The good folks over at 2k Sports have finally released a guide so you can unlock every badge in NBA 2k16. Check out the full list below.
Championship DNA
- Be the highest rated player OR earn the Finals MVP for a team that just won title
Alpha Dog
- Must be highest rated offensive player on the team
- Must play 60% of teams minutes per game in a running 20 game window (cannot earn until 20 games are played)
Beta Dog
- Must be the 2nd highest rated offensive player on the team
- Must play 60% of teams minutes per game in a running 20 game window (cannot earn until 20 games are played)
Prime Time
- Play better in games of significance than regular games
- Game Significance games are the following
- Rivalry Games
- Power Teams
- Playoff Games
- Old Team (i.e. playing against your last team as well as the team you played most of your career with)
- Must play 6 Game Significance games
- Must happen within the last 100 games
Cool and Collected
- Never go FROZEN on offense in a running 10 game window (cannot earn until 10 games are played)
Road Dog
- Play better on the road than at home
- Look at a running 15 game window (cannot earn until 15 games in)
Closer
- Shoot 50% or higher in at least 40 field goal attempts during the final 40% of the 4th quarter and all OTs, when the point differential is within 10 points
- Must have 40 FGA’s in this 4th quarter / OT time frame
Fierce Competitor
- Must take 50 field goal attempts and shoot 50% or better on those attempts when down 10 or more, all in a single season
Spark Plug
- Average 8 points per game or more while coming off the bench
- Look at a running 2 game window (cannot earn until 2 games in)
Enforcer
- Get 10 non-flagrant, hard fouls in a single season
Mentor
- Reach Year 4
Heart and Soul
- Reach Year 3
- Must stay with the same team all 3 years
Floor General
- Raise Playmaking discipline to Level 18
- Must play 30 games in a season or career
- Must average 5 assist per game in career
Defensive Anchor
- Raise Defense discipline to Level 18
- Must play 30 games in a season or career
Hardened
- Play 20 games in a row while playing 80% of the teams minutes or more
- Stamina attribute must be 85
All-Time Great
- Divide field goal attempts by assists. If the ratio of FGA to Assists is higher than this, earn All-Time Great
- PG: 4 to 1 FGA to Assist ratio
- SG: 4.5 to 1 FGA to Assist ratio
- SF: 5 to 1 FGA to Assist ratio
- PF/C: 8 to 1 FGA to Assist ratio
- Look at a running 15 game window (cannot earn until 15 games in)
- Can lose this badge in place of Low Ego
Low Ego
- Divide field goal attempts by assists. If the ratio of FGA to Assists is lower than this, earn Low Ego
- PG: 2 to 1 FGA to Assist ratio
- SG: 2.5 to 1 FGA to Assist ratio
- SF: 3 to 1 FGA to Assist ratio
- PF/C: 6 to 1 FGA to Assist ratio
- Look at a running 15 game window (cannot earn until 15 games in)
- Can lose this badge in place of All-Time Great
Unfazed
- Get “Hot” for 4 straight gameplay minutes, 3 different times
- Must happen within the last 15 games
Volume Shooter
- Take 35 shots or more 8 times in a single season
Microwave
- Get “Hot” on offense in 5 consecutive games
Corner Specialist
- Make 25 corner three pointers in a single season
- Must shoot 40% in those last 25 made corner threes
Screen Outlet
- Set 100 screens in a single season
Deadeye
- Make 60 contested jumpers from 15 feet or further in a single season
Limitless Range
- Make 40 threes outside of 25 feet from the basket in a single season
- Must shoot 30% or higher in those last 30 long-distance makes
Bank is Open
- Make 30 banked-in jumpers in a single season
- Layups do not count
Tear Dropper
- Attempt 50 runners/floaters in a single season
Fade Ace
- Take 30 fadeaway jumpers in a single season
Shot Creator
- Take 150 of the following moving shots in a single season -> Pullups, Spin Shots, Hop Step Jumpers (which includes stepback jumpers)
Lob City Finisher
- Catch and finish 15 alley-oops in a single season
Posterizer
- Attempt 15 contact dunks in a single season
- There must be legitimate, somewhat heavy contact made on the dunk
Relentless Finisher
- Attempt 75 contact layups in a single season
- Strength attribute must be
- PG: 45
- SG: 50
- SF: 65
- PF/C: 75
Spin Lay-in
- Attempt 20 spin layups in a single season
Hop-Stepper
- Attempt 40 hop step layups in a single season
King of Euros
- Attempt 40 euro step layups in a single season
Acrobat
- Attempt 15 reverse and 4 change shot layups in a single season
Dream Like Up and Under
- Attempt 50 up and under shots (out of the post) in a single season
Post Spin Technician
- Spin or drive out of the post 100 times in a single season
Drop-stepper
- Dropstep out of the post 30 times in a single season
Post Hoperator
- Attempt 20 hop shots out of the post in a single season
Post Hook Specialist
- Attempt 75 hook shots out of the post in a single season
Post Stepback Pro
- Attempt 20 stepback shots out of the post in a single season
Killer Crossover
- Attempt 200 crossover or double crossovers (any combo) in a single season
Spin Kingpin
- Attempt 75 spin moves in a single season
Stepback Freeze
- Attempt 75 stepback moves in a single season
Behind the Back Pro
- Attempt 75 behind the back moves in a single season
Hesitation Stunner
- Attempt 75 hesitation moves in a single season
Master of In and Out
- Attempt 75 in and out moves in a single season
Pet Move Pro
- Attempt 200 size-ups in a single season
One Man Fastbreak
- Score on a fastbreak 50 times in a single season
- Speed, Ball Control and Defensive Rebound (or Steal) attributes must be as follows
- PG/SG = Passing Accuracy 75, Ball Control 80, Steal 75
- SF = Passing Accuracy 70, Ball Control 67, Defensive Rebound 75
- PF/C = Passing Accuracy 60, Ball Control 55, Defensive Rebound 85
Transition Finisher
- Score on a fastbreak 75 times in a single season
Flashy Passer
- Throw 50 flashy passes in a single season
Break Starter
- Get 250 defensive rebounds in a single season
- Passing Accuracy and Defensive Rebound attributes must be as follows
- PG/SG = Passing Accuracy 75, Defensive Rebound 75
- SF = Passing Accuracy 70, Defensive Rebound 75
- PF/C = Passing Accuracy 60, Defensive Rebound 85
Pick & Roll Maestro
- Call for 175 screens in a single season using the pick & roll mechanic
Lob City Passer
- Throw 50 alley-oops in a single season
Dimer
- Get 200 assists within the last 25 games played
- Unlike 2K15, however, you do not need to play 25 games before it unlocks
Hustle Points
- Score 30 times within 2.5 seconds of grabbing an offensive rebound in a single season
- Must be the rebounder
Scrapper
- Get 4 loose ball saves in a single season
Offensive Crasher
- Get 150 offensive rebounds in a single season
Defensive Crasher
- Get 200 defensive rebounds in a single season
Perimeter Lockdown Defender
- Raise Defense discipline to level 16
- Must play 30 games before earning
Post Lockdown Defender
- Must be a SF, PF or C
- As a PF or C, raise Defense discipline to level 16
- As a SF, raise Defense discipline to level 18
- Must play 30 games before earning
Charge Card
- Draw 7 charges in a single season
Pick Dodger
- Must be a PG, SG or SF
- On-Ball Def IQ and Pick & Roll Def IQ attributes must be 80 or higher
- Must play 20 games
Interceptor
- Get 50 “tipped pass” teammate grade events in a single season
Pick Pocket
- Get 50 “poke ball loose” teammate grade events in a single season
Eraser
- Block 80 shots in a single season
Chase Down Artist
- Block 25 shots in a single season
- Speed, Vertical and Blocking Attributes must be
- PG/SG = Speed 80, Vertical 80, Block 65
- SF = Speed 65, Vertical 75, Block 70
- PF/C = Speed 58, Vertical 70, Block 75
Bruiser
- Height to Weight Ratio (metric height / weight in lbs) must be 0.905 or lower
- Must weigh at least 220 lbs
- Strength attribute must be
- PG: 45
- SG: 50
- SF: 65
- PF/C: 75
- Cannot earn until 10 games into the season
Brick Wall
- 100 “good screen” teammate events in a single season
- Strength attribute must be:
- PG: 45
- SG: 50
- SF: 65
- PF/C: 75
On Court Coach
- Raise Playmaking and either Inside or Outside Scoring discipline to level 20
CONNECTIONS
To earn each of these badges in MyCareer, the user needs to make a connection with one of the following players. For the either/or badges, once one path is chosen, the others will no longer be available (i.e. you cannot earn both Friendly and Reserved)
Friendly
- Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Chris Bosh
- Andre Drummond
- Tony Parker
Reserved
- Chris Paul
- James Harden
Legendary Work Ethic
- Al Jefferson
- Anthony Davis
- Tim Duncan
- Kawhi Leonard
Keep it Real
- Paul George
- Kevin Durant
- John Wall
Pat My Back
- Kevin Love
- Roy Hibbert
- Paul Pierce
Laid Back
- Jimmy Butler
- Marc Gasol
- Rudy Gobert
- Greg Monroe
Expressive
- DeMarcus Cousins
- Dwight Howard
- Russell Westbrook
- Allen Iverson
Unpredictable
- Carmelo Anthony
- Ty Lawson
Mind Games
- Chris Paul
- Kobe Bryant
- Gary Payton
Swagger
- DeAndre Jordan
- Shaquille O’Neal
