In the 1979-1980 season, the NBA introduced the three point shot. He put that line 7.25 meters from the rim and changed it from there history of this sport. At first it was an underutilized resource and experts. Today it is common and rare are players who can go an entire season without converting triple.
On this website we present you the 10 players who have made the most three-pointers throughout his NBA regular season, along with his most three-pointers made and percentage.
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10 – Damian Lillard – 2,143 3-pointers
The last player to reach this top ten and surpass the 2,000 triple mark is Damian Lillard, one of the best shooters of the last decade in the NBA. On two occasions, both during the 2019-2020 season, he hit 11 3-pointers in the same game.
9 – Paul Pierce – 2,143 3-pointers
Boston Celtics icon Paul Pierce made 2,143 3-pointers in 1,343 games between 1998 and 2017. Shooting a solid 36.8%, The Truth had two seasons in which he averaged more than two 3-pointers per game in the season of. he was one of the league’s best scorers. On November 9, 2001, he set a career high with 8 three pointers against the Seattle SuperSonics.
8 – Jamal Crawford – 2,221 3-pointers
Another long-term player is Jamal Crawford. He made his debut in late 2000, converted 3-pointers for nine different franchises and collected 2,221 in 1,327 games, a 34.8 percent success rate. On January 26, 2007, he scored 8 for the New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat.
7 – Jason Terry – 2,282 3-pointers
Jason Terry, the Jet, was a player most closely associated with the three-point shot throughout his career, and it essentially allowed him to continue in the NBA well into his 40s: he debuted in 1999 and retired in 2018 .He made 2,282 3-pointers in 1,410 games for a 38% shooting percentage and on two occasions during his time with the Dallas Mavericks he made seven in a game.
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6 – Vince Carter – 2,290 3-pointers
Vince Carter transformed throughout his long career. From athletic scorer as a youngster to shooter as a veteran. He played in the NBA from 1998 to 2020 and in his 1,541 games he made 2,290 3-pointers, with an accuracy rate of 37.1%. On December 11, 2006, he hit 9 triples while playing for the New Jersey Nets against the Memphis Grizzlies.
5 – Kyle Korver – 2,450 3-pointers
Kyle Korver fits the special role well, a player whose accurate 3-pointer led him to an All-Star game. The forward, who played between 2003 and 2020, made 2,450 3-pointers in 1,232 games with a terrible 42.9% accuracy. Three times he reached the number of eight triples he scored in the same game.
4 – Reggie Miller – 2,560 3-pointers
Reggie Miller topped this list for many years. The Indiana Pacers Hall of Fame legend had his outside shooting as his best attribute and made 2,560 3-pointers in 1,389 games between 1987 and 2005, shooting 39.5 percent and without a season in which he attempted more than seven 3-pointers per game, a number that it is very little of what it would be today. In two games, one in 1993 and the other in 1997, he made eight 3-pointers.
3 – James Harden – 2,598 3-pointers
La Barba is one of today’s triple kings, more for volume of attempts than efficiency. In the 2018-2019 season, he converted 4.8 three-pointers per game. Playing for the Houston Rockets, he twice hit 10 three-pointers in a game.
2 – Ray Allen – 2,973 3-pointers
Ray Allen made 2,973 3-pointers between 1996 and 2014 in 1,300 regular season games, though none were as iconic as the one that ended up sealing the title for the Miami Heat in the 2013 Finals. He made 40% of his career attempts and he reached that lofty figure without having most of Curry or Harden. His career high in one game is 10 for the Milwaukee Bucks in April 2002 against the Charlotte Hornets.
1 – Stephen Curry – 3,121 3-pointers
The best shooter in history, for many, is Mr. Stephen Curry. The Golden State Warriors icon revolutionized the sport with his shooting and rose to the top spot throughout the 2021-2022 season. He has a 42.8% career shooting percentage, which is brutal for his more than 7,200 field goal attempts. On November 7, 2016, he made 13 three-pointers in a game against the New Orleans Pelicans. It was a record and was later surpassed by teammate Klay Thompson with 14 in 2018.
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