NBA 2K26 Attribute Descriptions
Understand how each attribute in NBA 2K26 impacts your player's performance on the court. This guide breaks down every rating from Finishing to Defense.
- Close Shot
- Boosts the ability to make shots (non-dunk/layup) within 10 feet of the basket, especially effective against defensive contests.
- Driving Layup
- Increases the ability to finish layups effectively while driving to the basket, including navigating through traffic and absorbing contact.
- Driving Dunk
- Determines a player's ability to perform dunks in traffic and on fast breaks. Higher ratings unlock more athletic and contact dunk animations.
- Standing Dunk
- Improves a player's ability to perform dunks while standing under the basket, crucial for bigs on offensive rebounds and post moves.
- Post Control
- Affects the success of post moves, spins, and drop-steps. A higher rating also helps protect the ball from being stolen in the post.
- Mid-Range Shot
- Boosts the ability to make open and contested jump shots taken from inside the three-point line but outside of the close-shot range.
- Three-Point Shot
- Increases a player's accuracy when shooting from beyond the three-point arc. Higher ratings reduce the impact of defensive contests.
- Free Throw
- Determines a player's accuracy from the free-throw line. A crucial attribute for drawing fouls and capitalizing on free points.
- Pass Accuracy
- Increases the speed and accuracy of passes, reducing the chance of turnovers. Unlocks better passing animations like bullet passes and alley-oops.
- Ball Handle
- Improves a player's ability to dribble effectively and perform advanced dribble moves, while also making it harder for defenders to steal the ball.
- Speed with Ball
- Determines how fast a player can run while dribbling the ball. Essential for fast breaks and blowing by defenders.
- Interior Defense
- Boosts a player's ability to effectively contest shots, box out opponents, and stay in front of offensive players in the paint.
- Perimeter Defense
- Improves a player's ability to stay in front of ball handlers on the perimeter, contest outside shots, and navigate through screens.
- Steal
- Increases the chances of successfully stealing the ball from an opponent, both on-ball and by intercepting passes in the passing lanes.
- Block
- Enhances a player's ability to block shots from opponents. A higher rating also improves the chances of successfully chasing down players on a fast break.
- Offensive Rebound
- Determines a player's effectiveness at getting rebounds on the offensive end of the court, creating second-chance opportunities.
- Defensive Rebound
- Improves a player's ability to secure rebounds on the defensive end, which is key to preventing second-chance points and starting fast breaks.
- Speed
- Affects how fast a player can run without the ball. Crucial for getting back on defense, cutting to the basket, and moving around screens.
- Acceleration
- Determines how quickly a player can reach their top speed from a standstill or after changing directions.
- Strength
- Impacts a player's ability to back down opponents in the post, absorb contact on drives, box out for rebounds, and set effective screens.
- Vertical
- Affects a player's ability to jump high for rebounds, blocks, and dunks. It works in conjunction with other attributes to determine animation effectiveness.