This is progress.
All the latest trends and stats point players and coaches to focusing on 3 pointers and layups. To the point where midrange shots are frowned upon and seen as detrimental to the offense. As it so happens, defenses are starting to adjust and focus on taking those shots away.
Which brings us to Jared Sullinger. The big fella has been working on expanding his range for the last couple of years. He's best around the basket but on some level it made sense within the offense for him to be able to stretch the floor by taking shots outside the paint.