Evan Turner hasn't been known for his range. While he can do a little bit of everything on the floor, the absence of a consistent outside shooting has diminished his value in today's 3-point-heavy landscape in the NBA.
Turner, who averaged 9.0 points per game and shot 26.3 percent from the 3-point area last season, is fully aware of this, as evidenced by the work he's putting in this summer to improve his three-point touch. He even posted some videos on his Instagram account to show his progress.
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Turner failed to shoot better than 28.8 percent from distance in any of his last four seasons. So far in his career, the Ohio State product owns a 29.8 percent clip from beyond the arc. That pathetic figure will have to improve, especially now that the Portland Trail Blazers have traded away Allen Crabbe to the Brooklyn Nets.
3-point shooting was a big part of Portland's offense last season, when they ranked eighth in the league with 10.4 threes per contest on 37.5 percent shooting.
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