Creating builds in NBA 2K26 is more durable than it appears, and typically you may be only one or two attribute factors away from a Badge that’ll actually assistance on the courtroom. Should you want a small enhance, you will get Cap Breakers to push your participant previous their limits in NBA 2K26.
Cap Breakers assist you to elevate your participant’s attribute points above their projected most that you just selected when creating your construct at the beginning of your profession. There are solely a restricted variety of Cap Breakers obtainable —and it is a lengthy grind to get them — however they’re life savers for sure builds. This is how one can get each Cap Breaker in NBA 2K26.
NBA 2K26 Cap Breaker Chart
There are 28 free Cap Breakers that you could earn in NBA 2K26. They’re earned by reaching Rep milestones, incomes Season XP, finishing challenges, and extra. This is an summary of each Cap Breaker in NBA 2K26.
Supply |
Requirement |
Cap Breakers |
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Rep |
Attain Rookie V. |
+1 |
Rep |
Attain Starter III. |
+1 |
Rep |
Attain Starter V. |
+3 |
Rep |
Attain Veteran II. |
+3 |
Rep |
Attain Legend I. |
+3 |
Crew |
Attain Crew degree 8. |
+1 |
Crew |
Attain Crew degree 15. |
+1 |
Crew |
Attain Crew degree 22. |
+1 |
Crew |
Attain Crew degree 30. |
+1 |
Lifetime Challenges |
Full 100 Lifetime Challenges. |
+1 |
Lifetime Challenges |
Full 200 Lifetime Challenges. |
+1 |
Construct Specialization |
Full Aim 6. |
+1 |
Construct Specialization |
Full Aim 8. |
+1 |
Season Stage |
Attain Season Stage 40. |
+1 |
11 Cap Breakers come from Rep rewards. You may get a Cap Breaker whenever you hit Rookie V and Starter III. At Starter V, you may obtain three further Cap Breakers, adopted by three extra at Veteran II and Legend I.
Lifetime Challenges and Construct Specializations are the following finest supply of Cap Breakers in NBA 2K26. You may get a Cap Breaker whenever you attain 100 and 200 Lifetime Challenges accomplished. You may additionally get Cap Breakers for finishing Aim 6 and Aim 8 in your Construct Specialization checklist.
You can too get 4 Cap Breakers from enjoying with a Crew. You may get a Cap Breaker whenever you hit Crew degree 8, 15, 22, and 30. Lastly, there is a Cap Breaker obtainable each season for hitting degree 40. Should you max out your Season degree each time, you may find yourself with 9 seasonal Cap Breakers by the point subsequent yr’s recreation rolls round.
Apply Cap Breakers in NBA 2K26
As soon as you have unlocked a Cap Breaker in NBA 2K26, you may apply it by navigating to the attributes web page and urgent R3. This may allow you to use your Cap Breaker on the attribute of your selecting (until it is a particular Cap Breaker from a Construct Specialization Aim). It’s important to elevate an attribute as excessive as it might go earlier than you may apply a Cap Breaker, nevertheless.
You’ll be able to solely use a Cap Breaker on a single attribute 5 occasions, and Cap Breakers are everlasting in your MyPLAYER’s save file. When you unlock a Cap Breaker on a construct, nevertheless, it will change into universally obtainable to any other builds you create in the future so you do not have to grind them out once more.

NBA 2K26
- Launched
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September 5, 2025
- ESRB
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Everybody / In-Recreation Purchases, Customers Work together
- Engine
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Unreal Engine 5
- Multiplayer
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On-line Multiplayer, On-line Co-Op, Native Multiplayer, Native Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
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Sure – PS5/Xbox Sequence solely
- Cross Save
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Sure – similar console household (e.g.between PS5/PS4, or Xbox Sequence/Xbox One)