Thunder Player Development: The four-year journey of Serge
Ibaka's jump-shot   Ibaka made 20 threes last season. He barely
made 20 shots from 16 feet out in his rookie season. How did his
jumpshot develop to this stage in the span of four quick years?
It has been a gradual development, but Oklahoma City Thunder
fans have unmistakably noticed the improvement of Serge Ibaka's
jump-shot over time. In his first three seasons in the NBA,
Ibaka grew from a hesitant perimeter shooter to a reliable
midrange threat. His improvement reached new heights last season
as Ibaka began to show a consistent three-point jump-shot that
we hadn't seen before.  Last season, Ibaka made 0.3 threes per
game on 35.1% shooting. After making just two threes in the
first three years of his career, he exploded for 20 triples this
past season on what was a pretty solid percentage, all things
considered. For comparison, Chris Bosh, widely considered one of
the better 3-point shooting power forwards, made only 21
3-pointers this past season