NBA: Predicting rookie leaders for each statistical category in 2018-19

By Colin Cann | Jul 4, 2018

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WICHITA, KS – JANUARY 25: Landry Shamet #11 of the Wichita State Shockers puts up a shot against the UCF Knights during the first half on January 25, 2018 at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /

3-Point Percentage

(Honorable Mentions: Mikal Bridges, Zhaire Smith, Melvin Frazier)

Landry Shamet, Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia’s offense creates a ton of open looks from beyond the arc. Sharpshooters Landry Shamet and Zhaire Smith are hoping to capitalize on these looks.

Luckily they’ll have one of the best dimers in the league setting them up in Ben Simmons and all-star center Joel Embiid is an underrated passer from the post. Smith has not yet proven he’s as good a shooter as his 45 percent college mark would suggest. His hyper-efficiency came on only 1.1 attempts per game.

Shamet, on the other hand, has proven his jumper is for real after back-to-back seasons making over two 3-pointers a game at a 44 percent rate.

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Mikal Bridges, similarly, is as dangerous as they come from downtown, although he won’t have the supporting cast Shamet will to help get him clean looks.

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