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The Memphis Grizzlies are the best floater shooting team in the NBA

ByJack Williams|
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The Memphis Grizzlies are a good team, but they’re not really the best at anything in particular. Or so we thought.

They’re not that great at 3-point shooting, passing, dunking, or any particular facet of the game. In fact, the part of their game that they have proven themselves at isn’t even very popular anymore in this league.

But as this season continues, one thing is becoming vividly clear. This team can shoot floaters better than anybody I’ve seen. It’s a bit of a lost art in the modern NBA, but clearly it’s a point of emphasis for this Grizzlies team.

The floater was more popular ten years ago, but remains a key part of some older players’ games. The best floater shooter in the league might be considered Chris Paul, but any guy who still shoots a high volume of these shots is probably relatively old.

Perhaps it has been influenced by Brandon Clarke, who implements the floater into his game better than most other players. Maybe it’s because of Ja Morant, who has always taken a ton of floaters over larger defenders. It really doesn’t matter where it came from because this team is doing it well.

So well, in fact, that they lead the league in floaters, per Grizzlies PR.

As you can see, the Memphis Grizzlies have made more floaters throughout the season than anybody else. It’s not even close either. With Jaren Jackson Jr. returning, these will only become easier.

The beauty behind these floaters is that any guy on the team can hit them. Against the Wizards, we saw floaters out of Ja Morant, Brandon Clarke, De’Anthony Melton, Justise Winslow, and Xavier Tillman. There were probably more, that’s just off the top of my head.

While anybody would trade this team’s floater-shooting ability for 3-point shooting ability, nobody will complain about the amount of tear drops that we get to watch. Even if teams finally discover how to stop this, it’ll likely open up more opportunities for big men down low.

Hopefully the return of JJJ doesn’t mess up this team’s gameplan to the point where we don’t see any more floaters, but if it’s for the good of the team, nobody will complain.

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