It probably took a little longer than it should have, but the Los Angeles Lakers finally got LeBron James a shooter by adding Reggie Bullock at the NBA trade deadline.
James has always been at his best when surrounded by shooters, which is why it was so confusing that the front office didn’t target known sharpshooters like Wayne Ellington, Seth Curry or Marco Belinelli in free agency. Perhaps they were banking on Kyle Kuzma, Josh Hart and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to build on the progress they made as 3-point shooters last season, but unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case.