5 early bold predictions for Los Angeles Lakers in 2021-22

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Lakers concludes the year as a top 10 shooting team from three

When the Lakers proceeded to acquire Russell Westbrook from the Wizards, there was skepticism surrounding his fit with LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

While he gives them a ball-handler that can take pressure off of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, he’s not exactly an efficient shooter from deep.

So for the Westbrook trade to be a success, pundits (myself included) iterated that Los Angeles must add shooting around him to improve the spacing in the rotation.

It’s safe to say the Lakers did just that by adding Anthony, Nunn, Ellington, Ariza, Monk, and Bazemore. Altogether, those six additions combined to shoot an impressive 39.5 percent from outside the three-point line this past season.

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Following a year where the Lakers were the 21st ranked team in three-point efficiency (35.4 percent), they will be a top 10 shooting team from beyond the arc in 2021-2022.

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Skyler Carlin

Skyler Carlin

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