Luka Doncic to miss time with wrist injury

The pull-up jumper has always been one of the most dangerous weapons in Luka Doncic’s arsenal, given his ability to get to pretty much any spot he wants with his combination of handle, strength and footwork. He posted an effective field goal percentage of 52.5 on all pull-up jumpers, both 2s and 3s, last season a healthy number for a shot that can be used in any broken possessions or up against the shot clock. But this season, Doncic’s efficiency has cratered — his effective field goal percentage on pull-ups has dropped to 38.2 and he’s shooting just 33.3 percent on 2s and 28 percent on 3s. It wouldn’t be quite so problematic for the Mavericks offense if he wasn’t attempting 13.7 of these shots per game, by far the most in the league and only slightly less than last season when he was operation at peak efficiency. -via Mail Chimp / November 19, 2024