Only 3 teams have more better-than-league-average 3-point shooters than the Bulls

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The Bulls finished last season's 22-win campaign ranked 19th in 3-point field goal percentage (35.1%), which was slightly below the league average of 35.5%.

They were led by Otto Porter (2.6 triples per game) and Lauri Markkanen (2.3 triples per game), while Porter (48.8%), Antonio Blakeney (40.0%) and Zach LaVine (37.4%) were their most accurate sharpshooters.

And after one of the wildest NBA free agencies in recent memory, the Bulls will enter the 2019-20 season tied for the fourth most 3-point shooters who made above the league average last season.

The Bulls retained all four of their players who fit the bill: 

Otto Porter: 40.6% on 256 attempts
Zach LaVine: 37.4% on 321 attempts
Ryan Arcidiacono: 37.3% on 217 attempts
Lauri Markkanen: 36.1% on 332 attempts

(Blakeney only attempted 91 3-pointers, so he doesn't qualify for this stat)

The Bulls also added two free agents who qualify:

Tomas Satoransky: 39.5% on 162 attempts
Luke Kornet: 36.3% on 193 attempts

For what it's worth, Thaddeus Young just missed the cut shooting 34.9% on 51 of 146 shooting. Had he made just one more 3-pointer, his percentage would have risen to 35.6% and he would have given the Bulls seven such players, tied for the most of any team.

Also, Denzel Valentine missed all of last season but in 2018 shot 38.6% on 370 attempts. He's certainly an x-factor on the wing.

It remains to be seen how the Bulls will shoot it in 2020, but they're certainly putting a host of capable players on the floor to do so.

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