Your player’s stats and height affect more than just their in-game performance in NBA 2K25. If you want to have the flashiest dunk, layup, and alley-oop animations, then you need to meet certain criteria in order to pull off the coolest moves. Otherwise, you’ll be stuck with the same lame animations as everyone else.

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While you can improve your player’s stats by progressing your career and completing objectives in the City, you can’t change things like height. This guide will walk you through all of NBA 2K25’s dunk, layup, and alley-oop requirements so you can build your character the right way.

Table of contents

  • NBA 2K25 dunk requirements
    • NBA 2K25 contact dunk requirements
    • NBA 2K25 signature dunk requirements
  • NBA 2K25 layup requirements
  • NBA 2K25 alley-oop requirements
    • NBA 2K25 City alley-oop requirements
    • NBA 2K25 Contact alley-oop requirements

NBA 2K25 dunk requirements

DunkDriving Dunk RequirementDriving Layup RequirementMinimum HeightMaximum HeightStanding Dunk RequirementVertical RequirementWindmills Off One85Any5’97’3Any65Windmill Reverses80Any5’97’3Any60Windmill Baseline Reverses80Any5’97’3Any60Under Leg Off Two70Any5’97’3Any50Under Leg Off One70Any5’97’3Any50Under Leg 360s Off Two70Any5’97’3Any50Uber Athletic Tomahawks Off Two85Any5’97’3Any65Uber Athletic Tomahawks Off One90Any5’97’3Any70Two Hand Under Basket RegularAnyAny5’97’340AnyTwo-Hand Under Basket RegularAnyAny5’97’380AnySwitcheroos Off One85Any5’97’3Any65Straight Arm Tomahawks95Any5’97’3Any80Side Windmills90Any5’97’3Any70Side Clutches Off Two75Any5’97’3Any55Side Clutches Off One92Any5’97’3Any75Side Arm Tomahawks84Any5’97’3Any65Rim Grazers Off Two36Any5’97’3AnyAnyRim Grazers Off One36Any5’97’3AnyAnyReverses Off Two70Any5’97’3Any50Reverses Off One75Any5’97’3Any55Quick Drops Off Two80Any5’97’3Any60Quick Drops Off One85Any5’97’3Any65Quick Drop-In Back Scratchers Off Two85Any5’97’3Any60Pro Under Basket Rim PullsAnyAny5’97’365AnyOne-Hand Clutch Reverses85Any5’97’3Any65One Hand Under Basket RegularAnyAny5’97’345AnyOne Hand Under Basket AthleticAnyAny5’97’385AnyLeaning Windmills85Any5’97’3Any65Leaning Slams80Any5’97’3Any60Hangs Off One55Any5’97’3Any35Front Windmills85Any5’97’3Any65Front Clutches Off Two75Any5’97’3Any55Front Clutches90Any5’97’3Any74Flashy Off Two70Any5’97’3Any50Flashy Off One70Any5’97’3Any50Flashy Hangs Off Two70Any5’97’3Any50Flashy Hangs Off One70Any5’97’3Any50Fist Pump Rim Pulls60Any5’97’3Any40Elite Basket Rim PullsAnyAny5’97’370AnyCradle Dunks Off One80Any5’97’3Any60Cock Back Tomahawks94Any5’97’3Any75Clutch Reverses Off Two75Any5’97’3Any55Clutch Reverses Off One80Any5’97’3Any60Clutch Baseline Reverses80Any5’97’3Any60Bigman Windmills70Any6’107’3Any50Big Man Tomahawks Off Two50Any6’107’3AnyAnyBig Man Tomahawks Off One55Any6’107’3Any35Big Man Side Clutches Off One50Any6’107’3Any30Big Man Off Two36Any6’107’3AnyAnyBig Man Off One40Any6’107’3AnyAnyBig Man Hangs Off One50Any6’107’3Any30Big Man Baseline Reverses Off Two65Any6’107’3Any45Big Man Baseline Reverses Off One65Any6’107’3Any45Big Man Back Scratchers60Any6’107’3Any40Basic Two-Handers Off Two45Any5’97’3AnyAnyBasic Two-Handers Off One50Any5’97’3Any30Basic One-Handers Off Two45Any5’97’3AnyAnyBasic One-Handers Off One50Any5’97’3Any30Basic Hangs Off Two40Any5’97’3AnyAnyBasic 360s85Any5’97’3Any65Baseline Reverses Off Two75Any5’97’3Any55Baseline Reverses Off One80Any5’97’3Any60Baseline Clutch Reverses80Any5’97’3Any60Back Scratching Rim Hangs70Any5’97’3Any50Back Scratchers Off Two70Any5’97’3Any50Back Scratchers Off One89Any5’97’3Any70Athletic Windmills90Any5’97’3Any70Athletic Side Tomahawks80Any5’97’3Any60Athletic One-Handers Off Two70Any5’97’3Any50Athletic One-Handers Off One75Any5’97’3Any55Athletic Hangs Off Two60Any5’97’3Any40Athletic Hangs Off One65Any5’97’3Any45Athletic Front Tomahawks90Any5’97’3Any70Athletic 360s90Any5’97’3Any70360s Off Two70Any5’97’3Any50360s Off One70Any5’97’3Any50

NBA 2K25 contact dunk requirements

Dunk PackageDriving Dunk RequirementDriving Layup RequirementMinimum HeightMaximum HeightStanding Dunk RequirementVertical RequirementElite Bigman Contact DunksAnyAny6’107’39070Elite Contact Dunks Off One99Any5’97’3Any90Elite Contact Dunks Off Two96Any5’97’3Any82Pro Bigman Contact DunksAnyAny6’107’38060Pro Contact Dunks Off One89Any5’97’3Any78Pro Contact Dunks Off Two87Any5’97’3Any75Small Contact Dunks Off One93Any5’96’4Any80Small Contact Dunks Off Two86Any5’96’4Any75

NBA 2K25 signature dunk requirements

Dunk PackageDriving Dunk RequirementDriving Layup RequirementMinimun HeightMaximum HeightStanding Dunk RequirementVertical RequirementAaron Gordon80Any6’56’95560Andrew Wiggins92Any6’56’9Any75Anthony Edwards82Any5’96’9Any62Ben Simmons75Any6’57’36545CJ McCollum40Any5’96’9AnyAnyClyde Drexler84Any5’96’9Any64Darryl Dawkins73Any6’107’37550De’Aaron Fox85Any5’96’4Any70DeMar DeRozan73Any5’96’9Any55Devin Booker80Any5’96’9Any60Dominique Wilkins88Any6’57’3Any65Draymond Green60Any6’57’35845Dwight Howard65Any6’107’37550Giannis Antetokounmpo75Any6’57’37550Glenn Robinson III80Any5’96’9Any60Harrison Barnes82Any6’56’96065Ja Morant89Any5’96’9Any68James Harden83Any5’96’9Any63JaVale McGee82Any6’107’39569Jaylen Brown87Any6’56’9Any77Julius Erving84Any5’96’9Any64Karl Malone75Any6’57’35050Karl-Anthony Towns70Any6’107’37540Keegan Murray80Any6’56’96070Kevin Huerter65Any6’56’9Any55Klay Thompson55Any5’96’9Any35Kobe Bryant92Any5’96’9Any76Latrell Sprewell80Any5’96’9Any60LeBron James84Any6’57’3Any64Luka Doncic70Any5’96’9Any50Malik Monk80Any5’96’4Any70Manu Ginobili50Any5’96’9Any35Paul George80Any6’56’9Any60Russell Westbrook93Any5’96’9Any65Scottie Pippen85Any6’57’3Any65Shaquille O’Neal55Any6’107’38050Shawn Kemp82Any6’107’37055Trey Lyles65Any6’56’95560Zach LaVine88Any5’96’9Any73Zion Williamson86Any6’57’36060

NBA 2K25 layup requirements

Dunk PackageDriving Dunk RequirementDriving Layup RequirementMinimum HeightMaximum HeightStanding Dunk RequirementVertical RequirementAllen IversonAny855’96’4AnyAnyAnthony EdwardsAny845’96’4AnyAnyAustin ReavesAny775’96’9AnyAnyBen SimmonsAny656’57’3AnyAnyBradley BealAny855’96’4AnyAnyDamian LillardAny865’96’4AnyAnyDe’Aaron FoxAny845’96’4AnyAnyDejounte MurrayAny835’96’9AnyAnyDeMar DeRozanAny836’56’9AnyAnyDerrick RoseAny775’96’4AnyAnyDevin BookerAny875’96’9AnyAnyDomantas SabonisAny786’107’3AnyAnyDonovan MitchellAny875’96’4AnyAnyGeorge GervinAny706’56’9AnyAnyGiannis AntetokounmpoAny806’107’3AnyAnyJa MorantAny875’96’4AnyAnyJalen BrunsonAny775’96’4AnyAnyJames HardenAny825’96’9AnyAnyJason WilliamsAny755’96’4AnyAnyJaylen BrownAny846’56’9AnyAnyJayson TatumAny856’56’9AnyAnyJimmy ButlerAny846’56’9AnyAnyJoel EmbiidAny736’107’3AnyAnyJordan PooleAny825’96’4AnyAnyJulius RandleAny756’57’3AnyAnyKevin DurantAny856’57’3AnyAnyKlay ThompsonAny856’56’9AnyAnyKobe BryantAny886’56’9AnyAnyKyrie IrvingAny855’96’4AnyAnyLaMelo BallAny805’96’9AnyAnyLeBron JamesAny876’56’9AnyAnyLuka DoncicAny885’96’9AnyAnyMagic JohnsonAny766’56’9AnyAnyMalik MonkAny855’96’4AnyAnyMichael JordanAny836’56’9AnyAnyNikola JokicAny796’107’3AnyAnyNikola VucevicAny756’107’3AnyAnyRussell WestbrookAny855’96’4AnyAnyStephen CurryAny865’96’4AnyAnyTrae YoungAny805’96’4AnyAnyTyrese HaliburtonAny825’96’9AnyAnyZach LaVineAny835’96’9AnyAnyZion WilliamsonAny706’57’3AnyAny

NBA 2K25 alley-oop requirements

Alley-Oop PackageDriving Dunk RequirementDriving Layup RequirementMinimum RequirementMaximum RequirementStanding Dunk RequirementVertical RequirementElite85Any5’97’3Any60Pro70Any5’97’3Any30Zion Williamson87Any5’97’3Any60

NBA 2K25 City alley-oop requirements

Alley-Oop PackageDriving Dunk RequirementDriving Layup RequirementMinimum HeightMaximum HeightStanding Dunk RequirementVertical Requirement360s85Any5’97’3Any60Flashy70Any5’97’3Any50Jordan Kilganon90Any5’96’10Any65Pro Contact84Any5’97’3Any70Reverse75Any5’97’3Any50Under Leg85Any5’97’3Any60Windmills80Any5’97’3Any55

NBA 2K25 Contact alley-oop requirements

Alley-Oop PackageDriving Dunk RequirementDriving Layup RequirementMinimum HeightMaximum HeightStanding Dunk RequirementVertical RequirementBig Contact70Any6’107’38560Elite Contact92Any5’97’3Any80Small Contact86Any5’96’4Any85 NBA 2K25