The Secret Behind LeBron James’ 3-Point Shooting Transformation

LeBron James is in his 21^st NBA season and his stats are still strong. His elite performance has helped the Los Angeles Lakers win many games. The Lakers went up in Western Conference seedings and have a strong chance to make the playoffs. They were close to making the NBA Finals last season, but the Denver Nuggets shut down their hopes. LeBron and his 3-point shooting are stronger than ever and the four-time NBA champion sent strong message to his opponents.

LeBron provided better results than any other player in league history. He made some adjustments throughout his career and takes great care of his body. NBA analysts discussed LeBron’s adjustments and his 3-point shooting. According to this theory, older players tend to boost their 3-point shots to compensate for their “reduced athleticism.”

LeBron had enough time to work on his three-point shooting

Numbers show that LeBron provides the best long-distance shooting this season. He shoots 41.3% from beyond the arc.

Second Spectrum tracking noted that LeBron’s shoulder alignment before catch-and-shoot threes went seven degrees from left to right. Also, his hip alignment has shifted six degrees from left to right. There’s more. LeBron changed his catch-and-shoot three-point release by 0.18 seconds.

Doris Burke from ESPN talked to LeBron about his shooting adjustment and he was really honest.

“Of course it’s by design,” LeBron told Burke. “I’m trying hard to get my right arm and right shoulder aligned with the basket, more so than it was a season ago from [the left side] of the floor.”

LeBron said that he had improved his shooting because he had enough time to focus on his game. He didn’t miss too much time due to injuries this season.

“I’ve been able to be on the floor a lot more during non-game days,” LeBron said recently. “My foot has felt a lot better. I didn’t have much time to really rep a lot last year because I couldn’t be on the floor running around or put much pounding on the floor with my foot. I’ve had a lot of opportunities to get on the floor. You probably see me before the game out on the floor working on my game, working on my craft, so that’s helped out a lot, too.”