Defender starts under the rim, sprints out to a shooter at the wing, breaks down on approach, and contests the shot with a high hand without fouling.
This is THE drill for teaching modern perimeter defence.
• Sprint two-thirds of the way, choppy steps the last third
• High hand on the shot — fingertips at the ball
• Don't leave the floor unless they do
• Outside hand contests, inside foot back
• Don't reach in, don't bail out the shooter
Add a shot fake from the offensive player — defender must stay grounded. Add a closeout-and-recover for a shot fake into a drive. Two-trip closeouts (closeout, sprint back, closeout again) for conditioning.