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Shot twins · 2025-26 regular season

Who shoots like LaMelo Ball?

The 5 current players whose shot diet is closest to his: where the shots come from, plus how often he gets to the line.

LaMelo Ball's shot diet

1244 shots · 2025-26 regular season
  • At the rim15.4%
  • Paint (non-rim)19.3%
  • Midrange5.8%
  • Corner 37.8%
  • Above the break 351.7%
  • Free throw rate14.4

Share of his shots from each zone, plus free throw rate (free throw attempts per 100 shots). Regular season only. See every shot

Closest shot twins

Out of 279 current players with 300+ shots
Who counts
1Brook LopezLA Clippers · C · 542 shots95match out of 100

Ball Lopez

  • RimBall 15.4, Lopez 17.7
  • PaintBall 19.3, Lopez 17.9
  • MidBall 5.8, Lopez 5.9
  • Corner 3Ball 7.8, Lopez 8.9
  • Above break 3Ball 51.7, Lopez 49.6
  • FT rateBall 14.4, Lopez 13.7

Biggest gap: Lopez takes more shots at the rim (+2.3 per 100 shots).

2Justin EdwardsPhiladelphia 76ers · F · 320 shots87match out of 100

Ball Edwards

  • RimBall 15.4, Edwards 20.9
  • PaintBall 19.3, Edwards 17.8
  • MidBall 5.8, Edwards 5.0
  • Corner 3Ball 7.8, Edwards 10.0
  • Above break 3Ball 51.7, Edwards 46.3
  • FT rateBall 14.4, Edwards 12.2

Biggest gap: Edwards takes more shots at the rim (+5.5 per 100 shots).

3Caleb LovePhiladelphia 76ers · G · 490 shots86match out of 100

Ball Love

  • RimBall 15.4, Love 20.0
  • PaintBall 19.3, Love 12.7
  • MidBall 5.8, Love 7.8
  • Corner 3Ball 7.8, Love 8.0
  • Above break 3Ball 51.7, Love 51.6
  • FT rateBall 14.4, Love 10.0

Biggest gap: Love takes fewer paint shots (-6.6 per 100 shots).

4Derrick WhiteBoston Celtics · G · 1109 shots86match out of 100

Ball White

  • RimBall 15.4, White 10.1
  • PaintBall 19.3, White 19.6
  • MidBall 5.8, White 12.6
  • Corner 3Ball 7.8, White 7.1
  • Above break 3Ball 51.7, White 50.6
  • FT rateBall 14.4, White 18.4

Biggest gap: White takes more midrange shots (+6.8 per 100 shots).

5Patrick WilliamsChicago Bulls · F · 478 shots85match out of 100

Ball Williams

  • RimBall 15.4, Williams 22.8
  • PaintBall 19.3, Williams 15.7
  • MidBall 5.8, Williams 4.2
  • Corner 3Ball 7.8, Williams 9.8
  • Above break 3Ball 51.7, Williams 47.5
  • FT rateBall 14.4, Williams 15.7

Biggest gap: Williams takes more shots at the rim (+7.4 per 100 shots).

How the match works

We line up six numbers for every current player with 300+ shots this regular season: the share of his shots at the rim, in the rest of the paint, from midrange, from the corner 3 and from above the break 3, plus free throws per 100 shots. The gap between two players is the straight-line distance across all six numbers. The match score is 100 minus 1.5 times that gap, so identical diets score 100 and every point of gap costs 1.5 points. Most players' closest twin scores between 83 and 94, and two random players score around 50. It measures where shots come from, not how well they go in. Glossary