🏀 Good Hoops League 27 · NBA 2K27
The badge book
All 53 badges in 2K27, what each one does, how much it matters, and who in this league has it at what tier.
5627 badges are on rosters here. ★ S decides possessions by itself; A is the reason a build works; B is situational.
How badges work in 2K27 what changed, in plain words
53 badges, 19 new, 6 gone. Every rebounding badge is new (Boxout Beast and Rebound Chaser are out). Shooting was rebuilt around how the shot is taken — Set and Fire (feet set), Arc Cadence (threes on the move), Smooth Operator (mids on the move), Quick Trigger (no dip). Set Shot Specialist and Shifty Shooter are gone; Deadeye and Limitless Range stay.
Five tiers. Bronze, Silver, Gold, Hall of Fame — and Legend, which cannot be built; it comes from Synergy and season progression. The NBA players in this league top out at Hall of Fame.
Strength is the meta. Blow-bys, backdowns and contact all read Strength now, which is why Strong Handle, Physical Finisher, Posterizer, Immovable Enforcer and Brick Wall are rated where they are.
For your own MyPLAYER (the Rec): badges cost tokens instead of filling slots — 20 to start, more by playing; your height and position change what you qualify for and what it costs. Synergy pairs a Fuse badge (a permanent +1/+2 that refunds its tokens) with a Reaction badge that switches on once the fuse has fired enough. Up to four loadouts. Cap breakers are back.
Badge power by team impact × tier, summed across the roster
1. LAL · 134.8 · 15 S · 11 HOF
2. ATL · 125.9 · 22 S · 6 HOF
3. PHX · 117.7 · 12 S · 3 HOF
4. CHI · 115.5 · 17 S · 4 HOF
5. SAS · 114.1 · 14 S · 3 HOF
6. MIA · 108.9 · 14 S · 6 HOF
7. NYK · 107.5 · 13 S · 11 HOF
8. DET · 106.3 · 17 S · 3 HOF
9. POR · 106.1 · 15 S · 8 HOF
10. HOU · 103.0 · 11 S · 6 HOF
11. IND · 99.6 · 11 S · 1 HOF
12. TOR · 99.0 · 12 S · 3 HOF
13. BKN · 96.9 · 9 S · 1 HOF
14. MIN · 94.3 · 7 S · 6 HOF
15. PHI · 94.2 · 9 S · 4 HOF
16. WAS · 94.1 · 12 S · 6 HOF
17. DAL · 92.2 · 15 S · 0 HOF
18. MEM · 91.2 · 11 S · 2 HOF
19. ORL · 88.0 · 11 S · 1 HOF
20. CLE · 87.9 · 10 S · 4 HOF
21. MIL · 86.4 · 9 S · 3 HOF
22. LAC · 85.3 · 10 S · 2 HOF
23. BOS · 85.0 · 8 S · 4 HOF
24. DEN · 84.8 · 8 S · 6 HOF
25. NOP · 82.4 · 8 S · 4 HOF
26. GSW · 78.1 · 7 S · 3 HOF
27. OKC · 70.9 · 2 S · 0 HOF
28. UTA · 69.4 · 8 S · 1 HOF
29. SAC · 66.8 · 5 S · 0 HOF
30. CHA · 65.0 · 4 S · 1 HOF
★ S · game-changing 13 badges
Set and FireNEWShooting
A boost on threes when the feet are completely set.
Replaces Set Shot Specialist. Early testing: Bronze at 85 three is the best cheap tier in the game.
Edwards 
Curry 
Durant 
Lillard 
Knueppel 
Robinson 
Strus 
Merrill 
Kennard 
Jokic Physical FinisherFinishing
Battle through contact and convert contact layups.
Strength decides contact this year and this is the badge that cashes it in.
Antetokounmpo 
Gilgeous-Alexander 
Antetokounmpo 
Mitchell 
Brown 
Williamson 
Brunson 
Doncic Wall UpNEWDefense
Hands-up contests guarding the paint are stronger.
New. A 6'5"+ big's second rim badge — with Paint Patroller it closes the paint.
Wembanyama 
Adebayo 
Mobley 
Holmgren 
Gobert 
Davis 
Barnes 
Anunoby DeadeyeShooting
Jump shots with a defender closing out take less contest penalty.
Every guide's first shooting badge for three years; a late contest stops mattering.
Irving 
Cunningham Paint PatrollerDefense
Block and contest shots at the rim.
The rim protector's whole job. Gold at 6'6"+ needs 77 Interior and 93 Block.
Jr. 
Zubac ChallengerDefense
Well-timed contests against perimeter shooters are stronger.
The counter to Deadeye. In a shooting game the contest badge is a defensive must.
Thompson 
Dort 
Holiday 
Thompson 
Williams 
McDaniels 
White 
Brooks 
Holiday DimerPlaymaking
Open teammates shoot better after catching a pass.
The one badge that makes four other people better. The point guard's Deadeye.
Young 
Towns 
James 
Embiid 
Haliburton 
Haliburton PosterizerFinishing
Throw down dunks on your defender while driving.
The finishing meta: Driving Dunk plus Strong Handle. Contact dunks do not miss.
Sengun 
Siakam 
Sabonis 
DeRozan 
Randle Brick WallPhysicals
Screens are more effective.
The screen frees the shooter; one Brick Wall changes what every guard on the team can do.
Duren 
Hartenstein 
Reid 
Robinson InterceptorDefense
Far more tipped and intercepted passes.
Passing lanes are where online games are lost; Gold-plus Interceptor is a turnover machine.
Bridges 
Wallace 
Daniels 
Camara 
Green Limitless RangeShooting
Shoot threes effectively from deep.
Range is spacing; spacing is the whole offence.
Booker 
Irving 
Ball GloveDefense
Steal from ball handlers and strip layups.
On-ball steals end possessions; every lockdown runs it.
Nembhard 
Caruso Strong HandlePlaymaking
Less bothered by defenders when dribbling.
Strength is the 2K27 meta and this is its dribbling badge — Bronze is a big step, Legend is 'extremely powerful animations'.
Tatum A · build-defining 27 badges
Smooth OperatorNEWShooting
Mid-range on the move.
New. The pull-up mid, the shot that beats a drop big.
Ingram Layup MixmasterFinishing
Fancy and acrobatic layups.
Turns the contested layup into a make; the slasher's staple.
Maxey Float GameFinishing
Finish floaters.
The counter to every rim protector — the shot bigs cannot contest.
Aerial WizardFinishing
Finish alley-oop dunks from a teammate, and in-air putback dunks.
The lob is a free two when the pass is there; pairs with Versatile Visionary.
Ware Arc CadenceNEWShooting
Threes on the move.
New. The moving three is the shot guards live on.
Boxout BossNEWRebounding
Better box outs.
New. Replaces Boxout Beast.
Adams Ankle BracesNEWDefense
Less likely to get ankle-broken.
New. The direct counter to Ankle Assassin.
Castle SeatbeltNEWDefense
Body-up defence is stronger — easier to clamp.
New. The 2K27 clamps badge.
PaceNEWPlaymaking
Faster ball-handler sprint speed.
New. Speed with the ball is the transition game.
Fox 
Morant 
Collier 
Fears CrasherNEWRebounding
Track down offensive rebounds.
New. Second chances win games at every level.
Hart 
Clingan 
Diabaté 
Gafford Versatile VisionaryPlaymaking
Thread and fire tight passes.
The lob and the pocket pass; pairs with Aerial Wizard.
High-Flying DenierDefense
Faster and higher for chase-down blocks.
The transition eraser.
Quick TriggerNEWShooting
No-dip jump shots.
New. Catch-and-fire before the closeout arrives.
Vassell Possession CloserNEWRebounding
Grab defensive rebounds.
New. Replaces Rebound Chaser's defensive half.
Avdija 
Johnson Mini MarksmanShooting
Shorter shooters are less bothered by length.
For anyone 6'4" and under, this is a must.
Quickley 
Pritchard 
Hield Handles For DaysPlaymaking
Less energy drain on consecutive dribble moves.
The stamina to keep dancing.
Harden Sync SnatcherNEWRebounding
Extra Vertical and Rebounding on a perfectly timed jump.
New. HOF is the highest rebounding tier a build can reach.
Ankle AssassinPlaymaking
Break the defender down and cross him up.
The ankle-breaker; makes the blow-by.
Pogo StickPhysicals
Go back up quickly for a second jump.
The second block, the second rebound.
Banchero Slippery Off-BallPhysicals
Navigate traffic to get open off screens.
The shooter's movement badge; pairs with Brick Wall.
Reaves 
Herro 
Jr. 
III Break StarterPlaymaking
Deep outlet passes after a defensive rebound.
The fast break starts here; pairs with Pace and Flash.
Off-Ball PestDefense
Harder to get past off the ball.
Kills the off-ball movement Slippery Off-Ball buys.
Leonard 
Wagner 
Butler Pick DodgerDefense
Navigate screens on defence.
The counter to Brick Wall; keeps the guard on his man.
Alexander-Walker Lightning LaunchPlaymaking
Faster launches attacking from the perimeter.
The first step. Tiers are modest in 2K27 testing, but Bronze to nothing is real.
Rise UpFinishing
Dunk on your opponent when standing in the paint.
The standing-dunk big's version of Posterizer.
Allen 
II UnpluckablePlaymaking
Harder to poke the ball free.
The counter to Glove; keeps the possession.
Murray Immovable EnforcerDefense
Stronger defending ball handlers and finishers.
Strength on defence — bumps and walls.
B · situational 13 badges
BruiserNEWPhysicals
Drains energy from opponents on contact.
New. A grind badge.
Post Fade PhenomShooting
Post fades and hop shots.
A post scorer's badge.
Post PowerhouseFinishing
Back defenders down and move them with drop steps.
Backdowns are stronger in 2K27; a big's badge.
Work HorseNEWPhysicals
Speed to loose balls.
New. Fifty-fifty balls.
Bail OutPlaymaking
Passing out of a jumper or layup is cleaner.
Saves a turnover now and then.
FlashNEWPhysicals
Faster without the ball in transition.
New. Pairs with Break Starter.
BreakerNEWRebounding
Break through the other side's box outs.
New. For the offensive-glass crasher.
Edey 
Queta Static MiddyNEWShooting
Stand-still mid-range.
New. Only for the build that takes that shot.
Ghost StepperNEWFinishing
Step-through layups and close shots after a shot fake.
New. A pump-fake specialist's badge.
Paint ProdigyFinishing
Score quickly and effectively working in the paint.
For the post-up big.
Post Spin CatalystNEWFinishing
Post spins and drives are more effective and harder to strip.
New. Situational.
Nurkic Hook SpecialistFinishing
Post hooks.
Only matters if the build lives on the block.
Turner Post LockdownDefense
Defend post moves.
Only if the other team posts up.
Sources for the 2K27 changes and the impact read: NBA2KLab, 2KMyPLAYER, lockercodes.io, RealSport101, practicalbasketball.net, timesaver.gg — and three years of the community's badge consensus. When NBA2KLab publishes its 2K27 tests the tiers here are one dictionary to change.