Los Angeles Lakers: 4 reasons to sign Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

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Three-Point Shooting

Last season the Lakers struggled mightily shooting three-pointers. They ranked 22nd in three-point shooting percentage, making only 34.6 percent. Their 8.9 three-point makes per game ranked them 19th in the NBA.

That was part of the Lakers reasoning for acquiring Brook Lopez from the Nets. Lopez has worked hard on becoming a legitimate threat from three-point range. He made 134 three-pointers last season at a 34.6 percent clip after making only three the previous eight seasons in the NBA.

If the Lakers are able to sign Caldwell-Pope, the Lakers will be adding another solid three-point shooter. Last season Caldwell-Pope knocked down a career-high 35 percent of his three-point attempts. He will be great to help spacing for the Lakers as he knocked down 46.7 percent of his corner three-pointers last season as well.

With a pass-first point guard such as Ball running the show, Caldwell-Pope would find himself taking a lot more open three-pointers than he did with a ball-dominant, score first point guard in Reggie Jackson.

Ultimately, consistency is what Caldwell-Pope has to work on. That is something that many young players have to improve upon in the NBA, and the same goes for Caldwell-Pope. 35 percent is passable, but he has shown the skills to get into the upper 30’s.

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