NBA 2K23 Ultimate Dunks & Layups Guide: How to Dunk / Layup, All Requirements, Packages, Contact Dunks, Alley-Oops, Controls, More

September 12, 2022

Here is the the NBA 2K23 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!

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Contact Dunk Packages & Requirements

ANIMATIONS	DRIVING DUNK	MIN HEIGHT	MAX HEIGHT	STANDING DUNK	VERTICAL

ANIMATIONS	DRIVING DUNK	MIN HEIGHT	MAX HEIGHT	STANDING DUNK	VERTICAL
Elite Bigman Contact Dunks	Any	6'10	7'3	90	75
Elite Contact Dunks Off One	92	5'7	7'3	Any	82
Elite Contact Dunks Off Two	92	5'7	7'3	Any	80
Pro Bigman Contact Dunks	Any	6'10	7'3	80	65
Pro Contact Dunks Off One	84	5'7	7'3	Any	75
Pro Contact Dunks Off Two	84	5'7	7'3	Any	70
Small Contact Dunks Off One	86	5'7	6'4	Any	85
Small Contract Dunks Off Two	86	5'7	6'4	Any	85

Dunk Packages & Requirements (All)

NBA DUNKS

ANIMATIONS	DRIVING DUNK	MIN HEIGHT	MAX HEIGHT	STANDING DUNK	VERTICAL

ANIMATIONS	DRIVING DUNK	MIN HEIGHT	MAX HEIGHT	STANDING DUNK	VERTICAL
Athletic Hangs Off One	65	5'7	7'3	Any	45
Athletic Hangs Off Two	60	5'7	7'3	Any	40
Athletic 360s	90	5'7	7'3	Any	70
Athletic One-Handers Off One	75	5'7	7'3	Any	55
Athletic One-Handers Off Two	70	5'7	7'3	Any	50
Athletic Side Tomahawks	80	5'7	7'3	Any	60
Athletic Front Tomahawks	80	5'7	7'3	Any	60
Athletic Windmills	90	5'7	7'3	Any	70
Back Scratchers Off One	75	5'7	7'3	Any	55
Back Scratchers Off Two	70	5'7	7'3	Any	50
Back Scratching Rim Hangs	70	5'7	7'3	Any	50
Baseline Clutch Reverses	80	5'7	7'3	Any	60
Baseline Reverses Off One	80	5'7	7'3	Any	60
Baseline Reverses Off Two	75	5'7	7'3	Any	55
Basic 360s	85	5'7	7'3	Any	65
Basic Hangs Off One	55	5'7	7'3	Any	35
Basic Hangs Off Two	40	5'7	7'3	Any	Any
Basic One-Handers Off One	50	5'7	7'3	Any	30
Basic One-Handers Off Two	45	5'7	7'3	Any	Any
Basic Two-Handers Off One	50	5'7	7'3	Any	30
Basic Two-Handers Off Two	45	5'7	7'3	Any	Any
Big Man Back Scratchers	60	6'10	7'3	Any	40
Big Man Baseline Reverses Off One	65	6'10	7'3	Any	45
Big Man Hangs Off One	50	6'10	7'3	Any	30
Big Man Off Two	36	6'10	7'3	Any	Any
Big Man Reverses Off One	65	6'10	7'3	Any	45
Big Man Side Clutches Off One	50	6'10	7'3	Any	30
Big Man Tomahawks Off One	55	6'10	7'3	Any	35
Big Man Tomahawks Off Two	50	6'10	7'3	Any	Any
Bigman Windmills	70	6'10	7'3	Any	50
Clutch Reverses Off One	80	5'7	7'3	Any	60
Clutch Reverses Off Two	75	5'7	7'3	Any	55
Cock Back Tomahawks	85	5'7	7'3	Any	65
Cradle Dunks Off One	80	5'7	7'3	Any	60
Elite Basket Rim Pulls	Any	5'7	7'3	65	Any
Fist Pump Rim Pulls	60	5'7	7'3	Any	40
Front Clutches	78	5'7	7'3	Any	58
Front Clutches Off Two	75	5'7	7'3	Any	55
Front Windmills	85	5'7	7'3	Any	65
Hangs Off One	55	5'7	7'3	Any	35
Leaning Slams	80	5'7	7'3	Any	60
Leaning Windmills	85	5'7	7'3	Any	65
One Hand Under Basket Regular	Any	5'7	7'3	45	Any
One Hande Under Basket Ahtletic	Any	5'7	7'3	85	Any
Pro Under Basket Rim Pulls	Any	5'7	7'3	70	Any
Quick Drop-In Back Scratchers Off Two	75	5'7	7'3	Any	55
Quick Drops Off One	80	5'7	7'3	Any	60
Quick Drops Off Two	65	5'7	7'3	Any	45
Reverses Off One	75	5'7	7'3	Any	55
Reverses Off Two	70	5'7	7'3	Any	50
Rim Grazers Off One	36	5'7	7'3	Any	Any
Rim Grazers Off Two	36	5'7	7'3	Any	Any
Side Arm Tomahawks	80	5'7	7'3	Any	60
Side Clutches Off One	85	5'7	7'3	Any	65
Side Clutches Off Two	75	5'7	7'3	Any	55
Side Windmills	90	5'7	7'3	Any	70
Straight Arm Tomahawks	80	5'7	7'3	Any	60
Switcheroos Off One	85	5'7	7'3	Any	65
Two Hand Under Basket Athletic	Any	5'7	7'3	80	Any
Two Hand Under Basket Regular	Any	5'7	7'3	40	Any
Uber Athletic Tomahawks Off One	90	5'7	7'3	Any	70
Uber Athletic Tomahawks Off Two	85	5'7	7'3	Any	65
Windmill Baseline Reverses	80	5'7	7'3	Any	60
Windmill Reverses	80	5'7	7'3	Any	60
Windmills Off One	85	5'7	7'3	Any	65

STANDING DUNKS

ANIMATIONS	DRIVING DUNK	MIN HEIGHT	MAX HEIGHT	STANDING DUNK	VERTICAL

ANIMATIONS	DRIVING DUNK	MIN HEIGHT	MAX HEIGHT	STANDING DUNK	VERTICAL
One Hand Under Basket Regular	Any	5'7	7'3	45	Any
Two Hand Under Basket Regular	Any	5'7	7'3	40	Any
Pro Under Basket Rim Pulls	Any	5'7	7'3	70	Any
Elite Basket Rim Pulls	Any	5'7	7'3	65	Any
One Hand Under Basket Athletic	Any	5'7	7'3	85	Any
Two Hand Under Basket Athletic	Any	5'7	7'3	85	Any

SIGNATURE DUNKS

ANIMATIONS	DRIVING DUNK	MIN HEIGHT	MAX HEIGHT	STANDING DUNK	VERTICAL

ANIMATIONS	DRIVING DUNK	MIN HEIGHT	MAX HEIGHT	STANDING DUNK	VERTICAL
Giannis Antetokounmpo	75	6'5	7'3	75	50
Devin Booker	80	5'7	6'9	Any	60
Kobe Bryant	82	5'7	6'9	Any	62
Vince Carter	86	5'7	6'9	Any	70
Darryl Dawkins	75	6'10	7'3	75	50
DeMar DeRozan	75	5'7	6'9	Any	55
Luka Doncic	70	5'7	6'9	Any	50
Clyde Drexler	80	5'7	6'9	Any	60
Anthony Edwards	82	5'7	6'9	Any	62
Julius Erving	84	5'7	6'9	Any	64
Paul George	80	6'5	6'9	Any	60
Manu Ginobili	50	5'7	6'9	Any	35
Draymond Green	50	6'5	7'3	50	35
Blake Griffin	82	6'5	7'3	70	55
James Harden	80	5'7	6'9	Any	60
Dwight Howard	65	6'10	7'3	75	50
LeBron James	84	6'5	7'3	Any	64
Michael Jordan	88	5'7	6'9	Any	70
Shawn Kemp	82	6'10	7'3	70	55
Zach LaVine	84	5'7	6'9	Any	64
Karl Malone	75	6'5	7'3	50	50
C.J. McCollum	40	5'7	6'9	Any	Any
Tracy McGrady	84	5'7	6'9	Any	64
Ja Morant	82	5'7	6'9	Any	62
Shaquille O'Neal	55	6'10	7'3	80	50
Scottie Pippen	80	6'5	7'3	Any	60
Glenn Robinson III	80	5'7	6'9	Any	60
Ben Simmons	75	6'5	7'3	65	45
Latrell Sprewell	80	5'7	6'9	Any	60
Klay Thompson	55	5'7	6'9	Any	35
Karl-Anthony Towns	70	6'10	7'3	75	40
Russell Westbrook	85	5'7	6'9	Any	65
Zion Williamson	86	6'5	7'3	60	60
Dominique Wilkins	84	6'5	7'3	Any	60

Alley-Oop Packages & Requirements

ANIMATIONS	DRIVING DUNK	MIN HEIGHT	MAX HEIGHT	STANDING DUNK	VERTICAL

ANIMATIONS	DRIVING DUNK	MIN HEIGHT	MAX HEIGHT	STANDING DUNK	VERTICAL
Pro Alley-Oop	70	5'7	7'3	Any	30
Elite Alley-Oop	85	5'7	7'3	Any	60
Zion Williamson	87	5'7	7'3	Any	60
Pro Contact Alley-Oop	84	5'7	7'3	Any	70
Elite Contact Alley-Oop	92	5'7	7'3	Any	80
Small Contact Alley-Oop	86	5'7	6'4	Any	85
Bigman Contact Alley-Oop	70	6'10	7'3	85	60
Park Alley-Oop Reverses	75	5'7	7'3	Any	50
Park Alley-Oop 360s	85	5'7	7'3	Any	60
Park Alley-Oop Windmills	80	5'7	7'3	Any	55
Park Alley-Oop Under Leg	85	5'7	7'3	Any	60
Park Alley-Oop Flashy	70	5'7	7'3	Any	50
Jordan Kilganon Park Alley-Oop	90	5'7	6'9	Any	65

Park Dunk Packages & Requirements (All)

ANIMATIONS	DRIVING DUNK	MIN HEIGHT	MAX HEIGHT	STANDING DUNK	VERTICAL

ANIMATIONS	DRIVING DUNK	MIN HEIGHT	MAX HEIGHT	STANDING DUNK	VERTICAL
360s Off One	70	5'7	7'3	Any	50
360s Off Two	70	5'7	7'3	Any	50
Flashy Off One	70	5'7	7'3	Any	50
Flashy Off Two	70	5'7	7'3	Any	50
Flashy Hangs Off One	70	5'7	7'3	Any	50
Flashy Hangs Off Two	70	5'7	7'3	Any	50
Jordan Kilganon	90	5'7	6'9	Any	70
Jordan Southerland	90	5'7	6'9	Any	70
Under Legs 360 Off Two	70	5'7	7'3	Any	50
Under Leg Off Two	70	5'7	7'3	Any	50
Under Leg Off One	70	5'7	7'3	Any	50

Layup Packages & Requirements (All)

Animation	Driving Layup	Min Height	Max Height

Animation	Driving Layup	Min Height	Max Height
Default Small	Any	5'7	6'9
Default Swing	Any	5'7	6'9
Default Big	Any	6'10	7'3
Circus	80	5'7	6'9
Dominant Big	70	6'10	7'3
Floater Specialist	70	5'7	6'9
Fundamental	Any	5'7	6'9
Jelly	80	5'7	6'9
Long Athlete	88	5'7	7'3
Devin Booker	82	5'7	6'9
J. Cole	70	5'7	6'4
Stephen Curry	85	5'7	6'4
Joel Embiid	70	6'10	7'3
George Gervin	70	5'7	7'3
James Harden	80	5'7	6'4
Kyrie Irving	85	5'7	6'4
Allen Iverson	85	5'7	6'4
LeBron James	80	5'7	6'9
Magic Johnson	80	5'7	6'9
Nikola Jokic	70	6'10	7'3
Michael Jordan	85	5'7	6'9
Zach LavIne	80	5'7	6'9
Damian Lillard	80	5'7	6'9
Ja Morant	82	5'7	6'9
Ben Simmons	60	5'7	7'3
John Wall	80	5'7	6'9
Russell Westbrook	82	5'7	6'9
Jason Williams	75	5'7	6'9

How to Equip Dunks & Layups for MyPLAYER

To buy dunk or layup animations on PS5/Xbox Series X, go to MyCAREER > MyPLAYER > Animations > Animation Store > Scoring Moves > Dunk Styles or Layup Styles
To equip dunk or layup animations on PS5/Xbox Series X, go to MyCAREER > MyPLAYER > Animations > 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

Dunk Tips

Depending on your build, equip Posterizer Badge, Slithery, 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 have successful dunks the higher your stamina

Contact Dunk Tips

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

Alley-Oop Tips

Equip Aerial Wizard 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 Special Delivery Badge
Increase Driving Dunk attribute (MyPLAYER) or use NBA players w/high dunk ratings

Layup Tips

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

Finishing Controls

ACTION	PS4/PS5	XBOX 1/SERIES X

ACTION	PS4/PS5	XBOX 1/SERIES X
Jump Shot	Press & hold Square then release	Press & hold X then release
Free Throw	Press & hold Square then release	Press and hold X then release
Layup	Move & hold RS up (when driving)	Move & hold RS up (when driving)
Runner / Floater	Move & hold RS down while driving in close range	Move & hold RS down while driving in close range
Reverse Layup	Move & hold the RS right (while driving along the right baseline)	Move & hold the RS right (while driving along the right 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 toward the ball hand
Hop Step Layup	Tap Square while driving	Tap X while driving
Two-Hand Dunk	R2 + Move & hold RS up while driving in close range	R2 + Move & hold RS up while driving in close range
Dominant or Off-Hand Dunk	R2 + Move & hold RS up, left or right in close range. The RS direction determines the dunking hand	RT + Move & hold RS up, left or right in close range. The RS direction determines the dunking hand
Normal Skill Dunk	R2 + Move RS up then quickly release and move and hold RS down. Release RS to neutral to time the dunk	RT + Move RS up then quickly release and move and hold RS down. Release RS to neutral to time the dunk
Rim Hang Dunk	R2 + Move & hold RS down while driving. Keep R2 held to continue hanging, use LS to control swing, and move RS up to pull up on the rim	RT + Move & hold RS down while driving. Keep RT held to continue hanging, use LS to control swing, and move RS up to pull up on the rim
Rim Hang Skill Dunk	R2 + Move RS down then quickly release and move and hold RS down again. Release RS to neutral to time the dunk. Keep R2 held to continue hanging and use LS to control swing	RT + Move RS down then quickly release and move and hold RS down again. Release RS to neutral to time the dunk. Keep RT held to continue hanging and use LS to control swing
One-Hand Flashy Dunk	R2 + Move RS down then quickly move and hold RS up	RT + Move RS down then quickly move and hold RS up
Two-Hand Flashy Dunk	R2 + Move RS up then quickly release and move and hold RS up again	RT + Move RS up then quickly release and move and hold RS up again
Pump Fake	Tap Square	Tap X
Hop / Stepback Gather	Tap Square with LS deflected left or right	Tap X with LS deflected left or right
Spin Gather	Hold R2 + double tap Square	Hold RT + double tap X
Half Spin Gather	Rotate RS in a quarter-circle from right to up then hold while driving with ball in right hand	Rotate RS in a quarter-circle from right to up then hold while driving with ball in right hand
Step Through	At close range, pump fake, then press and hold Square	At close range, pump fake, then press and hold X
Putback	Press Square when attempting an offensive rebound	Press X when attempting an offensive rebound
Bank Shot	Move and hold RS up and release	Move and hold RS up and release