P/R Reads: strong side wing slide cuts

This is a 3-player drill focused on working wheel cuts out of the pick and roll. One player starts with the ball as the handler, another is on the left wing, and the third is the screener/roller. How it works: The screener sets a ball screen to the handler’s left side. As the handler comes off the screen going left, the wing player slides down to the corner to create space. The wing defender, who is typically helping at the nail, is pulled away from the corner. The ball handler reads the defense and throws a pass to the corner for a shot. At the same time, the roller receives a pass from a coach to finish around the basket. After the ball handler passes to the corner, he spaces back out behind the three-point line for a shot of his own. Focus points: Reading the help defender at the nail during pick-and-roll action Timing the wing-to-corner slide for spacing Making quick, accurate skip passes to the corner Roller finishing through contact and the ball handler relocating for a catch-and-shoot three