NBA 2K27 Rise Up badge
Rise Up increases standing dunks in the painted area. You are already in the paint; this is the drop-step or catch-and-throw-down badge.
What Rise Up does
Rise Up increases standing dunks in the painted area. You are already in the paint; this is the drop-step or catch-and-throw-down badge.
Dunker-spot and post bigs. If you catch at the rim and the lock is under you, Rise Up finishes it. Posterizer is for the drive. Aerial Wizard is for the lob.
Who should equip Rise Up
Interior bigs and athletic fours. Guards almost never need this.
Rise Up FAQ
- What does Rise Up do in NBA 2K27?
- Rise Up increases standing dunks in the painted area. You are already in the paint; this is the drop-step or catch-and-throw-down badge.
- Is Rise Up new in 2K27?
- No. Rise Up returned for NBA 2K27 in the Finishing category.
- Who should equip Rise Up?
- Interior bigs and athletic fours. Guards almost never need this.
Related 2K27 badges
Posterizer
Posterizer increases the chance of dunking on a defender while driving. Drive dunks, not standing paint dunks — those are Rise Up.
Aerial Wizard
Aerial Wizard improves alley-oop dunks from a teammate and in-air putback dunks off an offensive rebound. Lobs and tip-dunks, not standing layups.
Paint Prodigy
Paint Prodigy improves scoring when you go to work in the paint — quick drops, standing takes, and the close-range package that is not a full drive from the perimeter.
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