In NBA 2K25 badges allow players to improve areas of their games in many different categories such as defense, playmaking, and shooting, among others.
There are many badges in NBA 2K25 and all of them have different requirements. Players need to fit certain requirements to unlock and equip badges, with the requirements being tied to a player's height and attributes.
So let's find out all the badge requirements in NBA 2K25.
Badge Requirements in NBA 2K25
As mentioned above, badge requirements are always connected to a player's height and attribute stats. A player can't unlock and equip all of the badges in the game in a single MyPLAYER build. For that to be possible all attributes would need to be at 99.
There are five badge tiers in NBA 2K25, bronze, silver, gold, HoF, and legend. All of the badges in NBA 2K25 have these five tiers, but the requirements for each tier vary from badge to badge.
The highest badge tier a player can reach depends on the cap of that specific attribute. Players can have an 80 mid-range attribute and need 85 to reach the next tier. However, if their mid-range attribute cap is 84 they won't have access to the next tier of that badge.
There are six types of badges, shooting, playmaking, finishing, defense, rebounding, and general. Players can find out the requirements for each one of them below, starting with the shooting badges.
Scoring Badge Requirements in NBA 2K25
Here are all the scoring badge requirements in NBA 2K25:
Badge | Attribute | Requirements | Min Height | Max Height | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deadeye | Mid-Range Shot and Three-Point Shot | Bronze - 73
Silver - 85
Gold - 92
HoF- 95
Legend - 99 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Jump shots taken with a defender closing out receive less of a penalty from a shot contest |
Limitless Range | Three-Point Shot | Bronze - 83
Silver - 89
Gold - 92
HoF- 96
Legend - 99 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Extends the range from which a player can shoot three-pointers effectively from deep |
Mini Marksman | Mid-Range Shot and Three-Point Shot | Bronze - 71
Silver - 82
Gold - 94
HoF- 97
Legend - 99 | 5'9" | 6'3" | Elevates the likelihood of making shots over taller defenders. |
Set Shot Specialist | Mid-Range Shot and Three-Point Shot | Bronze - 65
Silver - 78
Gold - 89
HoF- 93
Legend - 98 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Boosts chances of knocking down stand-still jump shots. |
Shifty Shooter | Agility | Bronze - 60
Silver - 65
Gold - 72
HoF- 76
Legend - 82 | 5'9" | 6'11" | Improves a player's ability to successfully make off-the-dribble, high-difficulty jump shots. |
Shifty Shooter | Mid-Range Shot and Three-Point Shot | Bronze - 76
Silver - 87
Gold - 91
HoF- 96
Legend - 99 | 5'9" | 6'11" | Improves a player's ability to successfully make off-the-dribble, high-difficulty jump shots. |
Playmaking Badge Requirements in NBA 2K25
All playmaking badge requirements in NBA 2K25 can be found below:
Badge | Attribute | Requirements | Min Height | Max Height | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ankle Assassin | Ball Handle | Bronze - 75
Silver - 86
Gold - 93
HoF- 95
Legend - 98 | 5'9" | 6'10" | Increases the ability to break down the defender or cross them up. |
Bail Out | Pass Accuracy | Bronze - 85
Silver - 91
Gold - 94
HoF- 96
Legend - 99 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Passing out of a jump shot or layup yields fewer errant passes than normal. Additionally, helps passing out of double teams |
Break Starter | Pass Accuracy | Bronze - 65
Silver - 75
Gold - 87
HoF- 93
Legend - 98 | 5'9" | 7'3" | 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 | Pass Accuracy | Bronze - 55
Silver - 71
Gold - 82
HoF- 92
Legend - 98 | 5'9" | 7'3" | When in the half-court, passes by Dimers to open shooters yield a shot percentage boost |
Handles For Days | Ball Handle | Bronze - 71
Silver - 81
Gold - 90
HoF- 94
Legend - 97 | 5'9" | 7'0" | 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 |
Lightning Launch | Speed With Ball | Bronze - 68
Silver - 75
Gold - 86
HoF- 91
Legend - 94 | 5'9" | 6'11" | Speeds up launches when attacking from the perimeter. |
Strong Handle | Ball Handle | Bronze - 60
Silver - 67
Gold - 73
HoF- 77
Legend - 80 | 5'9" | 6'11" | Reduces the likelihood of being bothered by defenders when dribbling. |
Strong Handle | Strength | Bronze - 60
Silver - 65
Gold - 73
HoF- 84
Legend - 93 | 5'9" | 6'11" | Reduces the likelihood of being bothered by defenders when dribbling. |
Unpluckable | Ball Handle | Bronze - 70
Silver - 80
Gold - 92
HoF- 96
Legend - 99 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Defenders have a tougher time poking the ball free with their steal attempts |
Unpluckable | Post Control | Bronze - 75
Silver - 86
Gold - 96
| 5'9" | 7'3" | Defenders have a tougher time poking the ball free with their steal attempts |
Versatile Visionary | Pass Accuracy | Bronze - 78
Silver - 89
Gold - 95
HoF- 97
Legend - 99 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Improves a player's ability to thread and fit tight passes, including alley-oops, quickly and on time. |
Finishing Badge Requirements in NBA 2K25
These are all the finishing badge requirements in NBA 2K25:
Badge | Attribute | Requirements | Min Height | Max Height | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aerial Wizard | Vertical | Bronze - 58
Silver - 67
Gold - 72
HoF- 80
Legend - 84 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Increases the ability to finish an alley-oop from a teammate, or putback a finish off an offensive rebound |
Aerial Wizard | Driving Layup | Bronze - 57
Silver - 69
Gold - 79
HoF- 87
Legend - 95 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Increases the ability to finish an alley-oop from a teammate, or putback a finish off an offensive rebound |
Aerial Wizard | Driving Dunk | Bronze - 64
Silver - 70
Gold - 80
HoF- 89
Legend - 97 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Increases the ability to finish an alley-oop from a teammate, or putback a finish off an offensive rebound |
Aerial Wizard | Standing Dunk | Bronze - 60
Silver - 75
Gold - 84
HoF- 92
Legend - 98 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Increases the ability to finish an alley-oop from a teammate, or putback a finish off an offensive rebound |
Float Game | Close Shot | Bronze - 68
Silver - 78
Gold - 86
HoF- 92
Legend - 98 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Improves a player's ability to make floaters |
Float Game | Layup | Bronze - 65
Silver - 78
Gold - 88
HoF- 95
Legend - 98 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Improves a player's ability to make floaters |
Hook Specialist | Close Shot | Bronze - 60
Silver - 75
Gold - 87
HoF- 94
Legend - 98 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Improves a player's ability to make post hooks |
Hook Specialist | Post Control | Bronze - 61
Silver - 65
Gold - 80
HoF- 90
Legend - 97 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Improves a player's ability to make post hooks |
Layup Mixmaster | Driving Layup | Bronze - 61
Silver - 65
Gold - 80
HoF- 90
Legend - 97 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Improves a player's ability to finish fancy or acrobatic layups successfully. |
Paint Prodigy | Close Shot | Bronze - 73
Silver - 84
Gold - 92
HoF- 96
Legend - 99 | 6'3" | 7'3" | Improves a player's ability to quickly and efficiently score while going to work in the paint. |
Physical Finisher | Strength | Bronze - 60
Silver - 67
Gold - 75
HoF- 83
Legend - 97 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Improves a player's ability to battle through contact and convert contact layups. |
Physical Finisher | Driving Layup | Bronze - 70
Silver - 80
Gold - 90
HoF- 96
Legend - 97 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Improves a player's ability to battle through contact and convert contact |
Post Fade Phenom | Post Control | Bronze - 60
Silver - 70
Gold - 79
HoF- 84
Legend - 90 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Improves a player's ability to make post fades and hop shots |
Post Fade Phenom | Mid-Range Shot | Bronze - 61
Silver - 71
Gold - 80
HoF- 90
Legend - 94 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Improves a player's ability to make post fades and hop shots |
Post Powerhouse | Post Control | Bronze - 64
Silver - 75
Gold - 85
HoF- 93
Legend - 98 | 6'4" | 7'3" | Strengthens a player's ability at backing down defenders and moving them with dropsteps. |
Post Powerhouse | Strength | Bronze - 70
Silver - 79
Gold - 86
HoF- 95
Legend - 96 | 6'4" | 7'3" | Strengthens a player's ability at backing down defenders and moving them with dropsteps. |
Post-Up Poet | Post Control | Bronze - 67
Silver - 77
Gold - 87
HoF- 95
Legend - 99 | 6'0" | 7'3" | Raises the chances of faking or getting by the defender, as well as scoring, when performing moves in the post. |
Posterizer | Driving Dunk | Bronze - 73
Silver - 87
Gold - 93
HoF- 96
Legend - 99 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Increases the chances of throwing down a dunk on your defender |
Posterizer | Vertical | Bronze - 65
Silver - 75
Gold - 80
HoF- 95
Legend - 90 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Increases the chances of throwing down a dunk on your defender |
Rise Up | Standing Dunk | Bronze - 72
Silver - 81
Gold - 90
HoF- 95
Legend - 99 | 6'6" | 7'3" | Increases the likelihood of dunking or posterizing your opponent when standing in the painted area |
Rise Up | Vertical | Bronze - 60
Silver - 62
Gold - 66
HoF- 69
Legend - 71 | 6'6" | 7'3" | Increases the likelihood of dunking or posterizing your opponent when standing in the painted area |
Defense Badge Requirements in NBA 2K25
Here are all the defense badge requirements in NBA 2K25:
Badge | Attribute | Requirements | Min Height | Max Height | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Challenger | Perimeter Defense | Bronze - 71
Silver - 82
Gold - 92
HoF- 95
Legend - 99 | 5'9" | 6'11" | Improves the effectiveness of well-timed contests against perimeter shooters |
Glove | Steal | Bronze - 67
Silver - 79
Gold - 91
HoF- 96
Legend - 99 | 5'9" | 7'0" | Increases the ability to successfully steal from ball-handlers, or strip layup attempts |
High-Flying Denier | Block | Bronze - 68
Silver - 78
Gold - 88
HoF- 92
Legend - 99 | 6'3" | 7'3" | Boosts the speed and leaping ability of a defensive player in anticipation of a block attempt. |
High-Flying Denier | Speed | Bronze - 50
Silver - 60
Gold - 66
HoF- 71
Legend - 75 | 6'3" | 7'3" | Boosts the speed and leaping ability of a defensive player in anticipation of a block attempt. |
High-Flying Denier | Vertical | Bronze - 60
Silver - 74
Gold - 80
HoF- 83
Legend - 85 | 6'3" | 7'3" | Boosts the speed and leaping ability of a defensive player in anticipation of a block attempt. |
Immovable Enforcer | Perimeter Defense | Bronze - 62
Silver - 72
Gold - 84
HoF- 89
Legend - 94 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Improves a defensive player's strength when defending ball handlers and finishers |
Immovable Enforcer | Strength | Bronze - 71
Silver - 82
Gold - 85
HoF- 91
Legend - 92 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Improves a defensive player's strength when defending ball handlers and finishers |
Interceptor | Steal | Bronze - 60
Silver - 73
Gold - 85
HoF- 94
Legend - 98 | 5'9" | 7'3" | The frequency of successfully tipped or intercepted passes greatly increases |
Off-Ball Pest | Interior Defense | Bronze - 69
Silver - 76
Gold - 85
HoF- 94
Legend - 97 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Makes players more difficult to get past when playing off-ball, as the can grab and hold their matchup and don't get their ankles broken as often |
Off-Ball Pest | Perimeter Defense | Bronze - 58
Silver - 68
Gold - 80
HoF- 87
Legend - 98 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Makes players more difficult to get past when playing off-ball, as the can grab and hold their matchup and don't get their ankles broken as often |
On-Ball Menace | Perimeter Defense | Bronze - 74
Silver - 85
Gold - 91
HoF- 96
Legend - 99 | 5'9" | 6'9" | Hounds and bodies up while defending on the perimeter. |
On-Ball Menace | Agility | Bronze - 70
Silver - 76
Gold - 80
HoF- 84
Legend - 86 | 5'9" | 6'9" | Hounds and bodies up while defending on the perimeter |
Paint Patroller | Interior Defense | Bronze - 60
Silver - 70
Gold - 77
HoF- 84
Legend - 89 | 6'6" | 7'3" | Increases a player's ability to block or contest shots at the rim. |
Paint Patroller | Block | Bronze - 74
Silver - 84
Gold - 93
HoF- 97
Legend - 99 | 6'6" | 7'3" | Increases a player's ability to block or contest shots at the rim. |
Pick Dodger | Perimeter Defense | Bronze - 73
Silver - 83
Gold - 90
HoF- 97
Legend - 99 | 5'9" | 6'10" | Improves a player's ability to navigate through and around screens while on defense. At the Hall of Fame level, can blow through screens in the park or blacktop |
Pick Dodger | Agility | Bronze - 71
Silver - 75
Gold - 79
HoF- 85
Legend - 92 | 5'9" | 6'10" | Improves a player's ability to navigate through and around screens while on defense. At the Hall of Fame level, can blow through screens in the park or blacktop |
Post Lockdown | Interior Defense | Bronze - 74
Silver - 82
Gold - 88
HoF- 93
Legend - 99 | 6'5" | 7'3" | Strengthens a player's ability to effectively defend moves in the post, with an increased chance at stripping the opponent |
Post Lockdown | Strength | Bronze - 70
Silver - 78
Gold - 84
HoF- 92
Legend - 97 | 6'5" | 7'3" | Strengthens a player's ability to effectively defend moves in the post, with an increased chance at stripping |
Rebounding Badge Requirements in NBA 2K25
All of the rebounding badge requirements in NBA 2K25 are listed below:
Badge | Attribute | Requirements | Min Height | Max Height | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boxout Beast | Strength | Bronze - 68
Silver - 71
Gold - 83
HoF- 89
Legend - 96 | 6'3" | 7'3" | Improves a player's ability to box out and fight for good rebounding position |
Boxout Beast | Offensive and Defensive Rebound | Bronze - 55
Silver - 70
Gold - 85
HoF- 94
Legend - 98 | 6'3" | 7'3" | Improves a player's ability to box out and fight for good rebounding position |
Rebound Chaser | Offensive and Defensive Rebound | Bronze - 60
Silver - 80
Gold - 92
HoF- 96
Legend - 99 | 5'9" | 7'3" | Improves a player's ability to track down rebounds from farther distances than normal |
General Badge Requirements in NBA 2K25
Players can find all the general badge requirements in NBA 2K25 here:
Badge | Attribute | Requirements | Min Height | Max Height | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brick Wall | Strength | Bronze - 72
Silver - 83
Gold - 91
HoF- 95
Legend - 99 | 6'6" | 7'3" | Increases the effectiveness of screens and drains energy from opponents on physical contact |
Slippery Off-Ball | Speed | Bronze - 57
Silver - 73
Gold - 85
HoF- 92
Legend - 99 | 5'9" | 6'9" | When attempting to get open off screens, the player more effectively navigates through traffic |
Slippery Off-Ball | Agility | Bronze - 57
Silver - 65
Gold - 77
HoF- 88
Legend - 96 | 5'9" | 6'9" | When attempting to get open off screens, the player more effectively navigates through traffic |
Pogo Stick | Vertical | Bronze - 63
Silver - 70
Gold - 77
HoF- 83
Legend - 88 | 6'4" | 7'3" | Allows players to quickly go back up for another jump upon landing. This could be after a rebound, block attempt, or even jumpshot |
Pogo Stick | Block | Bronze - 80
Silver - 86
Gold - 94
HoF- 95
Legend - 99 | 6'4" | 7'3" | Allows players to quickly go back up for another jump upon landing. This could be after a rebound, block attempt, or even jumpshot |
Pogo Stick | Offensive and Defensive Rebound | Bronze - 80
Silver - 83
Gold - 91
HoF- 96
Legend - 99 | 6'4" | 7'3" | Allows players to quickly go back up for another jump upon landing. This could be after a rebound, block attempt, or even jumpshot |
These are all the badge requirements in NBA 2K25. To unlock and equip these badges players will need to fulfill these requirements, as was mentioned further above.
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