Davis emerging as a 3-point threat for Lakers

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When JJ Redick accepted the job with the Lakers, he emphasized 3-point shooting as a key area he aimed to improve.
The Lakers ranked near the bottom of the league in 3-point shooting percentage in the 2023-24 season, and hiring a head coach with a strong eye for analytics and also a 3-point specialist during his playing days seemed like a good measure to solve those problems.
No player on the roster has benefited more from the coaching change than Anthony Davis. The star big man is having a career-best season by several standards, and one stat that jumps off the page is how much Davis has improved as a 3-point threat.
Entering Monday, Davis is averaging a career-high 31.1 points per game while shooting 56.1% from the floor, 42.9% from 3-point range and 79.8% from the free-throw line. 
To put things into perspective, Davis made just 27.1% of his 3-pointers in 2023-24. His best season from beyond the arc came in 2017-18 when he was still playing for the New Orleans Pelicans where he made 34% of his 3-pointers. Davis is averaging 2.3 3-pointers this season, and while that’s nearly one attempt below his career-high mark, the efficiency nonetheless stands out.
It’s not so much about the results but the process Davis is doing to increase his efficiency from 3-point range.