Portland Trail Blazers: 3 reasons they should sign PJ Tucker

Reason #3 – he is a great corner-three shooter and underrated passer

The Blazers struggle to find that two-way play has often meant that the guys they have on the roster either can’t shoot, make plays or are sieves on defense.

In Tucker, they could have one of the league’s most consistent corner three-point shooters.

Apart from this season, where he had the unfortunate start to the year with the Houston Rockets, he has hit 38 percent on corner threes every year since 2016/17. He even finished the year strongly after his trade to the Bucks, hitting 39 percent on his makes since then.

Tucker will happily pot away from the corner, and amazingly since 2016/17, he has taken at least 45 percent of his shots from that corner position. He has been in the top five players in the league every season regarding the percentage of shots taken from the corner.

Though he doesn’t have a lot else to his game when putting the ball on the floor, he is also an underrated passer. Because he is a strong screener, he has good skills in dribble hand-offs and can get a teammate open for a look on the wing if the corner three isn’t open.

The ball doesn’t stick in Tucker’s hands, and as a power forward / center, he actually has quite a high assist rate. Five of his full eight seasons in the league, he has finished with an assist rate in the top third of his position.

If the Bucks don’t decide to bring Tucker back, then the Blazers should offer him a two-year deal at around five million a year. He is a win-now piece who can help the Blazers in the 2022 season.