The one-leg fadeaway · The Sombor Shuffle

Nikola Jokić’s one-leg fadeaway

Jokić jumps backward from his right foot while fading left, an unusual same-foot rhythm born while recovering from injury.

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Jokic created his high release by jumping backward from his right foot and fading left—the off-balance geometry known as the Sombor Shuffle.