Double Drag Screen
- Double Drag Screen.
- Player 1: push the ball up the floor with a speed dribble, drive to the basket off the ball screen from player 2 then lob pass to player 2.
- Player 2: perform a trail (transition), set a ball screen for player 1, roll hard to the rim after setting the screen.
- present a target for the ball handler then perform a dunk.
- Player 3: fill the open spot to maintain spacing, set a ball screen for player 2 then pop out to the perimeter after setting the screen.
- be ready to catch and shoot.
A Double Drag Screen, often simply called a "Double Drag," is an effective offensive action in basketball that involves two screeners setting consecutive drag screens for a ball handler, typically initiated in early offense or transition. Unlike a single Drag Screen, which uses one trailing screener, the Double Drag brings a second screener immediately behind or slightly to the side of the first, creating a staggered effect. This consecutive screening action aims to maximize offensive advantage by forcing multiple, rapid decisions from the defense.
The play begins with P1 pushing the ball in transition as P2 and P3 trail. P3 sets the initial ball screen, followed immediately by P2 setting a second screen for P1. P1 then drives off P2's screen towards the basket, while P2 rolls hard to the rim and P3 pops out to the perimeter, culminating in P1 lobbing a pass to P2 for a dunk.