Ricky Rubio: Wrap around

In a fast break, the wrap around is a weapon that lets you shake off your defender and turns a 3-on-3 into a 3-on-2 situation.

Play Breakdown

  1. Wrap around

    You are dribbling at full pace towards your defender. When you’re just a few steps away, surprise him with a behind the back dribble. He’ll assume that you’ll switch hands and change direction - but instead, you wrap the ball all around your body and beat your defender over the now open side.

  2. Hesitation at the line

    Continue through the middle. As you’re now posing a threat to the basket you’ll force another defender to help out – enabling your teammate to shake off his defender and cut to the basket.

  3. Lob pass

    Lob the ball over the defender to your teammate.

  4. Finish at the rim

    Your teammate can now easily catch the ball mid-air and slam it through the basket.

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