The Lakers are in an unfamiliar position for a team that has been one of the worst 10 3-point shooting teams in the NBA for the last five seasons, and been in the bottom half of the league since the 2013-14 campaign: The purple and gold currently rank fifth in the league in shooting percentage from deep, knocking down 39.6% of their triples to start the season.
It’s all led to a familiar question that has a different connotation this time around: Who is the best shooter on the Lakers? While in the past this query doubled as a cudgel used to point out how bad the purple and gold had been, this year it is a genuine debate.