Banana Roll

noun · Offense · Pro

1. A curving variation of the roll where the screener bends their path away from the level of the ball before cutting to the rim, avoiding the tagging defender and opening a cleaner passing angle.

“They took a banana roll to the rim, curving away from the tag before finishing above the front rim.”

See also: Roll, Channel Roll, Short Roll

Related: Front, Stampede, Strapped, Flex Cut, Banana Cut