Every year, the best online gamers in the NBA 2K franchise prove why dribbling is one of the best skills in the game. This remains true in NBA 2K24; there are many good players out there but the truly elite guards and forwards are the ones that learn to dribble well.
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In online play, dribbling will fool opponents and get them off their feet, freeing up the dribbler to either slash to the rim or get a free three-pointer. In MyCareer it's at its most power as opponents will be tripping up left and right in the face of a dribbler with the best badges. Dribbling does take energy, so be sure to make the most of these animations by using the best dribbling badges that NBA 2K24 has available.
Best Dribbling Badges
Badge | Benefits | Bronze Requirements | Silver Requirements | Gold Requirements | Hall of Fame Requirements |
Blow-By | Improves an offensive player's ability to cleanly get past defenders with easy blow-bys on the perimeter. | 67 Ball Handle, 62 Speed With Ball, and 61 Acceleration | 84 Ball Handle, 75 Speed With Ball, and 73 Acceleration | 92 Ball Handle, 83 Speed With Ball, and 83 Acceleration | 97 Ball Handle, 89 Speed With Ball, and 90 Acceleration |
Handles for Days | A player takes less of an energy hit when performing consecutive dribble moves, allowing them to chain together combos quicker and for longer periods of time. | 69 Ball Handle and 90 Stamina | 80 Ball Handle and 93 Stamina | 91 Ball Handle and 96 Stamina | 95 Ball Handle and 99 Stamina |
Killer Combos | Improves a player's ability to chain together efficient dribble moves when sizing up their opponent. | 75 Ball Handle | 87 Ball Handle | 93 Ball Handle | 98 Ball Handle |
Speed Booster | Speeds up the explosion or burst a player has when attacking from the perimeter. | 76 Ball Handle, 72 Speed With Ball, and 75 Speed or 79 Acceleration | 81 Ball Handle, 75 Speed With Ball, and 81 Speed or 83 Acceleration | 92 Ball Handle, 83 Speed With Ball, and 86 Speed or 87 Acceleration | 95 Ball Handle, 91 Speed With Ball, and 92 Speed or 93 Acceleration |
Unpluckable | Defenders have a tougher time poking the ball free with their steal attempts. | 75 Post Control or 70 Ball Handle | 85 Post Control or 80 Ball Handle | 92 Post Control or 92 Ball Handle | 98 Ball Handle |
Triple Strike | Improves a player's ability to break down, juke, and explode out of the triple threat. | 57 Ball Handle, 41 Speed With Ball, and 42 Acceleration | 68 Ball Handle, 66 Speed With Ball, and 65 Acceleration | 80 Ball Handle,77 Speed With Ball, and 75 Acceleration | 90 Ball Handle, 89 Speed With Ball, and 85 Acceleration |
Ankle Breaker | When performing stepbacks and other certain moves, the defender stumbles or falls more frequently when biting the wrong way. | 62 Hall Handle | 75 Hall Handle | 85 Hall Handle | 93 Hall Handle |
Physical Handles | Lessens the chance of being bothered y defenders on the perimeter while dribbling. | 60 Ball Handle and 60 Strength | 66 Ball Handle and 63 Strength | 73 Ball Handle and 73 Strength | 80 Ball Handle and 83 Strength |
Big Driver | Increases the chances of a blow-by when attacking off the dribble in either the mid-range or painted area. | 6'10"+, 55 Ball Handle, 40 Speed With Ball, 40 Acceleration | 6'10"+, 62 Ball Handle, 48 Speed With Ball, 48 Acceleration | 6'10"+, 65 Ball Handle, 55 Speed With Ball, 55 Acceleration | 6'10"+, 69 Ball Handle, 65 Speed With Ball, 60 Acceleration |
Space Creator | Increases a player's ability to both hit shots after creating space from the defender, as well as cross up an opponent on step-back moves. | 64 Mid-Range Shot or 65 Three-Point Shot | 76 Mid-Range Shot or 78 Three-Point Shot | 88 Mid-Range Shot or 87 Three-Point Shot | 96 Mid-Range Shot or 94 Three-Point Shot |
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The best point guard builds are going to want to invest deeply in dribbling moves. Not all of these badges are necessarily core; note that some like Space Creator are more about shooting while others like Blow-By are reserved for slashers. Of course, it's possible to be an unpredictable combination of the two.
With the dribbling badges established, be sure to select the best playmaking animations. A bad animation can negate both high attribute scores and badges since the ball can be more susceptible to a steal or easier to track by both AI and human opponents.
NBA 2K24 is available now for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.