A custom jump shot inNBA 2K24is one of the most powerful tools that too many gamers overlook. The default shot animation is terrible. Copying a favorite NBA player may sound like a good idea but the statistics can almost always be tightened up with some smart tinkering.
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No single animation is without weak points. Players will indeed have to prioritize which aspects of their shot are the most important. However, by choosing a few different styles and blending them, shots can be as close to perfect as it gets.NBA 2K24rewards players who take the time to make a custom jumper as they dominate the court in any setting or mode.
50% / 50%
Release Speed
100%
The best three-point buildwill use this custom jumper. It should be no surprise that the combination of Jerry West and Stephen Curry, two of the best to ever play the game, yields the ideal animation. The C in Release Height is enough to avoid getting blocked. With an A+ in Defensive Immunity and Release Speed, defenses won’t be able to react in time to a shot. Opponents with great timing will still find the shot goes up before they get a chance to block.
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As of this writing, there is currently an artificial cap that limits Timing Stability to A- for this height. If this is resolved, this custom jumper will have an A+ in this category. But even if this limit remains, this will still be the best custom jumper for shooters under 6'5" this year.
Release Height is not necessarily irrelevant because that increases the likelihood of getting blocked. However, unless players are taking a ton of jumpers up close, the F in release height shouldn’t matter much. It’s a tiny price to pay for getting an A+ in both Release Speed and Defensive Immunity. The speed is too fast for any defender to react and get a block in time.
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As of this writing, there is currently an artificial cap that limits Timing Stability to A- for this height as well. If this is resolved, this custom jumper will have an A+ there. However, even if this is never removed this is still as good as it gets for the in-between height shooters.The best small forwards in the gamewish they could shoot this well.
35% / 65%
The best centerscan sometimes be pretty good at landing three-point shots but this custom shot is better than any of them. It’s almost impossible to phase as this particular combination of LaMarcus Aldridge and Michael Porter Jr. gets A scores in Defensive Immunity and Timing Stability.
The Release Speed of B- is excellent considering big animations can’t get higher than a B+, so this is more like an A- when grading on the curve. The Release Height of C- may seem a bit low but keep in mind that blocking a big man is already almost impossible so the C- is more than enough to be virtually immune to blocks.
NBA 2K24is available now for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
