“What happened to Jaren Jackson Jr.’s 3pt shot? Is this a Draymond Green situation?”: NBA Reddit draws comparison between Grizzlies and Warriors forwards

Jaren Jackson Jr. is one of the reasons why the Memphis Grizzlies have done so great this season, but his struggle from the 3-point line is a concern.

Even though the Memphis Grizzlies have one of the deepest line-ups in the NBA, Jaren Jackson Jr. has been vital in what they have been able to accomplish this season.

He’s not a traditional NBA center but a stretch 5 who has one of the best shooting hands among the bigs in the NBA. This season though, he has struggled to deliver it with the accuracy with which he’s done in two seasons where he played a considerable number of games.

Also read: “Ja Morant is one of the chosen ones!”: Sixers’ legend Allen Iverson showers praise on Grizzlies’ star after his game-winner against Minnesota last night

He’s shooting 32% this year while he shot only 28% in the last one but played just 11-games. In his first two seasons, JJJ shot 38 from downtown and 48% from the field, the latter has also come down to 40 this season.

His defensive game though has taken a massive turn, the man has had more blocks than anybody else in the league this season. But it looks like he’s on a Draymond Green-like curve in his career.

Jaren Jackson Jr. idolizes Draymond Green, like completely, even his weakness is showing in Grizzlies’ big man’s game

Any Warriors fan reading this, don’t get angry, calm down, we are just talking about the 3-point shooting decline here. The Grizzlies forward has openly admitted that he idolizes Green’s game. He watches the 2017 DPOY’s game a lot and even watches his podcast to better understand the point forward’s approach to a game.

Watching this jjj interview and he says he watches draymond green a lot. He even watches his podcast to hear what he says cause he’s the best defender… interesting

— 🏀 (@onlynbalove) April 28, 2022

Well, clearly that has resulted in him becoming one of the best post defenders in the league, maybe the best, as he is the blocks’ leader of 2022 a will probably get his first All-NBA defense team honors.

But an NBA Redditor’s post made us notice that the 22-year-old might unknowingly be going down the same path the Warriors’ 32-year-old did, with his shooting. He was quite a decent shooter at the beginning of his career even shooting 39% in the 2015-16 season.

But 2-NBA titles and a DPOY award later Green had a significant drop as a 3-point shooter while becoming a playmaking as well as a defensive genius.

Also read: “Ja Morant is one of the chosen ones!”: Sixers’ legend Allen Iverson showers praise on Grizzlies’ star after his game-winner against Minnesota last night

If JJJ can become only the latter of the two even if costs him his shooting, he’ll certainly be a much more valuable player for his team than he is currently.

About the author

Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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