NBA 2K21 Shooting Badges: The Complete Guide

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Now here is the list of Shooting Badges in NBA 2K21, on both Next Gen and current generation consoles.

Next-Gen Badges:

• Antifreeze: Harder to get cold and lose your Takeover progress.
• Blinders: Becomes unfazed by defenders from the side.
• Catch and Shoot: Boosts the chance of hitting a three-pointer immediately after a catch.
• Circus Threes: Boosts to stepback threes.
• Clutch Shooter: Increases the ability to knock down shots in clutch moments.
• Corner Specialist: Gives a boost to shots taken in the corner.
• Deadeye: Reduces the impact of a defender who is closing out.
• Deep Threes: Extends the range from which a player can effectively shoot threes.
• Difficult Shots: Improves the ability to shoot difficult shots off the dribble from mid range.
• Fade Ace: Improves ability to shoot post fades.
• Green Machine: Increases the bonus given for consecutive excellent releases.
• Hot Shot: Boosts takeover meter after hitting jumpshots.
• Hot Zone Hunter: Boosts the shot percentage for attempts taken in a player’s favorite spots.
• Ice in Veins: Improves a player’s free throw percentage during critical moments.
• Rhythm Shooter: Improves shots taken after breaking down your defender.
• Set Shooter: Increases shot rating when taking your time before shooting.
• Slippery Off-Ball: Strengthens the player’s ability to get open off the ball.
• Sniper: Boosts to well-aimed shots.
• Stop & Pop: Boosts shot rating on stand-still three pointers after dribbling.
• Tireless Shooter: Improves a player’s ability to make shots when fatigued.
• Volume Shooter: Boosts shot percentages as shot attempts accrue throughout the game.

Current Gen Badges:

• Catch & Shoot: For a short time after receiving a pass, the receiver’s outside shooting attributes get a significant boost.
• Clutch Shooter: Shot attempts that occur during the final moments of the 4th quarter, or in any overtime period, receive a large boost.
• Corner Specialist: Deep mid-range or 3pt shots taken along the baseline of the court receive a boost, whether it is off the dribble or off the catch.
• Deadeye: Jump shots taken with a defender closing out receive less of a penalty from a shot contest. This includes both mid-range and 3pt shots.
• Deep fades: Post fadeaways taken far from the basket receive less of a distance penalty than normal.
• Difficult Shots: Boosts your player’s ability to make shots off the dribble, in addition to boosting your player’s ability to make moving shots.
• Flexible Release: Shot timing penalties for jump shots are reduced, making it easier to knock down attempts even when releasing early or late.
• Green Machine: Gives an additional shot boost when consecutively achieving excellent releases on jump shots. 
• Hot Start: For every made shot from the beginning of the game, players receives a shot attribute bonus that lasts until the first missed shot attempt
• Hot Zone Hunter: Shots that are taken in a player’s hot zone(s) are given a boost
• Ice in Veins: Free throws taken in the second half of close games or overtime periods are given a boost. Also, the timing window for free throws becomes larger.
• Pick & Popper: Shot attempts that come after setting a screen are given a boost if the shot happens far enough from the rim and within a few seconds after the screen has been set.
• Pump Fake Maestro: Shortens the timer that determines how long after a pump fake a player can shoot without incurring a shot percentage penalty.
• Range Extender: Adds extra distance to a player’s given shot range for both mid-range and 3pt shots.
• Slippery Off-Ball: When attempting to get open off screens, the player more effectively navigates through traffic.
• Steady Shooter: Shot attempts that are contested receive less of a penalty, however shot attempts that are open do not receive as much of a bonus.
• Tireless Scorer: Shot attributes on jump shots suffer a smaller penalty than normal when tired.
• Volume Shooter: After a player has taken a small handful of shots, an additional boost to shot attributes is given for ever subsequent shot, whether it’s a make or a miss.