Last summer, the Los Angeles Lakers made a strategic move by signing Taurean Prince, viewing him as an ideal addition to their roster. As a veteran forward, Prince is renowned for his stellar performance on both ends of the court, offering consistent 3-point shooting and reliable defense against opposing wings.
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Before the start of the season, Prince set a personal goal focused on improving his 3-point shooting. Despite his impressive skills, he had only achieved a 40% success rate once in his career, which occurred during the 2021 season. Notably, this achievement was achieved while playing for two different teams, as he was traded midway through the season, resulting in a total of 41 games played.
As such, Prince hoped to knock down at least 40% from deep with the Lakers this season, via Spectrum SportsNet:
“I’ve been trying to shoot that, [40% from three], trust me, for the past three-four years. The 38 [percent], I’m landing on 38 right now, but I’m striving for 40-plus, for sure.”
Unfortunately for Prince, he came up just short in his season goal, knocking down 39.6% from 3-point range on more than four attempts per game. It was mainly a rough month of November that set Prince back as he shot below 30% from deep in 14 games, but the veteran has turned it on as of late.
In the final 20 games of the season in March and April, Prince has shot an exceptional 44.3% from deep, really giving the Lakers a reliable shooting boost off the bench which is sorely needed. The Lakers reserves have been a bit up-and-down, but if the Lakers can get consistency from the veterans they have in Prince, Spencer Dinwiddie and Gabe Vincent it will go a long way towards helping the team make a postseason run.
Even though Prince did not reach the goal he set for himself, he has still been a more than solid addition to this Lakers team. And for the Lakers, it’s all about the playoffs so improving that percentage in the postseason will win a whole lot of people over who won’t even care about him just missing that 40% mark during the season.
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