In this year's All-Star Game, Warriors star Curry felt hot outside, scoring 50 points on 16 of 27 three-pointers, and the phenomenal play helped him win the All-Star Game MVP for the first time in his career, and broke multiple three-point record in this event.
In addition, this season, Curry successfully surpassed Ray Allen in the total three-point shooting number, topped the NBA's historical three-point king throne, and the current three-point list is closest to Curry's nearest active player James Harden, the two are 536 three-pointers apart, and the gap is still expanding, there is almost no possibility of surpassing.
Curry's three-point shooting rate has never dropped by 41 percent in curry's previous healthy season, but he has just been crowned "three-point king" this season, and his three-point shooting rate has fallen to 37.9%. Although it is a great threat outside the three-point line, it has withdrawn from the ranks of "sharpshooters", and the top ten players in this season's three-point shooting rate are listed!
Note: Players with an average of ≥2 three-point shots per game participate in the rankings.
10. Seth Curry (Nets)
Season stats: 15.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 48.5% shooting, 41% three-point shooting
As the younger brother of Stephen Curry, Curry Jr. also inherited his father Dale Curry's soft three-pointers, averaging 17.5 points per game in his senior season and shooting 43.8% from three-point range. But a sudden injury to his right shin before the 2013 draft made him miss the trials of various teams and eventually lost the draft.
In order to be able to enter the NBA, Curry Jr. accepted a ten-day short contract from the Grizzlies, Cavaliers, Suns, Pelicans and other teams in the 2013-15 season, but only played in four games and scored 6 points.
In the summer of 2015, the Kings gave the losing draft a chance, signed him off on a two-year, $2 million guarantee contract, and then came to the Lone Ranger to prove his prowess with 12.8 points per game and 42.5 percent three-point shooting.
In the following seasons, Curry Jr.'s three-point shooting rate has never dropped by 40%, and during his time with the 76ers last season, this figure even reached a terrifying 45%, but the flaws on the defensive end limited his playing time, and the average score per game has never exceeded 15 points.
Before the trade deadline of the season, Curry Jr. came to the Nets as a chip for harden for the 76ers, and in the three games he played for the team, he averaged 18.3 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists per game, shooting 52.2% from three points. Although Seth Curry is not as comprehensive as his brother, he only looks at the fixed-point three-point ability, and personally believes that his strength is above Stephen Curry.
9. Mike Conley (Jazz)
Season stats: 13.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 43.8 percent shooting, 41 percent three-point range
Conley, Paul, Lowry, these three players are the few veteran traditional point guards left in the league, Paul is better at assists and mid-range scoring, Lowry is more defensive and key ball ability, and Conley's endorsement is stability.
As the point guard of the "Predatory Grizzlies" period, Conley's physical fitness league is second to none, but fans rarely see him fast-break dunks, his low profile and humility go deep into the marrow, is the league's recognized "humble gentleman", and has never been blown off a technical foul so far.
In 2019, the Grizzlies management wanted to change the status quo, and morant in the list sign overlapped with Conley's position, and out of respect for the veteran, the team sent him to the championship-winning hot Jazz. From the top star to the team's third tactical point, Conley quickly made a role shift, shifting the focus of the field to tandem teams and fixed three-pointers, helping the Jazz achieve the first place in the regular season league last season.
Last summer, the Jazz regretted stopping the Western Conference semifinals, Conley's contract also expired, in order to keep the low-key veteran, the team management sent a three-year, $68 million contract extension, which is enough to prove the value of the 34-year-old veteran. This season, Conley led the entire team on three-point shooting, averaging 2.4 three-pointers per game, and was the core figure of Snyder's "one inside and four shots".
8. Wiggins (Warriors)
Season stats: 17.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 48.1% shooting, 41.4% three-point shooting
The injuries of Leonard and George this season have led to a shortage of stars in the Western Conference, when the Warriors' record rebounded strongly, relying on a huge fan base, Wiggins was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career and successfully entered the starting lineup. Looking at the data alone, Wiggins averaged 17.7 points per game to enter the All-Star is debatable, not to mention the starting lineup, but the opportunity has created his honor.
While the average per game is a no-brainer, that doesn't stop Wiggins from playing the best season of his career:
On the offensive end, shooting 48.1% from the field and 41.4% from three-point range are career highs, and the poor data only shows that he has few shots.
Defensively, Wiggins' defensive efficiency on the floor was 103.2, 22nd in the league, and he averaged only 1.9 fouls and 1.5 turnovers per game, which is enough to show that his defensive awareness and skills are excellent.
As the Warriors' three-point shooting rate, Wiggins used strength to interpret the meaning of "low-key sharpshooter", he averaged 5.5 three-point shots per game, accounting for 39.5% of the total number of shots, but he could easily hit 2.3 three-pointers, which made it easy for opponents to ignore his threat outside the three-point line. The star, who is famous for his physical fitness against the sky, has quietly completed his transformation in the Golden State Warriors after being ridiculed by fans to play "health basketball".
7. Halliburton (Pacers)
Season stats: 15.7 points, 6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 46.7 percent from the field and 41.5 percent from three-point range.
In the 2020 Draft, 1.96-meter-tall Halliburton was selected by the Kings with the 12th pick in the first round, contributing 13 points, 3 rebounds and 5.3 assists in his first season, shooting 40.9% from three-point range, which is good enough for a rookie player who has just adapted to the strength of the NBA. As a number two player, Halliburton is organisable and can set three points, almost perfectly suited to today's small-ball era.
Such a talented player, after all, did not get the approval of the Kings management, in the deal about Sabonis Jr., Harry Burton and teammate Hilde came to the Indiana Pacers. But the Fox + Sabonis Jr. combination didn't show dominance on the court, and the Kings management's poor trading vision doomed the team to not be able to go further.
In contrast, Halliburton, who came to the Pacers, averaged 20.8 points, 11 assists and 2.3 steals per game in four games for the team, shooting 45.2% from three-point range, and played the offensive and defensive dominance of a superstar. The outstanding performance was recognized by the fan management, who said to make Haliburton the core of the team for the next decade, and Suns coach Monty Williams also praised his maturity on the field unlike a 20-year-old youngster.
6. Eric Gordon (Rockets)
Season stats: 14.3 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 48.2% shooting, 41.7% shooting from three-point range
Four seasons ago, the Rockets and the "Ultimate Body" Warriors fought until the Seven Battles in the Western Conference Finals to decide the winner, and the excitement of this series even exceeded the Finals Riding Bravery Battle, and the "Round Face" Gordon contributed magical performances many times at key moments of the game, dragging the suspense to the last moment.
In the following four seasons, rocket players Harden, Tucker, Paul, Capela, Gerald Green and other players have left, leaving only Gordon alone.
Rockets management has hidden Wohl snow with an annual salary of $44 million this season to develop Jaylen Green and Porter Jr., and Gordon, who has clashed with his position, has also sacrificed on the ball, averaging just 10.5 shots per game to create a new low in nearly 10 seasons.
Few shots do not mean that the performance is poor, reduced to a supporting role of the "round face", this season's three-point shooting rate reached 41.7%, creating a new career high. When Porter Jr. and Jaylen Green were about to play their baskets crooked, Eric Gordon, as the team's big brother, Dun dun taught the two youngsters how to read the game and help them grow fast.
It is worth mentioning that before the trade deadline this season, the Cavaliers, Kings and other teams have made an offer to the Rockets management to trade Gordon, but the latter directly rejected it, on the grounds that Gordon is crucial to the rebuilding of the team, and the 33-year-old veteran is afraid that he will end up in Houston.
5. Bane (Grizzlies)
Season stats: 17.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 46 percent shooting, 41.9 percent three-point range
So far this season, the Grizzlies have ranked third in the league with a record of 41 wins and 19 losses, successfully from a playoff marginal team to the top teams in the West, the most outstanding of which is the core Morant, who averaged 26.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game, and was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career to push Doncic into the starting lineup and become the next goalkeeper in the league.
Behind the Grizzlies' outstanding results, desmond Bane played the same key in the first round of 2020 No. 30, when the team's second-in-command Dillon Blooms missed many games due to injury, the 1.96-meter shooting guard averaged 2.9 three-pointers per game with 41.9% three-point shooting, becoming the team's most reliable three-point shooter.
You know, this season's Grizzlies do not advocate three-point shooting, at the request of Coach Jenkins, the impact of the inside score is the primary offensive tactic, each game on the inside line to score 57.2 points, this data is the first in the league.
Desmond Bain is like a player who is out of the system, his accurate three-point shooting enriches the team's playing style, and can also open up space for Morant to break through, and his performance has become a bellwether for the Grizzlies to win.
4. Patty Mills (Nets)
Season stats: 13.4 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 42.5 percent from the field and 41.9 percent from three-point range.
Last offseason, the Brooklyn Nets, who had just broken in the playoffs, were pressured by high luxury taxes to have only one middle-class contract left to reinforce. Perhaps because the team's three-point shooter Joe Harris repeatedly missed key goals in the playoffs, the Nets still wanted to reinforce the outside threat, and finally gave the reinforcement to the Spurs' famous big heart player: Mills.
After the start of the season, the Nets, known as the "Galaxy Battleships", suffered a heavy blow, the team's main controller Irving was suspended indefinitely because of the vaccine incident, the league's revision of offensive rules made Harden lost on the offensive end, and the Big Three only Durant had a stable play. Fortunately, veteran Mills and Aldridge were able to output steadily, barely maintaining the team's record in the first echelon.
In the first 20 games of the season, Mills' three-point shooting was like a miracle, averaging more than 50% from the field, including a new NBA record of 9 three-pointers from the bench. The Nets were able to maintain their top three in the East in the first half of the season, thanks to Mills' outside firepower, which averaged 3.2 three-pointers per game.
With the deepening of the schedule, the teams have a consensus on Mills' defense, that is, "anti-shot is not anti-surprise", compared to the threat of outside three-pointers, Mills, who is only 1.83 meters tall, is at the bottom of the league in terms of interior scoring efficiency. After being targeted defensively, Mills' three-point shooting percentage began to drop all the way to the current 41.9%, and it is believed that after Harden is gone, it will be difficult for him to rebound this data.
3. Cameron Johnson (Suns)
Season stats: 11.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 46 percent shooting, 43 percent three-point range.
As the strongest team in terms of comprehensive strength this season, under the leadership of Paul and Booker, the Suns successfully transformed last season's dark horse title into Western Powerhouse, with a current record of 48 wins and 10 losses, which has led the Warriors by 6.5 wins and locked in the championship of this season's regular season in advance.
The success of a team, only praising the strength of the leader is one-sided, the Suns are strong in the depth of the team lineup, Cameron Johnson is undoubtedly the team's most easily overlooked strong point.
In the 2019 Draft, Cameron Johnson was selected by the Timberwolves with the 11th pick in the first round and was sent to the Phoenix Suns, where he was 2.03 meters tall, with an arm span of 2.10 meters, excellent bounce and lateral speed, and the hardware to become one of the league's top 3D players.
For a rookie player, it is lucky to meet Paul, under the guidance of this master of possession, Cameron Johnson's ability to run and shoot has been fully developed, and he and Bridges have formed the core of the Suns' starting and substitute lineup, and a precise bottom corner three-point projection has become a must-have program for every Game of the Suns.
In addition to accurate three-point shooting, Cameron Johnson's performance on the defensive end is more eye-catching, excellent defensive awareness and defensive speed, allowing him to defend any player in the 1st to 4th positions, and his personal defensive efficiency is 102.9, ranking 20th in the league. At the end of the season, he qualified for an early contract extension with the Suns, and his steady performance was basically locked in a $15 million annual middle-class contract.
2. McDermott (Spurs)
Season stats: 11.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists, shooting 47.1% from the field and 44.1% from three-point range.
Last offseason, the Spurs sent out their main players DeRozan, Mills and Aldridge, announcing that the team had entered a rebuilding period. Logically, teams that choose to rebuild are more focused on draft picks and generally don't trade much on the free market, but the Spurs signed McDermott, a three-point shooter with average offensive ability, for $42 million for three years.
In the 2014 draft, McDermott, who was 2.01 meters tall, was selected by the Nuggets with the 11th pick in the first round and was sent to the Bulls to start his career. Before coming to the Spurs, McDermott was based on a precise three-pointer in the league, but poor defense led to frequent team changes, and he had the same "wandering" attribute as Jeff Green.
After coming to the Spurs this season, the tall pitcher continued his fiery three-point feel, averaging 2.3 three-pointers per game, the team's most consistent outside scoring point. Although the individual play is excellent, the Spurs' main goal this season is to fight for a high draft pick, and losing has become the norm, which has also made McDermott's performance gradually ignored by fans.
1. Luke Kennard (Clippers)
Season stats: 11.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 44.6 percent from the field and 44.8 percent from three-point range.
In this season's All-Star Three-Point Contest, Luke Kennard, Trae Young and Towns reached the finals, and although the championship was won by the fiery Downs, Kennad's high-level performances in the group stage and the final impressed fans.
In the 2017 draft, Kennard was selected by the Pistons with the 12th pick in the first round, and the rookie averaged 15.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in his third season, and his height of 1.96 meters and soft shooting feel were matched by the Los Angeles Clippers, who recruited him in a three-way deal in the summer of 2020 and signed a four-year, $64 million contract extension.
Kennard was not reused under Tyrenlu last season, averaging just 19.6 minutes of playing time per game and dropping back to 8.3 points per game. Although the three-point shooting rate is as high as 44.6%, the average physical fitness is lower than that of the smaller Mann, the overall situation is obviously different from Batum, and the scoring means are not as good as Morris Jr., so Kennard gradually fell out of the main rotation lineup.
Unable to play this season due to injuries to Ka Jr. and George, Tyronelu, who has no availability, has moved Kennard back to the rotation lineup, increasing his playing time to 27.8 minutes, averaging 2.7 three-pointers per game, and has contributed more than 7 three-pointers in three games so far in the season.