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Ball's shooting has been so atrocious that even if Kuzma weren't impressing in this category, he'd still have the chance to win it by default.

The numbers are as unsightly as Ball's unorthodox form, which worried scouts long before he was piling up NBA bricks. His 30.9 field-goal percentage is the tied for the worst of any player through his first 20 career outings since 1983-84 (minimum 500 minutes). And if he continues at his current pace, his 37.0 true shooting percentage will be the worst of the three-point era (min. 2,000 minutes).

What's worse is that Ball offered a seemingly simple diagnosis for the struggles nearly a month ago.

"It's just in my head to be honest," Ball told reporters in early November. "I know I can shoot the ball."

Ball's college career says he's right. During his one-and-done run at UCLA, he hit 55.1 percent of all shots, including 41.2 from three and a ridiculous 73.2 on twos.

But his across-the-body windup hasn't had nearly the same success from NBA ranges against NBA defenders. And that makes this head-to-head battle an annihilation.

Kuzma owns sizable percentage advantages from the field (50.4 to 30.9), three (37.9 to 24.5) and the charity stripe (76.8 to 42.9). Kuzma has been the superior marksman from just about everywhere—the restricted area (67.0 to 42.7), the non-restricted painted area (48.9 to 24.0), the mid-range (35.7 to 22.2), the top of the key (39.1 to 25.9) and the right corner (50.0 to 0.0).

Ball, though, does have one spot to his name—the left corner, where his 2-of-6 showing perches ahead of Kuzma's 1-of-7.

Even still, I'm guessing Mortal Kombat judges would give Kuzma a flawless victory here.

Advantage: Kuzma