The Los Angeles Lakers selected Lonzo Ball with the second overall selection of the 2017 NBA draft, largely based on a one-and-done season at UCLA, where Ball averaged 14.6 points, 7.6 assists and 6.0 rebounds as a freshman while shooting 55.1 percent from the floor, earning him first-team all-American, first-team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors. Yet his quirky shooting mechanics have limited his ability at the NBA level.
Ball's set up starts at his right hip, with the ball brought up around his left ear where he then releases his shot. According to ESPN's Sports Science, this puts his shot angle about 50 degrees away from the "ideal" shot position, resulting in some poor performances across the board.