SUMMARY
- Damian Lillard has not been shooting three pointers well this season.
- Recent reports reveal that Dame has been shooting worse than Giannis Antetokounmpo this year.
A recent report about the shooting struggles that Damian Lillard has been going through has caught the attention of the basketball community. Most fans will be aware that Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks at the start of the 2023-2024 NBA season.
Having an opportunity to play alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo gave him a much better chance to contend for an NBA title as opposed to staying with the Portland Trail Blazers. While Lillard has been playing somewhat decently this season, this report seems to question his shooting skills. With that being said, one might want to take a closer look at the report and find out more about how Bucks fans feel.
Has Damian Lillard been struggling from three-point range this year?
Throughout his NBA career, Dame has averaged 25.2 points, 6.7 assists and 4.2 rebounds. He has shot 43.8% from the field and 37.1% from the three-point line. However, his numbers have declined this season with the Bucks as Dame has averaged 24.6 points.
A comparative statistic between Dame and Giannis caught the NBA world off guard as it revealed that Giannis has been shooting 30.2% from the three-point line this year, as opposed to Dame who has been making just 29.6% of his three-pointers this year.
3-point percentages in 2024 :
Giannis Antetokounmpo: 30.2%
Damian Lillard: 29.6%Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/mq6DxdVlKc
— Bucks Muse (@BucksMuse) February 14, 2024
Taking into consideration the fact that Giannis is known to be a poor long-distance shooter, while Dame is considered one of the very best, this report wasn’t accepted wholeheartedly by Milwaukee Bucks fans.
Fans struggle to accept the report on Lillard’s poor shooting
Upon hearing that Dame has been shooting worse than Giannis this year, fans were quick to point out that this report was inaccurate. After all, anyone who has looked at the actual statistics will know that Lillard has been shooting 34.4% from the three-point line this season.
29% is wrong. It’s 34%
— Aron James Brick (@AronBrick262) February 14, 2024
This is where things get interesting. The report discusses this year as opposed to this season. That means it is calculating Lillard’s three-point shooting from the start of January rather than the start of the season. This difference in terminology has led to fans struggling to accept this report about Dame.
Please stop posting fake stats buckaroo
— Gerald Smith (@abcsksx) February 14, 2024
In any case, there are still around 30 games left of the 2023-2024 NBA season. Therefore, there is a fair amount of time for Lillard to get back into form as the clutch shooter that fans remember him to be throughout his NBA career.