In NBA 2K25, “Build Names” are labels assigned to specific player archetypes that highlight unique skills, strengths, and play styles on the virtual court. Each build name captures the essence of a player’s abilities, from elite shooting to lockdown defense or crafty playmaking. These names add personality to each build, providing players with an immersive, strategic way to create their MyPLAYER. These names help guide players in tailoring their approach, maximizing strengths, and filling key roles on any squad.
Here are all the Build names in NBA 2K27 that have been announced so far, including rare builds!
(Note: work in progress)
NBA 2K27 Build Names
- 2 Way 3 Level Board Hunter
- 2 Way 3 Level Combo Guard
- 2 Way 3 Level Facilitator
- 2 Way 3 Level Interior Force
- 2 Way 3 Level Phenom
- 2 Way 3 Level Playmaker
- 2 Way 3 Level Point Forward
- 2 Way 3 Level Point Four
- 2 Way 3 Level Scorer
- 2 Way 3 Level Shot Creator
- 2 Way 3 Level Threat
- 2 Way 3 PT Facilitator
- 2 Way 3 PT Playmaker
- 2 Way 3 PT Shot Creator
- 2 Way Balanced Scorer
- 2 Way Board Hunting Stretch
- 2 Way Break Starter
- 2 Way Catch & Shoot Ace
- 2 Way Catch & Shoot Threat
- 2 Way Dimer
- 2 Way Diming 3 Level Threat
- 2 Way Diming 3 PT Shooter
- 2 Way Diming Big
- 2 Way Diming Finisher
- 2 Way Diming Interior Threat
- 2 Way Diming Middy Specialist
- 2 Way Diming Outside Scorer
- 2 Way Diming Perimeter Threat
- 2 Way Diming Sharpshooter
- 2 Way Diming Slashing Threat
- 2 Way Diming Spot Up Threat
- 2 Way Facilitator
- 2 Way Finisher
- 2 Way Floor General
- 2 Way Floor Spacing Slasher
- 2 Way General
- 2 Way Glass Cleaning Slasher
- 2 Way Inside Out Combo Guard
- 2 Way Inside Out Creator
- 2 Way Inside Out Iso Creator
- 2 Way Inside Out Playmaker
- 2 Way Inside Out Point Forward
- 2 Way Inside Out Scorer
- 2 Way Inside Out Threat
- 2 Way Inside The Arc Maestro
- 2 Way Inside The Arc Menace
- 2 Way Inside The Arc Scorer
- 2 Way Inside The Arc Threat
- 2 Way Interior Scoring Dimer
- 2 Way Interior Threat
- 2 Way Mid Range Maestro
- 2 Way Mid Range Shooter
- 2 Way Mid Range Slasher
- 2 Way Mid Range Specialist
- 2 Way Pass First Guard
- 2 Way Pass First Point
- 2 Way Pass First Wing
- 2 Way Perimeter Playmaker
- 2 Way Perimeter Sharpshooter
- 2 Way Perimeter Shot Creator
- 2 Way Playmaker
- 2 Way Playmaking 3PT Threat
- 2 Way Playshot
- 2 Way Play Shot Bully
- 2 Way Post Playmaker
- 2 Way Post Up Stretch
- 2 Way Rim Attacker
- 2 Way Scoring Machine
- 2 Way Scoring Phenom
- 2 Way Sharpshooter
- 2 Way Shooter
- 2 Way Shot Creator
- 2 Way Skilled Stretch
- 2 Way Skilled Stretch Five
- 2 Way Skilled Stretch Four
- 2 Way Slasher
- 2 Way Slashing Combo Guard
- 2 Way Slashing Playmaker
- 2 Way Slashing Shot Creator
- 2 Way Specimen
- 2 Way Spot Up Threat
- 2 Way Stretch Five
- 2 Way Stretch Four
- 2 Way Stretch Glass Cleaner
- 2 Way Stretch Playmaker
- 2 Way Tempo Pusher
- 2 Way Threat
- 2 Way Walking Bucket
- 3 & D Guard
- 3 & D Off Guard
- 3 & D Point
- 3 & D Threat
- 3 & D Two Guard
- 3 & D Wing
- 3 Level Playmaker
- 3 Level Scorer
- 3 Level Scoring Board Hunter
- 3 Level Scoring Glass Cleaner
- 3 Level Scoring Paint Beast
- 3 Level Scoring Playmaker
- 3 Level Scoring Threat
- 3 Level Shot Creator
- 3 Level Threat
- 3 PT Combo Guard
- 3 PT Playmaker
- 3 PT Shooter
- 3 PT Shot Hunter
- 3 PT Specialist
- Air Artist
- Airborne Ace
- All Around 2 Way
- All Around Star
- All Around Threat
- Anomaly
- Arc Anchor
- Arc Finisher
- Athletic Bucket Chaser
- Athletic Finisher
- Athletic Masher
- Attack Artist
- Back to Basket Big
- Back to Basket Guard
- Backcourt Bully
- Balanced Offensive Four
- Balanced Offensive Point
- Balanced Offensive Two Guard
- Balanced Scorer
- Ball Hawk
- Basket Bandit
- Block Party
- Board Hunting Lob Threat
- Board Hunting Small Ball Four
- Board Hunting Stretch Five
- Board Hunting Stretch Four
- Boardmaster
- Boards
- Bouncy Four
- Brute
- Buckets
- Bully Ball Big
- Certified Bucket
- Chaos Creating Burner
- Complete Guard
- Conductor
- Court Extender
- Crafty Offensive Engine
- Crasher
- Deep Range Shot Creator
- Deep Four Dynamo
- Defender / Rebounder
- Defensive Anchor
- Defensive Captain
- Defensive Lock
- Defensive Menace
- Defensive Stalwart
- Diming 3 & D Guard
- Diming 3 & D Point
- Diming 3 & D Two Guard
- Diming 3 Level Scorer
- Diming 3 Level Threat
- Diming Defensive Anchor
- Diming Finisher
- Diming Glass Cleaner
- Diming Inside Out Scorer
- Diming Inside Out Threat
- Diming Inside The Arc Scorer
- Diming Outside Scorer
- Diming Paint Beast
- Diming Perimeter Threat
- Diming Sharpshooter
- Diming Slashing Threat
- Disruptive Lockdown
- Disruptive Middy Bully
- Diverse Five
- Diverse Phenom
- Dunk Magician
- Dynamic Four
- Dynamic Point
- Face Up Four
- Face Up Glass Cleaner
- Face Up Playmaker
- Facilitating 3 Level 2 Way
- Facilitating Finisher
- Facilitating Shooter
- Finesse Finisher
- Finisher
- Floor General
- Floor Spacing Rebounder
- Floor Spacing Slasher
- Floor Sweeping Dimer
- Glass & Splash Wing
- Glass Cleaner
- Glass Cleaning 3 Level Threat
- Glass Cleaning 3 PT Threat
- Glass Cleaning Dimer
- Glass Cleaning Finisher
- Glass Cleaning Interior Scorer
- Glass Cleaning Interior Threat
- Glass Cleaning Lockdown
- Glass Cleaning Shot Creator
- Glass General
- Gritty Guard
- Handles / Passing
- Hash Sinking Slasher
- Hibachi
- High Flyer
- Highlight Reel
- Hybrid Defender
- Hybrid Lockdown Defender
- Inside Out Combo Guard
- Inside Out Facilitator
- Inside Out Glass Cleaner
- Inside Out Iso Specialist
- Inside Out Playmaker
- Inside Out Scorer
- Inside Out Shot Creator
- Inside Out Threat
- Inside Out Small Ball Four
- Inside Outside Threat
- Inside The Arc Board Hunter
- Inside The Arc Finisher
- Inside The Arc Glass Cleaner
- Inside The Arc Maestro
- Inside The Arc Menace
- Instrument of Buckets
- Interior Big
- Interior Finisher
- Interior Force
- Interior Playmaker
- Interior Scorer
- Iso King
- Iso Threat
- Jack of All Trades
- Jelly Dimer
- Junkyard Guard
- Launchpad
- Lockdown Defender
- Lockdown Shooter
- Low Block Bully
- Low Post Luminary
- Low Post Marksman
- Magician
- Micro Magician
- Mid Interior Facilitator
- Mid Range Assassin
- Mid Range Finisher
- Mid Range Maestro
- Mid Range Playmaker
- Mid Range Shooter
- Mid Range Slasher
- Mid Range Specialist
- Middy Scoring Board Hunter
- Multi Faceted Star
- Multi Position Defender
- Multi Talented Big
- Off-the-Bounce Bulldozer
- Offense Initiator
- Offensive Architect
- Offensive Maverick
- Offensive Minded Wing
- Offensive Orientated Five
- Offensive Orientated Four
- Offensive Threat
- Old School Wing
- Outlet Orchestrator
- Paint Beast
- Paint Bully
- Paint Defender
- Paint Protector
- Paint Scoring Stretch
- Paint Terror
- Pass First Big
- Passing and Ball Handling
- Perimeter Defender
- Perimeter Lockdown
- Perimeter Scoring Menace
- Perimeter Shot Hunter
- Pesky Defender
- Pivot Playmaker
- Playmaking 3 Level Scorer
- Playmaking Defensive Anchor
- Playmaking Four
- Playmaking Five
- Playmaking Glass Cleaner
- Playmaking Marksman
- Playmaking Paint Beast
- Playmaking Perimeter Creator
- Playmaking Shot Creator
- Playmaking Slasher
- Pocket Post
- Point Fading Wizard
- Point Power Forward
- Point of Attack Stopper
- Post Playmaker
- Post Precisionist
- Poster Maker
- Prototype
- Rebounder
- Rebounding Guard
- Rebounding Point
- Rebounding Wing
- Rim Attacker
- Rim Rampager
- Rim Reaping Dimer
- Rugged Playmaker
- Scoring Artist
- Scoring Machine
- Scrappy Point
- Scrappy Two Guard
- Scrappy Wing
- Secondary Ball Handler
- Security Blanket
- Sharpshooter
- Sharpshooting Facilitator
- Sharpshooting Shot Creator
- Shifty Sniper
- Shooter
- Shoot First Point
- Shot Blocking Guard
- Shot Blocking Wing
- Shot Creating 3 Level Threat
- Shot Creating Perimeter Threat
- Shot Creator
- Sigma
- Silky Sharpshooter
- Skilled Big
- Skilled Defensive Anchor
- Skilled Four
- Skilled Glass Cleaner
- Skilled Interior Force
- Skilled Two Guard
- Sky Fortress
- Slasher
- Slashing Inside Out Threat
- Slashing Playmaker
- Slashing Point Center
- Slashing Point Forward
- Slashing Threat
- Small Ball Four
- Small Ball Wing
- Sniper Guard
- Sniper Sentinel
- Scoop Artist
- Spacing Dynamo
- Spot Up Threat
- Stat Sheet Stuffer
- Steamroller
- Sticky Fingers
- Straight Jacket
- Stretch Dimer
- Stretch Facilitator
- Stretch Five
- Stretch Four
- Stretch Glass Cleaner
- Stretch Playmaker
- Stretch Slammer
- Stretch Sniper
- Swat King
- Swiss Army Knife
- Switchable Lockdown Defender
- Tempo Pushing Guard
- The Creator
- The Protector
- Three Point Titan
- Transition Maestro
- Triple Double Threat
- Triple Stopper
- Turbo
- Universal Big
- Versatile Enforcer
- Versatile Offensive Force
- Versatile Paint Beast
- Versatile Star
- Visionary
- Walking Bucket
- Well Rounded Four
- Well Rounded Guard
- Well Rounded Wing
- Wing Stopper
- Wing Sniper
