Best Shooters Available (By Type)
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We all agree that shooting is needed. What I think we fail to do, however, is differentiate the types of shooters/shots and realize we need multiple types. Surrounding Zion with only catch and shoot guys would leave the offense stagnant and predictable. Too many off the dribble, unassisted guys and Zion might not touch the ball enough. Needs to be a combination of types of shooters. Here is a list of guys who either are available via FA or reasonably could be available in a trade if Griff is aggressive enough
Off the Dribble
Player Attempts Percentage
McCollum 5.7 36.7%
Kemba 5.5 34.7%
FVV 4.1 35.3%
Buddy 3.8 38.4%
Brogdon 3.6 34.5%
Fournier 3.1 40.3%
Beal 2.9 30.8%
Lonzo 2.4 31.3%
Ingram (FWIW) 2.3 30.2%
M Beasley 2.3 38.1%
D. Robinson 2.1 37.9%
N. Powell 2.0 36.8%
A. Burks 2.0 46.5%
W. Ellington 2.0 49.5%
Several others had decent volume but shot it horribly (Graham and Rozier on Charlotte, for example). Suprising names on here for me that could be undervalued are Buddy and Fournier. Also sad to see nobody on our team shot it at an even average clip (JJ was the best). We need to upgrade this BIG TIME
Catch and Shoot
Bertans 6.8 40.8%
D Robinson 6.4 41.6%
Buddy 6.4 39.6%
M Beasley 6.2 41.3%
Lonzo 5.9 40.2%
Markkanen 5.7 40.5%
Bullock 5.6 42.5%
Porzingis 5.4 38.2%
OG 5.2 42.4%
Rozier 5.4 43.3%
D Graham 5.3 42.3%
K Love 5.1 33.6%
FVV 4.9 38.1%
KAT 5.0 41.4%
M. Turner 4.2 34.0%
This list can go on forever and quite a few guys shoot it well and at a high volume. But what I think you would find is that there are numerous guys who can give you THIS skill at a cheap cost, if its all you are looking for. For instance, Bryn Forbes took 4.1 per game and made 46.3% of them. Batum hit over 40% for the minimum. Niang hit a high percentage and shot nearly 1 per every 4 minutes for Utah.
Catch and shoot guys arent hard to find. You dont have to pay a lot for them and you can get them almost anywhere in the draft. If the Pelicans are going to use quality resources this offseason, spend money, etc - they should do it for the guys who can produce off the dribble. Supplimenting them with catch and shoot guys wont be hard to do after that.
Off the Dribble
Player Attempts Percentage
McCollum 5.7 36.7%
Kemba 5.5 34.7%
FVV 4.1 35.3%
Buddy 3.8 38.4%
Brogdon 3.6 34.5%
Fournier 3.1 40.3%
Beal 2.9 30.8%
Lonzo 2.4 31.3%
Ingram (FWIW) 2.3 30.2%
M Beasley 2.3 38.1%
D. Robinson 2.1 37.9%
N. Powell 2.0 36.8%
A. Burks 2.0 46.5%
W. Ellington 2.0 49.5%
Several others had decent volume but shot it horribly (Graham and Rozier on Charlotte, for example). Suprising names on here for me that could be undervalued are Buddy and Fournier. Also sad to see nobody on our team shot it at an even average clip (JJ was the best). We need to upgrade this BIG TIME
Catch and Shoot
Bertans 6.8 40.8%
D Robinson 6.4 41.6%
Buddy 6.4 39.6%
M Beasley 6.2 41.3%
Lonzo 5.9 40.2%
Markkanen 5.7 40.5%
Bullock 5.6 42.5%
Porzingis 5.4 38.2%
OG 5.2 42.4%
Rozier 5.4 43.3%
D Graham 5.3 42.3%
K Love 5.1 33.6%
FVV 4.9 38.1%
KAT 5.0 41.4%
M. Turner 4.2 34.0%
This list can go on forever and quite a few guys shoot it well and at a high volume. But what I think you would find is that there are numerous guys who can give you THIS skill at a cheap cost, if its all you are looking for. For instance, Bryn Forbes took 4.1 per game and made 46.3% of them. Batum hit over 40% for the minimum. Niang hit a high percentage and shot nearly 1 per every 4 minutes for Utah.
Catch and shoot guys arent hard to find. You dont have to pay a lot for them and you can get them almost anywhere in the draft. If the Pelicans are going to use quality resources this offseason, spend money, etc - they should do it for the guys who can produce off the dribble. Supplimenting them with catch and shoot guys wont be hard to do after that.