This season, however, the one-legged 3 has become a shot that players do use in real games. LeBron James has taken six 3-pointers off of one leg and made four of them. San Antonio Spurs 7-foot-3 phenom Victor Wembanyama has taken seven one-legged 3s, converting on three tries. The shot isn’t just reserved for stars, either—last month, Memphis Grizzlies rookie and second-round draft pick Jaylen Wells hit one over the towering Wembanyama. The one-legged 3 was not invented this season—Curry actually made one in a game all the way back in 2013. Since then, players from Klay Thompson to Pero Antić have used it as a one-off, but not regularly. In the 2019 offseason, former MVP James Harden showcased a new one-legged 3-pointer move in summer workouts and even broke it out in the preseason, but never added it as a staple in his repertoire. The one-legged 3 was purely a heat check shot, such as when Kevin Durant unleashed it against the Atlanta Hawks as part of a 55-point outburst. Now, it’s a reliable offensive weapon for some players. “KD had done it against us a couple years ago and so I saw how it worked for him,” said Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, who has already taken 15 one-legged 3s this season after attempting just one prior to the All-Star break last season. -via Sportico / February 20, 2025
Luka Doncic on who will take last shot between him and LeBron James: It will go both ways, one time him, one time me
