New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis is already improving one facet of his game as he works on his three-point shooting this offseason per orders of the team's new head coach, Alvin Gentry.
"That's got to become a consistent shot for him. I don't think he's going to have any problem doing it. If you go back and look at his high school days, he was a very good three-point shooter," Gentry said at a conference Tuesday, as quoted by The Times-Picunye.
"But all of sudden, he decided to grow six or eight inches. He still has that range, but I don't think it has been incorporated in the offense in college or the pros that he's been in," he added. "We want him to shoot that shot. So I think you will probably see him make more threes than he's made his entire career."
The Times-Picunye reported that Davis, 22, was shooting 150 three-pointers from each side of the court every day, as Gentry ordered.
Videos of the power forward-center shooting three-pointers already surfaced on the internet. Davis only made one-three pointer last season, and it was a game-winning shot in a 116-113 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder last February.
Despite being tied for eighth spot with the Thunder with a 45-37 record, New Orleans advanced and the Thunder were eliminated because the crucial win was their third in four games against Oklahoma City last season.
In his three seasons with the Pelicans, Davis shot 3-of-27 from rainbow country, including 1-of-12 in the 2014-15 season. Gentry's scheme will make the two-time All-Star a complete player as he is already a threat inside the paint. Davis averaged 24.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 2.9 blocks and 1.5 steals per game in the regular season.
During his first playoffs appearance, Davis became the first player in 40 years to average at least 30 points and 10 rebounds per game in a series. The budding player averaged 31.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, two assists, three blocks and 1.3 steals per game in the postseason.
