According to Wall Street Journal writer Ben Cohen, the Euro step is a crafty and exotic move introduced in the NBA over two decades ago[when?]
"[1] This misdirection move, which allows players to gather a dribble and take two additional steps has stirred controversy in the NBA surrounding its legality as it finds itself on the edge of a traveling violation, as reported by The New York Times writer Jonathan Abrams.
[3] Today, the Euro step is often used when a player drives to the hoop, and it can be especially effective when a shorter guard takes on a taller forward or center.
Fans nicknamed the move “the Euro step” as a tribute to many European players’ exceptional fundamentals and crafty footwork.
Back then, Toni Kukoc was a 17-year-old phenom playing for his home club of Jugoplastika in Split, Croatia, where practices routinely lasted eight hours and coach Slavko Trninic emphasized finding different ways to get to the basket.
To emulate a defender trying to take a charge, Trninic would place a chair in the middle of the lane and instruct players to dribble from the 3-point line and attempt to finish at the rim.
According to Brenner, the physical gifts of another European player, Giannis Antetokounmpo, have led his version of the Euro step to become "the final phase of the move's evolution," adding: A FiveThirtyEight study showed that he covers just over 15 feet off a single dribble when driving to the basket.