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Double Elbow Wing Iso

A play against man-to-man: 2 steps with diagrams and coaching points.

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Half-court diagram of Double Elbow Wing Iso, step 1 of 2: 5 offensive players; player 2 has the ball; lines: 2 cuts, 1 pass, 1 dribble.
- 1 cuts off a double elbow screen to receive the ball at the wing - 1 now has a 1-on-1 iso with his defenderCredit: Ball Coach

How it works

1 exits the lane off a double elbow screen to receive the pass on the wing, with a single-screen variation using 5. The screeners clear the paint and give 1 space to attack one-on-one.

When to use it

Half-court or after a timeout, against man-to-man, when you want 1 to get the ball on the wing with room to attack one-on-one. A quick, simple action when 1 is your best player with the ball and you want the defense to stay home on everyone else.

Personnel

2 is the passer at the top. 1 is the iso player. 3 and 4 are on the strong side elbow area for the double screen, 5 on the other elbow for the single-screen version. Screeners need to set solid, then clear out of the lane so 1 has space.

Step by step

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    Step 1. - 1 cuts off a double elbow screen to receive the ball at the wing - 1 now has a 1-on-1 iso with his defender

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    Step 2. - In this example, 1 uses a single elbow screen from 5 to get the ball at the wing for an iso

Reads

  1. First read. 1 cutting off the double screen to the wing and catching the pass from 2. Catch facing the rim.
  2. Second read. 1 attacking one-on-one toward the paint after the catch, with 3, 4 and 5 spaced out of the way.
  3. If you use the single screen. 1 uses 5's elbow screen on the other side to get to the wing, then attacks the same way.

Counter

If the defender fights over the screen and denies the wing catch, switch to the single-screen version from the other side with 5, and let 1 try again.

Teaching cues

  • 1: set your defender up, then cut tight off the screen to the wing.
  • 3 and 4: set the double screen low and wide.
  • 5: set the single elbow screen on the other side for the second version.
  • 2: pass to 1 when he turns to the ball, then give him room.
  • Screeners: clear out of the paint after the catch.

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1 (current), approved October 2, 2026
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Ball Coach
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Published by Ball Coach under its first-party license, credited to Ball Coach. Released as a fixed version; any later edit gets a new version number.
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Topics

  • Stack
  • Man-to-man
  • Clear-out
  • Double screen
  • Isolation