Full Details on Badges in NBA 2K15 (Operation Sports)

[Andrew]

Originally posted on Operation Sports:

This year we combined Personality Badges and Signature Skills into one “Badge” list. Badges uniquely identify players in two ways: Personality and Skill. They affect how players react to various emotional situations, as well as how they perform in specific in-game scenarios.

• We have a total of 77 badges in 2K15
• Personality: 28 of the badges are categorized as “Personality Badges”
• Personality badges have just one tier
• They affect hot/cold streaks, ambient animations, facial expressions
• Skill: The rest of the badges are categorized as “Skill Badges”
• Skill badges have three tiers -> Bronze, Silver and Gold
• They’re categorized as Outside Scoring, Inside Scoring, Athleticism, Playmaking, Rebounding and Defense badges
• NBA players can now have up to 70 badges and the skill badges they have are not limited to just one tier (in 2K14, NBA players would have just the top tier of the Signature Skill). This means James Harden can be a GOLD Transition Finisher, while Harrison Barnes can be a BRONZE
• NBA players cannot have all 77 badges because some badges conflict (i.e. a player cannot have both Alpha Dog and Beta Dog)
• LeBron currently has the most in the NBA with 47 total badges.
• Badges are earned in MyCareer based on how you play, how you respond to situations in scenes, and how good your regular attributes are. Once you earn the bronze version, you can then purchase with VC the silver and gold versions(note that the personality badges just have one tier to them).

BADGE LIST

Personality

• Alpha Dog - Steps his game up when his teammates are performing poorly
  
• Beta Dog - Steps his game up when an Alpha Dog teammate is out or is playing poorly
  
• Road Dog – Elevates his play when playing in road games
  
• Prime Time - Elevates his play in games of great significance
  
• Cool and Collected - A player who remains fairly consistent throughout the course of the game
  
• Closer - Steps his game up in the 4th quarter and overtime when the game is close
  
• Fierce Competitor - Elevates his game when being outplayed or instigated
  
• Spark Plug - Energizes teammates with big plays
  
• Swagger - Gets himself going by making big plays
  
• Mind Games - Gets his opponent out of rhythm by getting into his head while guarding him
  
• Enforcer - Wreaks havoc on the floor with physical and tough play
  
• Mentor - Gets younger players focused in on the game when they commit mistakes
  
• Heart and Soul - Rallies team when things are getting out of hand. Helps team stay focused
  
• Floor General - Makes his team better offensively just by being on the floor
  
• Hardened - Plays through fatigue and injury without experiencing full negative consequences
  
• Defensive Anchor - Makes his team better defensively just by being on the floor
  
• On Court Coach - MyCareer specific. A player with this badge can get the ball, call plays and tell teammates t
• shoot whenever he wants

The following have no gameplay affect. These badges simply help drive the emotional reactions to various in-game situations:

• Friendly - An outgoing and typically well-liked player
  
• Reserved - A quiet player that generally keeps t
• himself
  
• High Work Ethic - Works harder than the typical NBA player
  
• Legendary Work Ethic - First one to the gym, last one to leave and the hardest worker at all times
  
• All-Time Great - Strives to be known as an all-time great
  
• Low Eg
• - Values team success more than anything
  
• Keep it Real - Responds best to tough love
  
• Pat My Back - Responds best when coddled
  
• Expressive - Has n
• problem expressing his feelings
  
• Unpredictable - Can be erratic in his behavior
  
• Laid Back - Generally pretty chill at all times

The Rest

• Volume Shooter – Heats up with every shot, make or miss. However, lack of shots can make him cold
  
• Microwave - Only needs a limited amount of made shots to get hot
  
• Unfazed - Timeouts as well as quarter breaks do not cool this player down offensively
  
• Corner Specialist - Known for his ability to knock down threes from the corner
  
• Screen Outlet - Excels as the screener in the pick & roll game
  
• Deadeye - Not bothered as much by defenders when it comes to making contested shots
  
• Limitless Range - Known for knocking down three pointers well beyond the three point line
  
• Bank Is Open - Excels at banking in jumpers
  
• Fade Ace - Excels at making fadeaway jumpers
  
• Shot Creator - Known for making tough shots off the dribble after creating space t
• shoot
  
• Lob City Finisher - Finishes alley-oops at a high rate
  
• Sprite (R) Posterizer - Known for attempting to dunk on opposing players whenever possible
  
• Spin Lay-in - Excels at making spin layups
  
• Hop-stepper - Excels at making hop-step layups
  
• King of Euros - Shines in his ability to make euro step layups
  
• Acrobat - Can change his shot in air and attempt difficult shots with few consequences
  
• Tear Dropper - Excels at making floaters and runners
  
• Post Spin Technician - Dominates the post with his ability to beat his defender spin and drive moves
  
• Drop-stepper - Adept at beating his defender in the post with dropsteps
  
• Post Hoperator - Excels at making hop-shots out of the post
  
• Post Stepback Pro - Shines in his ability to use the post stepback move to score in the post
  
• Dreamlike Up and Under - Uses an array of up-fakes in the post to fool his defender into jumping
  
• Killer Crossover - A ball-handler who excels at breaking his defender down with crossovers
  
• Spin Kingpin - A ball-handler known for breaking his defender down with spin moves
  
• Stepback Freeze - A ball-handler adept at freezing his defender with stepback moves
  
• Behind the Back Pro - A ball-handler who catches his defender off guard with behind the back moves
  
• Hesitation Stunner - A ball-handler adept at freezing his defender with hesitation moves
  
• Master of In and Out - A ball-handler known for breaking his defender down with in and out moves
  
• Pet Move Sizeup - A ball-handler who uses elite size-up moves to break his defender down
  
• One Man Fastbreak - Excels at taking the ball coast to coast on a fastbreak
  
• Transition Finisher - Adept at running the fastbreak and finishing at a high rate
  
• Flashy Passer - Known for throwing accurate flashy passes
  
• Break Starter - Starts fastbreaks with accurate outlet passes
  
• Pick & Roll Maestro - Known for orchestrating the pick & roll game as the ball-handler
  
• Lob City Passer - Throws accurate alley-oop passes
  
• Dimer - An elite passer known for hitting teammates in the correct position to score, giving them a boost on their shot %
  
• Hustle Points - Known for immediately scoring following an offensive rebound near the basket
  
• Scrapper - A hustle player who wins loose ball battles
  
• Tenacious Rebounder - Relentless in going for rebounds
  
• Perimeter Lock-down Defender - A defender that automatically counters the perimeter offensive badges of opponents
  
• Post Lock-down Defender - A defender that automatically counters the interior scoring badges of opponents
  
• Charge Card - Adept at placing himself in position t
• win charge calls
  
• Pick Dodger - Doesn't get caught up on screens very easily
  
• Interceptor - Adept at stealing passes
  
• Pick Pocket - Known for his ability to strip the ball from a ball-handler
  
• Eraser - Amazing shot blocker who counters inside-scoring badges of opponents
  
• Chase Down Artist - Chases players down on fastbreaks and effectively swats their shots from behind
  
• Bruiser - The physical nature of this player drains energy from his match-up
  
• Brick Wall - Sets extremely effective screens

[bigh0rt]

I feel like I'm way more excited about these than I should be. Think there's great potential to Arcade up the game here.

[Nick]

This sounds really cool. It remains to be seen how it affects gameplay exactly yet. Looking forward to playing around with it!

[railex777]

Cant wait nba 2k15 :/ in my contry coming 10th :/

[Jackal]

I'm excited for these. I think it will help in making the game more realistic by having players actually do what they do in real life. Matt Bonner is a shooter off the bench, Kobe is legendary work ethic, Larry Sanders is erratic etc etc. I hope I don't hype it up in my head too much only to be disappointed.

Edit: just for fun these are the players that came to mind while reading them.

BADGE LIST

Personality



• Alpha Dog - Steps his game up when his teammates are performing poorly - Durant/Bryant
  
  
• Beta Dog - Steps his game up when an Alpha Dog teammate is out or is playing poorly - Westbrook/Ginobili
  
• Road Dog – Elevates his play when playing in road games -
  
• Prime Time - Elevates his play in games of great significance - Bryant/Ginobili
  
• Cool and Collected - A player who remains fairly consistent throughout the course of the game - Durant
  
• Closer - Steps his game up in the 4th quarter and overtime when the game is close - T-Mac/Bryant/Parker
  
• Fierce Competitor - Elevates his game when being outplayed or instigated - Bryant
  
• Spark Plug - Energizes teammates with big plays - Griffin
  
• Swagger - Gets himself going by making big plays - Young
  
• Mind Games - Gets his opponent out of rhythm by getting into his head while guarding him - Jordan
  
• Enforcer - Wreaks havoc on the floor with physical and tough play - Laimbeer
  
• Mentor - Gets younger players focused in on the game when they commit mistakes -
  
• Heart and Soul - Rallies team when things are getting out of hand. Helps team stay focused
  
• Floor General - Makes his team better offensively just by being on the floor - Chris Paul
  
• Hardened - Plays through fatigue and injury without experiencing full negative consequences - Jordan/Bryant
  
• Defensive Anchor - Makes his team better defensively just by being on the floor - Mutumbo/Ibaka/Duncan/Marc Gasol
  
• On Court Coach - MyCareer specific. A player with this badge can get the ball, call plays and tell teammates t
• shoot whenever he wants

The following have no gameplay affect. These badges simply help drive the emotional reactions to various in-game situations:


• Friendly - An outgoing and typically well-liked player - Fisher
  
• Reserved - A quiet player that generally keeps to himself
  
• High Work Ethic - Works harder than the typical NBA player
  
• Legendary Work Ethic - First one to the gym, last one to leave and the hardest worker at all times - Bryant
  
• All-Time Great - Strives to be known as an all-time great - Bryant
  
• Low Ego- Values team success more than anything - Taj Gibson
  
• Keep it Real - Responds best to tough love
  
• Pat My Back - Responds best when coddled
  
• Expressive - Has no]problem expressing his feelings
  
• Unpredictable - Can be erratic in his behavior - Sanders/Metta World Panda
  
• Laid Back - Generally pretty chill at all times

The Rest



• Volume Shooter – Heats up with every shot, make or miss. However, lack of shots can make him cold - Young
  
• Microwave - Only needs a limited amount of made shots to get hot - Terry/Crawford
  
• Unfazed - Timeouts as well as quarter breaks do not cool this player down offensively
  
• Corner Specialist - Known for his ability to knock down threes from the corner - Green
  
• Screen Outlet - Excels as the screener in the pick & roll game - Griffin
  
• Deadeye - Not bothered as much by defenders when it comes to making contested shots - Curry
  
• Limitless Range - Known for knocking down three pointers well beyond the three point line - Curry
  
• Bank Is Open - Excels at banking in jumpers - Duncan
  
• Fade Ace - Excels at making fadeaway jumpers - Jordan
  
• Shot Creator - Known for making tough shots off the dribble after creating space to shoot - Durant
  
• Lob City Finisher - Finishes alley-oops at a high rate - Jordan/Griffin
  
• Sprite (R) Posterizer - Known for attempting to dunk on opposing players whenever possible - Carter
  
• Spin Lay-in - Excels at making spin layups
  
• Hop-stepper - Excels at making hop-step layups
  
• King of Euros - Shines in his ability to make euro step layups
  
• Acrobat - Can change his shot in air and attempt difficult shots with few consequences
  
• Tear Dropper - Excels at making floaters and runners
  
• Post Spin Technician - Dominates the post with his ability to beat his defender spin and drive moves
  
• Drop-stepper - Adept at beating his defender in the post with dropsteps
  
• Post Hoperator - Excels at making hop-shots out of the post
  
• Post Stepback Pro - Shines in his ability to use the post stepback move to score in the post
  
• Dreamlike Up and Under - Uses an array of up-fakes in the post to fool his defender into jumping
  
• Killer Crossover - A ball-handler who excels at breaking his defender down with crossovers
  
• Spin Kingpin - A ball-handler known for breaking his defender down with spin moves
  
• Stepback Freeze - A ball-handler adept at freezing his defender with stepback moves
  
• Behind the Back Pro - A ball-handler who catches his defender off guard with behind the back moves
  
• Hesitation Stunner - A ball-handler adept at freezing his defender with hesitation moves
  
• Master of In and Out - A ball-handler known for breaking his defender down with in and out moves
  
• Pet Move Sizeup - A ball-handler who uses elite size-up moves to break his defender down - T-Mac in 2002-03
  
• One Man Fastbreak - Excels at taking the ball coast to coast on a fastbreak - James
  
• Transition Finisher - Adept at running the fastbreak and finishing at a high rate
  
• Flashy Passer - Known for throwing accurate flashy passes - Rubio
  
• Break Starter - Starts fastbreaks with accurate outlet passes - Love
  
• Pick & Roll Maestro - Known for orchestrating the pick & roll game as the ball-handler - Paul
  
• Lob City Passer - Throws accurate alley-oop passes - Paul
  
• Dimer - An elite passer known for hitting teammates in the correct position to score, giving them a boost on their shot % - Rondo
  
• Hustle Points - Known for immediately scoring following an offensive rebound near the basket - Manimal
  
• Scrapper - A hustle player who wins loose ball battles - Manimal
  
• Tenacious Rebounder - Relentless in going for rebounds - Manimal
  
• Perimeter Lock-down Defender - A defender that automatically counters the perimeter offensive badges of opponents - Leonard/Sefolosha
  
• Post Lock-down Defender - A defender that automatically counters the interior scoring badges of opponents - Ibaka
  
• Charge Card - Adept at placing himself in position to win charge calls - Ginobili/Fisher
  
• Pick Dodger - Doesn't get caught up on screens very easily
  
• Interceptor - Adept at stealing passes
  
• Pick Pocket - Known for his ability to strip the ball from a ball-handler
  
• Eraser - Amazing shot blocker who counters inside-scoring badges of opponents
  
• Chase Down Artist - Chases players down on fastbreaks and effectively swats their shots from behind - Lebron
  
• Bruiser - The physical nature of this player drains energy from his match-up - Marc Gasol
  
• Brick Wall - Sets extremely effective screens

[shadowgrin]

Swagger

Might as well add a YOLO badge.

[cramsiaca]

Is 'Swagger' a really bad thing? I remember it was on Pokemon games, too.

[BrotherJRB]

I create fictional players so these badges are great to create even more personalities. Love it!

[Kenny_C]

King of Euros could suit Ginobili well right?

[shadowgrin]

Is 'Swagger' a really bad thing? I remember it was on Pokemon games, too.

Anything outside Gen 1 is cancer.

[deihatein]

Is 'Swagger' a really bad thing? I remember it was on Pokemon games, too.

Anything outside Gen 1 is cancer.

You're one of those persons ugh.

[shadowgrin]

[TBM]

BADGE LIST

Personality



• Alpha Dog - Steps his game up when his teammates are performing poorly - Durant/Bryant

Durant is no alpha dog.

[Kevin]

BADGE LIST

Personality



• Alpha Dog - Steps his game up when his teammates are performing poorly - Durant/Bryant

Durant is no Alpha dog.

Are you serious? He literally carried the team without Westbrook. Now you might tell me that Russell DIDN'T perform in any of those games but Durant sure did step up when Ibaka, Perkins and Jackson wasn't effective.

[TBM]

I'm dumb.

I didn't read the description, so I thought alpha dog was like, someone who took control of the team, and took charge, which Durant doesn't really ever do.

[bigh0rt]

I'm dumb.

I didn't read the description, so I thought alpha dog was like, someone who took control of the team, and took charge, which Durant doesn't really ever do.

[Kevin]

I'm dumb.

I didn't read the description, so I thought alpha dog was like, someone who took control of the team, and took charge, which Durant doesn't really ever do.

I think that was actually what I was also trying to say.

[TBM]

But as far as that goes, does he really act as the teams leader? In reality, Westbrook will bring the ball up the court, and then shoot it 50% of the time, or decide to pass it to Durant the other 50%. Westbrook is more of the teams leader in that sense.

[Rosque]

But as far as that goes, does he really act as the teams leader? In reality, Westbrook will bring the ball up the court, and then shoot it 50% of the time, or decide to pass it to Durant the other 50%. Westbrook is more of the teams leader in that sense.

He carries the team with his intensity throghout the whole game...but then when it gets tough, what do you do? Give it to KD. That's alpha dog. Also, what did KD do when Russ went down last year? He make LeBron and rest of the league look like bunch of high-school kids.

[Nick]

Jackal's post made me start thinking about which players would get witch badges too, so just for fun i made additions to the list... (note i only added, did not put ones that Jackal already mentioned)

BADGE LIST

Personality



• Cool and Collected - A player who remains fairly consistent throughout the course of the game - Lillard, Roy
  
  
• Closer - Steps his game up in the 4th quarter and overtime when the game is close - Chris Paul, Melo, Lillard, Kyrie
  
• Fierce Competitor - Elevates his game when being outplayed or instigated - Dion Waiters
  
• Swagger - Gets himself going by making big plays - Kobe
  
• Mind Games - Gets his opponent out of rhythm by getting into his head while guarding him - Gary Payton, Vernon Maxwell
  
• Mentor - Gets younger players focused in on the game when they commit mistakes - Chauncey Billups, Chris Paul, Kevin Garnett, Ricky Rubio, Tim Duncan
  
• Floor General - Makes his team better offensively just by being on the floor - Nash
  
• Hardened - Plays through fatigue and injury without experiencing full negative consequences - Iverson
  
• Defensive Anchor - Makes his team better defensively just by being on the floor - Tyson Chandler, Kevin Garnett

The following have no gameplay affect. These badges simply help drive the emotional reactions to various in-game situations:


• Friendly - An outgoing and typically well-liked player - Chris Paul, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, DeMarcus Cousins, Carmelo Anthony, Paul George, Al Jefferson, Nick Young, Joel Embiid, James Harden, Kenneth Faried, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Ricky Rubio, LaMarcus Aldridge, Roy Hibbert, Chandler Parsons, Jamal Crawford,
  
• Reserved - A quiet player that generally keeps to himself - Tim Duncan, Matt Bonner, Derrick Rose, Kawhi Leonard, Rajon Rondo, Ty Lawson,
  
• High Work Ethic - Works harder than the typical NBA player: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Stephen Curry, Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, Damian Lillard, Kawhi Leonard, Victor Oladipo, Joakim Noah,
  
• Legendary Work Ethic - First one to the gym, last one to leave and the hardest worker at all times - LeBron, Durant, Rose
  
• All-Time Great - Strives to be known as an all-time great - LeBron, Durant, Haren, Chris Paul
  
• Low Ego- Values team success more than anything - LeBron, Durant, Chris Paul, Steve Nash, Serge Ibaka, Al Horford, Chris Bosh, Joakim Noah, Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, Ricky Rubio, Wesley Matthews,

The Rest



• Volume Shooter – Heats up with every shot, make or miss. However, lack of shots can make him cold - JR Smith, Kobe, Melo, Westbrook, Durant, Kyrie, Cousins, Kemba Walker, Brandon Jennings, Rudy Gay, DeRozan, Jabari Parker, Monta Ellis, Josh Smith, Dion Waiters, CJ McCollum, Crawfords,
  
• Unfazed - Timeouts as well as quarter breaks do not cool this player down offensively - Kobe, Lillard
  
• Corner Specialist - Known for his ability to knock down threes from the corner - Trevor Ariza, Wes Matthews, Joe Johnson, Klay Thompson, PJ Tucker, Battier, Bowen, Ray Allen
  
• Screen Outlet - Excels as the screener in the pick & roll game - Karl Malone, Amare, Ibaka, Perkins, Love, Aldridge, Dwight Howard, Paul Millsap, Chris Bosh, Joakim Noah, Tyson Chandler
  
• Deadeye - Not bothered as much by defenders when it comes to making contested shots - Kobe, Lillard, Durant, Haren, Kyrie, Chris Paul, Melo, Klay Thompson, LeBron, Matthews, Ryan Anderson, JR Smith, Danny Green
  
• Limitless Range - Known for knocking down three pointers well beyond the three point line - Arenas
  
• Bank Is Open - Excels at banking in jumpers - Wade, Rose
  
• Fade Ace - Excels at making fadeaway jumpers - Kobe, Vince Carter, LeBron, Kyrie, Dirk, Melo, Jabari Parker,
  
• Shot Creator - Known for making tough shots off the dribble after creating space to shoot - Haren, Kobe, Lillard, Curry, Melo, Arenas, LeBron, DeRozan, Trey Burke,
  
• Lob City Finisher - Finishes alley-oops at a high rate - Drummond, DeAndre, Faried, Durant, Ibaka, Kawhi, Derrick Favors, Joel Embiid, Dwight, Taj Gibson, TJ Warren, Jeff Green, Iguodala, Brandan Wright, Harkless, Mason Plumlee, Pau Gasol,
  
• Sprite (R) Posterizer - Known for attempting to dunk on opposing players whenever possible - Griffin, Gerald Green, LeBron, Westbrook, Ibaka, Drummond, Paul George, Victor Oladipo, DeAndre Jordan, DeRozan, Wiggins, Terrence Ross, Taj Gibson
  
• Spin Lay-in - Excels at making spin layups - Kyrie, Rose, Curry, Wall, Westbrook, Haren, LeBron, Chris Paul, Lillard, Rondo, Oladipo, Marcus Smart, Paul George, Ty Lawson, Kemba, Ellis,
  
• Hop-stepper - Excels at making hop-step layups - Griffin, LeBron, Melo, Kobe, Westbrook, Wade, Oladipo
  
• King of Euros - Shines in his ability to make euro step layups - Haren, Manu, Wade, Kyrie, Rondo, Wroten, Dragic
  
• Acrobat - Can change his shot in air and attempt difficult shots with few consequences - Rose, Westbrook, Kobe, LeBron, John Wall, Kyrie, Monta Ellis, Dante Exum, DeRozan.
  
• Tear Dropper - Excels at making floaters and runners - Curry, Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo, Kyrie, Trey Burke, Rose, Tony Parker, Nate Robinson, Brandon Jennings, Isaiah Thomas, Lowry, Conley,
  
• Post Spin Technician - Dominates the post with his ability to beat his defender spin and drive moves - Griffin, Love, Al Jefferson, LeBron, Kobe, Cousins, Aldridge, Millsap, Marc Gasol, Yao, Joel Embiid (almost),
  
• Drop-stepper - Adept at beating his defender in the post with dropsteps - Cousins, Bynum, Shaq, Love, LeBron,
  
  
• Post Stepback Pro - Shines in his ability to use the post stepback move to score in the post - LeBron, Kobe, Aldridge, Dirk, Durant, Melo,
  
• Dreamlike Up and Under - Uses an array of up-fakes in the post to fool his defender into jumping - Kyrie, Kobe, Cousins,
  
• Killer Crossover - A ball-handler who excels at breaking his defender down with crossovers - Kyrie, Rose, Deron, Curry, Paul, Kemba, Ty Lawson,
  
• Spin Kingpin - A ball-handler known for breaking his defender down with spin moves - Kyrie, Haren,
  
• Behind the Back Pro - A ball-handler who catches his defender off guard with behind the back moves - Manu, Haren,
  
• One Man Fastbreak - Excels at taking the ball coast to coast on a fastbreak - Rose, Giannis Antetenkounmpo, Wall, Durant, Kyrie, Haren, Lillard, Blake, Paul George, Batum, Josh Smith, Kawhi Leonard, Wiggins, Wroten, Rondo, Oladipo, Dragic, Faried, Thad Young, DeRozan, Jeff Teague, Eric Bledsoe, Terrence Ross, Terrence Jones, Waiters, Marcus Smart, Wade (maybe), Exum, Reggie Jackson, Lance Stephenson, Tyreke Evans, TJ Warren, Andre Iguodala, JR Smith, Aaron Gordon, Zach LaVine, Westbrook,
  
• Flashy Passer - Known for throwing accurate flashy passes - Jennings, Nash, Jason Williams, Manu, Kobe, LeBron, Curry, Rondo, Paul, Kendall Marshall, Tony Parker, Deron, Lance Stephenson, Tyreke, Iguodala,
  
• Break Starter - Starts fastbreaks with accurate outlet passes - Duncan, LeBron, Noah, Marc Gasol, Pau Gasol, Greg Monroe,
  
• Pick & Roll Maestro - Known for orchestrating the pick & roll game as the ball-handler - Nash, Lillard, Curry, Tony Parker, Trey Burke, Ricky Rubio, Rondo, Haren
  
• Dimer - An elite passer known for hitting teammates in the correct position to score, giving them a boost on their shot % - Paul, LeBron, Nash, Ricky Rubio, Kendall Marshall, Curry, Rose, Haren,
  
• Hustle Points - Known for immediately scoring following an offensive rebound near the basket - Noah, Love, Drummond, Tyson Chandler, Blake, Cousins, Horford, Favors, Millsap, Jefferson, Gasol, Gooden, DeAndre, Vujacic, Thaddeus Young, Terrence Jones, Dwight, Monroe, Henson, Taj Gibson, Jared Sullinger, Enes Kanter, Brook and Robin Lopez, Brandan Wright, Ersan Ilysasova, Draymond Green, Nikola Pekovic, David Lee, Zach Randolph,
  
• Scrapper - A hustle player who wins loose ball battles - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Tony Allen, Marcus Smart, Westbrook, Kawhi Leonard, Batum, Anthony Davis, Ibaka, Noah, Rondo, Paul, Oladipo, Nerlens Noel, Kyle Lowry, Thaddeus Young, Eric Bledsoe, LeBron, Rubio, Wes Matthews, Taj Gibson, Iguodala, Draymond Green, Danny Green, KJ McDaniels, David West, Marion, Steven Adams.
  
• Tenacious Rebounder - Relentless in going for rebounds - Love, Reggie Evans, etc
  
• Perimeter Lock-down Defender - A defender that automatically counters the perimeter offensive badges of opponents - Tony Allen, Iguodala, MKG, Marcus Smart,
  
• Post Lock-down Defender - A defender that automatically counters the interior scoring badges of opponents - Anthony Davis, Sanders, Hibbert,
  
• Charge Card - Adept at placing himself in position to win charge calls - Battier, Chris Paul, Cousins, Lowry, Mike Dunleavy, Monta Ellis, Blake Griffin, Kevin Love, Haslem, Nick Collison, Devin Harris, Luis Scola, John Wall,
  
• Pick Pocket - Known for his ability to strip the ball from a ball-handler - Conley, Rondo, Paul
  
• Brick Wall - Sets extremely effective screens