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Older heads here will remember when he was called Ason Kidd ‘cause he had no J.
so mavs were lying about the "three J's"
Yeah his 3pt shot was developed.
Jason Kidd shot 5 3’s a game by his 2nd year in the league at a 35 % clip. His career average is 35%. He’s always had it, only difference is he became more dependent on it as his athleticism dwindled
33.6% more precisely, and his second year was with the shortened three point line.
He didn't always have it. Even his free throw percentage early in his career (usually a good indicator of whether a player can develop a dependable long range shot) was quite low. A lot of his development came through reps and hard work.
His three point shooting was alright even in his prime. What was truly atrocious about his scoring repertoire and earned him the nickname "Ason" was his midrange shooting. Kidd's FGA during his prime were 40% from the midrange and he was converting them in a sub-40% rate.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kiddja01.html
He was below average from 3 for 8 out of his first 11 seasons