The following are some of the many unlockable characters in the game.

Character	How to unlock
Allen Iverson	Exlusive // Perform 10 successful shove counters.
Beastie Boys Team	3 The Hard Way // Defeat the Beastie Boys team in Remix Tour.
Bill Laimbeer, Isiah Thomas	Central Division Represent // Beat the Central Division Legend Team in Classic Campaign.
Brad Daugherty	Double Up // Beat the CPU in a 2V2 game by doubling their score or better.
Bryant Reeves	100 Club // Win 100 games.
Chris Mullin, Tim Hardaway	Pacific Division Represent // Beat the Pacific Division Legend Team in Classic Campaign.
Chuck Person	Fired Up // Get On Fire 4 times in a single game.
Clyde Drexler	NBA Domination // Beat Classic Campaign with a team from each division in the NBA.
Dan Majerle	Century Scorer // Score 100 points in one game.
Danny Manning	Grand Scorer // Score 1,000 points.