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Dante Exum Free Throw Attempts

Maybe mildly. I think it just highlights deficiencies in his game offensively. He needs to work on his ability to attack the rim. He doesn't look like he'll ever be the true slasher type, though.
 
r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t said:
https://www.basketball-reference.co...omp=gt&c6mult=1.0&c6stat=&order_by=fta_per_mp

Exum has the lowest FTA per 36min of any teenager in NBA history ("qualified for for Minutes Per Game Leaderboard"). PRO TIP: All the players on the list are teenagers, so don't remind us that he is "only 19".

But I shouldn't be concerned about this right?
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I am trying to be positive on this guy, but I knew that if I checked this (like you did) that it wouldn't be encouraging at all. Trey was horrible at getting to the line last year, and Exum is horrendous. Not a good ft shooter when he gets there. He's going to have to totally change his offensive game to fulfill his potential.
 
Compared to a couple of other Jazz rookies that eventually turned into great players:

Kirilenko (age 20): 6.2 FTA
Deron (age 21): 2.1 FTA
 
He is overpassing. Better than the opposite from your PG. He has shown he can get in the lane. I am not worried.
 
Be concerned all you want but its too early to be concerned. I'm assuming most of the players on that list had some glaring issues in their game that they had to rectify . Exum is no exception . He's so early in his development I don't think any of his stats tell us much about his future. I know just as much now as I did before the season started which is that he is from Australia.
 
Exum has been getting a lot better the last two or three games. He's actually been getting into the lane. He's had like 2 floaters (although missed) and a layup. That's not much at all, but that's a lot more than the beginning of the season. He's going to be getting into the lane more and more as the season progresses, and I would expect his FTA to go up too.

I'm absolutely think that this is a worrying stat. However, I've already seen improvement and I think he'll continue to improve.
 
I'm as concerned as anyone. But given his unique circumstances (hardly ever played against serious competition, severely lacking in strength, seems like a naturally careful player, etc), I've decided to keep my bitching about Exum to a minimum until the end of next season.
 
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