24 January 2023 , 16:15
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After a horrifically bad start to the season from the free-throw line, NBA rookie Jeremy Sochan has sent NBA fans when he start a new bizarre free-throw shooting technique.
The San Antonio Spurs rookie had struggled from the line this season, shooting just 45% - way below the league's average of 78%, making him one of the worst the league ahs seen in years.
What's strange about the Sochan situation is that he does not have a particularly unusual jumpshot - and actually has quite good form - but for whatever reasons has struggled to replicate that from a standing position from the line.
Since late December, Sochan has begun shooting his free-throws with one hand, in a move not seen in the NBA in decades. Fans can even be heard laughing in the stadium during Sochan's attempts, but they have come with much reward, after going from a 45% shooter to hitting 75%.
And with his confidence levels up from hitting more free-throw's, Sochan's overall game has come on leaps and bounds in the last month, too, with the rookie recently playing at a high level.
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In his last four games, he is averaging 17 points and six rebounds, along with playing high defence - even drawing comparisons to one of the greatest players of all-time in Dennis Rodman.
Jeremy Sochan has started shooting free-throws one handedLike Rodman, who also played for the Spurs wore number 10 and dyed his hair green, both men were known for their gritty play on the defensive end of the court, being hard rebounders and struggling from the free-throw line.
Sochan, who grew up in England and spent his youth in Milton Keynes and Southampton, became the first British player in almost two decades to be drafted as a top ten pick in the NBA.
The one-handed free-throw has not been seen regularly in the NBA for almost 50 years, when former Boston Celtics guard Don Nelson shot did so - a move he went on to win five championships with.