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The Lakers try out a senior top pitcher, and his three-point shooting percentage this season is as high as 47.4%?

8:12am, 28 June 2025【Basketball】

According to statistics from Hoopshype reporter Alberto De Roa, senior backcourt player Cole Anderson, who previously played for the University of California, Santa Barbara, has completed a trial for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Anderson was born in December 2002 and is 22 years old, 193cm tall and weighs 88kg. He is a backcourt player with very good shooting ability. In the NCAA field this season, Anderson made a total of 34 appearances, averaging 28.6 minutes per game, averaging 8.9 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.7 steals and 0.1 blocks, and 0.7 turnovers and 1.5 fouls. He shot 46.3%, three-point shooting percentage 47.4%, and 92% free throw shooting percentage. Anderson's three-point shooting percentage this season can rank fourth in the entire NCAA arena, and he can be regarded as a top pitcher in the NCAA field.

From the perspective of characteristics, Anderson's ability in outside shooting is indeed quite good, but this may be one of the few, and it can even be said to be the only highlight of him. Anderson's three-point shooting percentage in all four seasons in the NCAA arena has exceeded 40%, and his three-point shooting percentage in the NCAA field has reached an astonishing 44.2%. However, Anderson's ability in other aspects can be said to be quite lackluster. His two-point shooting percentage this season is only 41.9%, far lower than his three-point shooting percentage. He also lacks sufficient breakthrough ability and independent scoring ability. As a backcourt player, Anderson's passing and organizing ability are not outstanding. As a player with severely limited figure, his defensive ability is also very average. Anderson's performance in every aspect is unsatisfactory. He is an excellent pitcher, but that's all. On the other hand, Anderson is obviously older, and his performance in the NCAA arena is not satisfactory, and his potential and future development space are also severely limited.

Judging from the current situation, Anderson should not have any possibility of being shortlisted in the next NBA draft, and his ability is hugely different from a qualified two-way contract contender. Judging from the Lakers' situation, it is impossible for them to try Anderson to choose him or to offer him a two-way contract. If Anderson can show some competitiveness in the trial, considering that he is a California native, his hometown Fresno is about 300 kilometers away from Los Angeles, and driving is just over 3 hours and 4 hours a drive, he may also have the opportunity to represent the Lakers in the NBA Summer League. If his performance in the summer league can attract more attention, maybe he will have the chance to get a training camp contract with Exhibit 10 clauses from the Lakers and appear on the Lakers' NBA Development League team's roster next season?

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