
3. Wesley Matthews
When the Los Angeles Lakers signed Matthews during the offseason, they envisioned him not only being that productive wing defender they needed, but they also felt he would provide some reliable 3-point shooting.
Well, it hasn’t worked out so far this season.
On the season, he is hitting just 33.3 percent of his 3-point attempts, and a pathetic 35.5 percent of his field-goal attempts in general.
Matthews may not be as important as several other players on the team, but the Lakers do need him to at least be an above-average shooter.
After shooting very well from downtown in December and January, the Lakers have simply gone ice-cold since then. In February, they made only 29.6 percent of their attempts from beyond the arc. Ouch!
During that time, Matthews shot just 30.6 percent from out there, and he is yet to hit from there in March.
Matthews has always been a good 3-point shooter, as he has shot 38.0 percent from downtown for his career, so one would expect him to produce in that department for L.A.