Practical Basketball

Practical Basketball Badges

Every badge and the attributes each tier needs, from Bronze to Amethyst.

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Finishing 9

Aerial Assault

Increases the chance of hitting floaters.

Perfect Lays

Gives an additional boost for having good layup timing. Gives an extra shot boost for having slightly early, slightly late, or excellent shot timing on layups.

Relentless Finisher

Improves a player's ability to convert contact layups. Strengthens a player's ability to absorb contact and still finish. Also reduces the amount of energy lost from contact layups.

Boosts the ability to hit high degrees of difficulty layups. Spin, half-spin, hop step, euro-step, cradle, reverse and change shot layup attempts receive a significant boost. Additionally, the ability to beat defenders with these gathers is improved.

Improves the dunk range on driving dunk attempts.

Traffic Finisher

Slashers who play below the rim finish contact layups more successfully while dunkers are able to pull off more contact dunks.

Putback Finisher

Improves the ability to catch the basketball on putback attempts.

Alley-Oop Finisher

Increases make % for a successful alley-oop catch.

Tear Dropper

Increases the odds of successfully hitting floaters and runners. Amethyst Tier odds increase to a total of 15% success rate.

Shooting 9

Quicker jumpshot off the catch and shoot.

Fade Artist

Improves the ability to shoot acrobatic shots.

Corner Spot-Up

Gives a boost to shots taken near the corner. Deep mid-range or 3PT shots taken along the baseline of the court receive a boost, whether it is off the dribble or off a catch.

Limitless Shooter

Boosts the range that one can effectively shoot standing three-point shots.

Midrange Maestro

Increases the chance of hitting midrange shots.

Tunnel Vision

Reduces the impact of a defender who is closing out. Jump shots taken with a defender closing out receive less of a penalty from a shot contest. This includes both mid-range and 3PT shots.

Catch & Pop

Boosts the chance of hitting a jump shot immediately after a catch. For a short time after receiving a pass, the receiver's outside shooting attributes get a significant boost.

Formless Shooter

Improves the ability to shoot difficult shots off the dribble. High difficulty jumpers such as hop steps, spins, stepbacks, and pull-ups receive a shot percentage boost.

Relentless Shooter

Shot % penalty is not as bad when shooting on low stamina.

Playmaking 13

Whistle Wizard

Improves the likelihood of a foul being called.

Improves a player's ability to quickly pass the ball. Speeds up how quickly a player gets the ball out of their hands as well as the velocity of the pass.

Boosts the shot percentage for open teammates on jump shots after catching a pass. When in the half-court, passes by Dimers to open shooters yield a shot percentage boost.

Increases the chances of successfully completing a pass from mid-air. Passing out of a jump shot or layup yields fewer errant passes than normal.

Deep Post Bag

Increases the speed of shots that are out of the post.

Soul Snatcher

Improves the likelihood of freezing or dropping a defender during dribble moves. When performing stepbacks and other certain moves, the defender Stumbles or falls more frequently when biting the wrong way.

Reduces the chances of getting stripped by the defender. When performing dribble moves, defenders have a tougher time poking the ball free with their steal attempts.

Tireless Handles

Reduces the amount of energy lost when performing dribble moves. A player takes less of an energy hit when performing consecutive dribble moves, allowing them to chain together combos quicker for longer periods of time.

Fast Breaker

Improves player speed when on the fast break.

Quick Handles

Improves the ability to quickly chain dribble moves together.

Space Maker

Improves a player's ability to create space from a defender. When performing any stepback move or shot, there's a higher chance of successfully creating separation from the opponent.

Increases the chance of bumping your defender.

Post Footwork

Increases the speed of post moves

Defense 13

Iron Screens

Increases effectiveness of screens and drains energy from opponents on physical contact. This badge makes it tougher for the defense to get through or around screens. Players hit by contact from a Brick Wall lose more energy than normal.

Improves the overall speed and the ability to catch loose balls. Also increases defensive speed during fast breaks.

Improves a player's ability to navigate through screens effectively on defense.

Intimidator

Intimidates offensive players causing them to miss shots more often. Offensive players have less success shooting when contested by players with this badge. Also boosts the shot defense ratings when tightly guarding an opponent.

Relentless Lockdown

Tough Ankles

Reduces the chances of getting crossed over. Lowers the likelihood of getting ankle-broken by opposing dribble moves.

Improves a player's ability to get chasedown blocks.

Post Lockdown

Improves the defender's ability to defend post moves. Increases the chances bumps/pushbacks on a defender preventing an offensive post move from succeeding.

Improves ability to block shots, gives boost to the Takeover meter for blocker/teammates. Improves player's ability to block shots, unlocks special block animations and gives boost to the Takeover meter for the blocker and blocker's teammates following a block.

Rebound Chaser

Improves a player's ability to chase down rebounds. Improves a player's ability to track down rebounds from farther distances than normal.

Improves a player's ability to steal the ball from a ball handler. Increases the chances of a steal and reduces the chances of a foul when attempting to strip the ball from a ball handler. Also improves the chances of successful layup strips.

Boosts the ability to stay in front of the ball handler on the perimeter. Defenders have access to quicker cut off moves and are more successful when bumping or hip riding the ball handler.