Prior to the 2017 NBA Draft, one of the primary talking points when debating whether or not the Los Angeles Lakers should draft Lonzo Ball was whether or not his unorthodox jumper would work at the NBA level.
Ball had previously had success at every level of basketball despite the wonky appearance of his jump shot, and while his release point was strange, the quickness of his release seemed to assuage concerns about his shooting at the NBA level.
Or, at least that seemed to be the line of thinking until Ball actually started shooting at the NBA level, struggling mightily to the tune of 36 percent shooting overall while making just 30.