The 3 best 3-point shooters currently on the Lakers roster

By Jason Reed | Jul 29, 2022

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2. LeBron James

This is a problem. LeBron James should never rank this high on a 3-point shooting list for a team. The best kind of role players to put around LeBron are 3 and D guys who do not need the basketball and can hit shots while LeBron facilitates. The fact that LeBron is second is telling you all that you need to know.

To be fair to LeBron, he has improved as a three-point shooter in recent years. While he is still by no means a great shooter, he has improved his shooting to be at an average level with above-average stretches when he is cooking.

Over the last two seasons with the Lakers, LeBron is shooting 36.2% on 7.3 attempts per game. Last season’s 8 attempts per game were the most of his career. This is a guy that used to only take around 3-4 shots from deep in his prime.

All of this is calculated by LeBron. While he still has the strength and finesse to get to the basket, it is no secret that LeBron is old and the miles are starting to catch up. He still plays at an elite All-NBA level but he has to pick his spots.

Instead of barrelling to the rim as he used to so often do, LeBron is taking more spot-up jumpers to save his body for the postseason. The problem is that the Lakers won’t even get there with LeBron being the team’s 2nd-best 3-point shooter.

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