Improves player’s shooting ability after making first shot until a miss occurs. For every made shot from the beginning of the game, player receives a shot attribute bonus that lasts until the first missed shot attempt.
Hot Start Badge
Hot Start Badge
BADGE TIPS
For Best Results:
- Combine this Badge with:
- Volume Shooter Badge
- Hot Zone Hunter Badge
- Green Machine Badge
- Catch & Shoot Badge
- Range Extender Badge
- Builds this Badge is Best Suited for:
- 3 PT Shooters
- Offensive Threat
- Stretch Bigs
- Mid Range Shooters
- Shot Creators
- Attributes to Increase:
- Mid-Range Shot
- Three-Point Shot
- Gameplay & Playstyle Tips:
- Activate this badge by starting off games and quarters with made jump shots, trying to put together a streak together.
- To increase the success rate of jump shots:
- Learn and practice your jumpshot timing (if it’s not working for you, try a new one)
- Take open shots
- Space the floor / spread out to create open looks
- Know and shoot from hot spots on the court
- Use on-ball and off-ball screens to get open
- Read the passer and move without the ball, bluffing changes in direction, etc. if necessary to get open.
- If the defender is overplaying you, utilize back cuts and pump fakes
- Notes:
- Simulated games do not count towards earning badges
- Badges have 4 Tiers: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Hall of Fame
- Badge availability depends on the archetype
- HOF badges are only available if it’s a primary skill of the archetype
BADGE INFO
Name: Hot Start
Description: Improves player’s shooting ability after making first shot until a miss occurs. For every made shot from the beginning of the game, player receives a shot attribute bonus that lasts until the first missed shot attempt.
Controls: Jump Shot: Press and hold X / Square or move and hold Right Stick then release
Skill(s): Offense > Shooting
Type: Shooting Badge
Notable NBA Players w/This Badge on HOF: Klay Thompson
