How To Create NBA 2K23 Jump Shot Animation

If you are wondering what the jump shot animation requirements for NBA 2K23 are, then you aren’t alone. Several players everywhere are looking for them because this game changed the way animations work a bit. You can now create and save jump shots for your character in MyPlayer. The good thing is that changing them is very easy, and here is what you have to do.

How to Unlock and Create Jumpshot Animations in NBA 2K23

You have to upgrade your Mid-Range or Three point shot of your character and reach the numbers of your favorite players to unlock them. To create a new jumpshot:

1. Open the Menu and go to MyPlayer.
2. Next, choose Animation.
3. Now, go to the Jump Shot Creator Tab.
4. Here, choose player styles for:
   • Lower Base
   • Upper Release 1
   • Upper Release 2
   • Blending & Release Speed
5. After you have played with all 4 of the above options, press Triangle or Y to Edit your Save.
6. Give your Jump Shot a new name.

Finally, go to the Gameplay Animations tab, choose Jump Shots, and select the new profile you just saved.

NBA 2K23 Jump Shot Requirements

Based on the different player heights, you need to meet the requirements to unlock their animations.

Players 6’10” (2.08m) and above

Player	Mid-Range or Three-Point Shot points
Udoka Azubuike	35+
Shaquille O’Neal	38+
Steven Adams	41+
DeAndre Jordan	42+
Jalen Duren	42+
Nick Richards	42+
Nerlens Noel	43+
Ruby Gobert	43+
Andre Drummond	44+
Harry Giles	46+
Ivica Zubac	46+
Clint Capela	47+
Mitchell Robinson	47+
Tony Bradley	47+
Neemias Queta	48+
Alperen Sengun	53+
Mason Plumlee	53+
JaVale McGee	54+
Hassan Whiteside	55+
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	56+
Jakob Poeltl	61+
Nicolas Claxton	62+
Luke Kornet	63+
Isaiah Jackson	64+
Zach Collins	65+
Boban Marjanovic	66+
Marvin Bagley III	66+
Santi Aldama	66+
Dewayne Dedmon	67+
Goga Bitadze	67+
Kevin Duckworth	67+
Walker Kessler	67+
Dwight Howard	68+
Isaiah Hartenstein	68+
Nathan Knight	68+
Willy Hernangomez	68+
Luka Samanic	69+
Omer Yurtseven	69+
Alex Len	70+
Gorgui Dieng	70+
Jusuf Nurkick	70+
Kai Jones	70+
Thomas Bryant	70+
Evan Mobley	71+
James Wiseman	71+
Jarrett Allen	71+
Jaxson Hayes	71+
Damian Jones	72+
Dario Saric	72+
Jonathan Isaac	72+
Aleksej Pokusevski	73+
Chet Holmgren	73+
Davis Bertans	73+
Dwight Powell	73+
Frank Kaminsky III	73+
Marko Simonovic	74+
Richaun Holmes	74+
Robin Lopez	74+
Domantas Sabonis	75+
Jalen Smith	75+
Kristaps Porzingis	75+
Maxi Kleber	75+
Mike Muscala	75+
Mohamed Bamba	75+
Nikola Vucevic	75+
Ronnie 2K	75+
Brook Lopez	76+
Kelly Olynyk	76+
Moritz Wagner	76+
Paolo Banchero	76+
Bol Bol	77+
Danilo Gallinari	77+
DeMarcus Cousins	77+
Giannis Antetokounmpo	77+
LD2K	77+
Serge Ibaka	77+
Jaren Jackson Jr.	78+
Karl-Anthony Towns	78+
Amar’e Stoudemire	79+
Jonas Valanciunas	79+
Myles Turner	79+
Deandre Ayton	80+
Bill Laimbeer	80+
David Robinson	80+
Joel Embiid	80+
Bobby Portis Jr.	81+
Jabari Smith	81+
Wendell Carter Jr.	81+
Nikola Jokic	82+
Tim Duncan	82+
Rashard Lewis	83+
Chris Bosh	84+

Players Between 6’10” (2.08m) and 6’5″ (1.95m)

Player	Mid-Range or Three-Point Shot points
Daniel Gafford	38+
Day’Ron Sharpe	44+
Ben Simmons	45+
Devontae Cacok	46+
Bismack Biyombo	47+
Ed Davis	47+
Tyler Cook	48+
Udonis Haslem	48+
Bruno Fernando	49+
Jarred Vanderbilt	54+
Charles Bassey	55+
Matisse Thybulle	56+
Kevon Looney	56+
Onyeka Okongwu	57+
Xavier Tillman	57+
Naji Marshall	58+
Kevin Knox II	59+
Drew Eubanks	59+
Kyle Anderson	60+
Khem Birch	60+
Usman Garuba	60+
Brandon Clarke	62+
Montrezl Harrell	62+
Tristan Thompson	62+
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	63+
Greg Brown	63+
Garrett Temple	63+
Thanasis Antetokounmpo	63+
Jeff Green	64+
Andre Iguodala	64+
Chris Boucher	64+
Cameron Reddish	65+
Yuta Watanabe	66+
Draymond Green	66+
Wenyen Gabriel	67+
JT Thor	67+
JaMychal Green	67+
Killian Hayes	68+
Maurice Harkless	68+
Josh Jackson	68+
Aaron Nesmith	68+
Jordan Nwora	68+
Isaac Okoro	68+
Peyton Watson	68+
Theo Pinson	69+
Juan Toscano	69+
Jalen Suggs	70+
Keita Bates-Diop	70+
Isaac Bonga	70+
Vlatko Cancar	70+
Torrey Craig	70+
Jarrett Culver	70+
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot	70+
Jalen McDaniels	70+
Jay Scrubb	70+
Jeremey Sochan	70+
Bam Adebayo	70+
Vernon Carey Jr.	70+
Paul Reed	70+
Ignas Brazeikis	71+
Sterling Brown	71+
Dyson Daniels	71+
Juan Hernangomez	71+
Dalen Terry	71+
Oshae Brissett	71+
Alize Johnson	71+
James Johnson	71+
Dalano Banton	72+
Patrick Baldwin Jr.	72+
Darius Bazley	72+
Leandro Bolmaro	72+
Pat Connaughton	72+
Cameron Johnson	72+
Jalen Johnson	72+
Jeremy Lamb	72+
Jake Layman	72+
David Nwaba	72+
Precious Achiuwa	72+
Naz Reid	72+
PJ Washington	72+
Alex Caruso	73+
Damion Lee	73+
Blake Wesley	73+
Hamidou Diallo	73+
CJ Elleby	73+
Aaron Gordon	73+
Javonte Green	73+
Derrick Jone Jr.	73+
Cody Martin	73+
Keegan Murray	73+
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk	73+
Shaedon Sharpe	73+
Nik Stauskas	73+
Ousmane Dieng	73+
Nikola Jovic	73+
Charles Oakley	73+
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	73+
Grant Williams	73+
Malcolm Brogdon	74+
Ty Jerome	74+
DeAndre’ Bembry	74+
Troy Brown Jr.	74+
Josh Hart	74+
Joe Ingles	74+
Furkan Korkmaz	74+
Jonathan Kuminga	74+
Romeo Langford	74+
Jake LaRavia	74+
Jaden McDaniels	74+
David Roddy	74+
Admiral Schofield	74+
Max Strus	74+
Jalen Williams	74+
Chimezie Metu	74+
Isaiah Todd	74+
Ochai Agbaji	75+
Deni Avdija	75+
Will Barton	75+
MarJon Beauchamp	75+
Jerami Grant	75+
Josh Green	75+
Caris LeVert	75+
Wendell Moore Jr.	75+
Chuma Okeke	75+
Terrence Ross	75+
Kenrich Williams	75+
Robert Covington	75+
Derrick Favors	75+
Trey Lyles	75+
Zeke Nnaji	75+
Julius Randle	75+
Isaiah Roby	75+
Franz Wagner	75+
Derrick Favors	75+
Spencer Dinwiddie	76+
Shake Milton	76+
Scottie Barnes	76+
Mikal Bridges	76+
Miles Bridges	76+
Jimmy Butler	76+
Dorian Finney-Smith	76+
Rudy Gay	76+
Rodney Hood	76+
Danuel House	76+
Elijah Hughes	76+
De’Andre Hunter	76+
Herbert Jones	76+
Royce O’Neale	76+
Dean Wade	76+
Taj Gibson	76+
Kenyon Martin Jr.	76+
Daniel Theis	76+
Lonzo Ball	77+
RJ Barret	77+
Nicolas Batum	77+
Alec Burks	77+
Amir Coffey	77+
Cade Cunningham	77+
Chris Duarte	77+
Tari Eason	77+
Josh Giddey	77+
Rui Hachimura	77+
Tim Hardaway Jr.	77+
Justin Holiday	77+
Corey Kispert	77+
Kyle Kuzma	77+
Isaiah Livers	77+
Austin Reaves	77+
Davon Reed	77+
Andrew Wiggins	77+
Marquese Chriss	77+
Blake Griffin	77+
Stanley Johnson	77+
Terance Mann	78+
Bojan Bogdanovic	78+
Christian Braun	78+
LeBron James	78+
Keldon Johnson	78+
Nassir Little	78+
Caleb Martin	78+
Moses Moody	78+
Semi Ojeley	78+
Taurean Prince	78+
Lamar Stevens	78+
Paul Millsap	78+
John Collins	78+
Sam Perkins	78+
Michael Porter Jr.	78+
Pascal Siakam	78+
Obi Toppin	78+
OG Anunoby	79+
Desmond Bane	79+
Dillon Brooks	79+
Gary Clark	79+
Jae Crowder	79+
Danny Green	79+
A.J. Griffin	79+
Garrison Mathews	79+
Benedict Mathurin	79+
Doug McDermott	79+
Khris Middleton	79+
Trey Murphy	79+
Larry Nance Jr.	79+
Georges Niang	79+
Cedi Osman	79+
Kelly Oubre Jr.	79+
Kevin Love	79+
Marcus Morris Sr.	79+
Zach Randolph	79+
Isaiah Stewart	79+
LaMelo Ball	80+
Malaki Branham	80+
Charles Brown Jr.	80+
Evan Fournier	80+
Paul George	80+
John Konchar	80+
Gary Trent Jr.	80+
TJ Warren	80+
Lauri Markkanen	80+
Eric Paschall	80+
Zach LaVine	81+
Tomas Satoransky	81+
Tyler Herro	81+
Trevor Ariza	81+
Saddiq Bey	81+
Jaylen Brown	81+
Joe Harris	81+
Brandon Ingram	81+
Kelan Martin	81+
Josh Richardson	81+
Devin Vassell	81+
Nemanja Bjelica	81+
David West	81+
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	82+
Tyrese Haliburton	82+
Clyde Drexler	82+
Magic Johnson	82+
Otto Porter	82+
Duncan Robinson	82+
Tony Snell	82+
Markieff Morris	82+
Luka Doncic	83+
Penny Hardaway	83+
Harrison Barnes	83+
Tobias Harris	83+
Kevin Huerter	83+
Luke Kennard	83+
Shawn Marion	83+
Paul Pierce	83+
Jayson Tatum	83+
Karl Malone	83+
PJ Tucker	83+
James Harden	84+
Bogdan Bogdanovic	84+
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	84+
Toni Kukoc	84+
Reggie Bullock	85+
Gordon Hayward	85+
Kawhi Leonard	85+
Kevin Martin	85+
Scottie Pippen	85+
Klay Thompson	85+
Dominique Wilkins	85+
Kevin Durant	85+
Oscar Robertson	88+

Players 6’5” (1.95m) and below

Player	Mid-Range or Three-Point Shot points
Mark Williams	43+
Patrick Beverley	55+
Kira Lewis Jr.	60+
Saben Lee	64+
Nate Robinson	65+
Kent Bazemore	67+
Austin Rivers	67+
Luguentz Dort	69+
Josh Okogie	69+
De’Anthony Melton	70+
Russell Westbrook	70+
Eric Bledsoe	71+
Devonte’ Graham	71+
Haywood Highsmith	71+
Jason Preston	71+
Collin Sexton	71+
Jared Butler	72+
Tim Frazier	72+
Markelle Fultz	72+
Brandon Goodwin	72+
Jordan McLaughlin	72+
Dennis Smith Jr.	72+
Chris Chiozza	73+
Talen Horton-Tucker	73+
Keon Johnson	73+
Tre Jones	73+
Theo Maledon	73+
Miles McBride	73+
Rodney McGruder	73+
Mychal Mulder	73+
Elfrid Payton	73+
Jahmi’us Ramsey	73+
Jae’Sean Tate	73+
Blake Wesley	73+
Derrick White	73+
Cole Anthony	74+
Malik Beasley	74+
James Bouknight	74+
Facundo Campazzo	74+
Johnny Davis	74+
Donte DiVincenzo	74+
Gary Harris	74+
Cory Joseph	74+
Raul Neto	74+
Dennis Schroder	74+
Marcus Smart	74+
Lonnie Walker IV	74+
John Wall	74+
Josh Christopher	75+
Mike Conley	75+
Quentin Grimes	75+
Jaylen Nowell	75+
Gary Payton II	75+
Cameron Thomas	75+
Quinndary Weatherspoon	75+
Ronnie 2K	75+
Terence Davis	76+
Eric Gordon	76+
George Hill	76+
Jaden Ivey	76+
Reggie Jackson	76+
Tre Mann	76+
Wesley Matthews	76+
Skylar Mays	76+
Davion Mitchell	76+
Jamal Murray	76+
Victor Oladipo	76+
Kevin Porter Jr.	76+
Joshua Primo	76+
Immanuel Quickley	76+
TyTy Washington Jr.	76+
Delon Wright	76+
Ryan Arcidiacono	77+
Dick Barnett	77+
Carsen Edwards	77+
Malachi Flynn	77+
Cameron Payne	77+
Derrick Rose	77+
D’Angelo Russell	77+
Tyrell Terry	77+
LD2K	77+
Dan Rue	77+
Grayson Allen	78+
Jevon Carter	78+
Jordan Clarkson	78+
Steve Francis	78+
Jalen Green	78+
Isaiah Joe	78+
TJ McConnell	78+
Ben McLemore	78+
Patrick Mills	78+
Malik Monk	78+
Frank Ntilikina	78+
Payton Pritchard	78+
Rajon Rondo	78+
Landry Shamet	78+
Cassius Winston	78+
J.Cole	78+
DJ Augustin	79+
Anthony Edwards	79+
Aaron Holiday	79+
Norman Powell	79+
Jaden Springer	79+
Isaiah Thomas	79+
Gabe Vincent	79+
Jason Williams	79+
Louis Williams	79+
Darren Collison	80+
Bryn Forbes	80+
RJ Hampton	80+
Frank Jackson	80+
Tyus Jones	80+
Kyle Lowry	80+
Tyrese Maxey	80+
Jordan Poole	80+
Bradley Beal	81+
Avery Bradley	81+
Bruce Brown	81+
Kyle Guy	81+
Tyler Herro	81+
Nahshon Hyland	81+
Tyler Johnson	81+
Monte Morris	81+
Matt Thomas	81+
Wayne Ellington	82+
Derek Fisher	82+
Ja Morant	82+
Chris Paul	82+
Cameron Payne	82+
Terry Rozier III	82+
Fred VanVleet	82+
Dwayne Wade	82+
Coby White	82+
Ayo Dosunmu	83+
De’Aaron Fox	83+
Buddy Hield	83+
Jrue Holiday	83+
Anfernee Simons	83+
Ish Smith	83+
James Harden	84+
Kyrie Irving	84+
Allen Iverson	84+
Jason Kidd	84+
Donovan Mitchell	84+
Jalen Brunson	85+
Seth Curry	85+
Darius Garland	85+
Damian Lillard	85+
CJ McCollum	85+
Steve Nash	85+
Kendrick Nunn	86+
John Stockton	86+
Steve Kerr	87+
Trae Young	87+
Jerry West	89+
Stephen Curry	91+
Dejounte Murray	91+

That is all for the NBA 2K23 Jumpshot requirements. Since you are interested in this game be sure to also check our guides for it on what Holo cards are, how to update Rosters, and how to level up fast.