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NBA Week 1 Best Actions

Chopping up some of the best actions from Week 1 of the NBA Season

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Oct 26, 2025
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The NBA season is officially underway and has had no shortage of breakout performances. Across the league, defenses are getting more aggressive in their approach, which has caused some of the offensive actions to be counters to defensive pressure. Backdoors, Backscreens, Decoy Isolations, Away Screens, and Ball Screens with simultaneous cutting were staples across the league. Here, we chop up some notable actions used in week 1.

NBA Week 1 Best Actions

Away Out - Backdoor

Elbow - Flare Backscreen Curl

Get Shallow

Touch Veer

Chicago Exit

Shallow Exit

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