Greatest Three-Point Shooters Ever

Stephen Curry

Curry didn't just break Ray Allen's all-time three-point record, he broke the sport's geometry, turning 28-footers into a normal shot diet and single-handedly forcing every team in the league to redesign spacing around him. His 2015-16 unanimous MVP season, capped by a logo three

Career 3PM (approx): 3,700 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 42.3 %Active Years: 2009–presentShooter Legacy Rating: 10/10

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Ray Allen

Before Curry, Allen was the gold standard — a metronome-smooth stroke built on relentless pregame routine that made him the all-time leader in threes made for nearly a decade. His corner three in Game 6 of the 2013 Finals, forcing overtime and saving Miami's season, is one of the

Career 3PM (approx): 2,973 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 40 %Active Years: 1996–2014Shooter Legacy Rating: 9.5/10

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Reggie Miller

Miller was the original assassin from deep, torturing the Knicks with eight points in 8.9 seconds at Madison Square Garden in 1995 and trash-talking Spike Lee the whole way. He held the career three-point record before Allen and built his Hall of Fame case almost entirely on shoo

Career 3PM (approx): 2,560 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 39.5 %Active Years: 1987–2005Shooter Legacy Rating: 9/10

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Klay Thompson

Thompson's catch-and-shoot release is arguably the purest and quickest in history, epitomized by his record 37-point quarter against Sacramento in 2015. As one half of the Splash Brothers, he helped Golden State win four titles while providing a lethal second shooting threat alon

Career 3PM (approx): 2,500 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 41.2 %Active Years: 2011–presentShooter Legacy Rating: 9/10

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Larry Bird

Bird played most of his career with a fraction of today's three-point volume, yet he won three straight NBA Three-Point Contests and famously walked into the 1988 contest asking opponents who was playing for second place. His swagger and unmatched shot-making in an era before the

Career 3PM (approx): 649 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 37.6 %Active Years: 1979–1992Shooter Legacy Rating: 8.5/10

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Steve Nash

Nash is the efficiency king among high-volume shooters, a two-time MVP who ran the fastest-paced, most three-happy offenses of his era in Phoenix while shooting a scorching percentage from deep. His shooting stroke was so pure it made him one of the few players to join the 50-40-

Career 3PM (approx): 1,685 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 42.8 %Active Years: 1996–2015Shooter Legacy Rating: 8.5/10

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Kyle Korver

Korver built an entire 17-year career around one elite skill, becoming a walking gravity well who once made 127 straight games with a three-pointer. His remarkable percentage in an efficiency-obsessed league proves he's one of the most disciplined pure shooters the game has seen.

Career 3PM (approx): 2,450 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 42.9 %Active Years: 2003–2020Shooter Legacy Rating: 8/10

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Damian Lillard

Lillard's deep range redefined what a 'good shot' meant, none more famous than his series-ending logo three over Paul George to eliminate the Thunder in 2019 as he mimed a mic drop. His willingness to pull up from 30+ feet in clutch moments has made him one of the most feared clo

Career 3PM (approx): 2,400 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 37.1 %Active Years: 2012–presentShooter Legacy Rating: 8.5/10

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James Harden

Harden weaponized the stepback three into an entire offensive system, leading the league in three-point attempts and makes for years while dragging Houston's 'moreball' revolution to its logical extreme. Love or hate the foul-baiting style, his volume and scoring outbursts from d

Career 3PM (approx): 2,700 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 36.3 %Active Years: 2009–presentShooter Legacy Rating: 8/10

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Kevin Durant

At nearly seven feet tall, Durant shoots threes like a guard, a terrifying combination that made him one of the most unguardable scorers ever and a 50-40-90 club member. His deep, contested pull-up threes in the 2017 and 2018 Finals runs with Golden State showcased a skill level

Career 3PM (approx): 2,200 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 38.5 %Active Years: 2007–presentShooter Legacy Rating: 8.5/10

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JJ Redick

Redick turned relentless off-ball movement and a maniacal shooting routine into a 15-year career as one of the league's most reliable specialists, running defenders through mazes of screens just to get a clean look. He retired with one of the highest career three-point percentage

Career 3PM (approx): 1,950 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 41.5 %Active Years: 2006–2021Shooter Legacy Rating: 7.5/10

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Peja Stojaković

Stojaković was the deadliest sniper of the early 2000s Kings, a two-time three-point contest champion whose Sacramento teams pushed the up-tempo, pass-heavy style that made outside shooting fashionable again. His long, high-arcing release was nearly automatic when left open.

Career 3PM (approx): 1,760 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 40.1 %Active Years: 1998–2011Shooter Legacy Rating: 7.5/10

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Steve Kerr

Kerr retired with the highest career three-point percentage in NBA history at the time, a quiet marksman whose championship-sealing three for the Bulls in Game 6 of the 1997 Finals over Utah remains one of the great cold-blooded moments in Finals history. He later built the Warri

Career 3PM (approx): 726 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 45.4 %Active Years: 1988–2003Shooter Legacy Rating: 7.5/10

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Dirk Nowitzki

Nowitzki pioneered the stretch big man archetype, a seven-footer who could pull up from three and helped Dallas win the 2011 title with his unstoppable fadeaway-and-three combo. His ability to space the floor as a power forward changed how teams built around tall shooters for the

Career 3PM (approx): 1,982 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 38 %Active Years: 1998–2019Shooter Legacy Rating: 7.5/10

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Buddy Hield

Hield built his reputation as one of the league's premier movement shooters, winning the 2020 Three-Point Contest and consistently ranking among the top volume shooters for Sacramento and beyond. His quick trigger off screens made him a modern archetype of the specialist wing.

Career 3PM (approx): 1,900 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 39.4 %Active Years: 2016–presentShooter Legacy Rating: 6.5/10

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Dell Curry

Long before his son rewrote the record books, Dell Curry was one of the league's most respected sixth-man shooters, spacing the floor for Charlotte for over a decade with a smooth, reliable stroke. He's the shooting bloodline patriarch, and his mechanics live on in Steph and Seth

Career 3PM (approx): 1,245 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 40.2 %Active Years: 1986–2002Shooter Legacy Rating: 6.5/10

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Seth Curry

Seth carved out his own niche as arguably the purest percentage shooter of the Curry family, posting some of the highest single-season three-point percentages in NBA history despite less fanfare than his brother. His quiet efficiency across multiple teams makes him a favorite amo

Career 3PM (approx): 1,100 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 44.3 %Active Years: 2013–presentShooter Legacy Rating: 6.5/10

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Trae Young

Young's deep, logo-range pull-ups made him an instant highlight machine in Atlanta, most memorably in the 2021 playoffs when he silenced the Garden with a game-winner over the Knicks. His fearless shot selection from well beyond the arc has made him one of the most dangerous long

Career 3PM (approx): 1,500 makesCareer 3P% (approx): 36 %Active Years: 2018–presentShooter Legacy Rating: 6.5/10

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