The Los Angeles Lakers are in 13th place in the Western Conference standings, 2 games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder in the last play-in spot. It’s been a struggle for the Lakers once again this season, with poor roster construction hampering their ability to win consistently. Injuries have also been a factor, but with changes being made to the roster, fans expect a strong finish to the regular season.
The Lakers moved on from Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley, Kendrick Nunn, and Thomas Bryant while acquiring D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley, Jarred Vanderbilt, Mo Bamba, Rui Hachimura, and Davon Reed. Their lack of size and defense was addressed in these trades, with some necessary offense added as well. And the Lakers needed to add shooting to the roster, which they have done, getting help for LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
The Best 3-Point Shooters On The Lakers Right Now
The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t have a lot of players shooting above 35% from three-point range before this, which is why they are 26th in the league when it comes to three-point percentage this season. But now they have 8 players who have shot above 35% on the season, with the full list of Lakers and how they have performed mentioned below (stats via Basketball Reference).
1. Max Christie: 42.6% 3PT, 0.8 3PM
2. Mo Bamba: 39.8% 3PT, 1.1 3PM
3. D’Angelo Russell: 39.0% 3PT, 2.7 3PM
4. Austin Reaves: 37.1% 3PT, 1.3 3PM
5. Lonnie Walker IV: 36.9% 3PT, 1.8 3PM
6. Davon Reed: 36.4% 3PT, 0.5 3PM
7. Troy Brown Jr. 36.0% 3PT, 1.3 3PM
8. Malik Beasley: 35.4% 3PT, 3.0 3PM
9. Dennis Schroder: 34.6% 3PT, 1.2 3PM
10. Rui Hachimura: 33.9% 3PT, 1.0 3PM
11. Jarred Vanderbilt: 33.3% 3PT, 0.4 3PM
12. LeBron James: 31.5% 3PT, 2.2 3PM
13. Wenyen Gabriel: 31.0% 3PT, 0.2 3PM
14. Anthony Davis: 26.5% 3PT, 0.4 3PM
The Lakers don’t have many high-volume three-point shooters on their roster, but it bodes well that 5 of the new additions are now among the top 10 on the roster in this category. What’s even more promising is that Malik Beasley and D’Angelo Russell both make nearly 3 three-pointers every game each and are both shooting a good percentage.
LeBron James was the Lakers’ best shooter to start the season, but he is now their 3rd worst. The King’s percentages will improve as the season goes on, he is better than 31%. Even Anthony Davis, who is at the bottom of the list, has still improved his percentages from last season. While they’re certainly not among the best in the league, the Lakers now have enough shooting to make serious noise if they can make it to the postseason.
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