NBA 2K26 · Attribute & Badge Requirements

NBA 2K26 Badge Requirements

Every NBA 2K26 badge and the exact attribute rating it takes to unlock each tier - Bronze, Silver, Gold, Hall of Fame and Legend - plus the height range each badge allows. Tap any tier or Height header to sort. Badges with more than one attribute are tagged Requires both (hit every listed rating) or Either one (either path unlocks it).

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Shooting 5 Playmaking 9 Finishing 11 Defense 10 Rebounding 2 General 3

Shooting Badges

	Attribute
Deadeye Either one	Mid-Range Shot orThree-Point Shot	73 73	85 85	92 92	95 95	99 99	5'9-7'4
Limitless Range	Three-Point Shot	83	89	93	96	99	5'9-7'4
Mini Marksman Either one	Mid-Range Shot orThree-Point Shot	71 71	82 82	94 94	97 97	99 99	5'9-6'3
Set Shot Specialist Either one	Mid-Range Shot orThree-Point Shot	65 65	78 78	89 89	93 95	98 98	5'9-7'4
Shifty Shooter Either one	Mid-Range Shot orThree-Point Shot	76 76	87 87	91 91	96 96	99 99	5'9-6'11

Playmaking Badges

	Attribute
Ankle Assassin	Ball Handle	75	86	93	95	98	5'9-6'10
Bail Out	Pass Accuracy	85	91	94	96	99	5'9-7'4
Break Starter	Pass Accuracy	65	75	87	93	98	5'9-7'4
Dimer	Pass Accuracy	55	71	82	92	98	5'9-7'4
Handles For Days	Ball Handle	71	81	90	94	97	5'9-7'0
Lightning Launch	Speed with Ball	68	75	86	91	94	5'9-6'11
Strong Handle Requires both	Ball Handle &Strength	60 60	67 65	73 73	77 84	80 93	5'9-6'11
Unpluckable Either one	Ball Handle orPost Control	70 75	80 86	92 96	96 -	99 -	5'9-7'4
Versatile Visionary	Pass Accuracy	70	76	84	95	99	5'9-7'4

Finishing Badges

	Attribute
Aerial Wizard Either one	Driving Dunk orStanding Dunk	64 60	70 75	80 84	89 92	97 98	5'9-7'4
Float Game Either one	Close Shot orDriving Layup	68 65	78 78	86 88	92 95	98 98	5'9-7'4
Hook Specialist Requires both	Close Shot &Post Control	60 61	75 65	87 80	94 90	99 97	5'9-7'4
Layup Mixmaster	Driving Layup	75	85	93	97	99	5'9-6'11
Paint Prodigy	Close Shot	73	84	92	96	99	6'3-7'4
Physical Finisher Requires both	Strength &Driving Layup	60 70	67 80	75 90	83 96	97 97	5'9-7'4
Post Fade Phenom Requires both	Post Control &Mid-Range Shot	60 61	70 71	79 80	84 90	90 94	5'9-7'4
Post Powerhouse Requires both	Post Control &Strength	64 70	75 79	85 86	93 95	98 96	6'4-7'4
Post-Up Poet	Post Control	67	77	87	95	99	6'0-7'4
Posterizer Requires both	Driving Dunk &Vertical	73 65	87 75	93 80	96 85	99 90	5'9-7'4
Rise Up Requires both	Standing Dunk &Vertical	72 60	81 62	90 66	95 69	99 71	6'6-7'4

Defense Badges

	Attribute
Challenger	Perimeter Defense	71	82	92	95	99	5'9-6'11
Glove	Steal	67	79	91	96	99	5'9-7'0
High-Flying Denier Requires both	Block &Vertical	68 60	78 74	88 80	92 83	99 85	6'3-7'4
Immovable Enforcer Requires both	Perimeter Defense &Strength	62 71	72 82	84 85	89 91	94 92	5'9-7'4
Interceptor	Steal	60	73	85	94	98	5'9-7'4
Off-Ball Pest Either one	Interior Defense orPerimeter Defense	69 58	76 68	85 80	94 87	97 98	5'9-7'4
On-Ball Menace Requires both	Perimeter Defense &Agility	74 70	85 76	91 80	96 84	99 86	5'9-6'9
Paint Patroller Requires both	Interior Defense &Block	60 74	70 84	77 93	84 97	89 99	6'6-7'4
Pick Dodger Requires both	Perimeter Defense &Agility	73 71	83 75	90 79	97 85	99 92	5'9-6'10
Post Lockdown Requires both	Interior Defense &Strength	74 70	82 78	88 84	93 92	99 97	6'5-7'4

Rebounding Badges

	Attribute
Boxout Beast Either one	Offensive Rebound orDefensive Rebound	55 55	70 70	85 85	94 94	98 98	6'3-7'4
Rebound Chaser Either one	Offensive Rebound orDefensive Rebound	60 60	80 80	92 92	96 96	99 99	5'9-7'4

General Badges

	Attribute
Brick Wall	Strength	72	83	91	95	99	6'5-7'4
Pogo Stick	Vertical	63	70	77	83	88	6'4-7'4
Slippery Off-Ball Requires both	Speed &Agility	57 57	73 65	85 77	92 88	99 96	5'9-6'9

Requirements for each badge

Older games: 2K25 badges, 2K24 badges, 2K23 badges, 2K22 badges, 2K21 badges. NBA 2K cover athletes by year. Requirements compiled from public NBA 2K26 data and can shift with patches. Spot something off? Let us know on the Board.