Chances are, there will be plenty of folks in the NBA who try to persuade Lonzo to mess with his own shot.
Lonzo Ball on Changing His Jump Shot | The JJ Redick Podcast | The Ringer - Duration: 4:54. During his four years in high school, one year at UCLA and first two years in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers, Lonzo Ball had one of the ugliest looking jump shots in basketball history.
But the team lost more on that side of the ball than any team in nearly two decades. The most important thing for him is that he shoots it consistently the same way, and that’s what he’s working on." https://www.theringer.com/.../lonzo-ball-on-changing-his-jump-shot Lonzo Ball’s jump shot was an object of NBA fascination long before the Los Angeles Lakers made him the No. He played college basketball for one season with the UCLA Bruins, earning consensus first-team All-American honors before the Los Angeles Lakers selected him with the second overall pick of the 2017 NBA draft. METAIRIE, La. "He’s worked his butt off," Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry. 4:54. "If you keep doing something over and over, you should get good at it," Ball said.While the shot may be as pure as Kyle Korver’s or Klay Thompson’s, Gentry said, "You can be a great golfer without having Tiger Woods’ golf swing. METAIRIE, La.
Watch Queue Queue So has YouTube star Brandon Armstrong. "I think Lonzo’s shooting the ball well, and I told him the major part of his thing is his confidence and consistency. "I've been working on it all summer — as soon as I could get back on the court — trying to get it on the right side," Ball said.Ball is working on improving his shooting form with longtime Pelicans assistant coach Fred Vinson, who has had simple advice for Ball: bring the ball straight up and use his legs to get more power on the shot.Vinson also helped Tyreke Evans become a better shooter, especially on 3-pointers, with New Orleans.
— The first look at Lonzo Ball in a New Orleans Pelicans practice uniform has revealed a revamped jump shot.Instead of bringing the basketball down near his left leg, up near his left shoulder and then moving the ball across his head to his right side before shooting, Ball has streamlined the shot to keep the ball more in the center and on the right side of his body as he gets ready to release the basketball.Reporters first saw the jump shot at the end of Tuesday’s practice and then asked him about it on Wednesday. The Ringer 132,152 views.