The NBA is a copycat league, and for good reason: Once players discover something that works, they aren’t shy about borrowing it.
Thus, a move that might only be the province of one or two players can quickly catch on around the league, sometimes to the point that the originator barely gets a whiff of notice. Over the course of two decades, for instance, a “Euro step” move mastered and popularized by Manu Ginobili quickly became part of virtually every perimeter player’s arsenal. (He’s also from Argentina, not Europe, but whatever.) Similarly, Jarrett Jack’s lethal rip-through move became Kevin Durant’s and Chris Paul’s, until the league legislated away the advantage.
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