#shooting-slump

#shooting-slump

Carrington entered the season poised to prove he could be the team's answer at the point guard position for years to come after an impressive rookie season with the Wizards. Following the departure of Jordan Poole in the offseason and the front office's lack of motivation to briing in additional point guard helped, it seemed like the Wizards brass was all in on the hope that the former lottery pick could be the team's long-term solution after all.

As a team, the Celtics finished 10-for-39 (25.6 percent) and went 1-for-18 from deep in the second and third as the Pistons built a four-point advantage going into the fourth. The overall shooting numbers were actually bailed out a bit by three tough makes in the fourth-two by Derrick White, one by Jaylen Brown-but the game ended with an appropriately disappointing thud: On a make-or-break possession down five with 45 seconds left, Payton Pritchard airballed a 3-pointer, and the Pistons held on for the win.

Sometimes even Donovan Dent needs to be told he's Donovan Dent. "I just keep reminding him of who he is," Skyy Clark said of his message to his UCLA teammate who has been pushing through a tough opening stretch as a Bruin. The most highly coveted point guard in the transfer portal, Dent arrived on campus with the pedigree of an All-American honorable mention who was expected to immediately elevate his new team. Among his many talents were strong three-point shooting and an ability to blow by defenders to the rim.

So, how did a 40 percent shooter like Agbaji suddenly fall to an alarming 5.9 percent from three after 15 games in the 2025-26 season? The 25-year-old is just 1-for-17 from three and appears to be stuck in a frustrating slump that shows little sign of improvement. Agbaji is barely attempting any threes now, going from 4.0 attempts a game last year, to just 1.2 attempts.

20 points even. That is the lowest numbers of point per game that McCollum has averaged in a single season since breaking out in his third season and winning Most Improved Player in 2015-16. Like a metronome, McCollum averaged between 20 and 23.1 points for 10-straight seasons. Last year he put up 21.1 points per game and hit 37.3 percent of his 3-pointers.