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I can't tell if Lee is elite Lee'ing me but I just looked it up
According to the Ringer...he's shooting 41% on catch and shoot 3's
It’s unfortunate that Walker hasn’t been surrounded by more high-level shot creators so that he could flaunt his skills off the ball more often. Over the past four seasons, Walker has shot an excellent 41.4 percent on spot-up 3s, per NBA.com/Stats. Almost two of every five of Walker’s 3s have come off the catch, which is a decent number for a primarily on-ball threat, but he’d be better off attempting fewer lower-efficiency isolations and increasing his off-ball chances. Walker’s ability to shoot off the catch and move without the ball is what makes him such an intriguing fit next to superior teammates, whether that’s in Charlotte or elsewhere.
Many of his catch-and-shoot 3s have come after racing through a maze of screens to get open, like in the clips above. Walker has all the moves in the book—hesitations, pivots, and jukes—to spring free from his defender. With good footwork and the body control to balance himself in midair, he’s capable of draining shots from tough angles, just like shooting specialists can. Since 2015-16, Walker has shot 37.8 percent on 3s off screens, including shots off the bounce, per Synergy. Walker is about as effective using dribble handoffs, scoring 1.05 points per possession since 2015-16, per Synergy. Walker has logged 143 possessions in dribble handoffs this season, the eighth-most in the league. In the clip below, he lulls his defender to sleep before shuffling side to side to create a sliver of space to unleash his shot.