Gravity (basketball)

In basketball, the term gravity is used when describing situations in which players without the ball draw defenders to them, simply as a result of their shooting ability being a known threat.

[2] Curry has since become a commonly cited example of a player who exhibits a great amount of on-court gravity.

[3] Fellow NBA player CJ McCollum suggested that Curry cannot be guarded with just one person, stating "He's a galaxy, he's a planet, he's a solar system.

[5] Gravity is contextual to a player's role within their team's offensive gameplan, as well as their on-court location.

ESPN writer Kevin Pelton elaborated on this, writing "A put-back specialist with limited range has almost no gravity when he plays on the perimeter, but high gravity inside the paint because of the threat he poses on the offensive glass.