In basketball, every player will face off with a defender. Whether it’s a zone defense or man-to-man coverage, a defender will attempt to block your shot — and every move.
Professional basketball player Trae Young adopted his own move to evade defenders. The “Trae Young Move” serves to lead a defender in the wrong direction.
Young, a point guard, says the move can help smaller guards get shots off quickly and create space. To do so, he focuses primarily on the defender, not his dribble.
“I automatically know that he’s not going to let me go that way,” Young says. “I take one or two hard dribbles to make it seem like I’m about to go that way. As soon as he bites, I wrap it around my back.”
Young sees his move imitated by fans through social media and appreciates watching the Trae Young Move in action. He says there haven’t been many mistakes.
