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One stat for every Sun to average a career-high in 2017-18

By Adam Maynes

TARRYTOWN, NY - AUGUST 11: Josh Jackson #20 of the Phoenix Suns poses for a portrait during the 2017 NBA rookie photo shoot on August 11, 2017 at the Madison Square Garden Training Facility in Tarrytown, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
TARRYTOWN, NY - AUGUST 11: Josh Jackson #20 of the Phoenix Suns poses for a portrait during the 2017 NBA rookie photo shoot on August 11, 2017 at the Madison Square Garden Training Facility in Tarrytown, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Tyler Ulis

SACRAMENTO, CA – APRIL 11: Tyler Ulis #8 of the Phoenix Suns looks on during the game against the Sacramento Kings on April 11, 2017 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
SACRAMENTO, CA – APRIL 11: Tyler Ulis #8 of the Phoenix Suns looks on during the game against the Sacramento Kings on April 11, 2017 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) /

3-point percentage

There in only one stat that I believe Ulis can and will set a career-high, guaranteed, and that is his 3-point percentage.

Like the other Sophomores, he will be able to increase every statistic across the board. However, for a player who in college was known as a sharp-shooter, (37.1% in his two seasons at Kentucky including a 42.9% average his freshman year), last season’s 26.6% from beyond the arc was unexpectedly dreadful.

With a percentage that low, choosing this stat is almost like picking low fruit. But the fact remains, he should, and I believe will, set a career-high in his 3-point percentage, shattering last season’s stat.

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