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When it comes to the San Antonio Spurs, all eyes have been on Victor Wembanyama. The 19-year-old rookie was selected with the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and is widely expected to be one of the best players in the league someday soon. At the very least, he should be the face of the Spurs franchise for years to come.
But while most fans are primarily keeping tabs on Wembanyama, the Spurs need to focus on developing all of their young talent. Tre Jones, who the Spurs just re-signed to a new contract this summer, is someone who should be taking a leap next season.
And according to Jacob Douglas of Pounding the Rock, Jones needs to work on his three-point shooting if he wants to take the next step.
“Nearly all of the data would suggest that Jones is a productive NBA player,” Douglas wrote. “There is just one defect that holds him back from being viewed as a key piece of the Spurs young core – his 28.5% three-point percentage.
“Jones isn’t a volume shooter. He only took 2.3 a game (he shot 158 threes and made 45.) The Spurs don’t need him to be. They have plenty of guys like Devin Vassell, Zach Collins, and Doug McDermott to take five-to-six threes a night. They just need him to be a threat from deep. He has not been that in his first three NBA seasons.”
If Jones can become a reliable three-point shooter, what is his ceiling with the Spurs next year?
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