Defense

Challenger

Badge Token Costs

Tokens from the Defense pool needed to reach each level.

LevelTokens
Level
Bronze
Tokens
3
Level
Silver
Tokens
5
Level
Gold
Tokens
6
Level
HoF
Tokens
7
Legend is not purchasable with tokens — it comes from Max +1 / +2 attribute boosts.

Badge Requirements

AttrAttributeBrzBronzeSlvSilverGldGoldHoFHoF
AttrAttribute
Per. Def.Perimeter Defense
BrzBronze
71
SlvSilver
82
GldGold
92
HoFHoF
98
How to Use the Badge Unlock Tool
  • If the first column of the row is green the attribute is REQUIRED to unlock the badge.
  • If the first column of the row is yellow then that category is one of multiple options to meet the requirement and there are alternative yellow rows you could choose to unlock this badge.

NBA2k27 Defense Badges

Challenger

Improves the effectiveness of well-timed contests against perimeter shooters.
Coming Soon

Challenger badge test is coming to NBA 2K27

We are testing every NBA 2K27 badge in the lab. This page already has the badge's description, its attribute requirements and what it costs in badge tokens. The test video, the tier-by-tier results and the performance chart land here as soon as the testing is done.