Entering 2022 VanVleet is in good form and it is no exaggeration to say that he is the top scorer of 2022. Let's look at the stats: VanVleet hit 40.8 percent three-point shooting in 2022. What's even more frightening is that he averaged a staggering 4.9 three-point shots per game, ranking first in the league in the same period, and currently VanVleet's average three-point shooting per game has reached 4 and ranks second in the league, second only to Curry. The 2022 Raptors' record is also rising, and it has now returned to the top eight in the East and has a strong competitiveness.
When we talk about NBA shooters, we think of a lot of people, the Splash Brothers don't say, Hield, Robinson, Trae Young, Mitchell are all very good shooters. VanVleet hasn't lost to any of them this season, and his three-point shooting is both efficient and productive, a complete offensive threat.
VanVleet's three-point shooting rate in his rookie season reached 38%, which is already the league's best level. In his second season, his three-point shooting percentage increased directly to 41.4%. VanVleet's regular-season three-point shooting rate in the 2019 championship season was close to 38 percent, and he averaged nearly two shots per game. By the playoffs, VanVleet's three-point shooting percentage was close to 40 percent. Warriors fans won't forget how many key three-pointers VanVleet hit in that year's Finals.
VanVleet's three-pointer is the same as many of the league's top shooters: he can catch the ball and complete the three-point shot without the ball, and he can also complete the shot with the ball. In the past two seasons, VanVleet has been holding more and more three-point shots and becoming more and more efficient. VanVleet's three-point shot isn't as fast as Curry and Thompson's, but it's steady and accurate, and he can take advantage of it when he gives him a little chance to open up. Thanks to his dribbling center of gravity, VanVleet is very fluent when making shooting fake movements, and opponents are not easy to judge. VanVleet is actually very chicken thief, basketball has a high IQ, he will combine shooting threats and breakthrough threats, so this season he has played the highest offensive efficiency of his career, and it is only natural to be selected as an All-Star.
VanVleet's three-pointer is very important for the Raptors, who have a good record in 2022, Trent, Siakam have good performances. But the team's offensive thruster is VanVleet, and let's look at the following set of statistics: VanVleet has made 33 percent of the Raptors' three-point shots this season. He is also the highest three-point shooting rate among the team's starting five, and VanVleet can contain opponents even if he does not shoot on the outside. Several of the Raptors' forwards have better room to break through and shoot. As a losing draft, VanVleet was down-to-earth in the face of unpopularity, from the bench to the starter, and then from the starter to the team leader and an NBA All-Star.
VanVleet's path to success can also give many unsuccessful draft ideas, how should a lost rookie gain a foothold in the NBA? The most direct way is to improve the shooting, and the NBA has never lacked players with excellent physical fitness. VanVleet's physical fitness is not outstanding, and his height is only 1.85 meters. But he relied on his excellent shooting skills to gain a foothold in the NBA. If the draft wants to win the favor of NBA teams, start with shooting as a shooter, most teams in the NBA need shooters, and their influence in today's small ball play is huge. Dear readers, how do you think VanVleet will perform in 2022? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.