season is underway after the Denver Nuggets conquered the league a few months back. Despite the excitement about Victor Wenbenyama coming into the league and a number of massive trades, NBA 2K24 hasn't been able to keep up with the sport. After the latest entry was review-bombed and not exactly loved by critics, all fans can do is look back at the times when NBA games were absolute masterpieces. All the way back in 1973, the sport got its first adaptation on the first-ever video game console: the Magnavox Odyssey. Needless to say, both the sport and gaming as a whole have come a long way since then.