The biggest knock on Los Angeles Lakers second-year guard Lonzo Ball is his broken jumper. In his rookie year in the NBA, Ball shot an atrocious 36.0 percent from the field. Even worse was his long-distance stroke, as he knocked down just 30.5 percent of his shots from deep.

Having said that, Ball is optimistic that he’ll be more efficient with his shots this coming season, noting that his shooting and his defense are the areas where he’s made significant improvements on over the offseason, via Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints.

Lonzo Ball on what will be most different about his game this year: “Just being more consistent. Hitting open shots and being able to guard whoever they want me to guard.”

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Ball shot below league average from almost everywhere on the floor last season. That includes shots taken inside the restricted area, where he drained just 38.5 percent of his attempts– lower than the 57.8 percent of attempts made by all players from that region in the 2017-18 campaign, according to Stat Muse.

Lonzo Ball has a much-maligned shooting form that’s being blamed by many observers as the root cause of his ghastly percentages from the floor. However, he’s seemingly made some adjustments to his stroke that he and the Lakers are hoping would enhance his numbers and make him a bigger offensive threat.

Ball, who is coming off a knee surgery in the offseason, will have a chance to show Lakers fans how far he’s gone in terms of developing a more reliable jumper this coming Wednesday, when he’s expected to make his preseason game against the Golden State Warriors in Las Vegas.