NBA Season Preview: 5 plays not even the NBA’s best defenses can stop

4. J.J. Redick running off of screens

When it comes to scoring off of screens, the only person who can beat J.J. Redick is Curry. Redick scored over a third of his points in those situations last season and averaged an incredible 1.12 points per possession. Additionally, of the 28 players who attempted at least 100 shots off of screens, Redick was joined by only Evan Fournier and Curry when it came to posting an effective field goal percentage of 56.0 or greater.

The Los Angeles Clippers don’t need to run anything complicated to get Redick open thanks to the amount of attention Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan generate. Plus, Redick needs little-to-no space to get off his shot anyway. He’s comfortable shooting from the three-point line and midrange, which makes it difficult for teams to decide between going over and under the screens he’s involved in. He can put the ball on the floor and make a play for himself, too, whether it’s in the form of pull-ups or simple drives to the rim.

To further set himself from the pack, Redick is also one of the league leaders in scoring off of hand-offs. They made up nearly a fifth of his total points and he averaged 0.96 points per possession (71.2 percentile). Together, it forces teams to account for Redick at all times when he’s in the half court.