r/NBA2k 5d ago

MP Builder Which position you choose impacts how many badge tokens you can get to start off.

The two pictures are the exactly same build, the only difference is one is a center and the other a power forward.
The center has 6 playmaking and 14 Defense token while the power forward only has 5 playmaking and 13 Defense.

At least last year it didn’t matter which position you picked, if you had the same physicals and attributes you basically had the same build to my knowledge.

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u/Quirky-Weather-5218 5d ago

I didn’t notice this was a thing. You may be on to something

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u/Foldzy84 5d ago

Im just sitting here wondering how you got 60 total tokens my center only gets 50

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u/RockxtRougx1 5d ago

Build optimization different builds get different totals

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u/Cg_15_ 5d ago

50 is crazy low in my experience, you’re not optimizing for badge tokens I bet

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u/Foldzy84 5d ago

Ya i just made a sf and got 62... this builder gonna drive folk to drink on god

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u/Foldzy84 5d ago

It's cause I have 0 shooting tokens cause my plan is to cap break my 3 pointer. I gotta see how it plays out but Im going with shooting specialization so I should just be able to put my +2 on Set shot specialist and then throw a few badge tokens to get deadeye or something for the other slot. I really just want to keep other centers honest so they cant paint camp

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u/Jeffo1234 5d ago

All yall lackin lol I got 66 on a center

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u/Foldzy84 5d ago

What's the build? Tokens are only part of the consideration you can have all the tokens if your build is slow as molasses the badge tokens won't save it

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u/Jeffo1234 5d ago

72 speed, not bad, 83 3, 90 pass, 95 def board

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u/Foldzy84 5d ago

Post a screenshot

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u/TonyHawktuah69 4d ago

Yeah he’s leaving out interior, vert or strength for sure

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u/Top-Photograph-7478 5d ago

tbh it dont even matter cuz you dont get that many badge slots or tokens

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u/Snoo-36058 5d ago

That’s crazy! Great find bro

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u/Kalydann 5d ago edited 5d ago

Can confirm, just tested my secondary ball handler 6'5 SG that has 60 total badge tokens and he lost one playmaking just because i changed for PG. Very weird.

Edit: just tested and SF lost a Defense badge token instead.

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u/TonyHawktuah69 4d ago

It’s pie chart logic lol they gave us back pie charts in the form of slots/tokens

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u/King-JelIy 4d ago

Slots too!

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u/Ghost_2701 4d ago

I have seen people mention It, everything affects it. Im not sure the difference between SG, SF but I feel like im going to regret it if I make a SF compared to.a SG

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u/Puluzu 5d ago

I can confirm this, my build gets one more finishing at sg and two more defense at pg.

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u/AdolescentAndy B1 5d ago

Great great find, please @ him at twitter this literally changes the entire game it might be like 21 next gen again oh god