If there has been a prevailing consensus in basketball this decade, it’s that the midrange shot is now understood to be one of the least efficient shots a player can take. The influence of analytics has driven this point home, and NBA teams took a record number of 3-pointers last season.
But for Rui Hachimura, shooting from the midrange is what has helped the Wizards rookie settle in the NBA.
In Friday’s loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the 21-year-old rookie got into a rhythm by nailing a number of jump shots.