Welcome to a whole new world! NBA 2K18: The Prelude on the Xbox One is the beginning of your journey to becoming an NBA player, in the most riveting NBA 2K experience to date.

This guide will provide you with a full listing of the Controls available in-game, along with Support information, should you encounter any issues during your experience.
Buttons Description:
Move Player
Pro Stick: Dribble Moves / Shooting / Passing
Post Up (hold) / Dribble Moves (tap/double tap)
Sprint
Call Play (tap) / Pick Control (hold)
Icon Pass
Pass (tap) / Maximum Passing (hold)
Bounce Pass (tap) / Flashy Pass (double tap) / Receiver Control (hold)
Shoot (tap for Pump Fake/Hop)
Overhead Pass (tap) / Alley-oop (double tap) / Lead to Basket (hold)
Gameplay HUD
Points of Emphasis
Offensive Strategies
Substitutions
Timeout
Pause
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Jump Shot: Press and holdor move and hold(toward hoop for bank shot)

Hop Gather: Tapwhile driving (determines direction of hop)

Spin Gather: + Double tapwhile standing or driving

Runner/Floater: Move and holdaway from hoop (while driving close)

Normal Layup: Move and holdtoward hoop while driving (direction determines finish hand)

Reverse Layup: Move and holdtoward baseline (while driving baseline)

Euro Step Layup: Double tapwhile driving

2-Hand Dunk: + Move and holdtoward hoop (while driving)

Flashy Dunk: + Move and holdaway from hoop (while driving)

Dominant/Off-Hand Dunk: + Move and holdleft or right to dunk with that hand (while driving)

Mid-Air Change Shot: Start dunk/layup, movein any direction while in air

Pump Fake: Start a jump shot, then quickly release

Step Through: Pump fake, then press and holdagain before pump fake ends

Putback Dunk/Layup: Move and holdin any direction during an offensive rebound

Rhythm Dribble: Movetoward hoop then quickly release

In and Out: + Movetoward hoop then quickly release

Hesitation (Quick): Movetoward ball hand then quickly release

Hesitation (Escape): + Movetoward ball hand then quickly release

Crossover: Movetoward off hand, then quickly release

Crossover (Escape): + Movetoward off hand, then quickly release

Between Legs Cross: Movebetween off hand and player's back, then quickly release

Behind Back: Moveaway from hoop, then quickly release

Stepback: + Moveaway from hoop, then quickly release

Spin: Rotatefrom ball hand around player's back, then quickly return to neutral

Half Spin: Rotatein a quarter-circle from ball hand to hoop, then quickly return to neutral

Triple Threat Jab: Moveleft or right then quickly release for a quick jab (hold for a hard jab)

Triple Threat Jab Then Pump Fake: Moveaway from the hoop then quickly release

Triple Threat Stepback: +Moveaway from hoop, then quickly release

Triple Threat Spinout: Rotatethen quickly return to neutral

Pass: (selects recipient)

Bounce Pass: (selects recipient)

Maximum Passing: Press and holdto throw a skip pass to further away teammates

Overhead Pass: (selects recipient)

Alley Oop: Double tap(selects recipient, toward basket for oop-to-self)

Lead to Basket Pass: Press and hold(selects recipient) then release to pass

Flashy Pass: Double tap(selects recipient)

Receiver Control: Press and hold, useto move the selected recipient then releaseto pass

Icon Pass: Pressthen press action button of desired receiver

Fake Pass: +(while standing or driving)

Rolling Inbound: during baseline inbounds

Give and Go: Press and holdto retain control of passer, releaseto receive the ball back

PRO STICK Pass: +

General:
Move Player
Hands Up / Contest / Take Charge
Intense D
Sprint
Defensive Strategies (tap) / Double Team (hold)
Icon Swap
Player Swap (closest to ball)
Take Charge
Steal
Block / Rebound
Gameplay HUD
Points of Emphasis
Defensive Sets
Substitutions
Intentional Foul
Pause
Xbox Home


On-Ball Defense:
Intense-D: Press and holdwhen in front of dribbler

Crowd Dribbler: Press and holdwhen near the dribbler

Fast Shuffle: Press and hold+, movein any direction

Hands Up Defense: Move and holdin any direction

Shot Contest: Move and holdin any direction when near shooter (during shot)

Vertical Contest: Move and holdaway from the shooter and press

Swat Block: Holdand press

Take Charge: Press and hold

Flop: While in take charge, release, press

Intentional Foul: Press and holdnear ballhandler (pressfor Team Intentional Foul)

Double Team: Press and hold

Icon Double Team: Press, press and hold the action button of desired double teamer


Off-Ball Defense:
Bump : Holdwhile impeding the path of the offensive player

Chuck: (while standing)+flick towards offensive player

Grab: (while defender is running)+flick towards offensive player

Post Up / Ball Denial: Holdwhen near opponent (based on distance to basket)

Deny Hands Out: in any direction

Ball Pressure: press towards ballhandler

Push: +into defender (when posted off-ball)

Deny / Front Post: +left/right (when posted off-ball)

Pull Chair in Post: Flickin same direction as offensive player (when posted off-ball)

Post Moves:

Enter / Leave Post: Press and holdto post up, releaseto faceup

Quick Spin: Rotateto outside shoulder

Hook Drive: Rotateto inside shoulder

Fakes: Moveleft or right then quickly release


Pick Up Dribble: Movetoward the hoop then quickly release


Switch Dribble Hand: Moveaway from the hoop then quickly release



Post Shots (Shotstick):

Post Hook: left or right toward hoop (close range)


Post Fade: left or right away from hoop (beyond close range)


Post Layup: Move and holdleft or right toward hoop (close range) whileis toward hoop

Shimmy Shot: +away from hoop with neutral

Shimmy Hook: +toward hoop withneutral

Post Hop: left or right away from hoop, then tap

Post Stepback: away from hoop, then tap

Dropstep: left or right toward hoop, then tap

Pump Fake: Start a shot listed above, then moveto neutral

Up & Under / Step Through: Pump fake, thenagain before pump fake ends



Off-Ball Offense:

Call for Ball:

Call for Alley-Oop: Double tap(while cutting toward hoop)

Set Screen:

Call for Screen: Press and hold

Post Up: Hold(while standing or moving into defender)



Push: (while posted up) towards defender.

Spin: (while posted up)twirl clockwise or counterclockwise

Walk Down: +towards defender



Advanced Offense:

Quick Playcall: Press, then useto select a play from the menu

Positional Playcall: Press, then press teammate's action button; choose play from menu

Basic Pick Control: Press and hold

Advanced Pick Control: Press and hold. Useto choose Roll vs. Fade andto choose pick side.

Icon Pick Control: Press, then press and hold the action button of desired screener

Slip Screen and Early Fade: Call for pick, then pressagain at any time before the screener gets hit to have him slip or fade early

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