While it might sound controversial, the best shot in the NBA is the one close to the rim. By percentage and points, that’s the one that coaches are trying to get. True to its real-life inspiration, finishing shots inNBA 2K24are the most preferred shots in the game due to their reliability.
If dunks and layups aren’t as reliable as they should be, the odds are good that the fault is on the badges or, more accurately, the lack of badges.NBA 2K24rewards slashers and big men who take the ball to the hoop so long as they’ve invested the right badges.
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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.
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.
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
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
74 Driving Layup or 78 Driving Dunk
83 Driving Layup or 86 Driving Dunk
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
These are a ton of badges to keep track of but don’t try and get all of them. Even thebest dunker buildfocuses on a few specific aspects of finishing instead of trying to be good at layups and post hooks as well. On the flip side, big men in the post do not need to try and get all those driving dunk badges.
Also, be sure to use thebest dunk animations.These motions will determine the timing of dunks and how easy they are to block. Without animations on par with the badges, finishers will be in trouble no matter how high their attribute points are.
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