We have already released the finishing, shooting, and playmaking badge guides. Now it's the turn of defensive/rebounding badges.

NBA 2K22 defensive/rebounding badges are incredibly overpowered, which will help stop your matchup in unlikely situations.

With that in mind, this article is a list of all the defense & rebounding badges available in NBA 2K22. Plus, there are a few of the best defensive/rebounding badges for your reference.

NBA 2K22 Defensive / Rebounding Badges

We took a look at all the Defense/Rebounding badges in NBA 2K22. Here is a comprehensive list:

What are the best defensive/rebounding badges in 2K22?

Here are what we think are the best defensive badges on NBA 2K22:

1. Clamps

The Clamps badge falls into the perimeter category and is one of the best defensive badges in the game. It's crucial for on-ball defense as it gives you access to more cut-off moves and makes bumping the defender more effective.

Almost all of the good defensive players in NBA 2K22 have the Clamps badge. That's because Clamps is the animation that you need to glue yourself onto your defensive assignment.

This badge is more of a one-tricker, though, and you need to combine it with other badges. For this one, make sure that you bring it up to Hall of Fame level to be enough to pester the ball handler truly.

2. Intimidator

If players get a single badge to spend on defense, it should probably be the Intimidator badge. Intimidator reduces the shooting success of opposing matchups while guarding them. This year, Intimidator also increases the defensive rating of the player when tightly guarding the opposing player. This badge is convenient in slowing down tough matchups and playing suffocating defense.

The only requirement is that the player covers the shooter. Amazingly, the defender doesn't even have to be covering the opponent very well. So long as the badge holder makes some effort, the shooter will hit less of their shots. 

Combined with the Rim Protector badge, this badge will make it almost impossible to score over the player, inside or outside.

3. Pick Dodger

It can be pretty frustrating when you are such a good defender, and an opponent can rely so heavily on a teammate's screen. You can solve that problem yourself with the Pick Dodger badge.

Pick Dodger is a defense/rebound badge that allows defenders to maneuver around screens more effectively. This badge will activate whenever the player is thrown in defense. Getting screened (even by a goalie) can create a lot of room for the opposing offense, and this badge greatly reduces the effect choices will have on players.

A Gold Pick Dodger badge is good enough to ensure that you won't be frustrated by screens neutered by your perfect defense.

4. Tireless Defender

Defending is more draining even than running a fast break every play, and you will be pounding that turbo button a lot while you're chasing the ball handler around. The Tireless Defender badge can help keep your defender engaged for longer. It allows defenders to play defense more aggressively without losing energy at the same rate as a normal player.

Perimeter defenders would be wise to get this badge on a higher level, as it will allow you to play tough defense on-ball every possession, especially in the shorter Park games.

5. Clutch Defender

This badge can certainly be helpful for clutch-time defensive situations.

Jrue Holiday's defensive performance against Devin Booker in the latter part of the 2021 NBA Finals is one of the reasons that the Milwaukee Bucks won the championship.

Crunch time happens in games, and you need to be prepared to force a stop when the game is on the line. Holiday's Clutch Defender badge in Bronze, but you'd be best off making yours at least a Silver.

6. Rebound Chaser

Want an advantage over your opponents in second-chance points? A Rebound Chaser badge will take care of that, both on offense and defense.

The Rebound Chaser badge helps players judge where an errant ball is going to land and has them jump in the correct direction. The best power forward build will need to grab some badges here if they hope to compete with centers also hunting for rebounds under the rim.

7. Worm

The perfect complement to the Rebound Chaser is the Worm badge. It allows rebounders to swim or spin around box-outs more easily. When boxed out, rebounders have more success swimming around and getting into a successful rebound position.

You activate the badge by flicking your right stick around the player boxing you out, which should trigger a worm-like animation. You'll have varying degrees of success grabbing the board each time, however.

Since you're likely going to pair this with the Rebound Chaser, you might as well make this badge a Gold one too!

8. Rim Protector

Getting dunked on is more than just embarrassing. It provides a bonus to the opponent's takeover meter and that of their teammates. So reducing the odds of that happening, even if the layup is successful, is a silver lining during these plays.

Rim Protector cuts down on these posterizing plays and adds the benefit of increasing blocked shots. A dominant center build will always have at least one badge in this, sending balls into the stands against anybody who tries to score in the paint.

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