Alright, so, I’ve been messing around with NBA 2K24, right? And I wanted to figure out the deal with these passing animations. I mean, some of them are just straight-up cool, but how do you get them? I did some digging, tried a few things, and now I’m here to share what I found.
First, I jumped into a couple of games, just regular Play Now mode, nothing fancy. I was paying attention to the passes I was making, trying different players, different buttons, you know, the usual. But honestly, it didn’t get me far. I was seeing some cool animations, but I couldn’t figure out what triggered them.

Experimenting
Then, I decided to hit the practice mode. I figured if I could just mess around without the pressure of a game, I might be able to crack the code. I grabbed a player with high passing stats, thinking that would make a difference, but again, nothing really clear. I was getting frustrated, not gonna lie.
Figuring it out
After that, I dug through menus, I even checked online forums but found no helpful information. And the game manual? Forget about it. So I went back to experimenting. This time, I focused on the pass accuracy rating, because, well, it seemed logical, right? Passing animations should be tied to passing ability.
Getting the result
And bingo! That was it. I started noticing a pattern. Players with higher pass accuracy ratings had access to a wider range of animations. It wasn’t about the buttons I was pressing or the timing or anything like that. It was all about the player’s stats. The higher the rating, the flashier the passes. Simple as that.
Wrapping up
So, here’s the breakdown of what I found:
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Pass Accuracy 75+: You’ll start seeing some basic but effective animations. Nothing too fancy, but definitely a step up from the default ones.
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Pass Accuracy 85+: Now we’re talking. This is where the cool stuff starts to show up. Behind-the-back passes, no-look passes, you name it.
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Pass Accuracy 90+: These players are basically passing gods. They’ve got all the tricks in the book, and their passes are just beautiful to watch.
So, if you’re like me and you want to make those highlight-reel passes, focus on your players’ pass accuracy rating. It’s the key to unlocking those sweet animations. It took me a while to figure it out, but hopefully, this will save you some time. Good luck, and have fun on the court!