Royce O’Neale shot over 40-percent from three-point land in every month leading to January. Even in the games of January prior to signing an extension with the Utah Jazz, O’Neale was shooting it at a 41-percent clip.
Once O’Neale signed his name on the dotted line of the four-year, $32 million dollar contract extension, everything changed. Since then, O’Neale has shot just 31.4-percent from long range. Not surprisingly, the Jazz are 8-9 since the extension was signed. O’Neale is a crucial part of the Jazz’s success.
Normally when I see this — a player’s production decline after getting paid — it concerns me.