NBA 2K27 Badge Requirements

When building your MyPlayer in NBA 2K27, you'll want to be aware of the Badge requirements for every attribute set and avoid locking yourself out of powerful Badges. For example, setting your player's maximum 3-point potential at 83 instead of 82 allows the Limitless Range Badge to be unlocked after enough VC is spent on upgrades. Occasionally, players must be within a specific height range for a Badge to be available, but most are open to all heights. There are four levels for each Badge: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Hall of Fame. Below, the requirements for each Badge have been broken down into categories, such as Shooting, Playmaking, and Defense.

Be aware that for some Badges, there are two attribute requirements that must be met, such as Layups AND Strength. In other cases, it's one or another, such as Interior Defense OR Perimeter Defense.

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All Shooting Badge Requirements - NBA 2K27

NBA 2K27 - Badge Requirements - Shooting

Players looking to drain threes and dominate from the mid-range will want to set their shooting attributes just right in order to access the following Badges.

Badge	Attribute	Bronze	Silver	Gold	HoF	Height
Post Fade Phenom	Post Control AND	55	74	84	93	N/A
Post Fade Phenom	Mid AND	60	71	85	91	N/A
Smooth Operator	Mid	70	87	93	99	N/A
Static Middy	Mid	55	75	85	95	N/A
Deadeye	Mid OR 3Pt	65	85	92	99	N/A
Deadeye	Mid OR 3Pt	65	85	92	99	N/A
Mini Marksman	Mid OR 3Pt	60	79	94	99	N/A
Arc Cadence	3Pt	70	86	91	98	5'9-6'11
Quick Trigger	Mid OR 3Pt	80	88	95	99	N/A
Limitless Range	3Pt	83	89	93	99	N/A
Set and Fire	3Pt	60	78	89	97	N/A

All Playmaking Badge Requirements - NBA 2K27

NBA 2K27 - Badge Requirements - Playmaking

Playmaking Badges are all about ball control and passing, perfect for Point Guards in MyCareer, but also other positions in the modern NBA, with big-men passers like Jokic leading the way.

Badge	Attribute	Bronze	Silver	Gold	HoF	Height
Bail Out	Pass	85	93	96	99	N/A
Break Starter	Pass	65	77	89	97	N/A
Dimer	Pass	50	70	86	95	N/A
Versatile Visionary	Pass	65	80	90	99	N/A
Ankle Assassin	Ball Hdl	75	86	93	96	5'9-6'10
Handles for Days	Ball Hdl	71	81	90	95	5'9-7'0
Unpluckable	Ball Hdl OR	65	80	92	97	N/A
Unpluckable	Post Ctrl OR	65	86	96	N/A	N/A
Strong Handle	Ball Hdl AND	60	67	73	78	5'9-6'11
Strong Handle	Strength AND	75	82	89	95	5'9-6'11
Lightning Launch	Speed w/Ball	68	75	86	91	5'9-6'11
Pace	Speed w/Ball	70	80	88	93	5'9-6'10

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All Finishing Badge Requirements - NBA 2K27

NBA 2K27 - Badge Requirements - Finishing

Finishing Badges are for players looking to attack the rim with layups and dunks, as well as shooting from close range and playing from the post.

Badge	Attribute	Bronze	Silver	Gold	HoF	Height
Paint Prodigy	Close	60	85	90	96	6'3+
Float Game	Close OR	65	80	90	96	N/A
Float Game	Layup OR	65	85	93	95	N/A
Ghost Stepper	Close OR Post Ctrl	55	77	86	94	N/A
Hook Specialist	Close AND	60	75	87	94	N/A
Hook Specialist	Post Ctrl AND	55	65	80	90	N/A
Layup Mixmaster	Layup	70	83	90	99	5'9-7'0
Physical Finisher	Layup AND	60	80	90	96	N/A
Physical Finisher	Strength AND	60	70	80	90	N/A
Aerial Wizard	Driving OR Standing Dunk	60	70	80	94	N/A
Posterizer	Driving Dunk AND	73	87	93	99	N/A
Posterizer	Vertical AND	65	75	80	90	N/A
Rise Up	Standing Dunk AND	60	81	90	99	6'5+
Rise Up	Vertical AND	55	62	66	70	6'5+
Post Powerhouse	Post Ctrl AND	60	75	85	95	6'5+
Post Powerhouse	Strength AND	65	79	86	95	6'5+
Post Spin Catalyst	Post Control	65	83	91	99	6'1+

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All Defense Badge Requirements - NBA 2K27

Set up your player with the following Defense Badge requirements in NBA 2K27 to lock down teams and swat balls away.

Badge	Attribute	Bronze	Silver	Gold	HoF	Height
Glove	Steal	70	83	93	99	5'9-7'0
Interceptor	Steal	60	77	90	97	N/A
High-Flying Denier	Block AND	68	78	88	92	6'3+
High-Flying Denier	Vertical AND	60	74	80	83	6'3+
Paint Patroller	Block AND	70	84	93	99	6'5+
Paint Patroller	Int Def AND	60	71	77	84	6'5+
Post Lockdown	Int Def AND	65	82	88	93	6'5+
Post Lockdown	Strength AND	65	74	80	88	6'5+
Wall Up	Int Def AND	80	85	95	99	6'5+
Wall Up	Strength AND	75	80	90	92	6'5+
Off-Ball Pest	Int Def OR	60	76	85	93	N/A
Off-Ball Pest	Per Def OR	55	68	80	89	N/A
Ankle Braces	Per Def AND	60	86	93	95	5'9-6'9
Ankle Braces	Agility AND	65	82	89	92	5'9-6'9
Challenger	Per Def	71	82	92	98	5'9-6'11
Immovable Enforcer	Per Def AND	62	72	84	91	N/A
Immovable Enforcer	Strength AND	71	82	85	92	N/A
Pick Dodger	Per Def AND	73	83	90	97	5'9-6'10
Pick Dodger	Agility AND	71	81	88	91	5'9-6'10
Seatbelt	Per Def AND	75	85	91	99	5'9-6'9
Seatbelt	Agility AND	70	77	80	86	5'9-6'9

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All Rebounding Badge Requirements - NBA 2K27

NBA 2K27 - Badge Requirements - Rebounding

Crash the glass, box out opponents, and secure possession for your team with these rebounding Badges.

Badge	Attribute	Bronze	Silver	Gold	HoF	Height
Boxout Boss	Def Reb AND	65	75	90	98	6'3+
Boxout Boss	Strength AND	60	76	88	94	6'3+
Possession Closer	Def Reb AND	67	87	95	99	N/A
Possession Closer	Vertical AND	60	65	67	70	N/A
Sync Snatcher	Def Reb OR Off Reb	55	70	82	90	N/A
Breaker	Off Reb AND	65	82	92	98	6'3+
Breaker	Strength AND	70	79	90	96	6'3+
Crasher	Off Reb AND	60	80	93	99	N/A
Crasher	Vertical AND	60	65	67	70	N/A

All Physicals Badge Requirements - NBA 2K27

NBA 2K27 - Badge Requirements - Physicals

Physicals Badges in NBA 2K27 relate to strength, speed, agility, and a player's vertical. Don't overlook these as they can help at both ends of the court.

Badge	Attribute	Bronze	Silver	Gold	HoF	Height
Brick Wall	Strength	75	83	95	99	6'5+
Bruiser	Strength	71	84	93	99	N/A
Work Horse	Strength OR Agility	60	75	85	95	N/A
Flash	Speed AND	70	82	87	95	N/A
Flash	Agility AND	60	78	81	91	N/A
Slippery Off-Ball	Speed AND	57	73	85	94	5'9-6'9
Slippery Off-Ball	Agility AND	57	65	77	90	5'9-6'9
Pogo Stick	Vertical	63	70	80	90	N/A

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