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Can a player stick around in the league for a long time without a solid 3 point shot, in this era? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by Anxious_Star_5710@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Modern basketball is very different from the basketball of the 2000s, 90s, 80s, etc. With the death of the traditional big man, advent of spacing, positionless small ball, fast pace, it seems like certain types of players are being driven out of the NBA. Ben Wallace could not survive this league.

So is it still possible for someone to maintain a long career in the league without developing a reliable 3 point shot? And what would they have to specialize in to justify their value?

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[–] Ok_Hornet_714@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Draymond hasn't hit more than 30% of his 3s since 2016 (which was also the only year he shot than 33% from deep)

So yeah, it is possible.