Baiting checks to gain a step is one of the more advanced skills you see in dodgers, and Tanner Folk already has it. He scored one against the NE Blazers by selling a pass, baiting a check, and then freeing his hands up the righty hashes. Plays like that are part of why he looks like a next-level scorer. His underhand release is another piece. There’s real deception in it, whether he has time and room or is in transition, and he hits his diagonals well—low-to-low far side or the same look with his head low into a quick snap of the wrists, near-high finish. When his release is so quick, it makes it incredibly tough on goalies.

As a dodger, he uses sharp, shifty movements to attack approaches from behind, and he’s comfortable getting to either hash. He’ll also lull you by starting slow only to explode into space to squeeze in a shot or feed. When Folk is already showing a handful of high-level skills, his potential is exciting to think about.