Here is the the NBA 2K22 Ultimate Dunk & Layup Guide for current and next-gen, featuring every dunk, alley-oop, and layup package attribute requirement for your MyPLAYER, how to trigger contact dunks, best badges, controls, tips, and more!
Name Min Height Max Height Driving Dunk Standing Dunk
Pro Contact Dunks Off Two 5'7 7'3 84 Any
Pro Contact Dunks Off One 5'7 7'3 84 Any
Elite Contact Dunks Off Two 5'7 7'3 92 Any
Elite Contact Dunks Off One 5'7 7'3 92 Any
Small Contract Dunks Off Two 5'7 6'4 86 Any
Small Contact Dunks Off One 5'7 6'4 86 Any
Pro Bigman Contact Dunks 6'10 7'3 80 Any
Elite Bigman Contact Dunks 6'10 7'3 Any 90
Name Min Height Max Height Driving Dunk Standing Dunk
G. Antetokounmpo 6'5 7'3 75 75
K. Bryant 5'7 6'9 82 Any
V. Carter 5'7 6'9 86 Any
Darryl Dawkins 6'10 7'3 75 75
D. DeRozan 5'7 6'9 75 Any
L. Doncic 5'7 6'9 70 Any
C. Drexler 5'7 6'9 80 Any
P. George 6'5 6'9 80 Any
M. Ginobili 5'7 6'9 50 Any
D. Green 6'5 7'3 50 50
B. Griffin 6'5 7'3 82 70
J. Harden 5'7 6'9 80 Any
D. Howard 6'10 7'3 65 75
L. James 5'7 6'9 84 Any
M. Jordan 5'7 6'9 88 Any
S. Kemp 6'10 7'3 82 70
Z. LaVine 5'7 6'9 84 Any
C. McCollum 5'7 6'9 40 Any
S. O'Neal 6'10 7'3 55 80
S. Pippen 6'5 6'9 80 Any
G. Robinson III 5'7 6'9 80 Any
B. Simmons 6'5 7'3 75 65
K. Thompson 5'7 6'9 55 Any
K. Towns 6'10 7'3 55 75
R. Westbrook 5'7 6'9 80 Any
D. Wilkins 6'5 6'9 84 Any
Z. Williamson 5'7 6'9 86 60
Basic One-Handers Off One 5'7 7'3 Any Any
Basic Two-Handers Off One 5'7 7'3 Any Any
Basic One-Handers Off Two 5'7 7'3 Any Any
Basic Two-Handers Off Two 5'7 7'3 Any Any
Hangs Off One 5'7 7'3 Any Any
Basic Hangs Off Two 5'7 7'3 Any Any
Big Man Off One 6'10 7'3 40 Any
Big Man Hangs Off One 6'10 7'3 50 Any
One Hand Under Basket Regular 5'7 7'3 Any 45
Two Hand Under Basket Regular 5'7 7'3 Any Any
Pro Under Basket Rim Pulls 5'7 7'3 Any 65
Elite Basket Rim Pulls 5'7 7'3 Any 70
One Hande Under Basket Ahtletic 5'7 7'3 Any 85
Two Hand Under Basket Athletic 5'7 7'3 Any 80
Big Man Off Two 6'10 7'3 36 Any
Athletic One-Handers Off One 5'7 7'3 75 Any
Athletic One-Handers Off Two 5'7 7'3 70 Any
Athletic Hangs Off Two 5'7 7'3 60 Any
Quick Drops Off One 5'7 7'3 65 Any
Quick Drops Off Two 5'7 7'3 60 Any
Front Clutches 5'7 7'3 75 Any
Front Clutches Off Two 5'7 7'3 75 Any
Side Clutches Off One 5'7 7'3 85 Any
Big Man Side Clutches Off One 6'10 7'3 50 Any
Side Clutches Off Two 5'7 7'3 75 Any
Big Man Side Clutches Off One 6'10 7'3 50 Any
Back Scratchers Off One 5'7 7'3 75 Any
Back Scratchers Off Two 5'7 7'3 70 Any
Back Scratching Rim Hangs 5'7 7'3 70 Any
Big Man Back Scratchers 6'10 7'3 60 Any
Quick Drops Off One 5'7 7'3 65 Any
Fist Pump Pulls 5'7 7'3 Any Any
Reverses Off One 5'7 7'3 70 Any
Reverses Off Two 5'7 7'3 75 Any
One-Hand Clutch Reverses 5'7 7'3 85 Any
Clutch Reverses Off One 5'7 7'3 80 Any
Clutch Reverses Off Two 5'7 7'3 75 Any
Baseline Clutch Reverses 5'7 7'3 80 Any
Baseline Reverses Off One 5'7 7'3 80 Any
Baseline Reverses Off Two 5'7 7'3 75 Any
Windmill Baseline Reverses 5'7 7'3 80 Any
Clutch Baseline Reverses 5'7 7'3 80 Any
Big Man Baseline Reverses Off One 6'10 7'3 65 Any
Big Man Baseline Reverses Off Two 6'10 7'3 65 Any
Switcheroos Off One 5'7 7'3 85 Any
Big Man Tomahawks Off One 6'10 7'3 55 Any
Big Man Tomahawks Off Two 6'10 7'3 50 Any
Side Arm Tomahawks 5'7 7'3 80 Any
Straight Arm Tomahawks 5'7 7'3 80 Any
Athletic Side Tomahawks 5'7 7'3 80 Any
Athletic Front Tomahawks 5'7 7'3 80 Any
Cock Back Tomahawks 5'7 7'3 85 Any
Uber Athletic Tomahawks Off One 5'7 7'3 90 Any
Uber Athletic Tomahawks Off Two 5'7 7'3 85 Any
Windmill Reverses 5'7 7'3 80 Any
Windmills Off One 5'7 7'3 85 Any
Leaning Windmills 5'7 7'3 80 Any
Bigman Windmills 6'10 7'3 70 Any
Front Windmills 5'7 7'3 85 Any
Side Windmills 5'7 7'3 90 Any
Athletic Windmills 5'7 7'3 90 Any
Cradle Dunks Off One 5'7 7'3 80 Any
Leaning Slams 5'7 7'3 80 Any
Basic 360s 5'7 7'3 85 Any
Athletic 360s 5'7 7'3 90 Any
Name Min Height Max Height Driving Dunk Standing Dunk
Elite Alley-Oop 5'7 7'3 85 Any
Pro Alley-Oop 5'7 7'3 70 Any
Name Min Height Max Height Driving Dunk Standing Dunk
Flashy Off Two 5'7 7'3 70 Any
Flashy Off One 5'7 7'3 70 Any
Flashy Hangs Off Two 5'7 7'3 70 Any
Flashy Hangs Off One 5'7 7'3 70 Any
360s Off Two 5'7 7'3 70 Any
360s Off One 5'7 7'3 70 Any
Under Leg Off Two 5'7 7'3 70 Any
Under Leg Off One 5'7 7'3 70 Any
Under Legs 360 Off Two 5'7 7'3 70 Any
Jordan Kilganon 5'7 6'9 90 Any
Jordan Southerland 5'7 6'9 90 Any
Name Min Height Max Height Driving Dunk Standing Dunk
Park Alley-Oop Reverses 5'7 7'3 75 Any
Park Alley-Oop 360s 5'7 7'3 85 Any
Park Alley-Oop Windmills 5'7 7'3 80 Any
Park Alley-Oop Under Leg 5'7 7'3 85 Any
Park Alley-Oop Flashy 5'7 7'3 70 Any
Jordan Kilganon Alley-Oop 5'7 6'9 90 Any
Name Min Height Max Height Driving Layup
Default Small 5'7 6'9 Any
Default Swing 5'7 6'9 Any
Default Big 6'10 7'3 Any
Circus 5'7 6'9 80
Dominant Big 6'10 7'3 80
Floater Specialist 5'7 6'9 70
Fundamental 5'7 6'9 Any
Long Athlete 5'7 7'3 70
S. Curry 5'7 6'4 85
G. Gervin 5'7 7'3 70
J. Harden 5'7 6'9 80
K. Irving 5'7 6'4 85
L. James 5'7 6'9 80
M. Jordan 5'7 6'9 85
B. Simmons 5'7 7'3 Any
R. Westbrook 5'7 6'9 80
To buy dunk or layup animations on PS5/Xbox Series X, go to MyCAREER > MyPLAYER > Animation > Animation Store > Scoring Moves > Dunk Styles or Layup Styles
To equip dunk or layup animations on PS5/Xbox Series X, go to MyCAREER > MyPLAYER > Animation > Gameplay Animations > Scoring Moves > Dunk Style or Layup Style
To buy dunk or layup animations on PS4/Xbox 1, go to MyCAREER > MyPLAYER > Animation Store > NBA Dunks and Layups
To equip dunk or layup animations on PS4/Xbox 1, go to MyCAREER > MyPLAYER > My Animations > Dunks and Layups
Depending on your build, equip Posterizer Badge , Slithery Finisher Badge , and Rise Up Badge .
Get a lot of momentum going to the hoop
Target an open lane
Use off-ball movement to get open, using various movements and bluffing cuts
More likely to get dunks the higher your stamina
Depending on your build, equip Posterizer Badge  and Rise Up Badge .
Utilize the hop step gather + dunk combo
More likely to get contact dunks the higher your stamina
More likely to get contact dunks / finish dunks if the defender is closer to the rim
Equip Lob City Finisher Badge
Increase success rate of alley-oop by having a clear path to the hoop and a good angle relative to the passer when calling for an alley-oop, and a good angle going to the hoop.
It helps to have a good passer to throw the oop + a good dunker to finish it
Take advantage of fast break opportunities
Utilize the pick and roll
Utilize baseline backdoor cuts
Increase lob success rate by running with player(s) who have Lob City Passer Badge
Increase Driving Dunk attribute (MyPLAYER) or use NBA players w/high dunk ratings
Equip Fearless Finisher Badge  and Acrobat Badge
Target fast-breaks with a clear path to the hoop to maximize making layups
Utilize baseline for reverse layups
Utilize advanced layups i.e. euro step layups
Action PS4/PS5 Xbox 1/Series X
Two-Hand Dunk R2 + move & hold RS up while driving to basket RT + move & hold RS up while driving to basket
Dominant or Off-Hand Dunk R2 + move & hold RS up, left or right in close range RT + move & hold RS up, left or right in close range
Flashy Dunk R2 + move & hold RS down when driving, release to finish dunk RT + move & hold RS down when driving, release to finish dunk
Action PS4/PS5 Xbox 1/Series X
Call For Alley-oop Triangle Y
Alley-oop Double tap Triangle Double tap Y
Alley-oop to Self Double tap triangle + move LS to the hoop
Action PS4/PS5 Xbox 1/Series X
Layup Move & hold RS up(when driving) Move & hold RS up(when driving)
Runner / Floater Move & hold RS down while driving Move & hold RS down while driving
Reverse Layup Move & hold the RS right(while driving along the baseline) Move & hold the RS right(while driving along the baseline)
Euro Step Layup Double tap square while driving & hold LS towards the off hand Double tap X while driving & hold the LS towards the off hand
Cradle Layup Double tap square when driving & hold LS towards the ball hand Double tap X when driving & hold LS towards the ball hand
