Lakers coach Darvin Ham has requested that Anthony Davis get up six 3-point attempts per game, though he noted it would be unlikely to see that big of jump in volume.
Anthony Davis says he and fellow Lakers star LeBron James are excited to face the Nuggets after Denver swept them in the playoffs last season.
Through two preseason games, the Lakers big man is keeping up with his coach's call, going 3-for-6 on 3-pointers in 27 combined minutes of limited action against the. It would be a significant increase for Davis, who only averaged 1.3 attempts from 3 last season. The most he's ever averaged in a season was 3.5 attempts from 3 in 2019-20 -- his first season with the Lakers.both averaged 6.
Since then, however, Davis has had an effective field goal percentage of 38% on jumpers in the regular season and playoffs. That ranks Davis dead last among 245 players with at least 500 jump shot attempts in the last three years, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Davis' inaccuracy from the outside was reflected in his team's performance the last several seasons. L.A. ranked 25th in team 3-point percentage last season ; 22nd in 2021-22 ; and 21st in 2020-21 .
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