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Shaedon Sharpe still hasn't fixed the one flaw Blazers desperately need him to

Shaedon Sharpe can shoot 3-pointers. I'm sure of it. When he makes 3-pointers, it doesn't feel like an accident. So why doesn't he make very many of them?

In his three full NBA seasons, Sharpe has been a league-average 3-point shooter one time. That came in his rookie year, where he shot almost exactly league-average at 36.0%. Since then, his 3PT% has been trending downwards, and to start 2025-26, he's shooting just 25% from outside (12 for 45).

And a reliable long ball from Sharpe isn't a luxury — for a Blazers team with so few consistent options from downtown (they're No.