Magic Markkanen has perhaps hit the proverbial rookie wall. In the last five games, he’s averaged 10.6 points per game but on just 25.4 percent shooting from the field, knocking down 3-point field goals at just a 28.2 percent clip.
Last night against the Phoenix Suns, Markkanen went 3-11 from three and 1-4 from two, with many of the shots that he has missed during this prickly stretch being open looks that he would normally hit. According to NBA.com, he went 4-for-13 on uncontested field goal attempts in this game. And in the past 5 games with these poor shooting numbers, 72.