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2K27 New Badges
53 badges. 19 new. 6 removed. Only Pace, Wall-Up, and Flash are named so far. The rest wait for the August 18 reveal.
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Confirmed list
Open the NBA 2K27 badge list. Three new names are public; sixteen still wait for the reveal.
OpenHow badges work
Learn the NBA 2K27 badge system and Cap Breakers before you pick a build.
OpenUnlock notes
See what official text says about unlocking badges. Numbered thresholds stay empty until they are published.
Open2K26 vs 2K27
Compare the 40-badge 2K26 set with the 53-badge 2K27 set: 19 added, 6 removed.
OpenRecent Updates
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How to Equip Badges in NBA 2K27?
How to equip badges in NBA 2K27 is unpublished. This page says what that search means and how to confirm the method in the Builder after Early Access.
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2K27 Badge Tiers and Levels Explained
2K27 badge tiers and levels have no published names or numbers. See what those words mean, why 2K26 labels do not copy over, and check back after the reveal.
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2K27 Cap Breakers: Builder Preview Guide
2K27 Cap Breakers return with an in-Builder preview of attribute boosts. See what 2K confirmed and what is unpublished. Check this page after Early Access.
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2K27 Flash Badge: Transition Movement
NBA 2K27 Flash badge: 2K says it improves movement in transition on defense and offense without the ball. Unlock data is not published. Check after the reveal.
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2K27 Pace Badge: Ball-Handler Sprint Speed
NBA 2K27 Pace badge: 2K says it increases ball-handler sprint speed in all offensive situations. Unlock numbers are not published. Check back after the reveal.
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2K27 Wall-Up Badge: Hands-Up Defense
NBA 2K27 Wall-Up badge: 2K says it decreases the opponent shot chance on hands-up defense. Unlock numbers are not published. Check this page after the reveal.
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Official counts first. Names and thresholds only when 2K publishes them.
NBA 2K27 New Badges
The named new badges from the official Roadmap. Sixteen names are still pending.
Pace
Ball-handler sprint speed on offense
Wall-Up
Hands-up defensive contest
Flash
Transition movement, off-ball and on defense
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NBA 2K27 Badge Requirements
What is published, and what is still missing.
53 total Official Roadmap badge count
19 new 3 named, 16 not yet named
Thresholds No unlock numbers published for any 2K27 badge
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NBA 2K27 Badge Guides
How to read this site without guessing at unpublished data.
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Read the official counts: 53 total, 19 new, 6 removed
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Check Pace, Wall-Up, and Flash — the only named new badges
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Wait for the August 18 Preseason Breakdown before trusting unlock numbers
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Do not copy a best-build until the full list exists
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NBA 2K27 Badge Timeline
Official and currently reported dates for the 2K27 badge window.
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Roadmap
53 total, 19 new, 3 names published
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Aug 18
Preseason Breakdown, 10:00 AM PT
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Aug 28
Early Access, 09:00 AM PT
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Sep 4
Worldwide launch, per third-party reporting
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The full list is not out yet
Bookmark this page. After the August 18 reveal, every named badge gets added here with its source and date.