Given his career three-point shooting percentage of over 37%, the Los Angeles Lakers signed former Minnesota Timberwolves wing Taurean Prince in the offseason with the goal of employing him as a key spacer for the team.

 

 

It was expected that Prince would have more shooting space than he has in his career and would be able to shoot above average given the attention that superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis get from teams. Early in the season, those visions turned into nightmares, with many criticizing Taurean as yet another victim of the “Lakers tax,” a phenomenon in which exceptional shooters unexpectedly fall to mediocrity or poverty after playing under the intense scrutiny and glare of being a Lakers. 

To his credit, Prince overcame his early shooting troubles and has been playing at a very high level for the past two weeks. He is now shooting under 60% (!) from the 3-point line, which is higher than his career average.