Who Has the Most Three-Pointers in NBA History?

With the NBA season in full swing, we take a look at the player with the most three-pointers in history.

Introduction

In basketball, a three-pointer is a shot made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc surrounding the basket. A successful shot is worth three points, In the NBA, only players who are shooting behind the arc are credited with three-point shots.

The player with the most three-pointers in NBA history is Ray Allen, who made 2,973 shots from beyond the arc during his 18-year career. Allen played for five different teams during his career and won two NBA championships, one with the Boston Celtics in 2008 and one with the Miami Heat in 2013.

Reggie Miller is second on the all-time list with 2,560 three-pointers made. Miller played his entire 18-year career with the Indiana Pacers and is one of the most iconic players in franchise history. Miller was known for his shooting prowess and also for his ability to hit clutch shots in big moments.

Stephen Curry is currently third on the all-time list with 2,483 three-pointers made. Curry has only been in the league for 11 years but has already cemented himself as one of the greatest shooters of all time. Curry has won two NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors and is a two-time MVP.

Three-Point Leaders

NBA history is filled with great shooters, but only a handful of them have been able to sink enough three-pointers to sit atop the league’s all-time leaderboard. Who are these record-holders? And how did they get so good at shooting from beyond the arc?

Ray Allen

Ray Allen is widely regarded as one of the best shooters in NBA history. He is the NBA’s all-time leader in three-point field goals made, and he played a big role in helping the Boston Celtics win the 2008 NBA championship.

Allen was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1996, but he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks on draft night. He spent his first seven seasons with the Bucks before being traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in 2003. After four seasons with the Sonics, Allen was traded to the Celtics in 2007.

In his 18 seasons in the NBA, Allen has made 2,973 three-point field goals. He is a 10-time All-Star and he won an Olympic gold medal with Team USA in 2000.

Reggie Miller

3rd All-Time Three-Point Leader
Reggie Miller is one of the best shooters in NBA history. He is the league’s all-time leader in three-pointers made and attempted, and his 2,560 career three-pointers are the most in NBA history. Miller was a five-time All-Star and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He is also the only player in NBA history to make more than 2,000 three-pointers.

Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A six-time NBA All-Star, he has been voted the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice and won three NBA championships with the Warriors. Many players and analysts have called him the greatest shooter in NBA history. In 2014–15, Curry won his first MVP award and led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975. The following season, he became the first player in NBA history to be elected MVP by a unanimous vote and to lead the league in scoring while shooting above 50–40–90. That same year, the Warriors broke the record for most wins in an NBA season.

Curry is currently the NBA’s all-time leader in three-pointers made, with 2,483. He also holds several other league records, including most three-pointers in a season (402 in 2015–16), most consecutive games with a three-pointer (122 from November 7, 2016, to November 26, 2017), and most three-pointers in a playoff game (nine on May 28, 2016).

Conclusion

Ray Allen is the NBA’s all-time leader in three-pointers made with 2,973.