NBA 2K27 Badges

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Aerial Wizard badge

Aerial Wizard

Finishing5'9 - 7'4

Increases the ability to finish an alley-oop from a teammate, or a putback finish off an offensive rebound.

Aerial Wizard Bronze badgeBronze60 Driving Dunk-or- 60 Standing Dunk
Aerial Wizard Silver badgeSilver70 Driving Dunk-or-70 Standing Dunk
Aerial Wizard Gold badgeGold80 Driving Dunk or-80 Standing Dunk
Aerial Wizard HOF badgeHOF94 Driving Dunk-or-93 Standing Dunk
Float Game badge

Float Game

Finishing5'9 - 7'4

Improves a player's ability to make floaters.

Float Game Bronze badgeBronze65 Close Shot-or- 65 Driving Layup
Float Game Silver badgeSilver80 Close Shot or- 85 Driving Layup
Float Game Gold badgeGold90 Close Shot or-93 Driving Layup
Float Game HOF badgeHOF96 Close Shot or-95 Driving Layup
Ghost Stepper badge

Ghost Stepper

Finishing5'9 - 7'4

Increases the effectiveness on step-through layups or other close-range shots that come after a fake.

Ghost Stepper Bronze badgeBronze55 Close Shot-or- 55 Post Control
Ghost Stepper Silver badgeSilver77 Close Shot-or- 77 Post Control
Ghost Stepper Gold badgeGold86 Close Shot or-86 Post Control
Ghost Stepper HOF badgeHOF94 Close Shot or-94 Post Control
Hook Specialist badge

Hook Specialist

Finishing5'9 - 7'4

Improves a player's ability to make post hooks.

Hook Specialist Bronze badgeBronze60 Close Shot-and-55 Post Control
Hook Specialist Silver badgeSilver75 Close Shot-and-65 Post Control
Hook Specialist Gold badgeGold87 Close Shot-and-80 Post Control
Hook Specialist HOF badgeHOF94 Close Shotand-90 Post Control
Layup Mixmaster badge

Layup Mixmaster

Finishing5'9 - 7'0

Improves a player's ability to finish fancy or acrobatic layups successfully.

Layup Mixmaster Bronze badgeBronze70 Driving Layup
Layup Mixmaster Silver badgeSilver83 Driving Layup
Layup Mixmaster Gold badgeGold90 Driving Layup
Layup Mixmaster HOF badgeHOF99 Driving Layup
Paint Prodigy badge

Paint Prodigy

Finishing6'3 - 7'4

Improves a player's ability to quickly and efficiently score while going to work in the paint.

Paint Prodigy Bronze badgeBronze60 Close Shot
Paint Prodigy Silver badgeSilver85 Close Shot
Paint Prodigy Gold badgeGold90 Close Shot
Paint Prodigy HOF badgeHOF96 Close Shot
Physical Finisher badge

Physical Finisher

Finishing5'9 - 7'4

Improves a player's ability to battle through contact and convert contact layups.

Physical Finisher Bronze badgeBronze60 Driving Layup-and-60 Strength
Physical Finisher Silver badgeSilver80 Driving Layup-and-70 Strength
Physical Finisher Gold badgeGold90 Driving Layup-and-80 Strength
Physical Finisher HOF badgeHOF96 Driving Layup-and-90 Strength
Post Powerhouse badge

Post Powerhouse

Finishing6'5 - 7'4

Strengthens a player's ability at backing down defenders and moving them with dropsteps.

Post Powerhouse Bronze badgeBronze60 Post Control-and-65 Strength
Post Powerhouse Silver badgeSilver75 Post Controland-79 Strength
Post Powerhouse Gold badgeGold85 Post Control-and-86 Strength
Post Powerhouse HOF badgeHOF95 Post Controland-95 Strength
Post Spin Catalyst badge

Post Spin Catalyst

Finishing6'1 - 7'4

Attempting to do post spins or drives results in more effective moves, and less of a chance to be stripped.

Post Spin Catalyst Bronze badgeBronze65 Post Control
Post Spin Catalyst Silver badgeSilver83 Post Control
Post Spin Catalyst Gold badgeGold91Post Control
Post Spin Catalyst HOF badgeHOF99 Post Control
Posterizer badge

Posterizer

Finishing5'9 - 7'4

Increases the chances of throwing down a dunk on your defender.

Posterizer Bronze badgeBronze73 Driving Dunk-and-65 Vertical
Posterizer Silver badgeSilver87 Driving Dunk-and-75 Vertical
Posterizer Gold badgeGold93 Driving Dunk-and-80 Vertical
Posterizer HOF badgeHOF99 Driving Dunk-and-90 Vertical
Rise Up badge

Rise Up

Finishing6'5 - 7'4

Increases the likelihood of dunking or posterizing your opponent when standing in the painted area.

Rise Up Bronze badgeBronze60 Standing Dunkand-55 Vertical
Rise Up Silver badgeSilver81 Standing Dunk-and-62 Vertical
Rise Up Gold badgeGold90 Standing Dunk-and-66 Vertical
Rise Up HOF badgeHOF99 Standing Dunk-and-70 Vertical
Arc Cadence badge

Arc Cadence

Shooting5'9 - 6'11

Improves a player's ability to knock down three-point shots while on the move, including pull-up, hop, or spin shots.

Arc Cadence Bronze badgeBronze70 Three-Point Shot
Arc Cadence Silver badgeSilver86 Three-Point Shot
Arc Cadence Gold badgeGold91 Three-Point Shot
Arc Cadence HOF badgeHOF98 Three-Point Shot
Deadeye badge

Deadeye

Shooting5'9 - 7'4

Jump shots taken with a defender closing out receive less of a penalty from a shot contest.

Deadeye Bronze badgeBronze65 Mid-Range Shot-or-65 Three-Point Shot
Deadeye Silver badgeSilver85 Mid-Range Shot-or-85 Three-Point Shot
Deadeye Gold badgeGold92 Mid-Range Shot-or-92 Three-Point Shot
Deadeye HOF badgeHOF99 Mid-Range Shot-or-99 Three-Point Shot
Limitless Range badge

Limitless Range

Shooting5'9 - 7'4

Extends the range from which a player can shoot three-pointers effectively from deep.

Limitless Range Bronze badgeBronze83 Three-Point Shot
Limitless Range Silver badgeSilver89 Three-Point Shot
Limitless Range Gold badgeGold93 Three-Point Shot
Limitless Range HOF badgeHOF99 Three-Point Shot
Mini Marksman badge

Mini Marksman

Shooting5'9 - 6'4

Elevates the likelihood of making shots over taller defenders.

Mini Marksman Bronze badgeBronze60 Mid-Range Shot-or- 60 Three-Point Shot
Mini Marksman Silver badgeSilver79 Mid-Range Shot or-79 Three-Point Shot
Mini Marksman Gold badgeGold94 Mid-Range Shot-or-94 Three-Point Shot
Mini Marksman HOF badgeHOF99 Mid-Range Shot or-99 Three-Point Shot
Post Fade Phenom badge

Post Fade Phenom

Shooting5'9 - 7'4

Improves a player's ability to make post fades and hop shots.

Post Fade Phenom Bronze badgeBronze60 Mid-Range Shot-and-55 Post Control
Post Fade Phenom Silver badgeSilver71Mid-Range Shot-and-74 Post Control
Post Fade Phenom Gold badgeGold84 Mid-Range Shotand-84 Post Control
Post Fade Phenom HOF badgeHOF91Mid-Range Shot-and-93Post Control
Quick Trigger badge

Quick Trigger

Shooting5'9 - 7'4

Improves a player's ability to make 'No Dip' jumpshots.

Quick Trigger Bronze badgeBronze80 Mid-Range Shot-or-80 Three-Point Shot
Quick Trigger Silver badgeSilver88 Mid-Range Shot-or-88 Three-Point Shot
Quick Trigger Gold badgeGold95 Mid-Range Shot-or-95 Three-Point Shot
Quick Trigger HOF badgeHOF99 Mid-Range Shot-or-99 Three-Point Shot
Set And Fire badge

Set And Fire

Shooting5'9 - 7'4

Applies a shooting boost to three-point attempts when the user's feet are completely set.

Set And Fire Bronze badgeBronze60 Three-Point Shot
Set And Fire Silver badgeSilver78 Three-Point Shot
Set And Fire Gold badgeGold89 Three-Point Shot
Set And Fire HOF badgeHOF97 Ihree-Point Shot
Smooth Operator badge

Smooth Operator

Shooting5'9 - 7'4

Improves a player's ability to knock down mid-range shots while on the move, including pull-up, hop, or spin shots.

Smooth Operator Bronze badgeBronze70 Mid-Range Shot
Smooth Operator Silver badgeSilver87 Mid-Range Shot
Smooth Operator Gold badgeGold93 Mid-Range Shot
Smooth Operator HOF badgeHOF99 Mid-Range Shot
Static Middy badge

Static Middy

Shooting5'9 - 7'4

Applies a shooting boost to stand-still mid-range shots.

Static Middy Bronze badgeBronze55 Mid-Range Shot
Static Middy Silver badgeSilver75 Mid-Range Shot
Static Middy Gold badgeGold85 Mid-Range Shot
Static Middy HOF badgeHOF95 Mid-Range Shot
Boxout Boss badge

Boxout Boss

Rebounding6'3 - 7'4

Increases the success rate of boxouts as the boxer.

Boxout Boss Bronze badgeBronze65 Defensive Rebound-and-60 Strength
Boxout Boss Silver badgeSilver75 Defensive Rebound-and-76 Strength
Boxout Boss Gold badgeGold90 Defensive Rebound-and-88 Strength
Boxout Boss HOF badgeHOF98 Defensive Rebound-and-94 Strength
Breaker badge

Breaker

Rebounding6'3 - 7'4

Increases the success rate of breaking through opponent boxouts.

Breaker Bronze badgeBronze65 Offensive Rebound-and-70 Strength
Breaker Silver badgeSilver82 Offensive Rebound-and-79 Strength
Breaker Gold badgeGold92 Offensive Rebound-and-90 Strength
Breaker HOF badgeHOF98 Offensive Rebound-and-96 Strength
Crasher badge

Crasher

Rebounding5'9 - 7'4

Boosts a player's ability to track down or grab rebounds on the offensive end.

Crasher Bronze badgeBronze60 Offensive Rebound-and-60 Vertical
Crasher Silver badgeSilver80 Offensive Rebound-and-65 Vertical
Crasher Gold badgeGold93 Offensive Rebound-and-67 Vertical
Crasher HOF badgeHOF99 Offensive Rebound-and-70 Vertical
Possession Closer badge

Possession Closer

Rebounding5'9 - 7'4

Boosts a player's ability to track down or grab rebounds on the defensive end.

Possession Closer Bronze badgeBronze67 Defensive Rebound-and-60 Vertical
Possession Closer Silver badgeSilver87 Defensive Rebound-and-65 Vertical
Possession Closer Gold badgeGold95 Defensive Rebound-and-67 Vertical
Possession Closer HOF badgeHOF99 Defensive Rebound-and-70 Vertical
Sync Snatcher badge

Sync Snatcher

Rebounding5'9 - 7'4

Gives an additional vertical and rebounding boost when perfectly timing the jump.

Sync Snatcher Bronze badgeBronze55 Offensive Rebound-or- 55 Defensivve Rebound
Sync Snatcher Silver badgeSilver70 Offensive Rebound-or- 70 Defensive Rebound
Sync Snatcher Gold badgeGold82 Offensive Rebound-or-82 Defensive Rebound
Sync Snatcher HOF badgeHOF90 Offensive Rebound or-90 Defensive Rebound
Ankle Assassin badge

Ankle Assassin

Playmaking5'9 - 6'10

Increases the ability to break down the defender or cross them up.

Ankle Assassin Bronze badgeBronze75 Ball Handle
Ankle Assassin Silver badgeSilver86 Ball Handle
Ankle Assassin Gold badgeGold93 Ball Handle
Ankle Assassin HOF badgeHOF96 Ball Handle
Bail Out badge

Bail Out

Playmaking5'9 - 7'4

Passing out of a jump shot or layup yields fewer errant passes than normal. Additionally, helps passing out of double teams.

Bail Out Bronze badgeBronze85 Pass Accuracy
Bail Out Silver badgeSilver93 Pass Accuracy
Bail Out Gold badgeGold96 Pass Accuracy
Bail Out HOF badgeHOF99 Pass Accuracy
Break Starter badge

Break Starter

Playmaking5'9 - 7'4

After grabbing a defensive board, deep outlet passes made up the court are more accurate. Passes must be made quickly following the defensive rebound.

Break Starter Bronze badgeBronze65 Pass Accuracy
Break Starter Silver badgeSilver77 Pass Accuracy
Break Starter Gold badgeGold89 Pass Accuracy
Break Starter HOF badgeHOF97 Pass Accuracy
Dimer badge

Dimer

Playmaking5'9 - 7'4

Boosts the shot percentage for open teammates after catching a pass.

Dimer Bronze badgeBronze50 Pass Accuracy
Dimer Silver badgeSilver70 Pass Accuracy
Dimer Gold badgeGold86 Pass Accuracy
Dimer HOF badgeHOF95 Pass Accuracy
Handles For Days badge

Handles For Days

Playmaking5'9 - 7'0

A player takes less of an energy hit when performing consecutive dribble moves, allowing them to chain together combos quicker and for longer periods of time.

Handles For Days Bronze badgeBronze71 Ball Handle
Handles For Days Silver badgeSilver81 Ball Handle
Handles For Days Gold badgeGold90 Ball Handle
Handles For Days HOF badgeHOF95 Ball Handle
Lightning Launch badge

Lightning Launch

Playmaking5'9 - 6'11

Speeds up launches when attacking from the perimeter.

Lightning Launch Bronze badgeBronze68 Speed With Ball
Lightning Launch Silver badgeSilver75 Speed With Ball
Lightning Launch Gold badgeGold86 Speed With Ball
Lightning Launch HOF badgeHOF91Speed With Ball
Pace badge

Pace

Playmaking5'9 - 6'10

Raises the speed of the ball handler when sprinting.

Pace Bronze badgeBronze70 Speed With Ball
Pace Silver badgeSilver80 Speed With Ball
Pace Gold badgeGold88 Speed With Ball
Pace HOF badgeHOF93 Speed With Ball
Strong Handle badge

Strong Handle

Playmaking5'9 - 6'11

Reduces the likelihood of being bothered by defenders when dribbling.

Strong Handle Bronze badgeBronze60 Ball Handle-and-75 Strength
Strong Handle Silver badgeSilver67 Ball Handle-and-82 Strength
Strong Handle Gold badgeGold73 Ball Handle 80)-and-89 Strength
Strong Handle HOF badgeHOF78 Ball Handle-and-95 Strength
Unpluckable badge

Unpluckable

Playmaking5'9 - 7'4

Defenders have a tougher time poking the ball free with their steal attempts.

Unpluckable Bronze badgeBronze65 Post Control or-65 Ball Handle
Unpluckable Silver badgeSilver86 Post Control-or-80 Ball Handle
Unpluckable Gold badgeGold96 Post Control or-92 Ball Handle
Unpluckable HOF badgeHOF97 Ball Handle
Versatile Visionary badge

Versatile Visionary

Playmaking5'9 - 7'4

Improves a player's ability to thread and fit tight passes, including alley-oops, quickly and on time.

Versatile Visionary Bronze badgeBronze65 Pass Accuracy
Versatile Visionary Silver badgeSilver80 Pass Accuracy
Versatile Visionary Gold badgeGold90 Pass Accuracy
Versatile Visionary HOF badgeHOF99 Pass Accuracy
Brick Wall badge

Brick Wall

Physical6'5 - 7'4

Increases effectiveness of screens.

Brick Wall Bronze badgeBronze75 Strength
Brick Wall Silver badgeSilver83 Strength
Brick Wall Gold badgeGold95 Strength
Brick Wall HOF badgeHOF99 Strength
Bruiser badge

Bruiser

Physical5'9 - 7'4

Drains energy from opponents when making physical contact.

Bruiser Bronze badgeBronze71 Strength
Bruiser Silver badgeSilver84 Strength
Bruiser Gold badgeGold93 Strength
Bruiser HOF badgeHOF99 Strength
Flash badge

Flash

Physical5'9 - 7'4

Speeds up movement without the ball while in transition on offense or defense.

Flash Bronze badgeBronze70 Speed-and-60 Agility
Flash Silver badgeSilver82 Speed-and-78 Agility
Flash Gold badgeGold87 Speed-and-81Agility
Flash HOF badgeHOF95 Speed-and-91Agility
Pogo Stick badge

Pogo Stick

Physical5'9 - 7'4

Allows players to quickly recover and go back up for another jump upon landing. This could be after a rebound, block attempt, or even jumpshot.

Pogo Stick Bronze badgeBronze63 Vertical (96
Pogo Stick Silver badgeSilver70 Vertical
Pogo Stick Gold badgeGold80 Vertical
Pogo Stick HOF badgeHOF90 Vertical
Slippery Off-Ball badge

Slippery Off-Ball

Physical5'9 - 6'9

When attempting to get open off screens, the player more effectively navigates through traffic.

Slippery Off-Ball Bronze badgeBronze57 Speed-and-57 Agility
Slippery Off-Ball Silver badgeSilver73 Speedand-65 Agility
Slippery Off-Ball Gold badgeGold85 Speed-and-77 Agility
Slippery Off-Ball HOF badgeHOF94 Speed-and-90 Agility
Work Horse badge

Work Horse

Physical5'9 - 7'4

Increases player speed and agility when chasing down loose balls.

Work Horse Bronze badgeBronze60 Agility-or- 60 Strength
Work Horse Silver badgeSilver75 Agility-or-75 Strength
Work Horse Gold badgeGold85 Agility-or-85 Strength
Work Horse HOF badgeHOF95 Agility ~Or- 95 Strength
Ankle Braces badge

Ankle Braces

Defense5'9 - 6'9

Lowers the likelihood of getting ankle-broken by opposing dribble moves.

Ankle Braces Bronze badgeBronze60 Perimeter Defense-and-65 Agility
Ankle Braces Silver badgeSilver86 Perimeter Defense-and-82 Agility
Ankle Braces Gold badgeGold93 Perimeter Defense-and-89 Agility
Ankle Braces HOF badgeHOF95 Perimeter Defense-and-92 Agility
Challenger badge

Challenger

Defense5'9 - 6'11

Improves effectiveness of well-timed contests against perimeter shooters.

Challenger Bronze badgeBronze71 Perimeter Defense
Challenger Silver badgeSilver82 Perimeter Defense
Challenger Gold badgeGold92 Perimeter Defense
Challenger HOF badgeHOF98 Perimeter Defense
Glove badge

Glove

Defense5'9 - 7'0

Increases the ability to successfully steal from ball-handlers, or strip layup attempts.

Glove Bronze badgeBronze70 Steal
Glove Silver badgeSilver83 Steal
Glove Gold badgeGold93 Steal
Glove HOF badgeHOF99 Steal
High-Flying Denier badge

High-Flying Denier

Defense6'3 - 7'4

Boosts the speed and leaping ability of a defensive player in anticipation of a chase down block attempt.

High-Flying Denier Bronze badgeBronze68 Block-and-60 Vertical
High-Flying Denier Silver badgeSilver78 Block-and-74 Vertical
High-Flying Denier Gold badgeGold88 Block-and-80 Vertical 85)
High-Flying Denier HOF badgeHOF92 Block-and-83 Vertical 85)
Immovable Enforcer badge

Immovable Enforcer

Defense5'9 - 7'4

Improves a defensive player's strength when defending ball handlers and finishers who are coming straight at them.

Immovable Enforcer Bronze badgeBronze62 Perimeter Defense-and-71 Strength
Immovable Enforcer Silver badgeSilver72 Perimeter Defense-and-82 Strength
Immovable Enforcer Gold badgeGold84 Perimeter Detenseand-85 Strength
Immovable Enforcer HOF badgeHOF91 Perimeter Defense-and-92 Strength
Interceptor badge

Interceptor

Defense5'9 - 7'4

The frequency of successfully tipped or intercepted passes greatly increases.

Interceptor Bronze badgeBronze60 Steal
Interceptor Silver badgeSilver77 Steal
Interceptor Gold badgeGold90 Steal
Interceptor HOF badgeHOF97 Steal
Off-Ball Pest badge

Off-Ball Pest

Defense5'9 - 7'4

Makes players more difficult to get past when playing off-ball, as they can grab and hold their matchup.

Off-Ball Pest Bronze badgeBronze60 Interior Defense-or-55 Perimeter Defense
Off-Ball Pest Silver badgeSilver76 Interior Defense or-68 Perimeter Defense
Off-Ball Pest Gold badgeGold85 Interior Defense or-80 Perimeter Defense
Off-Ball Pest HOF badgeHOF93 Interior Defense Or-89 Perimeter Defense
Paint Patroller badge

Paint Patroller

Defense6'5 - 7'4

Increases a player's ability to block or contest shots at the rim.

Paint Patroller Bronze badgeBronze60 Interior Defense-and-70 Block
Paint Patroller Silver badgeSilver71nterior Detense-and-84 Block
Paint Patroller Gold badgeGold77 Interior Detense-and-93 Block
Paint Patroller HOF badgeHOF84 Interior Detense 99)-and-99 Block
Pick Dodger badge

Pick Dodger

Defense5'9 - 6'10

Improves a player's ability to navigate through and around screens while on defense.

Pick Dodger Bronze badgeBronze73 Perimeter Defense-and-71 Agility
Pick Dodger Silver badgeSilver83 Perimeter Defense-and-81 Agility
Pick Dodger Gold badgeGold90 Perimeter Defense-and-88 Agility
Pick Dodger HOF badgeHOF97 Perimeter Defense-and-91 Agility
Post Lockdown badge

Post Lockdown

Defense6'5 - 7'4

Strengthens a player's ability to effectively defend moves in the post, with an increased chance at stripping the opponent.

Post Lockdown Bronze badgeBronze65 Interior Defense-and-65 Strength
Post Lockdown Silver badgeSilver82 Interior Defense-and-74 Strength
Post Lockdown Gold badgeGold88 Interior Defense-and-80 Strength
Post Lockdown HOF badgeHOF93 Interior Defense-and-88 Strength
Seatbelt badge

Seatbelt

Defense5'9 - 6'9

Boosts body-up defense effectiveness, making it easier to clamp opponents and disrupt their drive path.

Seatbelt Bronze badgeBronze75 Perimeter Defense-and-70 Agility
Seatbelt Silver badgeSilver85 Perimeter Defense-and-77 Agility
Seatbelt Gold badgeGold91Perimeter Detense-and-80 Agility
Seatbelt HOF badgeHOF99 Perimeter Defense-and-86 Agility
Wall Up badge

Wall Up

Defense6'5 - 7'4

Improves shot contest effectiveness during hands-up defense when guarding the paint.

Wall Up Bronze badgeBronze80 Interior Defense-and-75 Strength
Wall Up Silver badgeSilver85 Interior Defense-and-80 Strength
Wall Up Gold badgeGold95 Interior Defense and-90 Strength
Wall Up HOF badgeHOF99 Interior Defense-and-92 Strength