Los Angeles Clippers: 5 goals for DeAndre Jordan in 2017-18
By Evan Massey
4. Improve free throw percentage to at least 60 percent
Jordan’s biggest weakness throughout his nine NBA seasons has been his free throw shooting. He is a career 43 percent free throw shooter, which will not cut it this season.
L.A. lost one of its primary scoring options in Paul and will need to make those points up. Rivers is hoping that Lou Williams and Danilo Gallinari will pick up a bulk of that scoring, but Jordan being able to eliminate the intentional fouls to put him on the line would be a huge step in the right direction.
It will be interesting to see what kind of work Jordan has put in on his shooting from the foul line this offseason.
If he wants to become a primary scoring option and become a bigger threat for the Clippers, being a decent free throw shooter will be important.