The pick-and-roll offense is a fundamental basketball strategy that centers around the effective execution of the pick-and-roll play. This offensive approach aims to create advantageous situations by leveraging the strengths of the players involved and exploiting defensive weaknesses.

What Is the Pick and Roll An offensive player sets a screen for another offensive player who currently has the ball. This is also known as a ball screen. (The Pick) The offensive player dribbles around the ball screen and looks to score. The screener, opens up to the ball, and cuts to the basket. (The Roll)

The pick and roll (also called a ball screen or screen and roll) in basketball is an offensive play in which a player sets a screen (pick) for a teammate handling the ball and then moves toward the basket (rolls) to receive a pass.

The action of the Pick & Roll is an offensive player setting a screen for their teammate who has the ball. Generally, a Pick & Roll goes something like this: An offensive player with the basketball goes to set a screen (The Pick) for their teammate with the ball.

The pick-and-roll has become popular as a method for gaining dribble penetration and then drawing and kicking-either kicking in to a player near the basket or kicking out to a three-point shooter. At the professional level, the pick-and-roll has become a primary part of the offense for most teams.