Mastering NBA 2K25’s Layup & Dunk Animations: A Guide to Optimize Your Gameplay

Mastering NBA 2K25’s Layup & Dunk Animations: A Guide to Optimize Your Gameplay

If you’re creating a build, it’s important to understand which stats to focus on to unlock your desired animations. For instance, if you’re aiming for my character LeBron’s pookie dunk package, you’ll only need 84 points in Driving Dunk. To find out the rest of the requirements, simply check out our comprehensive list of all the layup and dunk animation prerequisites in NBA 2K25 below.

NBA 2K25 – All Lay-Up Animation Requirements

Layup Style Min. Height Max. Height Driving Layup
Default Small / 6’10” 25
Default Swing / 6’10” 25
Default Big 6’10” / 25
Allen Iverson / 6’5″ 85
Anthony Edwards / 6’5″ 84
Austin Reaves / 6’10” 77
Ben Simmons 6’5″ / 65
Bradley Beal / 6’5″ 85
Damian Lillard / 6’5″ 86
De’Araron Fox / 6’5″ 84
Dejounte Murray / 6’10” 83
DeMar DeRozan 6’5″ 6’10” 83
Derrick Rose / 6’5″ 77
Devin Booker / 6’10” 87
Domantas Sabonis 6’10” / 78
Donovan Mitchell / 6’5″ 87
George Gervin 6’5″ 6’10” 70
Giannis Antetokounmpo 6’10” / 80
Yes Morant / 6’5″ 87
Jalen Brunson / / /
James Harden / 6’10” 82
Jason Williams / 6’5″ 75
Jaylen Brown 6’5″ 6’10” 84
Jayson Tatum 6’5″ 6’10” 85
Jimmy Butler / / 25
Joel Embid 6’10” / 73
Jordan Poole / 6’5″ 82
Julius Randle 6’5″ / 75
LaMelo Ball / 6’10” 80
LeBron James 6’5″ 6’10” 87
Kevin Durant 6’5″ / 85
Klay Thompson 6’5″ 6’10” 85
Kobe Bryant 6’5″ 6’10” 88
Kyrie Irving / 6’5″ 85
Luka Doncic / 6’10” 88
Magic Johnson 6’5″ 6’10” 76
Malik Monk / 6’5″ 85
Michael Jordan 6’5″ 6’10” 83
Nikola Jokic 6’10” / 79
Nikola Vucevic 6’10” / 75
Russell Westbrook / 6’5″ 85
Stephen Curry / 6’5″ 86
Trae Young / 6’5″ 80
Tyrese Haliburton / 6’10” 82
Zach LaVine / 6’10” 83
Zion Williamson 6’5″ / 70

All Dunk Animation Requirements in NBA 2K25

Dunk Style Min. Height Max. Height Standing Dunk Driving Dunk Vertical
Aaron Gordon 6’5″ 6’10” 55 80 60
Andrew Wiggins 6’5″ 6’10” / 92 75
Anthony Edwards / / / / /
Ben Simmons 6’5″ / 65 75 45
CJ McCollum / 6’10” / 40 /
Clyde Drexler / 6’10” / 84 64
Darryl Dawkins 6’10” / 75 73 50
By Aaron Fox / 6’5″ / 85 70
DeMar DeRozan / 6’10” / 73 55
Devin Booker / 6’10” / 80 60
Domantas Sabonis 6’10” / 70 75 45
Dominique Wilkins 6’5″ / / 88 65
Draymond Green 6’5″ / 58 60 45
Dwight Howard 6’10” / 75 65 50
Giannis Antetokounmpo 6’5″ / 75 73 50
Glenn Robinson III / 6’10” / 80 60
Harrison Barnes 6’5″ 6’10” 60 82 65
Yes Morant / 6’10” / 89 68
Jalen Johnson / 6’10” / 94 78
James Harden / 6’10” / 83 63
JaVale McGee 6’10” / 95 82 69
Jaylen Brown 6’5″ 6’10” / 87 77
Julius Erving / 6’10” / 84 64
Karl Malone 6’5″ / 50 75 50
Karl-Anthony Towns 6’10” / 75 70 40
Keegan Murray 6’5″ 6’10” 60 80 70
Kevin Huerter 6’5″ 6’10” / 65 55
Klay Thompson / 6’10” / 55 35
Kobe Bryant / 6’10” / 82 76
Latrell Sprewell / 6’10” / 80 60
LeBron James 6’5″ / 40 84 64
Luka Doncic / 6’10” / 70 50
Malik Monk / 6’5″ / 80 70
Manu Ginobili / 6’10” / 50 35
Paul George 6’5″ 6’10” / 80 60
Russell Westbrook / 6’10” / 93 80
Scottie Pippen 6’5″ / / 85 65
Shaquille O’Neal 6’10” / 80 55 50
Shawn Kemp 6’10” / 70 82 55
Trey Lyles 6’5″ 6’10” 55 65 60
Zach LaVine / 6’10” / 88 73
Zion Williamson 6’5″ / 60 86 60

How to Purchase and Alter Animations in NBA 2k25

Dunk and layup animation store in NBA 2K25
Image Source: 2K via Twinfinite

To acquire and use new animations in the NBA 2K25 MyCareer mode, simply follow these steps:

  1. Access the MyCareer Navigation.
  2. To access the MyPlayer tab, simply switch to it at the top of the page.
  3. Choose Animations from the options on the left menu.
  4. Navigate to the top of the page and click on the Animations Store.
  5. Choose Scoring Moves from the left menu.
  6. Choose between Layup Styles for layup packages or Dunk Styles for dunk packages.
  7. After purchasing an animation, return to the Gameplay Animations tab and use the menu on the left side of your screen to equip it.

The information provided above encompasses all the necessary details regarding layup and dunk animation requirements in NBA 2K25.

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