The new 2K season is just around the corner and gamers are going to want to need all the help they can get to make an absolute beast scoring inside and outside the paint. In order to do that, they will need to know what NBA 2K24 Scoring Badges to assign to their MY PLAYER.
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NBA 2K24 Scoring And Shooting Badges
- Acrobat –
Hop step, euro-step, cradle, reverse, and change shot layup attempts receive a boost. Additionally, the ability to beat defenders with gathers is improved
- Aerial Wizard
– Increases the ability to finish an alley-oop from a teammate, or put back a finish off an offensive rebound
- Agent 3
– Improves the ability to make pull-up or spin shots from three-point range
- Backdown Punisher
– Allows players to have more success than normal when backing down a defender in the paint while posting up
- Blinders
– Jump shots taken with a defender closing out in their peripheral vision will suffer a lower penalty
- Bulldozer
– A mix of a scoring and a ball-handling badge, think of this as Bully version 2.0 with elements of the old Clamp Breaker. Bulldozer improves the player’s ability to push through physical body-ups and finish with physicality around the rim.
- Catch and Shoot
– For a short time after receiving a pass, the receiver’s outside shooting attributes get a significant boost
- Claymore
– Increases the ability to knock down perimeter shots when spotting up patiently
- Comeback Kid
– Boosts shooter’s mid-range and three-point abilities when trailing in a game
- Corner Specialist
– Deep-range shots taken along the baseline of the court receive a boost, whether it is off the dribble or off a catch
- Deadeye
– Jump shots taken with a defender closing out receive less of a penalty from a shot contest
- Dream Shake
– Post-move fakes have a higher chance of stunning a defender. Also, shot attempts following post fakes, shimmies, and shot fakes have an increased shot percentage
- Dropstepper
-Allows for more success when attempting post-drop steps and hop steps, in addition to protecting the ball better, while performing these moves in the post
- Fast Twitch
– Speeds up the ability to get standing layups or dunks off before the defense has time to contest
- Fearless Finisher
– Strengthens a player’s ability to absorb contact and still finish. It also reduces the amount of energy lost from contact layups
- Giant Slayer
– Boosts the shot percentage for a layup attempt when mismatched against a taller defender and reduces the possibility of getting blocked
- Green Machine
– Gives an additional shot boost when consecutively achieving excellent releases on jump shots
- Guard Up
– Increases the ability to make jump shots when defenders fail to properly contest
- Limitless Range
– Extends the range from which a player can shoot three-pointers effectively from deep
- Masher
– Improves a player’s ability to finish well around the rim, especially over smaller defenders
- Middy Magician
– Boosts the effectiveness of pull-ups, spin shots, and fadeaways from the mid-range area
- Post Spin Technician
– Attempting to do post spins or drives results in more effective moves, and less of a chance to be stripped
- Posterizer
– Increases the chances of throwing down a dunk on your defender
- Pro Touch
– Gives an extra shot boost for having slight early, slightly late, or excellent shot timing on layups. Layup timing must be turned on
- Rise Up
– Increases the likelihood of dunking or posterizing your opponent when standing in the painted area
- Slippery Off-Ball
– When attempting to get open off screens, the player more effectively navigates through traffic
- Slithery
– Increases a player’s ability to slide through traffic, protect the ball from being stolen, and avoid contact during gathers and finishes at the rim
- Space Creator
– Increases a player’s to both hit shots after creating space from the defender, as well as cross up an opponent on step-back moves
- Float Game
– A player’s ability to make floaters and runners while attacking the basket is improved with Float Game.
- Free Points
– In clutch moments, knocking free throws with the game on the line is improved with Free Points.
- Hook Specialist
– No love lost for post-play aficionados. Brought back from the dead, Hook Specialist increases players’ ability to make hook shots out of the post.
- Open Looks
As a way to encourage sudden opportunities, Open Looks will enhance a player’s ability to make wide-open jumpers.
- Post-Fade Phenom
– Similar to Hook Specialist, Post-Fade Phenom will allow a player to make post-fades and hop shots out of the post at a higher clip.
- Precision Dunker
– Those who utilize the skill dunk mechanic will receive an improved chance of flushing their dunk attempt with Precision Dunker.
- Scooper
– Quick scoop layup shot chances are improved with the new Scooper badge.
- Spin Cycle
– Drives finished with a spin layup or dunk will receive an increased shot chance ability thanks to Spin Cycle.
- Spot Finder
– By utilizing the “Get Open” mechanic (R2 or Right Trigger Tap), Spot Finder allows players to receive a speed boost off-the-ball to get to an open space, with a raised chance of knocking down the shot off the ensuing catch.
- Two Step
– Cradle and Euro step layups and dunks receive a shot boost with Two Step.
- Whistle
– Creating contact and getting to the free throw line when attacking the rim or shooting a jump shot is improved with the new Whistle badge.
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