Few traditions are as beloved in the modern basketball landscape as summertime Instagram videos of NBA Players hitting open threes in random gyms, but the general consensus is that most of them don’t equate to higher shooting percentages in the regular season. For as many stepback jumpers as Detroit center Andre Drummond has drained for the cameras over the course of the last four summers, the uncanny rebounder has still only made 10 career three-pointers.
For the San Antonio Spurs, the overarching hope is that Dejounte Murray, the appointed heir to the Alamo City point guard throne, will return from injury with a refined jump shot ready and available.