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NBA's 'heave rule' will allow deep end-of-quarter shots without hurting player shooting percentages
- The NBA approved a 'heave rule' change on Wednesday to count specific long end-of-quarter shots as team, not individual, attempts.
- The modification was implemented following a unanimous recommendation from the league's governing bodies after being tested during the Summer League and other smaller leagues in July.
- Under the new rule, any shot originating from the backcourt and taken at least 36 feet from the basket during the last three seconds of each of the first three quarters will only be recorded as a team attempt in the statistics, not attributed to individual players.
- Last season, players made about 4% of such shots, with Stephen Curry and Nikola Jokic making four and three shots respectively, highlighting the rule's potential impact.
- The rule aims to encourage players to attempt deep heaves without hurting shooting percentages, possibly increasing long-distance shot attempts late in quarters.
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The rule change, which was tested at Summer League in July, was approved for the upcoming NBA season.
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