NBA 2K27 Badges
All 53 badges in NBA 2K27 and what each one does. Badges come in four tiers — Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Hall of Fame — and the effect gets stronger at each tier.
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Float Game
Improves a player's ability to make floaters.
Posterizer
Increases the chances of throwing down a dunk on your defender.
Rise Up
Increases the likelihood of dunking or posterizing your opponent when standing in the painted area.
Aerial Wizard
Increases the ability to finish an alley-oop from a teammate, or a putback finish off an offensive rebound.
Hook Specialist
Improves a player's ability to make post hooks.
Layup Mixmaster
Improves a player's ability to finish fancy or acrobatic layups successfully.
Paint Prodigy
Improves a player's ability to quickly and efficiently score while going to work in the paint.
Physical Finisher
Improves a player's ability to battle through contact and convert contact layups.
Post Powerhouse
Strengthens a player's ability at backing down defenders and moving them with dropsteps.
Ghost Stepper
Increases the effectiveness on step-through layups or other close-range shots that come after a fake.
Post Spin Catalyst
Attempting to do post spins or drives results in more effective moves, and less of a chance to be stripped.
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Post Fade Phenom
Improves a player's ability to make post fades and hop shots.
Deadeye
Jump shots taken with a defender closing out receive less of a penalty from a shot contest.
Limitless Range
Extends the range from which a player can shoot three-pointers effectively from deep.
Mini Marksman
Elevates the likelihood of making shots over taller defenders.
Set and Fire
Applies a shooting boost to three-point attempts when the user's feet are completely set.
Arc Cadence
Improves a player's ability to knock down three-point shots while on the move., including pull-up, hop, or spin shots.
Static Middy
Applies a shooting boost to stand-still mid-range shots.
Smooth Operator
Improves a player's ability to knock down mid-range shots while on the move., including pull-up, hop, or spin shots.
Quick Trigger
Improves a player's ability to make 'No Dip' jumpshots.
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Bail Out
Passing out of a jump shot or layup yields fewer errant passes than normal. Additionally, helps passing out of double teams.
Break Starter
After grabbing a defensive board, deep outlet passes made up the court are more accurate. Passes must be made quickly following the defensive rebound.
Dimer
Boosts the shot percentage for open teammates after catching a pass.
Handles for Days
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.
Unpluckable
Defenders have a tougher time poking the ball free with their steal attempts.
Versatile Visionary
Improves a player's ability to thread and fit tight passes, including alley-oops, quickly and on time.
Ankle Assassin
Increases the ability to break down the defender or cross them up.
Lightning Launch
Speeds up launches when attacking from the perimeter.
Strong Handle
Reduces the likelihood of being bothered by defenders when dribbling.
Pace
Raises the speed of the ball handler when sprinting.
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Post Lockdown
Strengthens a player's ability to effectively defend moves in the post, with an increased chance at stripping the opponent.
Challenger
Improves effectiveness of well-timed contests against perimeter shooters.
Off-Ball Pest
Makes players more difficult to get past when playing off-ball, as they can grab and hold their matchup.
Pick Dodger
Improves a player's ability to navigate through and around screens while on defense.
Glove
Increases the ability to successfully steal from ball-handlers, or strip layup attempts.
Interceptor
The frequency of successfully tipped or intercepted passes greatly increases.
Immovable Enforcer
Improves a defensive player's strength when defending ball handlers and finishers who are coming straight at them.
High-Flying Denier
Boosts the speed and leaping ability of a defensive player in anticipation of a chase down block attempt.
Paint Patroller
Increases a player's ability to block or contest shots at the rim.
Wall Up
Improves shot contest effectiveness during hands-up defense when guarding the paint.
Seatbelt
Boosts body-up defense effectiveness, making it easier to clamp opponents and disrupt their drive path.
Ankle Braces
Lowers the likelihood of getting ankle-broken by opposing dribble moves.
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Crasher
Boosts a player's ability to track down or grab rebounds on the offensive end.
Possession Closer
Boosts a player's ability to track down or grab rebounds on the defensive end.
Sync Snatcher
Gives an additional vertical and rebounding boost when perfectly timing the jump.
Boxout Boss
Increases the success rate of boxouts as the boxer.
Breaker
Increases the success rate of breaking through opponent boxouts.
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Slippery Off-Ball
When attempting to get open off screens, the player more effectively navigates through traffic.
Pogo Stick
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.
Brick Wall
Increases effectiveness of screens.
Flash
Speeds up movement without the ball while in transition on offense or defense.
Work Horse
Increases player speed and agility when chasing down loose balls.
Bruiser
Drains energy from opponents when making physical contact.
Badge effects are the in-game descriptions from NBA 2K27. See takeovers →
