"Basketball is a game of separation." Explosiveness. Acceleration. Change of direction and change of pace.
Unheralded or unheard is deceleration. Some guys go zero to sixty and some can go sixty to zero.
This is an important video as it shows how James Harden gets so much separation with deceleration off EITHER foot and how quickly he rebalances.
The video emphasizes that the deceleration allows him many options - pullup, step back, crossover, and drive.
It's unnatural and must be trained.
The video shares ideas on how.