Luke Kornet has a unique way of defending shooters - and it's working

[Im Still Ballin]

Nice.



This season, ESPN Stats & Information tracked Kornet performing the move on 36 shots -- including 34 3-pointers -- with opponents making 12 shots for a 33.3% success rate. According to Second Spectrum player tracking data, Kornet was the closest defender on 22 of those 36 shots. (Per Second Spectrum, the NBA average on wide-open 3s is 38.0%.)

Kornet's average distance from the shooter on those attempts? Just under 12 feet.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9Yf9QJd3f8

[HoopologyPhD]

Might as well just make funny faces and move around rapidly. Had a friend that did similar things on defense for pick up ball and I would laugh so hard my play became sloppy, humor is an effective defensive tactic.

[ImKobe]

Other teams scout that and know they got a wide open 3 because he's not going to contest it.. not sure how this will work in the long run.

[Spurs m8]

So dumb

I predict this will last 2 seconds