One play the Orlando Magic must run into the ground until Banchero's back

After Orlando's offense subscribed to a heavy dose of Double Drag throughout the Brooklyn Nets game Friday night, even leading to a highlight alley-oop with Goga Bitadze, I asked Franz Wagner about the looks Double Drag creates for his Magic offense.

Wagner broke down how that play creates quick advantages in a game with quick pace, how it makes it easier for Franz to drive into the paint, and how quick you can initiate the action:

“Usually that’s a set that can play also when the game’s going a little faster.

You can get into it really quick, especially with the way defenses are guarding that play nowadays…

That’s one good easy way to get into the paint”

In the third quarter against the Trail Blazers, a sequence stood out that initially looked like it might slow down Orlando's offense for a moment.

Portland busted out a 3-2 zone to see much up the paint a little.

Jamahl Mosley counted with Double-Drag play calls that created wide open looks nearly every time agaisnt the zone, thought Orlando didn't quite hit as many open shots as they would have liked.

I asked Coach Mosley if that play-call was a counter tactic and we discuss how it creates advantages for shooters like Black (and da Silva) to quickly screen and pop into an open catch-and-shoot look from deep. Watch this interaction in the clip below:

Double-Drag is a popular set around the league for good reason – if you have an offensive engine who can run pick-and-roll offense surrounded with play-finishers who threaten to roll hard and shoot clean, you can send the defense into a scrambling frenzy nearly every time down.