5 weirdest shooting forms by active NBA players

#3 Tony Allen

Tony Allen (is now with the New Orleans Pelicans) in a Memphis Grizzlies jersey.

Watching Tony Allen shoot free-throws and jumpers is pretty horrifying, considering he’s a shooting guard. It's a good thing that he spends most of his time in the league harassing players with his mad defense. At least we finally realize why he never develops an aesthetic jumper.

Allen flings the ball from behind his head, which forces him to stretch out his left hand as his guiding hand when he shoots, which makes him a very inaccurate shooter. In a pace-and-space shooting league, Allen prefers to drive and slash to rim rather than stand beyond the arc and hoist long-range jumpers.

The hitch in his jump-shot ensures an unbalanced release leading to many missed jumpers. No wonder defenders allow him space to take mid-range jumpers and 3-point shots because the result is bricks.