Given that he was shooting over 37% from three-point range during his career, the Los Angeles Lakers signed former Minnesota Timberwolves wing Taurean Prince in the off-season with the intention of using him as a vital spacer for the squad.

 

 

It was thought that Prince would get more space to shoot than he has in his career and will be able to shoot above average given the attention that superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis command from teams. Early in the season, those fantasies gave way to nightmares, with many denouncing Taurean as just another victim of the “Lakers tax,” which is the phenomenon whereby talented shooters unexpectedly drop to mediocrity or poverty after playing under the intense scrutiny and spotlight of being a Laker.

To Prince’s great credit, though, he has overcome his early shooting struggles and has been playing at a ridiculously high level for the past few weeks. He is now shooting under 60% (!) from the 3-point line, which is above his career a