All dunk animation requirements in NBA 2K25

With dozens upon dozens of dunk animations in NBA 2K25, it’s easy to get lost. Fret not, we will take you through all dunk requirements in MyCAREER, including attributes and height, so you can create your MyPLAYER and level him up accordingly.

Each dunk animation in NBA 2K25 comes with a set of attribute requirements, and occasionally, height limitations. The three attributes you need to level up are Standing Dunk, Driving Dunk, and Vertical, though not all three are always within a dunk animation’s list of requirements.

You can find a full list of all dunk animations in NBA 2K25 and their requirements below.

NBA 2K25 promo art — You can be too tall or too small for some dunk animations. Image via 2K Games

Rim Grazers Off Two – Min. 36 Driving Dunk.
Basic Two-Handers Off Two – Min. 45 Driving Dunk.
Basic One-Handers Off Two – Min. 45 Driving Dunk.
Big Man Off Two – Min. 36 Driving Dunk and at least 6-feet-10-inches tall.
Athletic One-Handers Off Two – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical.
Basic Hangs Off Two – Min. 40 Driving Dunk.
Athletic Hangs Off Two – Min. 60 Driving Dunk and Min. 40 Vertical.
Fist Pump Rim Pulls – Min. 60 Driving Dunk and Min. 40 Vertical.
Quick Drops Off Two – Min. 85 Driving Dunk and Min. 65 Vertical.
Quick Drop-In Back Scratchers Off Two – Min. 85 Driving Dunk and Min. 65 Vertical.
Front Clutches Off Two – Min. 75 Driving Dunk and Min. 55 Vertical.
Side Clutches Off Two – Min. 75 Driving Dunk and Min. 55 Vertical.
Back Scratchers Off Two – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical.
Back Scratching Rim Hangs – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical.
Quick Drop-In Back Scratchers Off Two – Min. 85 Driving Dunk and Min. 60 Vertical.
Big Man Back Scratchers – Min. 60 Driving Dunk and Min. 40 Vertical, and min. 6-feet-10-inches tall.
Reverses Off Two – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical.
Clutch Reverses Off Two – Min. 75 Driving Dunk and Min. 55 Vertical.
Baseline Reverses Off Two – Min. 75 Driving Dunk and Min. 55 Vertical.
Baseline Clutch Reverses – Min. 80 Driving Dunk and Min. 60 Vertical.
Clutch Baseline Reverses – Min. 80 Driving Dunk and Min. 60 Vertical.
Windmill Baseline Reverses – Min. 80 Driving Dunk and Min. 60 Vertical.
One-Hand Clutch Reverses – Min. 85 Driving Dunk and Min. 65 Vertical.
Big Man Tomahawks Off Two – Min. 50 Driving Dunk and min. 6-feet-10-inches tall.
Athletic Side Tomahawks – Min. 80 Driving Dunk and Min. 60 Vertical.
Athletic Front Tomahawks – Min. 90 Driving Dunk and Min. 70 Vertical.
Uber Athletic Tomahawks Off Two – Min. 85 Driving Dunk and Min. 65 Vertical.
Leaning Slams – Min. 80 Driving Dunk and Min. 60 Vertical.
Big Man Windmills – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical, and min. 6-feet-10-inches tall.
Windmill Reverses – Min. 80 Driving Dunk and Min. 60 Vertical.
Leaning Windmills – Min. 85 Driving Dunk and Min. 65 Vertical.
Front Windmills – Min. 85 Driving Dunk and Min. 65 Vertical.
Side Windmills – Min. 90 Driving Dunk and Min. 70 Vertical.
Athletic Windmills – Min. 90 Driving Dunk and Min. 70 Vertical.
Basic 360s – Min. 85 Driving Dunk and Min. 65 Vertical.
Flashy Off Two – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical.
Flashy Hangs Off Two – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical.
Under Leg Off Two – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical.
360s Off Two – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical.
Under Leg 360s Off Two – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical.
Jordan Kilganon – Min. 90 Driving Dunk and Min. 70 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.

Rim Grazers Off One – Min. 36 Driving Dunk.
Basic Two-Handers Off One – Min. 45 Driving Dunk.
Basic One-Handers Off One – Min. 45 Driving Dunk.
Athletic One-Handers Off One – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical.
Hangs Off One – Min. 40 Driving Dunk.
Athletic Hangs Off One – Min. 60 Driving Dunk and Min. 40 Vertical.
Big Man Hangs Off One – Min. 50 Driving Dunk and Min. 30 Vertical, and min. 6-feet-10-inches tall.
Big Man Side Clutches Off One – Min. 50 Driving Dunk and Min. 30 Vertical, and min. 6-feet-10-inches tall.
Front Clutches – Min. 90 Driving Dunk and Min. 74 Vertical.
Back Scratchers Off One – Min. 89 Driving Dunk and Min. 70 Vertical.
Back Scratching Rim Hangs – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical.
Quick Drop-In Back Scratchers Off Two – Min. 85 Driving Dunk and Min. 60 Vertical.
Big Man Back Scratchers – Min. 60 Driving Dunk and Min. 40 Vertical, and min. 6-feet-10-inches tall.
Big Man Baseline Reverses Off One – Min. 65 Driving Dunk and Min. 45 Vertical, and min. 6-feet-10-inches tall.
Reverses Off One – Min. 75 Driving Dunk and Min. 55 Vertical.
Clutch Reverses Off One – Min. 80 Driving Dunk and Min. 60 Vertical.
Baseline Reverses Off One – Min. 80 Driving Dunk and Min. 60 Vertical.
Big Man Tomahawks Off One – Min. 55 Driving Dunk and Min. 35 Vertical, and min. 6-feet-10-inches tall.
Side Arm Tomahawks – Min. 84 Driving Dunk and Min. 65 Vertical.
Straight Arm Tomahawks – Min. 95 Driving Dunk and Min. 80 Vertical.
Cock Back Tomahawks – Min. 94 Driving Dunk and Min. 75 Vertical.
Uber Athletic Tomahawks Off One – Min. 95 Driving Dunk and Min. 70 Vertical.
Windmills Off One – Min. 85 Driving Dunk and Min. 65 Vertical.
Cradle Dunks Off One – Min. 80 Driving Dunk and Min. 60 Vertical.
Switcheroos Off One – Min. 85 Driving Dunk and Min. 65 Vertical.
Flashy Off One – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical.
Flashy Hangs Off One – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical.
Under Leg Off One – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical.
360s Off One – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical.
Jordan Kilganon – Min. 90 Driving Dunk and Min. 70 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.

All Standing Dunk requirements in NBA 2K25

Kyrie Irving in a blue Dallas Mavericks jersey in NBA 2K25 — You’ll still need someone to throw you the ball for an alley-oop dunk. Screenshot by Dot Esports

Two Hand Under Basket Regular – Min. 40 Standing Dunk.
One Hand Under Basket Regular – Min. 45 Standing Dunk.
Pro Under Pasket Rim Pulls – Min. 65 Standing Dunk.
Elite Rim Pulls – Min. 70 Standing Dunk.
Two Hand Under Basket Athletic – Min. 80 Standing Dunk.
One Hand Under Basket Athletic – Min. 85 Standing Dunk.

All Alley-Oop requirements in NBA 2K25

Pro Alley-Oop – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 30 Vertical.
Elite Alley-Oop – Min. 85 Driving Dunk and Min. 60 Vertical.
Zion Williamson Alley-Oop – Min. 87 Driving Dunk and Min. 60 Vertical.
City Alley-Oop Reverses – Min. 75 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical.
City Alley-Oop 360s – Min. 85 Driving Dunk and Min. 60 Vertical.
City Alley-Oop Windmills – Min. 80 Driving Dunk and Min. 55 Vertical.
City Alley-Oop Under Leg – Min. 85 Driving Dunk and Min. 60 Vertical.
City Alley-Oop Flashy – Min. 70 Driving Dunk and Min. 50 Vertical.
Jordan Kilganon Alley-Oop – Min. 90 Driving Dunk and Min. 65 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.

All Signature Dunk requirements in NBA 2K25

Giannis Antetokounmpo – Min. 75 Standing Dunk, Min. 73 Driving Dunk, Min. 50 Vertical, and Min. 6-feet-5-inches tall.
Harrison Barnes – Min. 60 Standing Dunk, Min. 82 Driving Dunk, Min. 65 Vertical, and between 6-feet-5-inches and 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Devin Booker – Min. 80 Driving Dunk, Min. 60 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Jaylen Brown – Min. 87 Driving Dunk, Min. 77 Vertical, and between 6-feet-5-inches and 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Kobe Bryant – Min. 92 Driving Dunk, Min. 76 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Darryl Dawkins – Min. 75 Standing Dunk, Min. 73 Driving Dunk, Min. 50 Vertical, and Min. 6-feet-10-inches tall.
Demar Derozan – Min. 73 Driving Dunk, Min. 55 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Luka Doncic – Min. 70 Driving Dunk, Min. 50 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Clyde Drexler – Min. 84 Driving Dunk, Min. 64 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Anthony Edwards – Min. 82 Driving Dunk, Min. 62 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Julius Erving – Min. 84 Driving Dunk, Min. 64 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Paul George – Min. 80 Driving Dunk, Min. 60 Vertical, and between 6-feet-5-inches and 6-feet-9-inches tall.
De’Aaron Fox – Min. 85 Driving Dunk, Min. 70 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-4-inches tall.
Aaron Gordon – Min. 55 Standing Dunk, Min. 80 Driving Dunk, Min. 60 Vertical, and between 6-feet-5-inches and 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Manu Ginobili – Min. 50 Driving Dunk, Min. 35 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Draymond Green – Min. 50 Standing Dunk, Min. 68 Driving Dunk, Min. 45 Vertical, and Min. 6-feet-5-inches tall.
James Harden – Min. 83 Driving Dunk, Min. 63 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Dwight Howard – Min. 75 Standing Dunk, Min. 65 Driving Dunk, Min. 50 Vertical, and Min. 6-feet-10-inches tall.
Kevin Huerter – Min. 65 Driving Dunk, Min. 55 Vertical, and between 6-feet-5-inches and 6-feet-9-inches tall.
LeBron James – Min. 40 Standing Dunk, Min. 84 Driving Dunk, Min. 64 Vertical, and Min. 6-feet-5-inches tall.
Jalen Johnson – Min. 94 Driving Dunk, Min. 78 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Shawn Kemp – Min. 70 Standing Dunk, Min. 82 Driving Dunk, Min. 55 Vertical, and Min. 6-feet-10-inches tall.
Zach Lavine – Min. 88 Driving Dunk, Min. 73 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Trey Lyles – Min. 55 Standing Dunk, Min. 65 Driving Dunk, Min. 60 Vertical, and between 6-feet-5-inches and 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Karl Malone – Min. 50 Standing Dunk, Min. 75 Driving Dunk, Min. 50 Vertical, and Min. 6-feet-5-inches tall.
CJ McCollum – Min. 40 Driving Dunk and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.
JaVale McGee – Min. 95 Standing Dunk, Min. 82 Driving Dunk, Min. 69 Vertical, and Min. 6-feet-10-inches tall.
Malik Monk – Min. 80 Driving Dunk, Min. 70 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-4-inches tall.
Ja Morant – Min. 89 Driving Dunk, Min. 68 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Keegan Murray – Min. 60 Standing Dunk, Min. 80 Driving Dunk, Min. 70 Vertical, and between 6-feet-5-inches and 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Shaquille O’Neal – Min. 80 Standing Dunk, Min. 55 Driving Dunk, Min. 50 Vertical, and Min. 6-feet-10-inches tall.
Scottie Pippen – Min. 85 Driving Dunk, Min. 65 Vertical, and Min. 6-feet-5-inches tall.
Glen Robinson III – Min. 80 Driving Dunk, Min. 60 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Domantas Sabonis – Min. 70 Standing Dunk, Min. 75 Driving Dunk, Min. 45 Vertical, and Min. 6-feet-10-inches tall.
Ben Simmons – Min. 65 Standing Dunk, Min. 75 Driving Dunk, Min. 45 Vertical, and Min. 6-feet-5-inches tall.
Latrell Sprewell – Min. 80 Driving Dunk, Min. 60 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Klay Thompson – Min. 55 Driving Dunk, Min. 35 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Karl-Anthony Towns – Min. 75 Standing Dunk, Min. 70 Driving Dunk, Min. 40 Vertical, and Min. 6-feet-10-inches tall.
Russell Westbrook – Min. 93 Driving Dunk, Min. 80 Vertical, and Max. 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Andrew Wiggins – Min. 92 Driving Dunk, Min. 75 Vertical, and between 6-feet-5-inches and 6-feet-9-inches tall.
Dominique Wilkins – Min. 88 Driving Dunk, Min. 65 Vertical, and Min. 6-feet-5-inches tall.
Zion Williamson – Min. 60 Standing Dunk, Min. 86 Driving Dunk, Min. 60 Vertical, and Min. 6-feet-5-inches tall.

There is one last dunk category we didn’t tackle in this article, if only because we’ve already done that. You can see all contact dunk requirements in NBA 2K25 if that’s what interests you the most, but please, have a little mercy for the opposing defenders, will you?