The three-point skill in the modern NBA is so important that the more it comes to the playoffs, the more important a team's space support becomes, because those space black holes with bad three points will be infinitely targeted by opponents. Before the playoffs officially begin, let's take a look at which players have a three-point performance that is eye-catching enough in the regular season and which players have a three-point performance that is hot enough.
The horizontal axis of the figure is the number of three-point shots per 100 rounds, and the vertical axis is the three-point shooting rate of the ball
Catch the ball and shoot three points
Receiving and shooting three points is the most basic skill of three-point projection in the game, and role players can provide space support to the main player after practicing, and the main player can take a comprehensive route with or without the ball to improve efficiency. Needless to say, outside players can become strategic weapons when trained.
The Thunder's Muscala has provided the most amazing catch performance per unit time this season, the league's first shot in 100 rounds, and a shooting rate of more than 42%, it is no wonder that his influence data is at the forefront of the league, and the pendulum Thunder often presses him to dare not let him play, for fear that he has ruined the big plan.
The teams that will debut in the next playoffs are the Heat's Strus, the Suns' Cameron Johnson, the 76ers' Niang, and the Nets' Mills are all supporting role shooters who combine high-quality catches and shooting this season. In terms of shooting percentage, Seth Curry, LaVine and Maxi will lead among the players who are sure to play in the playoffs, and their opponents should pay attention.
The horizontal axis of the figure is the number of dribble three-point shots per 100 rounds, and the vertical axis is the dribble three-point shooting rate
Shoot three points with the ball
If catching the ball and shooting three points is a skill pack for high-quality supporting roles, then holding the ball and shooting three points is a weapon for the main attacker to change the shape of the game. What we often call "military training" is very much in need of this high-level skill as a support.
In terms of the production of three-point shooting this season, Doncic, Curry, Trae Young, Mitchell, the core of the ball is unsurprisingly at the top, and the shooting rate cannot be underestimated. However, Lee's coaching season is over and he has not yet found his form, and his ball-holding performance is far worse than before.
Just look at the efficiency, Duncan Robinson and Klay Thompson two running position shooters at the top of the list, although they are more like no-ball shooters, but often used as a tactical core, the daimyo is inevitably strictly guarded outside, do not shoot directly after receiving the ball, do some luck control processing and then shoot is more commonplace. The ball-holding shooting rate of more than 45% is also a tie.
The horizontal axis in the figure is the expected three-point shooting rate according to the difficulty of the shot, and the vertical axis is the actual three-point shooting rate
Three-point shot difficulty
In the playoffs, the defensive intensity has increased greatly, and it may not be enough to shoot empty three-pointers, and only those shooters who can shoot with high difficulty can really change the game. We estimated the difficulty of a player's three-point shot based on the distance of the nearest defender at the time of the player's shot.
Durant rode a no-brainer in this category, and still maintained a very good three-point shooting rate despite extreme difficulty. The Curry brothers, Owen, Stroth, Hilo, Mills, Lavin, Booker, Thompson and many other well-known shooters are also leaders in this regard.
Seeing this, you may notice one thing, there is a name in a very outrageous position in the first three pictures - Jaylen Sagas. The high-roller with high hopes played a disappointing season, catching the ball and holding the ball, not only that, his shooting rate throughout the season was the lowest of all the players who shot more than 250 times, and the effective shooting rate was also the lowest among players under the same conditions, and he was the league's veritable iron king this season. All we can say is hope that this is just a little twist and turn for rookies entering the pro league.