LeBron James - Off Ball Movement 15/16 Putin [WecTfJDZxVi]

One of the things LeBron has consistently done throughout his career is the 45 cut or "kill cut". To prove it, the first clip is from Christmas day in LA 2009. Everything that comes after is from the 2015/16 season. Now what happens on this play is a teammate will drive, normally along the baseline, and LeBron times his run from the top or the wing and sprints straight at the rim. LeBron streaking down the lane is hard to miss, so he can often just volkswagen polo catch and finish. There are times youll see them hide this action until he sets or receives a back screen. As with all screens, when its done well, it creates an opening, and for LeBron, that often results in two points.

I dont think its in this video, but Cleveland also utilizes LeBron in UCLA action, whether hes the one coming up top initiating or setting the screen at the high post, and then turning right around for the lob or seal. The point of all this action is obvious: LeBron can catch the ball with all the momentum. He might take a dribble, he might not, but hes exploding to the rim.

The next sequence is the baseline backdoor cut, which is pretty basic. Nothing complex about it. Based on what Ive seen, its probably Dwyane Wades favorite off-ball movement: to prowl along the baseline for quick drop-offs or putbacks. (Starts at about 3:02)

What follows is similar to the baseline prowl, but youll see LeBron getting a cross screen or back screen. A cross screen is where a player on the low block gets a screen coming to the opposite block, its done so that a post player can establish DEEP position. Sometimes the defense will decide to switch, sometimes theyll go with it, but the initial defender will chase to recover, either way, LeBron will bury his man; you can imagine how effective it would be for the Cavs. Actually, you dont have to imagine, you can watch a blood pressure few clips in this video. (Starts at about 4:08)

The video then goes to one of the oldest and most basic plays in the game: the give and go. I dont think this one needs to be explained, but theres that mili-second of relaxation when the man youre defending gives the ball up, its just natural to have that happen, but at the NBA level, thats all it takes to get burned. (5:17) I was going to keep these plays separated in their sequences, but I like the dive/middle cut so much that I put a lot of this action from their championship playoff run as the capper.

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