Steph Curry Breaks Ray Allen's 3 Point Career Record
Dec 14, 2021 19:57:44 GMT -6
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Stephen Curry seems more relatable than most NBA superstars to kids shooting hoops at the playground, because who doesn't love heaving 30-footers, but in reality his might be the most difficult skill to replicate.
Coached by the most accurate 3-point shooter in history, brother to Steve Kerr's runner-up and the son of a 3-point shooting pioneer, Curry is the perfect storm of efficiency and volume. He surpassed Hall of Famer Ray Allen's career record of 2,973 successful 3-point field goals on Tuesday against the New York Knicks — in more than 500 fewer games — and his 43.1% 3-point field-goal rate ranks seventh on the all-time list.
Kyle Korver is the only other player to rank top-10 in 3-point makes and percentage. The one-time All-Star averaged 4.6 triples for 17 seasons and fell more than 500 short of Curry's record. The Golden State Warriors sensation has attempted almost twice as many 3s per game for his career — a figure that has climbed to an NBA-record 13.4 this season — and connected on a higher percentage of them than Korver.
It is almost impossible to Curry's blend of accuracy and volume into perspective, but Dirk Nowitzki tried.
"I don't think there's anybody in sight now that can break his record," the future Hall of Famer said on a conference on Monday. "He changed the game. He makes it look too easy. He's the best shooter I’ve ever seen, and I think it's clear he is the best catch-and-shoot player, but where he's so good is off the dribble, and I think that's something he added — the quick 3 off the dribble. It's one motion, and his shot is gone. ...
"Everybody can root for him because he's not super athletically gifted, and he's a smaller guy," added the 7-foot Nowitzki, whose 1,982 career 3-pointers rank 13th all-time. "I think everybody can relate to him."
Curry said this past February he would like to play until he's "pushing 40," a little older than his father Dell was when he retired after 16 seasons a month shy of his 38th birthday. Allen and Reggie Miller (now third on the all-time list of successful 3-point shooters) both played 18 seasons and retired in their late 30s.
Shooting ages well. If Curry were to play only five more years at his current career clip — one that includes a six-year ramp-up in volume and more than two seasons lost to injury — he would retire with 4,441 made 3-pointers, 1,468 more than Allen. For reference, Bradley Beal has made 1,405 3-pointers in 10 seasons.
It would have taken Allen 648 more games (eight more fully healthy seasons) to catch 4,441 3-pointers at his career rate of 40% on 5.7 3-point attempts per game. Miller would have had to play until he was 52 years old at his career clip of 39.5% on 4.7 3-point attempts per game. At his rate of 42.9% on 4.6 nightly attempts, Korver would have been 51 by the time he reached Curry's fairly conservative career projection.
Stephen Curry seems more relatable than most NBA superstars to kids shooting hoops at the playground, because who doesn't love heaving 30-footers, but in reality his might be the most difficult skill to replicate.
Coached by the most accurate 3-point shooter in history, brother to Steve Kerr's runner-up and the son of a 3-point shooting pioneer, Curry is the perfect storm of efficiency and volume. He surpassed Hall of Famer Ray Allen's career record of 2,973 successful 3-point field goals on Tuesday against the New York Knicks — in more than 500 fewer games — and his 43.1% 3-point field-goal rate ranks seventh on the all-time list.
Kyle Korver is the only other player to rank top-10 in 3-point makes and percentage. The one-time All-Star averaged 4.6 triples for 17 seasons and fell more than 500 short of Curry's record. The Golden State Warriors sensation has attempted almost twice as many 3s per game for his career — a figure that has climbed to an NBA-record 13.4 this season — and connected on a higher percentage of them than Korver.
It is almost impossible to Curry's blend of accuracy and volume into perspective, but Dirk Nowitzki tried.
"I don't think there's anybody in sight now that can break his record," the future Hall of Famer said on a conference on Monday. "He changed the game. He makes it look too easy. He's the best shooter I’ve ever seen, and I think it's clear he is the best catch-and-shoot player, but where he's so good is off the dribble, and I think that's something he added — the quick 3 off the dribble. It's one motion, and his shot is gone. ...
"Everybody can root for him because he's not super athletically gifted, and he's a smaller guy," added the 7-foot Nowitzki, whose 1,982 career 3-pointers rank 13th all-time. "I think everybody can relate to him."
Curry said this past February he would like to play until he's "pushing 40," a little older than his father Dell was when he retired after 16 seasons a month shy of his 38th birthday. Allen and Reggie Miller (now third on the all-time list of successful 3-point shooters) both played 18 seasons and retired in their late 30s.
Shooting ages well. If Curry were to play only five more years at his current career clip — one that includes a six-year ramp-up in volume and more than two seasons lost to injury — he would retire with 4,441 made 3-pointers, 1,468 more than Allen. For reference, Bradley Beal has made 1,405 3-pointers in 10 seasons.
It would have taken Allen 648 more games (eight more fully healthy seasons) to catch 4,441 3-pointers at his career rate of 40% on 5.7 3-point attempts per game. Miller would have had to play until he was 52 years old at his career clip of 39.5% on 4.7 3-point attempts per game. At his rate of 42.9% on 4.6 nightly attempts, Korver would have been 51 by the time he reached Curry's fairly conservative career projection.