Knicks Trade Rumors: Pros, Cons Of Pursuing Emmanuel Mudiay

Con: Outside Shooting

In the modern NBA, players who struggle to consistently knock down open jump shots are offensive liabilities. That’s proven untrue in some instances, but players such as John Wall and Russell Westbrook have elite skills that help more than their erratic jumpers hurt.

It’s entirely possible that Emmanuel Mudiay will develop into a Wall-like player, but until that transpires, his lackluster shooting is a concern.

Mudiay shot 31.9 percent from 3-point range during the 2015-16 season and is down to 31.6 percent in 2016-17. He made 1.1 3-point field goal per game in 2015-16 and is up to 1.2 in 2016-17, but the volume is met by inefficiency.

More concerning is the fact that he shot 36.4 percent from the field in 2015-16 and is converting at a clip of 37.4 percent in 2016-17.

An encouraging sign is that Mudiay has gone from shooting 67.0 percent at the free throw line in 2015-16 to 77.1 percent in 2016-17. He’s still one of the least efficient scorers in the Association, however, and that can’t be downplayed or overlooked.

Derrick Rose has partially made up for his poor jump shot with legitimately elite slashing ability, but Mudiay is an inefficient scorer in every sense of the word.