If you are struggling to shoot in NBA 2K22 or you just feel like there’s something lacking in your jump shot, it’s not an elite jump shot, it just feels good, it just feels normal, you want to take your jumpshot to the next level, you’ve come to the right guide! We compiled a list of 5 new best NBA 2K22 jumpshots for every position, from shot creators, stretch bigs, slashers to playmakers.
5 New Best NBA 2K22 Jumpshots For Every Position, Archetype & Player Build
Becoming the best shooter in NBA 2K22 is no easy task, as you'll need to find the right balance between power and accuracy, as well as test out a variety of different builds to find the one that best suits your playing style. In NBA 2K22, some jump shots don't work for certain people and there's different jump shots with different positions, there's different jump shots for different builds. To help get you started, we’ve come up with the following jumpshot tutorial & guide to assist you in determining the best jumpshot build in NBA 2K22 for both current and next-gen consoles. We have 5 of the best jump shots, one of these is going to work for you. And now we are going to break down all the things you need to know to be able to shoot at a high level from current gen and next gen.
1. Fast Jumpshot In NBA 2K22 Current & Next Gen
Lower/base: Dwyane Wade
Upper release 1: Rudy Gay
Upper release 2: Paul George
Release speed: Quick
Animation blending (release 1): 40%
Animation blending (release 2): 60%
It's a really great Dwyane Wade base, Rudy Gay at release 1 and release two is Paul George. Now it's a really great all-around jumper, it can be used on spot-ups, this is very popular for guards like a lot of good guards will use this jump shot. It's a very fast release, so you can get the jumper off quickly and you don't have to worry about people contesting you. So it's one of the fastest releases in the game. So Rudy Gay at 40%, Paul George at 60%. So we have four out of four which is the best always for every single jump shot, but four out of four is hard at the time because it's usually so quick. So if you're struggling the time of four out of four which you should always try slowing it down to like a three out of four or one down.
2. Best Jumpshot With Green Window
Lower/base: Dante Exum
Upper release 1: Rudy Gay
Upper release 2: Rudy Gay
Release speed: Quick
Animation blending (release 1): 50%
Animation blending (release 2): 50%
The base is going to be Dante Exum, the release 1 is gonna be Rudy Gay, release 2 is also Rudy Gay. The animation blending are both Rudy Gay. It's more of a spot up, it's not shooting big jumpers, so a lot of shooting bids or poppers use this jump shot. This is one of the best jump shots in the game, has a really good green window. If you're going to be doing a live catching shooting, this is what people usually prefer.
3. New Best Jumpshot In NBA 2K22
Lower/base: Jump Shot 3
Upper release 1: Rudy Gay
Upper release 2: Rudy Gay
Release speed: Quick
Animation blending (release 1): 50%
Animation blending (release 2): 50%
This is a new jumpshot in NBA 2K22. Select release 1 Rudy Gay, release 2 Rudy Gay. Rudy Gay is a really good release pretty much for almost all jump shots. What you can do with releases is you can print what you're comfortable with. The base is the most important part of the jump shot. This is literally the fastest jump shot in the game right now. It can be hard to time. But if you can master this, then you're just going to be unguardable. It's going to be so quick, people are gonna be hard to step up on you and contest you and that's why a lot of people are using it this year just because of how fast it is. So it's a really good regard jump shots in NBA 2K22. If you have a good jump shot and you're just looking for something to take you to the next elite level, this new one is very good at possibly doing that for you.
4. Quick Jumpshot In NBA 2K22 Current Gen
Lower/base: Jump Shot 98
Upper release 1: Release 26
Upper release 2: Kobe Bryant
Release speed: Quick
Animation blending (release 1): 50%
Animation blending (release 2): 50%
Jump shot 98, release 26, release 2 is going to be Kobe Bryant. This jump shot has been a consistent staple. It's still very fast, maybe not the fastest in the game but it's fast. So usually the people that use these type of jump shots are guards, not so much sinners or big men or poppers.
5. Best Jumpshot For All Builds In NBA 2K22
Lower/base: Jump Shot 38
Upper release 1: LaMarcus Aldridge
Upper release 2: Carmelo Anthony
Release speed: Quick
Animation blending (release 1): 40%
Animation blending (release 2): 60%
This 2K22 jump shot is really good for almost every position. Base is Jump Shot 38, release 1 is going to be LaMarcus Aldridge, release 2 Carmelo Anthony. It's really easy to time and green, but if you find it's too slow for you and a guard. A lot of times guards will use the same jump shot but they'll just do mass release speed.