The “flashy pass” has been an exciting part of basketball since the early days of the NBA, popularized by legends like Bob Cousy and “Pistol” Pete Maravich, and carried forward by the wizardry of passing legends like Magic Johnson with his no-look passes, Jason “White Chocolate” Williams with his off-the-elbow pass, and today’s standouts like Nikola Jokic and LaMelo Ball. In NBA 2K25, fans can replicate some of the coolest passes in basketball history. Read on for the full tutorial for how to throw flashy passes in NBA 2K25.

There are two ways to do flashy passes in NBA 2K25:

The first and likely the most common method is simple:

You can also change your controller settings to make ‘Flashy’ the default pass type for the Pro Stick: