NBA 2K21: Complete Controls Guide – How to Euro Step, Alley-oop, Dunk, Rebound, Shoot, Perform Dribble Moves & More

NBA 2K21 has officially arrived! It’s time to get used to the new NBA 2K21 controls.

Here’s our controls guide for 2K’s newest basketball sim.

Offense Controls

Here is everything you need to know for when you have the ball in hand!

On-Ball Offense

There are two key areas within offence that you will have to master the NBA 2K21 controls.

The first is on-ball. This is used in modes where you are in control of the full team such as MyTEAM or Play Now.

Action	PS4 Controls	Xbox One Controls
Pass	X	A
Bounce Pass	O	B
Lob Pass	▲	Y
Shoot	■ or Right Analogue Stick	X or Right Analogue Stick
Move Player	Left Analogue Stick	Left Analogue Stick
Pro Stick	Right Analogue Stick	Right Analogue Stick
On The Fly Coaching	D-Pad	D-Pad
Call Play	L1	LB
Post Up	L2	LT
Call Timeout / Coaches Challenge	Touch Pad	Back Button
Sprint	R2	RT
Icon Pass	Press R1 and then choose pass	Press RB and then choose pass

Off-Ball Offense

For modes where you control just one player – such as MyCAREER or BlackTop – there is a different set of NBA 2K21 controls for you to learn.

Here are the basics:

Action	PS4 Controls	Xbox One Controls
Call For Pass	X	A
Quick Screen	O	B
Call For Alley-oop	▲	Y
Tell Teammate To Shoot	■	X
Move Player	Left Analogue Stick	Left Analogue Stick
Pro Stick	Right Analogue Stick	Right Analogue Stick
Sprint	R2	RT
Call Timeout / Coach’s Challenge	Touch Pad	Back Button
Call for Screen	L1	LB
Post Up	L2	LT
On the Fly Coaching	D-Pad	D-Pad

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Defense

Like with offense, there are two areas of defense for you to master.

Action	PS4 Controls	Xbox One Controls
Player Swap	X	A
Take Charge	O	B
Block/Rebound	▲	Y
Steal	■	X
Move Player	Left Analogue Stick	Left Analogue Stick
Hands Up	Right Analogue Stick	Right Analogue Stick
Sprint	R2	RT
Icon Swap	R1	RB
Intentional Foul	Touch Pad	Back Button
Intense Defense	L2	LT
Double Team	L1	LB
On the Fly Coaching	D-Pad	D-Pad

Off-Ball Defense

The off-ball defense controls are very similar to the standard defense controls.

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Here are the main things to know:

Action	PS4 Controls	Xbox One Controls
Player Swap	X	A
Take Charge	O	B
Block/Rebound	▲	Y
Steal	■	X
Move Player	Left Analogue Stick	Left Analogue Stick
Onball Steal	Right Analogue Stick	Right Analogue Stick
Sprint	R2	RT
Icon Swap	R1	RB
Intentional Foul	Touch Pad	Back Button
Intense Defense	L2	LT
Double Team	L1	LB
On the Fly Coaching	D-Pad	D-Pad

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Shooting

We have covered the basics in terms of offense and defense, but now it’s time to jump into the more complex NBA 2K21 controls.

We’ll start with shooting.

Action	PS4 Controls	Xbox One Controls
Jump Shot	Press and hold ■ then release.	Press and hold Y then release
Free Throw	Press and hold ■ then release.	Press and hold Y then release
Layup	Move and hold right analogue stick up whilst driving	Move and hold right analogue stick up whilst driving
Runner / Floater	Move and hold right analogue stick down whilst driving	Move and hold right analogue stick down whilst driving
Reverse Layup	Move and hold right analogue stick right whilst driving along the baseline.	Move and hold right analogue stick right whilst driving along the baseline.
Euro Step Layup	Double tap ■ whilst driving whilst holding the left analogue stick towards the off hand	Double tap Y whilst driving whilst holding the left analogue stick towards the off hand
Cradle Layup	Double tap ■ whilst driving whilst holding the left analogue stick towards the ball hand	Double tap Y whilst driving whilst holding the left analogue stick towards the ball hand
Two-Hand Dunk	R2 + move and hold right analogue stick up whilst driving in close range.	RT + move and hold right analogue stick up whilst driving in close range.
Dominant or Off-Hand Dunk	R2 + move and hold right analogue stick up, left or right in close range.	RT + move and hold right analogue stick up, left or right in close range.
Flashy Dunk	R2 + move and hold right analogue stick down whilst driving in close range, release to finish dunk.	RT + move and hold right analogue stick down whilst driving in close range, release to finish dunk.
Pump Fake	Tap ■	Tap Y
Hop Gather	Tap ■ whilst dribbling with left analogue stick deflected.	Tap Y whilst dribbling with left analogue stick deflected.
Spin Gather	Hold R2 + double tap ■	Hold RT + double tap Y
Half Spin Gather	Rotate right analogue stick in a quarter-circle from right to up then hold whilst driving with ball in right hand	Rotate right analogue stick in a quarter-circle from right to up then hold whilst driving with ball in right hand
Step Through	At close range, pump fake, then press and hold ■	At close range, pump fake, then press and hold Y
Putback	Press ■ when attempting an offensive rebound	Press Y when attempting an offensive rebound

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Dribbling

You’ll spend a lot of time with the ball in hand. Knowing how to dribble effectively with NBA 2K21 controls will help to throw off your opponent.

Here’s how.

Action	PS4 Controls	Xbox One Controls
Sprint	Hold R2 and move	Hold RT and move
Signature Size-up	Move and hold right analogue stick up from a standing dribble.	Move and hold right analogue stick up from a standing dribble.
Signature Park Size-up	Repeatedly tap L2 from a stand dribble.	Repeatedly tap LT from a stand dribble.
In and Out	Move right analogue stick up right then quickly release whilst dribbling with right hand.	Move right analogue stick up right then quickly release whilst dribbling with right hand.
Hesitation	Move right analogue stick right then quickly release when dribbling with right hand	Move right analogue stick right then quickly release when dribbling with right hand
Momentum Hesitation	R2 + move right analogue stick right then quickly release when dribbling with right hand	RT + move right analogue stick right then quickly release when dribbling with right hand
Hesitation Escape	Move and hold right analogue stick right when dribbling with right hand	Move and hold right analogue stick right when dribbling with right hand
Crossover	Move right analogue stick up left then quickly release when dribbling with right hand.	Move right analogue stick up left then quickly release when dribbling with right hand.
Momentum Crossover	R2 + move right analogue stick up left then quickly release when dribbling with right hand.	R2 + move right analogue stick up left then quickly release when dribbling with right hand.
Crossover Escape	Move and hold right analogue stick up left when dribbling with right hand	Move and hold right analogue stick up left when dribbling with right hand
Between Legs Cross	Move right analogue stick left then quickly release when dribbling with right hand.	Move right analogue stick left then quickly release when dribbling with right hand.
Momentum Between Legs Cross	R2 + move right analogue stick left then quickly release when dribbling with right hand.	RT + move right analogue stick left then quickly release when dribbling with right hand.
Between Legs Escape	Move and hold right analogue stick left when dribbling with right hand.	Move and hold right analogue stick left when dribbling with right hand.
Behind the Back	Move right analogue stick down left then quickly release when dribbling with right hand.	Move right analogue stick down left then quickly release when dribbling with right hand.
Momentum Behind the Back	R2 + move right analogue stick down left then quickly release when dribbling with right hand.	RT + move right analogue stick down left then quickly release when dribbling with right hand.
Behind the Back Escape	Move and hold right analogue stick down left when dribbling with right hand.	Move and hold right analogue stick down left when dribbling with right hand.
Stepback	Move right analogue stick down then quickly release.	Move right analogue stick down then quickly release.
Momentum Stepback	R2 + move right analogue stick down then quickly release.	RT + move right analogue stick down then quickly release.
Spin	Rotate right analogue stick clockwise then quickly release when dribbling with right hand.	Rotate right analogue stick clockwise then quickly release when dribbling with right hand.
Half Spin	Rotate right analogue stick in a quarter-circle from right to up then quickly release when dribbling with right hand.	Rotate right analogue stick in a quarter-circle from right to up then quickly release when dribbling with right hand.
Hard Stop / Stutter	Tap L2 whilst driving for a quick change of speed.	Tap LT whilst driving for a quick change of speed.
Hold Off Defenders	Hold L2	Hold LT

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Passing

The final area of the big three NBA 2K21 controls you need to master is passing.

Action	PS4 Controls	Xbox One Controls
Normal Pass	Press X	Press A
Bounce Pass	Press O	Press B
Lob Pass	Press ▲	Press Y
Skip Pass	Hold X to target a receiver further away	Hold A to target a receiver further away
Fake Pass	▲ + O whilst standing or driving to the hoop	B + Y whilst standing or driving to the hoop
Jump Pass	■ + X whilst standing or driving to the hoop	A + X whilst standing or driving to the hoop
Icon Pass	Press R1 then press the action button of the desired receiver	Press RB then press the action button of the desired receiver
Flashy Pass	Double tap O	Double tap B to pass
Alley-oop	Double tap ▲	Double tap Y
Alley-oop to Self	Double tap ▲ + move left analogue stick to the hoop.	Double tap Y + move left analogue stick to the hoop.
Lead to Basket Pass	Press and hold ▲ to make the selected receiver cut to the basket. Release to pass.	Press and hold Y to make the selected receiver cut to the basket. Release to pass.
Full Receiver Control	Press and hold O to freely move the selected receiver with the left analogue stick. Release O to pass.	Press and hold B to freely move the selected receiver with the left analogue stick. Release B to pass.
Touch Pass	Press X before the initial receiver gets the ball. Use left analogue stick to select second receiver.	Press A before the initial receiver gets the ball. Use left analogue stick to select second receiver.
Pro Stick Pass	Press and hold R1 + move right analogue stick in the desired pass direction.	Press and hold RB + move right analogue stick in the desired pass direction.
Give and Go	Press and hold X until the receiver catches the ball. Keep X held and use left analogue stick to move initial passer. Release X to get the ball back.	Press and hold A until the receiver catches the ball. Keep A held and use left analogue stick to move initial passer. Release A to get the ball back.
Rolling Inbound	Press ▲ during baseline inbounds when no defenders are present.	Press Y during baseline inbounds when no defenders are present.

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