#three-point-shooting

#three-point-shooting

We still have just over a month and some change before the Raptors suit up again for a critical, yet still very much experimental 2025-26 season. With that comes a ton of questions about how well they will perform, considering the new-look team, ownership seemingly applying pressure, and GM Bobby Webster fully entrusted as Toronto's top boss. Some outlets, like ESPN which I highlighted a couple of pieces back,

That first season when he came over from the Blazers had me 100% sold on the Gary Trent Jr. stocks, and I was passionate enough to tell everybody about it. But I slowly realized, and I think the Raptors organization did too, that Trent Jr. wasn't quite going to be the continuous developmental piece that was initially hoped. Trent might have hit his ceiling as a spark plug, but largely streaky shooter,

The 6-foot-8 wing scored 39 points - breaking Italy's all-time EuroBasket scoring record, previously held by Andrei Bargnani (36 PTS; 2011) - in Italy's 96-79 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday. Fontecchio's 39 points came on 13-of-20 shooting and 7-of-10 shooting from 3-point range. Additionally, Fontecchio also hauled down eight rebounds with three assists and one steal in 37 minutes.

Jamison Battle deserves all the praise he can get. The Raptors took a chance on him as an older, undrafted prospect from the 2024 class, and when Toronto needed an offensive spark, Battle proved he was more than capable of knocking down the three. Battle finished his rookie campaign averaging solid stats: 7.1 points on 42.9% shooting, a stellar 40.5% from three, 88.9% from the free-throw line, and 2.7 rebounds.

Immanuel Quickley's injury-riddled 2024-2025 season came at an unfortunate time. After getting his payday, Quickley was supposed to take a leap in his career. The Raptors held a press conference in the summer of 2024, announcing the extensions of Quickley and Scottie Barnes to the slogan "The Future Is Now," but both players fell short of those lofty expectations the following year.

Nets finished just 5-for-25 from deep, emphasizing their inability to hit 3-pointers and their reticence to attempt them, which was concerning for coaches.

The Celtics led by 16 at halftime and lost Game 1 108-105, missing an unprecedented 45 three-point attempts in a single playoff game.