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Lakers’ Jake LaRavia shares ‘tweaks’ he made to jump shot that are paying off

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Price, K. (2026, October 13). Lakers’ Jake LaRavia shares ‘tweaks’ he made to jump shot that are paying off. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/13/sports/lakers-jake-laravia-shares-tweaks-he-made-to-jump-shot/

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Jake LaRavia, a 2022 first-round draft pick for an NBA team, made three minor adjustments to his jump shot after struggling with a career-low 32.1% on 3-pointers last season. Coach JJ Redick noted that these tweaks include changes to LaRavia’s shooting pocket and release point, though the specifics of the third adjustment are unclear. The article highlights how these modifications have improved LaRavia's performance in practice and games, emphasizing the importance of form, repetition, and confidence in developing a successful jump shot.

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Jake LaRavia, a 2022 first-round draft pick for the Lakers, discussed three minor adjustments he made to his jump shot after struggling with a career-low 32.1% on 3-pointers last season. His coach, JJ Redick, noted that these tweaks are paying off in practice and games this year as LaRavia's form is improving through repetition and confidence building. The first notable change involves shifting his shooting pocket slightly to the outside; another tweak relates to his release technique. Though he isn't entirely sure of the third adjustment, LaRavia feels comfortable with all changes made, which are contributing positively to his performance this season.

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Coach JJ Redick mentioned that the 2022 first-round draft pick made three “very minor tweaks” to his jumper after he shot a career-low 32.1% on 3-pointers last season with the Lakers. asserted

he → mention → Lakers

It’s clear that the Lakers forward is comfortable with those changes. asserted

forward → ’ → changes

“From there, it just comes down to repetition,” Redick said. asserted

Redick → come → repetition

“And from repetition, you get confidence. asserted

you → get → confidence

That’s just the way shooting works: It’s form, repetition, confidence. asserted

It → ’ → ?

It’s hard to have confidence without the first two. asserted

It → ’ → two

And it’s hard to have good repetitions if your form sucks. asserted

form → ’ → repetitions

“And it’s not that his form sucked, his form had a really good base. asserted

form → ’ → base

But he just made small tweaks. asserted

he → make → tweaks

He shot the ball really well in practice. asserted

He → shoot → practice

In our live play, we tracked all the stats throughout every practice we’ve had so far, he shot it well. asserted

he → track → it

He shot it well in games. asserted

He → shoot → games

So he’s in a great place offensively. asserted

he → ’ → place

What were the tweaks LaRavia made? asserted

LaRavia → make → ?

“Just my shooting pocket,” he said after Tuesday’s shootaround. asserted

he → say → shootaround

“Just putting it a little bit more to the outside.” This adjustment has been the most notable one. asserted

adjustment → put → outside

“My release,” he added of a more subtle change. asserted

he → add → change

“Probably something else – I don’t know what it is,” he said of the final tweak. asserted

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“I just do it. asserted

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I have no idea.” asserted

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It’s probably a good sign he can’t remember the last tweak. asserted

he → ’ → tweak

It shows how natural his new shooting motion is after years of shooting a certain way. asserted

motion → show → years

“To shoot the same way for your entire life and then tweak it in one offseason was not the easiest thing,” LaRavia said. asserted

LaRavia → shoot → offseason

“And I was able to change my shot in two weeks, but I didn’t get comfortable with it for like a month. asserted

I → change → month

And then after a month, it became more natural and now it’s just my new shot.” asserted

it → become → month

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