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Lakers head coach Darvin Ham is not relenting in his desire for Anthony Davis to emerge as a true outside scoring threat. Ahead of the 2023-24 season, Ham revealed a three-point shooting challenge he’s set for the star big man. 

Ham said that he’s challenging Davis to attempt at least six three-pointers per game during the upcoming season, via ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. 

“I want him, if he can — I know he won’t do it, but maybe he’ll shock me — but I’ve requested to see six three-point attempts a game,” said Ham after Los Angeles’s practice on Tuesday. “Three per half, at least. I wouldn’t put that on him if I didn’t think he was capable.”

Davis has never attempted more than 3.5 three-pointers per game in a single season across his 11-year career. In 2022-23, he attempted just 1.3 threes per game, his lowest tally since 2014-15. He never attempted more than five threes in a single game last season, and never made more than two. For his career, the 30-year-old shoots the three-pointer at a 30% clip.

Ham seems to think that with an increased volume, Davis could become a successful shooter from beyond the arc and another outside threat for the Lakers.