Lakers’ JJ Redick confident team’s 3-point volume will increase

Lakers’ JJ Redick confident team’s 3-point volume will increase

SALT LAKE CITY —  After acquiring Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks, the Lakers’ 3-point volume dramatically increased. They went from taking 33.8 3-point attempts per game (No. 27 in the league) in their 50 games before Doncic’s debut to 40.4 (No. 8) after Doncic’s first game with the team. The uptick in shots from beyond the arc stemmed from not only Doncic’s high-volume 3-point shooting, but also the types of shots he created for his team…

JJ Redick: Lakers’ volume will increase but only if threes make sense

File photo The Luka Doncic trade gave the Lakers an instant identity last season. More threes. More space. More shots created off Luka’s gravity. They jumped from 33.8 attempts per game before his debut to 40.4 after it, a top 10 mark in the league. Some of that was Doncic letting it fly. Some of it was the open looks he created for everyone else. Some of it was the small lineups the Lakers used around him. That has not carried into this season.…