Signature move · One family, many masters

The turnaround fadeaway

Mid-post footwork that creates an unreachable release without needing a clean driving lane.

Move family

3 players

Mid-post footwork that creates an unreachable release without needing a clean driving lane.

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How it works

1 · The setup

Establish the mid-post catch, feel the defender with the back and shoulders, and keep either turning direction available.

Pivot into the turn, rise before drifting away and release at full extension above the contest.

Overplaying the fade opens a baseline spin, up-and-under, drop step or quick turn toward the middle.

Different solutions to the same problem

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Variation 01

2 indexed examples

The original wing standard

Jordan transformed the fadeaway from a bailout into a repeatable late-career scoring system from either side of the floor.

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Variation 02

2 indexed examples

The full-footwork descendant

Bryant extended Jordan’s template with either-shoulder turns, pump fakes and extreme late-clock balance.

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Variation 03

1 indexed example

Height over every contest

Durant needs less backward drift because his release begins above most wings and many centers before the fade even starts.

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Family-defining example · Michael Jordan

1989-90 Regular Season · Mar 28, 1990

Jordan repeatedly created an uncontestable release from the mid-post by turning, rising and fading above smaller defenders.