10 greatest signature moves in NBA history

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#8 Manu Ginobili's Euro-Step

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We see so many players use the Euro-Step nowadays including Dwyane Wade, Harden and, Russell Westbrook, but it was really Manu Ginobili who popularised the move in the NBA. The Euro-step basically involves the player taking a step in one direction and then swiftly taking the second one the other way. It makes defenders think, they're in a position to either get a charge or contest the shot, but a split second later the player goes the other way for an easy score.

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Throughout Ginobili's career with the San Antonio Spurs, he's been the Maverick on the team. For much of the 2000's, when the Spurs played their boring, methodical style of basketball, Manu was the one who seemed to improvise on the fly and get people off their seats. The Euro-step was his go-to move and he used his quickness to execute it to perfection. The euro step does, however, go right to the edge of a traveling violation and it needs to be done perfectly to avoid getting called for traveling.

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