Los Angeles Lakers: The pros and cons of drafting Lonzo Ball

Pro No. 2: It might look strange, but Ball can bury it from anywhere

Superstardom relies on the ability to shoot from beyond the arc in today’s NBA.

It’s no surprise your Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns are all in the bottom five in the league in three-point percentage. A team that can’t connect on regular three-point shots usually finds itself at the bottom of the standings.

The addition of Ball into the Lakers’ lineup would instantly improve their 34.6 percent of 2016-17. With many of his 194 three-point attempts at UCLA from beyond NBA range, Ball still buried 41.2 percent of his shots.

The numbers surprise people when they see the mechanics and “hitch” in Ball’s shot, but his coach at UCLA, Steve Alford, was never worried about how he looked when shooting the basketball:

"“I don’t care where he brings it; he gets it to the right spot at the right time. That’s just in the release. Ultimately putting the ball in the basket is the right spot at the end of the whole thing, and he’s doing a very good job of doing that.”"

His unusual shooting mechanics defy all the odds, with Mike Schmitz and Derek Bodner of DraftExpress.com noting his catch-and-shoot numbers despite so many of his shots being contested:

"“He was fairly consistent as a catch and shoot player, connecting on 44.6 percent of his catch and shoot shots, per Synergy, despite the fact that a majority of them came from three-point range and the fact that over 68 percent of them were contested.”"

The Lakers are looking to become a long-range threat with Julius Randle being the latest player working on his three-point shot throughout the offseason. If Ball doesn’t find him with his playmaking ability as mentioned earlier, he can hit the shot himself.