NBA 2K22 Badges Archives - Page 2 of 11

Posterizer

Posterizer is a back for NBA 2K22 and increases the chances of throwing down a dunk on your defender. It replaces Showtime from 2K21 current generation.

To unlock Posterizer, you’ll need these attributes:

Bronze: 70 Driving Dunk or Standing Dunk
Silver: 80 Driving Dunk or Standing Dunk
Gold: 90 Driving Dunk or Standing Dunk
Hall of Fame: 99 Driving Dunk or Standing Dunk

Recommendation: Posterizer is a must-have badge for players that can dunk. It is a top-three finishing badge on both systems and helps you get a great number of contact dunks.

Hook Specialist

Hook Specialist is back for NBA 2K22 Next-Gen and current gen. This badge gives a boost to post hooks from any distance and is in the finishing category of badges.

To unlock the badge, you need these attributes:

Bronze: 71 Close Shot
Silver: 80 Close Shot
Gold: 90 Close Shot
Hall of Fame: 99 Close Shot

Recommendation: This badge is only good for Post Scorers, who should put it on Hall of Fame with no hesitation.

Heat Seeker is a new badge for NBA 2K21 Next Gen and gives a Takeover meter boost for shots taken around the painted area, including dunks and layups. It replaces Cross Key Scorer from current generation 2K21.

To unlock Heat Seeker on your player, you must have a 51 Driving Layup or Close Shot for the badge on gold and an 83 close shot or driving layup for the badge on HOF.

Recommendation: Heat Seeker is a must-have badge for any players that score in the paint at all, as it provides awesome Takeover boosts that help you dominate games even more.

Fearless Finisher

Fearless Finisher is a new badge for NBA 2K21 Next Gen and strengthens a player’s ability to absorb contact and still finish. Also reduces the amount of energy lost from contact layups. Fearless Finisher replaces Relentless Finisher from current generation 2K21.

To get Fearless Finisher on your player, you’ll need the following attributes:

Recommendation: Fearless Finisher is a top 5 finishing badge for slashers, but we wouldn’t recommend spending a ton of badge points on it if you don’t have a decent amount of badge points.

Special Delivery

Special Delivery is a new badge for NBA 2K21 next gen and gives a takeover boost for both the passer and receiver after a flashy assist. Additionally, this badge increases alley-oop success and shot chance for receivers after a flashy pass. This badge replaces Lob City Passer from NBA 2K21 current generation.

Recommendation: Special Delivery is a highly effective badge for its job, but is only necessary if you’re using flashy passes and lobs frequently. Otherwise, it’s largely useless.

Bullet Passer

Bullet Passer is back f0r NBA 2K22 and speeds up how quickly a player gets the ball out their hands as well as the velocity of the pass. This badge replaces Pass Fake Maestro from NBA 2K21.

Here’s how you can unlock Bullet Passer for your player in NBA 2K22:

Bronze: 51 Pass Accuracy
Silver: 70 Pass Accuracy
Gold: 85 Pass Accuracy
Hall of Fame: 97 Pass Accuracy

Recommendation: Bullet Passer is a must have for playmaking builds, as it truly does boost how quickly you get the ball to your teammates for easy buckets.

Hot Stopper

Hot Stopper is a new badge for NBA 2K21 Next Gen and gives an additional boost towards Takeover progress after making plays on defense.

It’s a bit different than Heart Crusher, which gives a Takeover boost to your teammates as well for big defensive plays.

Recommendation: We don’t recommend this badge for any defender, as Heart Crusher does more than Hot Stopper does for you or your teammates.

Ankle Braces

Ankle Braces is a new badge for NBA 2K21 Next Gen and lowers the likelihood of getting ankle-broken by opposing dribble moves.

Recommendation: Ankle Braces is a decent badge for consistent on-ball defenders, but it is far from a necessary for perimeter defense.

Fade Ace

Fade Ace is back for NBA 2K22 and improves your players’ ability to shoot post fades. It is in the shooting category of badges.

To unlock Fade Ace on Next Gen:

Bronze: 47 Mid Range
Silver: 58 Mid Range
Gold: 66 Mid Range
Hall of Fame: 73 Mid Range

Recommendation: Fade Ace is a decently effective badge that is best equipped on post scorers. Beyond that, there are many other badges to put on your shooter besides Fade Ace.

Deep Threes

Deep Threes is a new badge for NBA 2K21 Next Gen that replaces Range Extender. This badge extends the range from which a player can effectively shoot threes.

To unlock Deep Threes for your next-gen MyPlayer:

Gold: 77 Three Pointer
Hall of Fame: 94 Three Pointer
Can not equip or unlock on MyPlayer Centers

Recommendation: This badge is pretty much necessary for any shooter to space the floor and shoot for deep, so we recommend maxing it out on your MyPlayer and your favorite MyTeam cards.