Dunk Like a Pro: Unveiling the Ultimate NBA 2K24 Badges for Jaw-Dropping Slams!
Discover the ultimate dunking and layup badges in NBA 2K24 Elevate your game and dominate near the rim with these essential badges, ensuring your dunks and layups are unstoppable
The most effective shot in the NBA is the one taken near the rim, despite it being a controversial statement. Coaches prioritize this shot based on its high percentage and point value. Similarly, in NBA 2K24, finishing shots are highly favored due to their reliability, mirroring real-life basketball. Should dunks and layups lack reliability, it is likely attributed to the absence of badges. NBA 2K24 rewards players who have invested in the appropriate badges, particularly slashers and big men who drive to the basket.
Best Dunking & Layups Badges
Badge | Benefit | Bronze Requirement | Silver Requirement | Gold Requirement | Hall of Fame Requirement |
Backdown Punisher | Allows players to have more success than normal when backing down a defender while posting up. | 57 Post Control and 70 Strength | 67 Post Control and 79 Strength | 79 Post Control and 86 Strength | 89 Post Control and 95 Strength |
Posterizer | Increases the chance of throwing down a dunk on the defender. | 73 Driving Dunk and 70 Vertical | 76 Driving Dunk and 75 Vertical | 93 Driving Dunk and 80 Vertical | 99 Driving Dunk and 85 Vertical |
Fearless Finisher | Strengthens a player's ability to absorb contact and still finish. Also reduces the amount of energy lost from contact layups. | 55 Strength and 68 Close Shot or 70 Driving Layup | 60 Strength and 77 Close Shot or 80 Driving Layup | 65 Strength and 86 Close Shot or 87 Driving Layup | 67 Strength and 95 Close Shot or 96 Driving Layup |
Giant Slayer | Boosts the shot percentage for a layup attempt when mismatches against a taller defender and reduces the possibility of getting blocked. | 55 Close Shot or 59 Driving Layup | 62 Close Shot or 65 Driving Layup | 75 Close Shot or 74 Driving Layup | 88 Close Shot or 85 Driving Layup |
Fast Twitch | Speeds up the ability to get standing layups or dunks off before the defense has time to contest. | 71 Close Shot or 73 Standing Dunk | 81 Close Shot or 83 Standing Dunk | 90 Close Shot or 92 Standing Dunk | 98 Close Shot or 99 Standing Dunk |
Masher | Improves a player's ability to finish well around the rim, especially over smaller defenders. | 68 Close Shot | 77 Close Shot | 84 Close Shot | 94 Close Shot |
Hook Specialist | Improves a player's ability to make post hooks. | 60 Close Shot and 50 Post Control | 71 Close Shot and 62 Post Control | 83 Close Shot and 74 Post Control | 92 Close Shot and 86 Post Control |
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. | 68 Driving Layup or 70 Driving Dunk | 80 Driving Layup or 82 Driving Dunk | 91 Driving Layup or 93 Driving Dunk | 97 Driving Layup or 94 Driving Dunk |
Acrobat | Reverse and change shot layup attempts receive a boost. Additionally, the ability to beat defenders with gathers is improved. | 64 Driving Layup | 76 Driving Layup | 84 Driving Layup | 90 Driving Layup |
Aerial Wizard | Increases the ability to finish an alley-oop from a teammate or a putback finish off an offensive rebound. | 58 Vertical and 57 Driving Layup or 64 Driving Dunk or 60 Standing Dunk | 67 Vertical and 69 Driving Layup or 75 Driving Dunk or 72 Standing Dunk | 72 Vertical and 78 Driving Layup or 84 Driving Dunk or 84 Standing Dunk | 84 Vertical and 87 Driving Layup or 95 Driving Dunk or 92 Standing Dunk |
Bunny | Improves a player's ability to make hop step layups or dunks. | 62 Driving Layup or 68 Driving Dunk | 72 Driving Layup or 77 Driving Dunk | 84 Driving Layup or 86 Driving Dunk | 94 Driving Layup or 93 Driving Dunk |
Scooper | Improves a player's ability to make quick scoop layups. | 61 Driving Layup | 68 Driving Layup | 76 Driving Layup | 84 Driving Layup |
Float Game | Improves a player's ability to make floaters. | 60 Driving Layup | 68 Driving Layup | 77 Driving Layup | 88 Driving Layup |
Spin Cycle | Improves a player's ability to make spin layups or dunks. | 55 Driving Layup or 56 Driving Dunk | 64 Driving Layup or 69 Driving Dunk | 70 Driving Layup or 75 Driving Dunk | 82 Driving Layup or 85 Driving Dunk |
Two Step | Improves a player's ability to make eurostep or cradle layups or dunks. | 60 Driving Layup or 63 Driving Dunk | 68 Driving Layup or 70 Driving Dunk | 74 Driving Layup or 78 Driving Dunk | 83 Driving Layup or 86 Driving Dunk |
Precision Dunker | Improves a player's ability to make skill dunks. | 71 Driving Dunk or 71 Standing Dunk | 83 Driving Dunk or 81 Standing Dunk | 90 Driving Dunk or 90 Standing Dunk | 97 Driving Dunk or 96 Standing Dunk |
Rise Up | Increases the likelihood of dunking or posterizing the opponent when standing in the painted area. | 72 Standing Sunk and 60 Vertical | 81 Standing Sunk and 63 Vertical | 90 Standing Sunk and 67 Vertical | 98 Standing Sunk and 70 Vertical |
Although there are numerous badges to be mindful of, it is not necessary to strive for acquiring all of them. Even the most outstanding dunker build concentrates on specific aspects of finishing rather than attempting to excel in layups and post hooks simultaneously. Conversely, big men situated in the post do not require acquiring all the driving dunk badges.
Ensure that you utilize top-notch dunk animations, as they play a crucial role in determining the timing and vulnerability of dunks to blocks. Even if your attribute points are high, finishers will face difficulties if their animations do not match the quality of badges.
NBA 2K24 is currently accessible on various platforms, including Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
