In the modern NBA, shooting is everything, hence why JJ Redick represents a major coup for David Griffin and the New Orleans Pelicans from the free agent market.
One of the most common tropes of the “pace and space” era, floor spacing has evolved from a luxury to a prerequisite for success in today’s game. At this point in basketball history, players of every variety focus on the three pointer. Pass first point guard? Back to the basket center? Defensive specialist wing? Assuming the player doesn’t have any outlier traits, they most likely have to shoot threes to be valuable.