Lakers’ Darvin Ham Walks Back Big Anthony Davis 3-Point Shooting Goal

The Los Angeles Lakers are getting ready for the regular season and it seems like head coach Darvin Ham has everything under control, including the goal he set for Anthony Davis and his shooting.

Ham said AD would try to shoot six 3-pointers per game in the regular season. He knows that the big man can do this and more.

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“I’ve requested to see six 3-point attempts a game,” Ham told the media last week. “Three per half, at least. I wouldn’t put that on him if I didn’t think he was capable.”

Davis has seen a change in his jumper. He shot 38.3% in the bubble in Orlando, but shot 26.0% on 2.8 per game in the 2020-21 NBA season. Davis also made 18.6% in 2021-22 and 25.7% in the 2022-23 NBA season.

Ham could use more threes in each game, but the main goal would be getting players to shoot from any point of the basketball court.

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“People have been going crazy with that number. I just think it’s me saying: I want him to be aggressive from all three levels. I don’t want him to think ‘OK, man,’ and second-guess his shot. He catches it and no one’s in front of him or his defender is off of him, I want him shooting the ball from 3. If he happens to be in the corner, he catches it, I want him to shoot the ball from 3. While still being aggressive in the low post and the midrange. So, it’s not like I just want him to become this exclusive stretch big all of a sudden. I just want him to be aggressive from each and every spot on the floor.”

Davis joins coach Ham in the shooting discussion

AD discussed his shooting from 3-point range and made a point. He would rather do 3 good shots than try to get those threes pouring and shoot a lot of “bad shots”.

“It’s based on the style of play, the flow of the game. Some games, I might take one, some I might take none. Some I might take six,” Davis said. “I don’t want to come in like ‘I need to shoot six’ and start thinking about that and start shooting bad shots, right? If I’m open, I’ll shoot it. Or if I’m in rhythm, I’ll shoot it, but I don’t want to be hovering around the 3-point line too much all game.”