The 3-point shot has become the ultimate weapon in this era of the NBA but unfortunately for the Denver Nuggets, they’ve been an average 3-point shooting team for the last two seasons.
After ranking 17th in the league last season with a team 3-point percentage of 35.1, the Nuggets have shot just 35.8% from three this season, ranked 15th in the NBA.
To make matters worse, their 3-point percentage has only improved slightly despite power forwards Paul Millsap and Michael Porter Jr. shooting above 40% from three, which may prove unsustainable moving forward. In addition, forward Jerami Grant (who has shot 40.