In a league in which success is significantly determined by 3-point shooting, a very positive development for the Spurs early in the season is that Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell are apparently very good at shooting from distance. Currently, Johnson (42%, 8.7 attempts per game) and Vassell (48%, 7.3 attempts per game) are comfortably above the league averages in volume (~2.9 attempts per game) and accuracy (35%). The purpose of this Professor’s Corner is to examine the outside shooting landscape within the NBA.
This first figure displays 3-point attempts per game and accuracy (%) for the 110 players in the NBA that have played at least 100 offensive possessions and averaged at least two 3-point attempts per game.