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US media divides NBA historical shooters: Lillard Kobe in fourth place, Durant in third place, 2 players in first place

8:01pm, 1 September 2025【Basketball】

In the NBA, especially after the arrival of the small ball era, shooting ability has become a necessary weapon for outside players. Even if many backcourt players are talented, they will be eliminated by the league without stable shooting. For example, No. 1 Simmons, 2016, and No. 1 Simmons, 2017, have not claimed it in the free market yet, so projection is the key to the active backcourt gaining a foothold in the league. Speaking of this, the US media has previously divided the historical shooters. Let’s see if it’s reasonable?

The fifth level

are all top scorers in NBA history. Lagabe has entered this level. In the Suns, there was no 3D statement at that time, but this is his playing style. His three-point shooting percentage in his career is 40.6%, and he will be stronger in this era. Ginobili is also in this class, with a 37% three-point shooting percentage in Demon Sword's career, one of the sixth best in NBA history. Everyone should be familiar with Danny Green. The top 3D in the former league helped three teams win the championship.

Mark Price is a Cavaliers legend. He gained a foothold in the league with long shots in the 1990s, winning two three-point competition championships, with a career three-point shooting percentage of 40.2%. JR was still the Flying Lift's style of playing when he was young, but he began to transform in his later career and became a top 3D wing. He helped the Cavaliers win the championship in 2016. Redick is a historical shooter, and his shooting ability is excellent. He is now the head coach of the Lakers.

Carter was also a Feitiansi in the early stage of his career, but after losing his athletic ability in the later stage of his career, he changed to a three-point shooter. Relying on his excellent basic skills, he can still gain a foothold in the league. Joe Johnson is nicknamed Joe, one of the players who hit the most buzzer-beating three-pointers in history. Joe Johnson hits 37% in his career. Richardson is one of the best dunk viewing players in NBA history. He has won two dunk championships. His shooting is also great, and he averages 1.9 three-pointers per game in his career and has a 37% shooting percentage. In the fourth tier, the white devil Bibi is on the list. The reason why King Princeton was able to attack was as mercury as the ground, Bibi's shooting and passing ability was indispensable, which also led to the arrival of the small ball era. As one of the best offensive kaleidoscopes in history, it is understandable that Pierce is on the list. Although Kobe's overall three-point shooting percentage in his career is not very good, he has a strong three-point resolution ability and can take any kind of defense, and the more critical the moment he reaches.

Lillard is also in this level. I think Lillard is in this level. He is called the closest player to Curry in history, and the fourth in history to make three-pointers in his career. Harden is also in this category. Harden is the second in history in the total number of three-pointers. Although he is not considered a perverted quasi-ranked rank, he also has extremely high output, with a career three-point shooting percentage of 36.3%, and averaging 2.8 three-pointers per game is also very good.

Rashad Lewis was born in this class, and he was also born in the wrong era. An excellent big shooter, if he was born in this era, it would be easy to get an annual salary of 30 million yuan. Billups is known as the key man. When the team needs to score, he often hits a three-pointer and hits a career three-point shooting percentage of 38.7%. He is also considered one of the most underrated players in history and is now the head coach of the Trail Blazers. In the third tier, Stojakovic is on the list. Peja relies on his outstanding projection to be able to enter the All-Star in the 2000s. If it were to this era, he would probably be at the same level as Clay. Terry is as nervous as JR, and he can't help but get crazy. King No. No. 1 is also in this category. King No. 1 is one of the best inside players in history. He has a three-point shooting percentage of 180 years. Kerr is the player with the highest three-point shooting percentage in history.

Clay is also in this category. To be honest, I think he deserves to enter the higher category. After all, Clay was the player with the most three-pointers in a single game in history, and his three-point explosiveness may be even better than Curry. Kidd developed a good shooting ability at the end of his career and helped the Mavericks win the championship. Kidd's three-point shooting percentage in his career was 35%. To be honest, he has entered this level. It's okay for Durant to enter this level, a single player with a historical touch. In the second division, there are Korver, Reggie Miller, Nash and Bird. Korver is one of the best three-pointers in history. His career three-point shooting percentage is 42.8%, and his number of hits has reached eighth in history. Miller is the sixth-ranked player in history, and he is the No. 1 shooter in history before Ray Allen. Although Bird's three-point shooting percentage is not high in his career, he has won the three-point competition championship many times, and Nash has a three-point shooting percentage of 180 years. There are only two people in the first tier, and they are also the top two legendary shooters in history, such as Ley Allen and Curry. Curry is the unquestionable number one shooter in history, and before him, Ray Allen has always occupied this position. In the 2013 Finals, Ray Allen's three-pointer changed the historical status of many historical stars. Curry relied on his unsolved three-pointer to bring the NBA into the small ball era. If it weren't for him, there wouldn't be so many excellent shooters in the current service.

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