I have only vaguely heard of this Davis Bertrans dude but I read an article by zac lowe today and holy **** I wish we had this dude.
No healthy 3-point shooter inspires more wide-eyed, hair-on-fire panic among defenders than the 2019-20 version of Bertans. Dude is shooting with guys almost literally crawling up his jersey.
He will jack from 30 feet. He is a laughable 25-of-61 on tightly guarded 3s, per NBA.com. He has hit 46.7% of both catch-and-shoot and pull-up looks, and he already has made almost as many of the latter (14) as he did in the prior three seasons combined with San Antonio (20). He might start shooting lefty just for fun.
Bertans is shooting 46.5% on almost 11 (!!) 3-point attempts per 36 minutes. Here is the list of players who have tried 10-plus treys per 36 minutes and canned at least 40% in any season:
Stephen Curry.
That's the list. Curry has done it four times. His best hit rate in those seasons: 45.7%. Curry's attempt profile was obviously tougher than Bertans', but Bertans is enjoying one of the greatest seasons of long-range shooting.
The Wizards have scored 115.5 points per 100 possessions with Bertans on the floor. That would rank second among teams. Don't bother rebutting this by pointing out Bertans rains fire against opposing benches or that Washington's defense stinks regardless. Don't be that guy. The 2019-20 Wizards are not a vehicle for serious analysis. They exist only to entertain, and they are succeeding thanks in large part to the Latvian Laser.
If Bertans isn't in the 3-point shootout at All-Star weekend, what are we even doing?
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28243840/ten-nba-things-like-including-miami-motion-blur
