How to Earn All of the Badges in NBA 2K16

Similar to last year with NBA 2K15, Zach Timmerman, NBA 2K16 Gameplay Producer has sent us a guide on how you can earn all of the badges in NBA 2K16.

When there is a statistical requirement, the statistics must be earned by playing (not simulating). When it says something "must happen within the last X games" it can still be earned in less than that many games. When a badge has requirements that must be met “in a single season”, that means stats do not carry over to the next year for badge earning. Please keep in mind Wildcard and High Work Ethic are not attainable badges.



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