Arron Afflalo: 3 Reasons Why the Signing Makes Sense
It helps improves the Knicks 3 point shooting woes
Mar 25, 2015; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Arron Afflalo (4) dribbles the ball as Utah Jazz guard Elijah Millsap (13) defends during the first quarter at EnergySolutions Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
Afflalo shot 35% from three-pointers this year, 7% down from his percentage in 2014. Did Injuries and a team change have something to do with that? Probably.
Either way, the Knicks signed him to be a solid scoring and shooting option on offense and that’s what Afflalo has done for most of his career.
The Knicks ranked 20th in 3-point makes and 15th in 3-point percentage at 34%. If Afflalo can get back in a groove and find the 3-point stroke he had last year. He’ll fit right in and help the Knicks immediately in this area of the game.
Here's Aaron Afflalo's shot chart this year. Pretty stellar shooting percentage this year pic.twitter.com/7WD1WWkHVo
— Harrison Savage (@H_22Savage) June 26, 2014
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