Doing a little research he probably is a pretty good shooter. In 110 career G-League games he's shot 44.9 from 3's on a large volume of shots (692 total 3's taken). In addition, his FT shooting, which is another good way to measure how good a shooter is, is also very high 94.7% this year, 88.8% over his G-League career (232 attempts).
This year he's shooting a blistering 14 for 21 from corner 3's. This is especially important because we simply need a bench wing player to keep defenses honest and create spacing, while a large majority of these wide open 3's come from the corners. Compare his shooting to Semi, who's majority of 3's (66%) have been in the wide open variety (defined as the closest defender being 6 feet or more away), yet he's only shot 28.6% in this wide open variety. Nader, on a smaller sample size of wide open 3's (34%), has been equally awful shooting just 26.7%.
A look at Eddie's good form/quick release during the 3pt shooting contest-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b85Q0Uxh07g
I disagree with the OP that we will use him shooting off of screens, curls, etc. There is pretty much no way that the team will be having plays designed to get him open. Instead they'll place him in the weakside corner, like they often do with Semi and Nader, and hope he creates spacing and hits the stand still open 3 at a high rate when called upon. If he does that and is at least decent defensively, then he'll likely get some minutes. Who knows maybe in time he turns into Wayne Ellington. That seems like a reasonable ceiling.
Please look at he has done against NBA defenders who close out better, have more athletic ability to cover shooters and good size.
In 31 NBA games he has shot .25% from the three. and 31% from the field with an eFG of .42%
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/eddieja01.html
So before the eternal hope anoints him, he has not demonstrated this skill at an NBA level.
That skill set he is showing in the Dleague can translate..
This very funny, you should do standup. Did Mickey's skills translate from the D league? What about Nader? Putting up stats in the D/G league does not always mean they will translate to the NBA.
Every year we get a Chris Babb type and guys on the blog go bonkers for him. Most of the time it does not work out. I hope I am wrong but saying stuff like the above just shows that you don't pay much attention once a guy in the G league comes up and plays in the NBA.
Hahaha that was a good one. Will think about that stand up comedy idea...
Back to basketball knowledge and judging improved players only based on their first 34 games in the NBA and not their recent 50% shooting from 3 from any other league...
Here are a couple of D league alumni that maybe would prevent me from doing stand up comedy after all...
Just off the top of my head... :
Recently: Tyler johnson, jaymichal green, yogi Ferrell...
Previously: danny green, hassan Whiteside, jj barea...
I understand it doesnt always translate and we are not expecting him to become ray allen or an all star, but to say its comedy to think he could come in and be a threat from 3pt range and help oir struggling offense given his recent success in the dleague makes YOU appear to be the clown in this whole story...
Wayne willington is a good example of what im hoping he can turn into. Nothing comical about it. Sometimes in life and in basketball its all about being in the right situation, right environment that fit you best and a little bit of luck of having your first couple of shoots drop and thus raise your confidence and make you feel like you belong and then your talent can fully express itself and sky becomes the limit...
Worst case we spend 2 10-day contract money on him and move forward and add someone like belinelli after buyouts...
In any case, in Danny I trust!