NBA 2K23 – All Defense/Rebounding Badges Guide

by Lordtoto01 / Articles, NBA 2K23 / 15 Jun 2022

In the NBA 2K series, badges act similarly to signature skills in regulating a player’s personality and offering players certain unique skills. NBA 2K23 brings several new badges in addition to the existing lot. Here is a list of all the defense/rebounding badges in the new game.

Although badges give you several benefits, they do not make you a better player. Someone who has lots of moves and knows how to use them effectively can easily defeat you in a head-on battle. You need to learn moves if you want to win games, and we have numerous NBA 2K23 guides to help you out with that.

ALL NEW DEFENSE / REBOUNDING BADGES

ANCHOR – Improves the ability to contest and block shots in the paint. A must-have badge for defense bigs.

BOXOUT BEAST – In both defensive and offensive rebounding situations, helps the rebounder win boxout battles.

WORK HORSE – Lets you play hard-nosed defense without getting tired. It also enhances your ability to hustle down 50/50 balls.

GLOVE – Helps you poke the ball free from ball handlers.

CHALLENGER – Boosts the efficiency of perimeter shot contests.

ALL DEFENSE / REBOUNDING BADGES

ANKLE BRACES – Reduces the likelihood of becoming crossed over. Reduces the possibility of ankle fractures caused by opposing dribble moves.

BALL STRIPPER – Improved ability to strip layups and dunk attempts.

BOX – Enhances a player’s ability to box opponents out. It also allows a player to effectively box out opponents in anticipation of a rebound.

BRICK WALL – Drains energy from opponents on physical contact and increases the effectiveness of screens. Going around screens and through defenses becomes more difficult with this badge. Moreover, players lose more energy than normal when hit by contact from a Brick Wall.

Requirements: Strength or Interior Defense 62 (GOLD) 79 (HOF)

CHASE DOWN ARTIST – Chase-down block has increased chances of going through. When you’re chasing down an offensive player in anticipation of a block attempt, the badge increases your speed and leaping ability.

CLAMPS – While on the perimeter, the badge boosts your ability to stay in front of the ball-handler. Defenders are more successful when bumping or hip riding the ball handler and also have access to quick cut-off moves.

HUSTLER – The player gets quicker when it comes to getting 50/50 balls from the opponent.

INTERCEPTOR – While in passing lanes, it increases the player’s chance at getting a steal. The frequency of a successfully tipped or intercepted pass greatly increases.

INTIMIDATOR – Causes offensive players to miss more shots by intimidating them. When players with this badge contest a player, the offensive player has a lower chance of successfully shooting the ball. Also, when tightly guarding an opponent, the badge boosts the shot defense ratings.

MENACE – Allows you to significantly drop the offensive ratings of the opponents when you intercept them.

OFF-BALL PEST – Enhances a player’s ability to bump and harass the offense off the ball. The badge also makes players more difficult to get past when playing off-ball, as they can grab and hold their matchup and don’t get their ankles broken as often.

PICK DODGER – On defense, improves a player’s ability to navigate through screens effectively.

PICK POCKET – Enhances your ability to snatch the ball from the handler. It reduces the chances of a foul and increases the chances of a steal when attempting to snatch the ball from a ball-handler. Layup strips have also become more successful.

POGO STICK – Upgrades your ability to attempt numerous blocks in succession. Upon landing, the badge allows players to quickly go back up for another block attempt.

POST LOCKDOWN – Makes the defender more capable of defending post moves. Provides a defender with a better chance of stopping an offensive post move.

REBOUND CHASER – It improves the ability of a player to pursue rebounds. Enhances the ability of the player to track down rebounds from further distances than usual.

RIM PROTECTOR – Increases blocker/teammate takeover meter and improves ability to block shots. It enhances the blocking ability of players. It also unlocks special block animations and boosts the takeover meter for the player who blocked the shot.

TIRELESS DEFENDER – Reducing energy wasted when defending. Defense players can play more aggressively while losing energy at the same rate as normal players.

WORM – Rebounders can swim or spin around box-outs more easily. In a boxed-out situation, rebounders have a greater chance of getting into a successful rebounding position by swimming around.

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