Elevates the shot percentage for an attempt taken off a pick and fade situation. Shot attempts that come after setting a screen are given a boost if the shot happens far enough from the rim and within a few seconds after the screen has been set.
Pick & Popper Badge
Pick & Popper Badge
BADGE TIPS
For Best Results:
- Combine this Badge with:
- Catch & Shoot Badge
- Range Extender Badge
- Brick Wall Badge
- Builds this Badge is Best Suited for:
- Stretch Bigs
- Attributes to Increase:
- Three-Point Shot
- Mid-Range Shot
- Gameplay & Playstyle Tips:
- Activate this badge by setting a pick and ‘pop’ or fade towards the perimeter
- Boosts shot attempts that come after setting a screen if the shot happens far enough from the rim and within a few seconds after the screen has been set.
- To increase the success rate of jump shots:
- Learn and practice your jump shot 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: Pick & Popper
Description: Elevates the shot percentage for an attempt taken off a pick and fade situation. Shot attempts that come after setting a screen are given a boost if the shot happens far enough from the rim and within a few seconds after the screen has been set.
Controls: Jumpshot: 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: Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Garnett, Larry Bird
