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NBA: 25 Worst Individual Seasons Of The 3-Point Era

By Phil Watson

Feb 5, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Emmanuel Mudiay (0) drives to the net against Chicago Bulls forward Tony Snell (20) in the third quarter at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets defeated the Bulls 115-110. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 5, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Emmanuel Mudiay (0) drives to the net against Chicago Bulls forward Tony Snell (20) in the third quarter at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets defeated the Bulls 115-110. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 11, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard Austin Rivers (25) looks to set the play against the Dallas Mavericks during the game at the American Airlines Center. The Mavericks defeated the Pelicans 110-107. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 11, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard Austin Rivers (25) looks to set the play against the Dallas Mavericks during the game at the American Airlines Center. The Mavericks defeated the Pelicans 110-107. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

SG. 2012-13 New Orleans Hornets. Austin Rivers. 4. player. 170. Experience: Rookie, Duke

Much-ballyhooed combo guard Austin Rivers fell to the New Orleans Hornets at the 10th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft and fans there had visions of him teaming with top overall selection Anthony Davis to be the backbone of the franchise for the next decade.

Yeah, not so much.

Rivers had a nightmarish rookie season, playing in 61 games and starting 26, but unable to find his shooting range from anywhere, struggling inside, outside and at the line.

But at least there was that 2.1-to-1.2 assist-to-turnover ratio.

The Hornets weren’t markedly better, going 27-55 after finishing 21-45 in the lockout-shortened 2011-12 campaign.

Here are Rivers’ per-game numbers:

Age Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% eFG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
20 SG 61 26 23.2 2.4 6.4 .372 0.5 1.4 .326 .408 1.0 1.8 .546 1.8 2.1 0.4 0.1 1.2 2.0 6.2

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 10/17/2015.

And his advanced tallies:

G MP PER TS% 3PAr FTr ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% OWS DWS WS WS/48
61 1418 5.9 .431 .221 .277 1.3 8.0 4.6 13.9 1.0 0.5 14.5 16.8 -1.2 0.1 -1.1 -0.038

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 10/17/2015.

Rivers remained in New Orleans until January 2015, when he was part of a three-team deal that sent him to the Boston Celtics. He never suited up for Boston, traded three days later in another three-team swap that sent him to play for his father, Doc Rivers, with the Los Angeles Clippers.

He re-signed with the Clippers as a free agent in July 2015, signing a one-year deal with a player option for 2016-17.

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