Eurostep
noun · Offense · Medium
- A driving move where a ball handler takes a step in one direction to mislead a defender then quickly steps laterally in the opposite direction before finishing at the rim.
“They hit the defender with a sharp eurostep to clear space for the layup.”
Related: Brick, Dribble Hand Off, Boomshakalaka, Closed Step, Ball Screen
Origin
Lithuanian guard Šarūnas Marčiulionis brought the move to the NBA with the Golden State Warriors in 1989. Argentina's Manu Ginóbili made it famous in the 2000s, and the "Euro" in the name points to those European roots.
Sources: Wikipedia: Euro step
In the rulebook: Traveling
In basketball history: Argentina's Golden Generation