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24. Los Angeles Lakers

36.5 percent on wide-open 3-pointers, 25.4 percent of their 3-point attempts

Who was the most reliable guy defenses left open? Much like the 76ers, the Lakers had three very reliable shooters in the top 4 of their wide-open attempts list and the rest of the team just brought them down. Those three reliable shooters? D'Angelo Russell shot 40.9 percent on a team-high 110 attempts. Jordan Clarkson was second in attempts (93) and hit a ridiculous 47.3 percent. Lou Williams was fourth in attempts (just 57) but hit 40.4 percent.

Who was the least reliable guy defenses left open? Hey, how great was that Kobe Bryant retirement tour? It was definitely better than the 30.6 percent he shot on 62 wide-open attempts. He wasn't the only bad one though. Players not named Russell, Clarkson and Williams combined to go 75-of-251 (29.8 percent).

How's it looking for next season? This is going to shock you, but a Byron Scott team didn't value the 3-point shot ... or good 3-point shots at that. Just 25.4 percent of their 3-point attempts were wide-open looks. No other team was below 32.1 percent. Luke Walton now coaches this team and will not have the same offensive misgivings as Scott did. Adding Luol Deng isn't a boost but adding Brandon Ingram could be one. Either way, they'll shoot smarter than they did.

WVlakerfan wrote:Clarkson's percentage is nuts. Sorry for my ignorance on this but how do they classifywide open. Is it like no defender within 3ft or somethin or just the guy specifically guarding the shooter.