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All NBA 2K25 layup and dunk animation requirements

Pull off the flashiest moves with the right build.

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.

NBA 2K25 dunk requirements

DunkDriving Dunk RequirementDriving Layup RequirementMinimum HeightMaximum HeightStanding Dunk RequirementVertical Requirement
Windmills Off One85Any5’97’3Any65
Windmill Reverses80Any5’97’3Any60
Windmill Baseline Reverses80Any5’97’3Any60
Under Leg Off Two70Any5’97’3Any50
Under Leg Off One70Any5’97’3Any50
Under Leg 360s Off Two70Any5’97’3Any50
Uber Athletic Tomahawks Off Two85Any5’97’3Any65
Uber Athletic Tomahawks Off One90Any5’97’3Any70
Two Hand Under Basket RegularAnyAny5’97’340Any
Two-Hand Under Basket RegularAnyAny5’97’380Any
Switcheroos Off One85Any5’97’3Any65
Straight Arm Tomahawks95Any5’97’3Any80
Side Windmills90Any5’97’3Any70
Side Clutches Off Two75Any5’97’3Any55
Side Clutches Off One92Any5’97’3Any75
Side Arm Tomahawks84Any5’97’3Any65
Rim Grazers Off Two36Any5’97’3AnyAny
Rim Grazers Off One36Any5’97’3AnyAny
Reverses Off Two70Any5’97’3Any50
Reverses Off One75Any5’97’3Any55
Quick Drops Off Two80Any5’97’3Any60
Quick Drops Off One85Any5’97’3Any65
Quick Drop-In Back Scratchers Off Two85Any5’97’3Any60
Pro Under Basket Rim PullsAnyAny5’97’365Any
One-Hand Clutch Reverses85Any5’97’3Any65
One Hand Under Basket RegularAnyAny5’97’345Any
One Hand Under Basket AthleticAnyAny5’97’385Any
Leaning Windmills85Any5’97’3Any65
Leaning Slams80Any5’97’3Any60
Hangs Off One55Any5’97’3Any35
Front Windmills85Any5’97’3Any65
Front Clutches Off Two75Any5’97’3Any55
Front Clutches90Any5’97’3Any74
Flashy Off Two70Any5’97’3Any50
Flashy Off One70Any5’97’3Any50
Flashy Hangs Off Two70Any5’97’3Any50
Flashy Hangs Off One70Any5’97’3Any50
Fist Pump Rim Pulls60Any5’97’3Any40
Elite Basket Rim PullsAnyAny5’97’370Any
Cradle Dunks Off One80Any5’97’3Any60
Cock Back Tomahawks94Any5’97’3Any75
Clutch Reverses Off Two75Any5’97’3Any55
Clutch Reverses Off One80Any5’97’3Any60
Clutch Baseline Reverses80Any5’97’3Any60
Bigman Windmills70Any6’107’3Any50
Big Man Tomahawks Off Two50Any6’107’3AnyAny
Big Man Tomahawks Off One55Any6’107’3Any35
Big Man Side Clutches Off One50Any6’107’3Any30
Big Man Off Two36Any6’107’3AnyAny
Big Man Off One40Any6’107’3AnyAny
Big Man Hangs Off One50Any6’107’3Any30
Big Man Baseline Reverses Off Two65Any6’107’3Any45
Big Man Baseline Reverses Off One65Any6’107’3Any45
Big Man Back Scratchers60Any6’107’3Any40
Basic Two-Handers Off Two45Any5’97’3AnyAny
Basic Two-Handers Off One50Any5’97’3Any30
Basic One-Handers Off Two45Any5’97’3AnyAny
Basic One-Handers Off One50Any5’97’3Any30
Basic Hangs Off Two40Any5’97’3AnyAny
Basic 360s85Any5’97’3Any65
Baseline Reverses Off Two75Any5’97’3Any55
Baseline Reverses Off One80Any5’97’3Any60
Baseline Clutch Reverses80Any5’97’3Any60
Back Scratching Rim Hangs70Any5’97’3Any50
Back Scratchers Off Two70Any5’97’3Any50
Back Scratchers Off One89Any5’97’3Any70
Athletic Windmills90Any5’97’3Any70
Athletic Side Tomahawks80Any5’97’3Any60
Athletic One-Handers Off Two70Any5’97’3Any50
Athletic One-Handers Off One75Any5’97’3Any55
Athletic Hangs Off Two60Any5’97’3Any40
Athletic Hangs Off One65Any5’97’3Any45
Athletic Front Tomahawks90Any5’97’3Any70
Athletic 360s90Any5’97’3Any70
360s Off Two70Any5’97’3Any50
360s Off One70Any5’97’3Any50

NBA 2K25 contact dunk requirements

Dunk PackageDriving Dunk RequirementDriving Layup RequirementMinimum HeightMaximum HeightStanding Dunk RequirementVertical Requirement
Elite Bigman Contact DunksAnyAny6’107’39070
Elite Contact Dunks Off One99Any5’97’3Any90
Elite Contact Dunks Off Two96Any5’97’3Any82
Pro Bigman Contact DunksAnyAny6’107’38060
Pro Contact Dunks Off One89Any5’97’3Any78
Pro Contact Dunks Off Two87Any5’97’3Any75
Small Contact Dunks Off One93Any5’96’4Any80
Small Contact Dunks Off Two86Any5’96’4Any75

NBA 2K25 signature dunk requirements

Dunk PackageDriving Dunk RequirementDriving Layup RequirementMinimun HeightMaximum HeightStanding Dunk RequirementVertical Requirement
Aaron Gordon80Any6’56’95560
Andrew Wiggins92Any6’56’9Any75
Anthony Edwards82Any5’96’9Any62
Ben Simmons75Any6’57’36545
CJ McCollum40Any5’96’9AnyAny
Clyde Drexler84Any5’96’9Any64
Darryl Dawkins73Any6’107’37550
De’Aaron Fox85Any5’96’4Any70
DeMar DeRozan73Any5’96’9Any55
Devin Booker80Any5’96’9Any60
Dominique Wilkins88Any6’57’3Any65
Draymond Green60Any6’57’35845
Dwight Howard65Any6’107’37550
Giannis Antetokounmpo75Any6’57’37550
Glenn Robinson III80Any5’96’9Any60
Harrison Barnes82Any6’56’96065
Ja Morant89Any5’96’9Any68
James Harden83Any5’96’9Any63
JaVale McGee82Any6’107’39569
Jaylen Brown87Any6’56’9Any77
Julius Erving84Any5’96’9Any64
Karl Malone75Any6’57’35050
Karl-Anthony Towns70Any6’107’37540
Keegan Murray80Any6’56’96070
Kevin Huerter65Any6’56’9Any55
Klay Thompson55Any5’96’9Any35
Kobe Bryant92Any5’96’9Any76
Latrell Sprewell80Any5’96’9Any60
LeBron James84Any6’57’3Any64
Luka Doncic70Any5’96’9Any50
Malik Monk80Any5’96’4Any70
Manu Ginobili50Any5’96’9Any35
Paul George80Any6’56’9Any60
Russell Westbrook93Any5’96’9Any65
Scottie Pippen85Any6’57’3Any65
Shaquille O’Neal55Any6’107’38050
Shawn Kemp82Any6’107’37055
Trey Lyles65Any6’56’95560
Zach LaVine88Any5’96’9Any73
Zion Williamson86Any6’57’36060

NBA 2K25 layup requirements

Dunk PackageDriving Dunk RequirementDriving Layup RequirementMinimum HeightMaximum HeightStanding Dunk RequirementVertical Requirement
Allen IversonAny855’96’4AnyAny
Anthony EdwardsAny845’96’4AnyAny
Austin ReavesAny775’96’9AnyAny
Ben SimmonsAny656’57’3AnyAny
Bradley BealAny855’96’4AnyAny
Damian LillardAny865’96’4AnyAny
De’Aaron FoxAny845’96’4AnyAny
Dejounte MurrayAny835’96’9AnyAny
DeMar DeRozanAny836’56’9AnyAny
Derrick RoseAny775’96’4AnyAny
Devin BookerAny875’96’9AnyAny
Domantas SabonisAny786’107’3AnyAny
Donovan MitchellAny875’96’4AnyAny
George GervinAny706’56’9AnyAny
Giannis AntetokounmpoAny806’107’3AnyAny
Ja MorantAny875’96’4AnyAny
Jalen BrunsonAny775’96’4AnyAny
James HardenAny825’96’9AnyAny
Jason WilliamsAny755’96’4AnyAny
Jaylen BrownAny846’56’9AnyAny
Jayson TatumAny856’56’9AnyAny
Jimmy ButlerAny846’56’9AnyAny
Joel EmbiidAny736’107’3AnyAny
Jordan PooleAny825’96’4AnyAny
Julius RandleAny756’57’3AnyAny
Kevin DurantAny856’57’3AnyAny
Klay ThompsonAny856’56’9AnyAny
Kobe BryantAny886’56’9AnyAny
Kyrie IrvingAny855’96’4AnyAny
LaMelo BallAny805’96’9AnyAny
LeBron JamesAny876’56’9AnyAny
Luka DoncicAny885’96’9AnyAny
Magic JohnsonAny766’56’9AnyAny
Malik MonkAny855’96’4AnyAny
Michael JordanAny836’56’9AnyAny
Nikola JokicAny796’107’3AnyAny
Nikola VucevicAny756’107’3AnyAny
Russell WestbrookAny855’96’4AnyAny
Stephen CurryAny865’96’4AnyAny
Trae YoungAny805’96’4AnyAny
Tyrese HaliburtonAny825’96’9AnyAny
Zach LaVineAny835’96’9AnyAny
Zion WilliamsonAny706’57’3AnyAny

NBA 2K25 alley-oop requirements

Alley-Oop PackageDriving Dunk RequirementDriving Layup RequirementMinimum RequirementMaximum RequirementStanding Dunk RequirementVertical Requirement
Elite85Any5’97’3Any60
Pro70Any5’97’3Any30
Zion Williamson87Any5’97’3Any60

NBA 2K25 City alley-oop requirements

Alley-Oop PackageDriving Dunk RequirementDriving Layup RequirementMinimum HeightMaximum HeightStanding Dunk RequirementVertical Requirement
360s85Any5’97’3Any60
Flashy70Any5’97’3Any50
Jordan Kilganon90Any5’96’10Any65
Pro Contact84Any5’97’3Any70
Reverse75Any5’97’3Any50
Under Leg85Any5’97’3Any60
Windmills80Any5’97’3Any55

NBA 2K25 Contact alley-oop requirements

Alley-Oop PackageDriving Dunk RequirementDriving Layup RequirementMinimum HeightMaximum HeightStanding Dunk RequirementVertical Requirement
Big Contact70Any6’107’38560
Elite Contact92Any5’97’3Any80
Small Contact86Any5’96’4Any85

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