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NBA 2K25: Badges, Takeovers & Requirements

Badges unlocked by reaching an attribute rating for each tier, with height limits starting in 2K24.

Everything for 2K25

• NBA 2K25 badge requirements (full tables) →
• NBA 2K25 animation requirements →
• NBA 2K25 takeovers →
• How Takeover worked in 2K25 →
• Printable 2K25 badge cheat sheet →
• NBA 2K25 trivia quiz →
• Easiest and hardest Hall of Fame badges in 2K25 →
• What changed in 2K25 badges →

New badges in 2K25

Ankle Assassin, High-Flying Denier, Layup Mixmaster, Lightning Launch, Mini Marksman, On-Ball Menace, Paint Patroller, Paint Prodigy, Physical Finisher, Post Powerhouse, Post-Up Poet, Set Shot Specialist, Shifty Shooter, Strong Handle, Versatile Visionary

Lowest Hall of Fame requirements in 2K25

1. Rise Up · 69
2. High-Flying Denier · 71
3. Shifty Shooter · 76
4. Strong Handle · 77
5. Aerial Wizard · 80
6. Physical Finisher · 83
7. Pogo Stick · 83
8. On-Ball Menace · 84

All 40 badges

• Aerial Wizard
• Ankle Assassin
• Bail Out
• Boxout Beast
• Break Starter
• Brick Wall
• Challenger
• Deadeye
• Dimer
• Float Game
• Glove
• Handles for Days
• High-Flying Denier
• Hook Specialist
• Immovable Enforcer
• Interceptor
• Layup Mixmaster
• Lightning Launch
• Limitless Range
• Mini Marksman
• Off-Ball Pest
• On-Ball Menace
• Paint Patroller
• Paint Prodigy
• Physical Finisher
• Pick Dodger
• Pogo Stick
• Post Fade Phenom
• Post Lockdown
• Post Powerhouse
• Post-Up Poet
• Posterizer
• Rebound Chaser
• Rise Up
• Set Shot Specialist
• Shifty Shooter
• Slippery Off-Ball
• Strong Handle
• Unpluckable
• Versatile Visionary