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New Orleans Pelicans: Where does Redick rank among active NBA shooters?

By Willie Lutz

JJ Redick #4 of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
JJ Redick #4 of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /
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PORTLAND, OREGON – FEBRUARY 23: CJ McCollum #3 of the Portland Trail Blazers takes a shot against Christian Wood #35 of the Detroit Pistons in the fourth quarter during their game at Moda Center on February 23, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
PORTLAND, OREGON – FEBRUARY 23: CJ McCollum #3 of the Portland Trail Blazers takes a shot against Christian Wood #35 of the Detroit Pistons in the fourth quarter during their game at Moda Center on February 23, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

6. C.J. McCollum, Portland Trail Blazers

2019-2020 Shooting Stats: 62 games (62 starts), 22.5 PPG, 52.5% effective field goal rate, 38% on 7.4 three-point attempts per game

Career Shooting Stats: 473 games (376 starts), 18.4 PPG, 52.2% effective field goal rate, 39.7% on 5.3 three-point attempts per game

Making multiple All-Star appearances and playing high-level basketball for a Portland Trail Blazers team gutted by injuries this season, C.J. McCollum gives his team a lot of firepower on the offensive end of the floor.

Not the most towering three-point scorer by any means, McCollum has an incredible feel for the game and seems to always find a whole in an opposing defensive coverage.

Using his sense of space to his advantage, McCollum is really good with the ball in his hands and perhaps even more creative when left to find shots off the ball.

McCollum is certainly one of the best shooting guards in the league today, making up one of the best backcourts in the league for the Trail Blazers, but his teammate slightly out-ranks him on this list.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 24: JJ Redick #4 of the New Orleans Pelicans stands on the court during a NBA game against the Denver Nuggets at Smoothie King Center on January 24, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 24: JJ Redick #4 of the New Orleans Pelicans stands on the court during a NBA game against the Denver Nuggets at Smoothie King Center on January 24, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /

5. J.J. Redick, New Orleans Pelicans

2019-2020 Shooting Stats: 54 games (35 starts), 14.9 PPG, 59% effective field goal rate, 45.2% on 6.4 three-point attempts per game

Career Shooting Stats: 890 games (487 starts), 13 PPG, 55.6% effective field goal rate, 41.6% on 5 three-point attempts per game

The New Orleans Pelicans got a heck of a perimeter player when they signed J.J. Redick to help provide veteran leadership for their core of young players last summer. In fact, they got one of the greatest shooters in the history of this league.

Though a majority of his effectiveness comes off the ball and mostly all beyond the three-point arc, his ability to space a defensive coverage helps create shots for his teammates while also creating a lot of clear looks for himself.

Redick played a huge role in deep playoff runs for the LA Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers over the last five years, acting as a starting force for in many high-stakes games.

Navigating screens and using his shiftiness to lose defenders, Redick gives the New Orleans Pelicans one of the scariest bench options in the NBA today, even if the team doesn’t get a chance to finish out this season.