NBA 2K Takeover History

24 takeovers are listed for 2K27. See every 2K27 takeover and requirement →

10 takeover abilities are listed for 2K26. See the 2K26 takeovers →

71 named takeovers, each with the ability it unlocks, the attribute it needs and its level boosts. See the 2K25 takeovers →

Takeovers were revamped to activate from inside the game: one button per category (Finishing, Shooting, Playmaking, Defensive/Rebounding and Physicals) instead of being assigned in MyPLAYER creation. Mamba Mentality replaced Double Takeover after completing the three Brickley and Art of Shooting challenges. Ten Takeover perks were unlocked through scrimmages, drills, challenges and perk counts, and four badge perks (Overdrive, Immunity, Drill Savant, Scholar) plus three performance multipliers sped up badge progression.

Takeover buttons

• Finishing: Checkered flag icon (A / X)
• Shooting: Sniper icon (X / Square)
• Playmaking: Basketball with trail icon (Y / Triangle)
• Defensive/Rebounding: Shield icon (LB / L1)
• Physicals: Hand holding a weight icon (RB / R1)

Takeover perks and how to unlock them

• Decelerator: Slows down how quickly your opponents achieve Takeover if you are guarding them closely. Unlock: Play in both a weekday and a weekend Brickley Scrimmage.
• Minimizer: Opponent's activated Takeovers don't last as long when closely guarded. Unlock: Perfect any of the 'Art of Shooting' drills.
• Suppressor: Opponents with an active Takeover receive smaller attribute boosts when you are guarding them. Unlock: Unlock 3 Takeover Perks and complete Cade Cunningham's Challenge.
• Saboteur: When a guarded opponent commits a turnover or bad shot, their Takeover meter gets a larger penalty. Unlock: Complete SGA's Streetball Challenge.
• Second Chance: When Takeover is full but not yet activated, making a mistake won't completely reset the meter. Unlock: Complete Chris Brickley's Scrimmage Challenge.
• Sponge: When a teammate performs an action to increase their Takeover meter, you get a small boost to your own. Unlock: Recruit 3 Streetball Bosses or complete Red Thompson's Challenge.
• Extender: Extends the length of time that Takeover stays active. Unlock: Unlock 5 Takeover Perks and complete Tyrese Haliburton's Challenge.
• Juice: Gives an extra boost to your attributes when Takeover is activated. Unlock: Complete Donovan Mitchell's Streetball Challenge.
• Stay Warm: Takeover meters won't drain as quickly when performing poorly. Unlock: Unlock 4 Takeover Perks and complete Josh Giddey's Challenge.
• Accelerator: Takeover meters fill faster when performing well on the court, allowing you to get Takeover quicker. Unlock: Unlock all other Takeover Perks.

Badge perks (C to S tier)

• Overdrive: C-tier: Talk to Josh Giddey at The Point after reaching Silver level with multiple badges. B-tier: Complete 5 NBA, 10 Pro-Am/REC, or 20 City games with Overdrive equipped to a C-Tier badge, then talk to Josh Giddey. A-tier: Complete 7 NBA, 12 Pro-Am/REC, or 30 City games with Overdrive equipped to a B-Tier badge, then talk to Josh Giddey. S-tier: Complete 12 NBA, 20 Pro-Am/REC, or 40 City games with Overdrive equipped to an A-Tier badge, then talk to Josh Giddey.
• Immunity: C-tier: Reach Gold level with a badge for the first time, then talk to Cade Cunningham. B-tier: Complete 5 NBA, 10 Pro-Am/REC, or 20 City games with Immunity equipped to a C-Tier badge, then talk to Cade Cunningham. A-tier: Complete 7 NBA, 12 Pro-Am/REC, or 30 City games with Immunity equipped to a B-Tier badge, then talk to Cade Cunningham. S-tier: Complete 12 NBA, 20 Pro-Am/REC, or 40 City games with Immunity equipped to an A-Tier badge, then talk to Cade Cunningham.
• Drill Savant: C-tier: Have two badges active at the Gold level or higher, then talk to Red Thompson. B-tier: Complete 5 NBA, 10 Pro-Am/REC, or 20 City games with Drill Savant equipped to a C-Tier badge, then talk to Red Thompson. A-tier: Complete 7 NBA, 12 Pro-Am/REC, or 30 City games with Drill Savant equipped to a B-Tier badge, then talk to Red Thompson. S-tier: Complete 12 NBA, 20 Pro-Am/REC, or 40 City games with Drill Savant equipped to an A-Tier badge, then talk to Red Thompson.
• Scholar: C-tier: Reach Season Level 9. B-tier: Reach Season Level 18. A-tier: Reach Season Level 29. S-tier: Reach Season Level 38.

Unlocked by completing all 3 of the Brickley and 'Art of Shooting' Takeover Challenges. It replaces your Double Takeover, and when activated it boosts all categories.

3v3 Brickley scrimmages ran Monday to Thursday and 5v5 scrimmages Friday to Sunday. The Art of Shooting session was available once per week.

Team Takeover was redesigned as a cooperative shared meter: each player on the team had an equal portion to fill by playing well and being a good teammate, and Team Takeover fired for everyone once every portion was full. The list had 23 abilities in categories like Finishing, Shooting & Shot Creating, Post Game, Passing, Defense and Team Takeover, and there were ten Takeover perks, each unlocked through a named challenge.

Abilities

• Advanced Gathers (Finishing): Unlocks more effective spin, euro, hop step, cradle gathers
• Easy Blowbys (Finishing): Enhances the ability for slashers to beat defenders off the dribble
• Finishing Moves (Finishing): Able to absorb contact and finish at the rim
• Limitless Range (Shooting & Shot Creating): Extends your shooting range out to the logos
• Pull-Up Precision (Shooting & Shot Creating): Boosts well-timed/aimed shots off the dribble
• Spot-Up Precision (Shooting & Shot Creating): Boosts well-timed/aimed stationary jump shots
• Negative Impact (Shooting & Shot Creating): Reduces defensive impact against pull-ups and other skill shots
• Anklebreaking Shots (Shooting & Shot Creating): More anklebreakers off of spin and stepback jumpers
• Advanced Post Moves (Post Game): Easier to beat defenders with post moves
• Power Backdowns (Post Game): Easier to push defenders around when posting up
• Post Playmaking (Post Game): Boost your teammates' offensive abilities when passing out of the post
• Post Shot Daggers (Post Game): Increased scoring ability with hooks, fades, shimmy shots, etc.
• Glass Clearing Dimes (Passing): After rebounds, kick-out passes boost your teammate's shooting
• Extreme Clamps (Defense): More stone wall and lost dribble body-up resolutions for locks
• Enhanced Jump Shot Contests (Defense): Boosts your ability to contest jumpers
• Interior Badge Drop (Defense): Drops opposition's scoring badges down a tier in the paint
• Perimeter Badge Drop (Defense): Knocks shooting badges down a tier when you get close.
• Paint Intimidation (Defense): Boosts your ability to affect shots around the rim.
• Stuff Blocks (Defense): Unlocks more swat, backboard pins, and grab blocks.
• Mamba Mentality (Other): You are able to change your Takeover abilities prior to any game
• Team Ratings Boost (Team Takeover): Playmakers boost their teammates' offensive ratings
• Team Takeover Boost (Team Takeover): Boost your teammates' takeover meter progress.
• Team Badge Boost (Team Takeover): Boosts your teammates' badges up a tier

Perks

• Accelerator: Takeover meters fill faster when performing well on the court, allowing you to get Takeover quicker. Unlock: Complete Ricky Stat Challenge Y.
• Decelerator: Slows down how quickly your opponents achieve Takeover if you are guarding them closely. Unlock: Complete Mamba Mentality.
• Extender: Extends the length of time that Takeover stays active. Unlock: Complete Ricky Stat Challenge X.
• Juice: Gives an extra boost to your attributes when Takeover is activated. Unlock: Complete Jackson Ellis Challenge Z.
• Minimizer: Opponent's activated Takeovers don't last as long when closely guarded. Unlock: Complete Mamba Mentality.
• Saboteur: When a guarded opponent commits a turnover or bad shot, their Takeover meter gets a larger penalty. Unlock: Complete Jackson Ellis Challenge X.
• Second Chance: When Takeover is full but not yet activated, making a mistake won't completely reset the meter. Unlock: Complete Mamba Mentality.
• Sponge: When a teammate performs an action to increase their Takeover meter, you get a small boost to your own. Unlock: Complete LozoTheCrown Challenge X.
• Stay Warm: Takeover meters won't drain as quickly when performing poorly. Unlock: Complete LozoTheCrown Challenge Y.
• Suppressor: Opponents with an active Takeover receive smaller attribute boosts when you are guarding them. Unlock: Complete Jackson Ellis Challenge Y.

The same 24 takeover abilities carried over, plus nine Takeover perks on next-gen (Stay Warm, Accelerator, Juice, Extender, Sponge, Second Chance, Decelerator, Minimizer, Suppressor). Badge loadouts let you toggle between two equipped badge sets.

Abilities

• Advanced Gathers: Unlocks more effective spin, euro, hop step, cradle gathers
• Finishing Moves: Able to absorb contact and finish at the rim
• Easy Blowbys: Enhances ability for slashers to beat defenders off the dribble
• Pull-Up Precision: Boosts well timed/aimed shots off the dribble
• Anklebreaking Shots: More ankle breakers off of spin and stepback jumpers
• Negative Impact: Reduces defensive impact against pull-ups and other skill shots
• Limitless Range: Extends your shooting range out to the logos
• Spot-Up Precision: Boosts well timed/aimed stationary jump shots
• Team Ratings Boost: Playmakers boost their teammates' offensive ratings
• Team Takeover Boost: Boost your teammates' takeover meter progress
• Team Badge Boost: Boosts your teammates' badges up a tier
• Extreme Clamps: More stone wall and lost dribble body-up resolutions for locks
• Perimeter Badge Drop: Knocks shooting badges down a tier when you get close
• Enhanced Jump Shot Contests: Boosts your ability to contest jumpers
• Stuff Blocks: Unlocks more swat, backboard pins, and grab blocks
• Paint Intimidation: Boosts your ability to affect shots around the rim
• Interior Badge Drop: Drops opposition's scoring badges down a tier in the paint
• Boxout Wall: Improves ability to seal off opponents for easy boards
• See the Future: Shows where missed shots are going to end up
• Glass Clearing Dimes: After rebounds, kick out passes boost your teammate's shooting
• Power Backdowns: Easier to push defenders around when posting up
• Post Playmaking: Boost your teammates' offensive abilities when passing out of post
• Advanced Post Moves: Easier to beat defenders with post moves
• Post Shot Daggers: Increased scoring ability with hooks, fades, shimmy shots, etc.

Perks (next-gen)

• Stay Warm: Takeover meters won't drain as quickly when performing poorly.
• Accelerator: Takeover meters fill faster when performing well on the court, allowing you to get Takeover quicker.
• Juice: Gives an extra boost to your attributes when Takeover is activated.
• Extender: Extends the length of time that Takeover stays active.
• Sponge: When a teammate performs an action to increase their Takeover meter, you get a small boost of your own.
• Second Chance: When Takeover is full but not yet activated, making a mistake won't completely reset the meter.
• Decelerator: Slows down how quickly your opponents achieve Takeover if you are guarding them closely.
• Minimizer: Opponent's activated Takeovers don't last as long when closely guarded
• Suppressor: Opponents with an active Takeover receive smaller attribute boosts

Takeover was split from 8 archetype takeovers (current-gen) into 24 specific abilities on next-gen, and became a multi-tier system with a primary slot, a secondary slot and a Team Takeover meter. Mamba Mentality, added in honor of Kobe Bryant, let you swap takeovers freely once you had earned all your badge points.

• Takeovers were broken from 8 archetype-based takeovers (current-gen) into 24 more specific abilities on next-gen. They give temporary boosts to your MyPLAYER that you fire off when your player gets hot.
• Takeover became a multi-tier system. After you set your rating caps and vitals you get a list of abilities based on your build, then pick one for your primary slot and one for your secondary slot (or the same one twice to double up).
• In game, the meter fills the primary slot first. You can activate it right away or wait to fill the secondary slot, but a turnover or bad shot can lose your progress. Filling both lets you activate both together for longer.
• Filling the Team Takeover meter as well lets you activate every teammate's takeovers, and, as in current-gen, gives you control of your teammates in MyCAREER games (per 2K gameplay director Mike Wang).

The 24 next-gen abilities: Advanced Gathers, Finishing Moves, Easy Blowbys, Pull-Up Precision, Anklebreaking Shots, Negative Impact, Limitless Range, Spot-Up Precision, Team Ratings Boost, Team Takeover Boost, Team Badge Boost, Extreme Clamps, Perimeter Badge Drop, Enhanced Jump Shot Contests, Stuff Blocks, Paint Intimidation, Interior Badge Drop, Boxout Wall, See the Future, Glass Clearing Dimes, Power Backdowns, Post Playmaking, Advanced Post Moves, Post Shot Daggers.

A special Takeover in honor of the late Kobe Bryant: once you have earned all your badge points you receive the Mamba Mentality badge, which lets you change your takeovers whenever you want.

Takeover kept eight general archetype-based takeovers, with examples like the Spot-Up Shooter, Slasher and Shot Creator takeovers. There was no published list of per-takeover attribute requirements.

Takeover debuted in NBA 2K19 as a more nuanced take on the 'on fire' system from NBA Jam. Each archetype had its own way to build a Takeover meter, such as playmakers setting up teammates or rim protectors locking down the paint. Once activated, an on-fire badge appeared under your player and unlocked a tier of animations and badges that fit the archetype (a playmaker might get Dimer and Ankle Breaker boosts). If you built double the meter you could fire a full Team Takeover, but a bad play like a turnover cost you the whole meter.