Stephen Curry has done it, he is officially the best shooter in the history of the game of basketball. Curry broke the 3-pointer record set by Ray Allen which was 2973 made threes and Curry has surpassed him on Wednesday at the Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks.
It looks like It runs in the family. His father Dell Curry was a downright sniper during his playing days for the Hornets and Seth Curry is doing the same for the Philadelphia.
Curry was selected as the 7th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors were was in contention for the rookie of the year accolades since his arrival in the NBA. His gameplay was recognized by then-coach Mark Jackson who modified the offense around the backcourt duo of Klay Thompson and Steph Curry. This master plan helped the duo of Curry and Thompson to probably be one of the best duos in the history of the game.
Curry changed the game of basketball. Probably now, post this achievement, he can be considered on par with Michael Jordan. The influence that Curry has boasted on the current generation of NBA players is Jordanesque and can be considered a Steph ahead of what Kobe and LeBron have done in the NBA.
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Here are a few facts that Curry is up to during his quest to be one of the greats in the history of the game
1. Stephen Curry’s career 3-point percentage is 43.1 percent, which is the seventh-best all-time and is higher than the next 166 players on the NBA’s all-time 3-pointers list.
2. Stephen Curry has four of the five highest single-season 3-point totals in NBA history, including a record 402 treys during his unanimous MVP (2015-16) season.
3. Stephen Curry also has the most career 3-pointers made in the NBA Finals (121)
4. Stephen Curry is the only NBA player to average over five made 3-pointers per game for an entire season.
5. Stephen Curry has six times as many games with at least 11 3-pointers (12) than anybody else in NBA history. Klay Thompson and Damian Lillard each have two such games, the second most in NBA history.
Top 5 Three-Point shooters ever in the NBA Regular Season
Rank | Player | Games Played | Active or No | Team Most Played For | 3 – Pointers Made |
1 | Stephen Curry | 789 | Yes | Golden State Warriors | 2977+ |
2 | Ray Allen | 1300 | No | Milwaukee Bucks | 2973 |
3 | Reggie Miller | 1389 | No | Indiana Pacers | 2560 |
4 | James Harden | 903 | Yes | Houston Rockets | 2509 |
5 | Kyle Korver | 1232 | No | Atlanta Hawks | 2450 |
Not only Curry is efficient near the 3-point line, he has taken his range way beyond the arc. Curry has been a long-distance scorer and him alongside Dame are taking it to the Logo’s now.
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Leading Scorers by Distance in the Last 25 years
Distance | Player Name |
35-36 Feet | Trae Young |
34-35 Feet | Trae Young |
33-34 Feet | Damian Lillard, Steph Curry |
32-33 Feet | Damian Lillard |
31-32 Feet | Damian Lillard |
30-31 Feet | Damian Lillard |
29-30 Feet | Steph Curry |
28-29 Feet | Steph Curry |
27-28 Feet | Steph Curry |
26-27 Feet | Steph Curry |
NBA analysis says that before Curry retires, he would probably put up more than 4000+ 3 pointers which would be an impossible task for anybody to break or even come close on the longevity and the accuracy by which Curry plays.
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