Fadeaway

The goal is to create space between the shooter and the defender, making the shot much harder to block.

The shooter must have very good accuracy, much higher than when releasing a regular jump shot, and must use more strength to counteract the backwards momentum in a relatively short amount of time.

[citation needed] Once mastered, however, it is one of the hardest methods of shooting for defenders to block.

Wilt Chamberlain was a famous pioneer of the fadeaway, and Kevin McHale helped popularize it in the 1980s.

[1][2] Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are regarded as the most popular shooters of the fadeaway.