NBA 2K5 Cheats
How to use these cheats
Button names refer to the Xbox controller — A, B, X, Y, the LB/RB bumpers, LT/RT triggers and the D-pad. Unless told otherwise, enter codes from the pause or options menu, or while playing. Some cheats disable achievements for that save — keep a separate save before you start.
- Cheat codesNone
- Unlockables & collectibles41
- Tips & secrets5
ESPN NBA 2K5 on Xbox has no traditional button codes. Instead, everything below is earned in-game, apart from one famous create-a-player cheat.
Unlock everything: Create a player in 24/7 mode and name him RAY GRAHAM. The name is case sensitive and unlocks every item in every category.
| Team | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| All-time 76ers | Score 127 points in one game. |
| All-time Celtics | Do not commit a foul during a game. |
| All-time Lakers | Win two games. |
| All-time Sonics | Score 127 points in three consecutive games. |
| All-Time Superstars | Win five games. |
| Hieroglyphics Team | Hold the CPU to 48 points. |
| 2K5 Team | After unlocking the Hieroglyphics Team, hold the CPU to 48 points. |
| VC Team | After unlocking the 2K5 Team, hold the CPU to 48 points. |
| Sophomore Class | After unlocking the VC Team, hold the CPU to 48 points. |
| Rookie Class | After unlocking the Sophomore Class, hold the CPU to 48 points. |
| SEGA Team | After unlocking the All-time Celtics, do not commit a foul for an entire game. |
| Court | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| 2K5 Street court | Play five Street Games. |
| Practice Gym court | Play ten Street Games. |
| VC Gym court | Play fifteen Street Games. |
| Boss number one court | Defeat the CPU by 69 points. |
| Boss number two court | After unlocking the first Boss court, defeat the CPU by 69 points. |
| Boss number three court | After unlocking the Lamar Odom bobblehead, record 30 total assists in one game. |
| Bobblehead | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| Andrei Kirilenko | One player records a double-double. |
| Baron Davis | Make 20 three-point field goals in one game. |
| Dirk Nowitzki | Beat the CPU by 15 points in every quarter. |
| Carmelo Anthony | After unlocking Nowitzki, beat the CPU by 15 points in every quarter. |
| Yao Ming | Block 10 shots with your team in one game. |
| Ben Wallace | After unlocking Yao Ming, block 10 shots with your team in one game. |
| Vince Carter | Make 10 dunks in one game. |
| T-Mac | After unlocking Carter, make 10 dunks in one game. |
| Kobe Bryant | After unlocking T-Mac, make 10 dunks in one game. |
| Elton Brand | Get 25 rebounds in both halves. |
| Tim Duncan | After unlocking Brand, get 25 rebounds in both halves. |
| Kenyon Martin | Get 40 rebounds with your team in one game. |
| Chris Webber | After unlocking Martin, get 40 rebounds with your team in one game. |
| Stephon Marbury | Do not have a pass intercepted for one game. |
| Jason Kidd | After unlocking Marbury, do not have a pass intercepted for one game. |
| Lebron James | After unlocking Kidd, do not have a pass intercepted for one game. |
| Jermaine O'Neal | One player records a double-double with a third stat above 15. |
| Kevin Garnett | Do not get blocked for an entire game. |
| Allen Iverson | After unlocking Garnett, do not get blocked for an entire game. |
| Lamar Odom | Get 30 assists with your team in one game. |
| Peja Stojakovic | Make every free throw with your team in one game. |
| Shaquille O'Neal | One player records a double-double with both stats above 15. |
| Steve Francis | Get 15 assists with your team in one game. |
| Paul Pierce | Score 500 total points. |
Mascot heads: Reach 100 in a 24/7 training category to win a mascot head for your baller. Three-point training earns Benny the Bull, ball-handling earns the Raptor, passing earns Sly the Fox and dunking earns Blaze.
Halloween prizes: Set the Xbox system date to 31 October to receive a pumpkin head and pumpkin ball in 24/7 mode.
Hall of Fame mode: Unlock every bonus in the game to access the Hall of Fame difficulty setting.
Easy wins: Pause during a game, open the Game Sliders and max out your stats, then press Start and lower your opponent's sliders before resuming.
Easy 24/7 training: Plug in a second controller during a training drill and you gain control of your opponent, letting you train at your own pace.