vanisle_kahunaB to NBAEnglish · 6 days agoSimilar to how Kobe inherited Jordan's fadeaway when he retired, who would you say inherited Dirk's one-legged fadeaway best since he left the league?message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareSimilar to how Kobe inherited Jordan's fadeaway when he retired, who would you say inherited Dirk's one-legged fadeaway best since he left the league?vanisle_kahunaB to NBAEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
And by “best” I mean some combination of accuracy, aesthetics, and the frequency with which they use that move.
minus-squarebusty_stacyBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoWhile no one has perfectly replicated Dirk’s move, KD is probably the closest in terms of effectiveness. He’s tall, has a high release, and his fadeaway is a reliable weapon, though perhaps less reliant on the one-leg kick out than Dirk’s.
While no one has perfectly replicated Dirk’s move, KD is probably the closest in terms of effectiveness. He’s tall, has a high release, and his fadeaway is a reliable weapon, though perhaps less reliant on the one-leg kick out than Dirk’s.