In the upcoming game or at most the one that follows, Steph Kerry is expected to overtake Ray Allen with the highest number of threes in history and finally establish his status as the biggest off-arc scorer in the history of the game - a title written about his name from about the moment he arrived in the league .
It's true that Steph is the master of threes shots, but he is not the only one who has made the shot out of the arc an art degree or a hallmark.
So even though this is a plot with a pre-determined ending, here are the five biggest threes shots in history.
5. Larry Byrd
Yes, yes we do know that statistics mice and tic tac graduates will turn a blind eye to Legend's presence on the exclusive list, but who cares.
Larry is the one who actually paved the way for Reggie, Steph and every suicidal threesome that comes after him.
He put off-archery on the world map in an age where coaches would bench anyone who dared at all to try to throw away.
649 threes scored in Bird in 13 years of career, an amount that Steph catches in a year and a half.
Even the average of shots (less than two per game at 37.6%) seems like an unsuccessful sketch in today's era, but all this will not fail to forget the fact that it was one of the most beautiful unconventional shots in the history of the game.
The legend from Boston played at a time when shots from outside the arc were considered taboo most of the time and one can only imagine what would have happened had he landed in today’s era and been an unconscious bomber.
His height, his marvelous clutch ability, and the work he won quite lightly three times in a row in the King of Threes contest, are all glowing milestones as to why the man is a mast on the list.
Larry Byrd.
A true legend Photo: AP,
4. Reggie Miller
Long before Steph became the messiah of the business, it was Reggie's name that was thrown into the air every time someone searched for the answer to a trivia question related to the identity of the greatest threesome shots in history.
Miller is actually the first superstar in the history of the game to become one thanks to his excellence in a venture that was quite rare in the late 1980s and early 90s, when he turned archery into a deadly weapon that still appears in the Knicks and Spike Lee nightmares.
Although he held an unorthodox shot, Reggie's ability to pass through blocks and throw over the defender and in any range was unprecedented then and even today.
Just like Larry Legend (who also coached him in some of his big dorms ironically) one can only imagine what would have happened if Miller had run a career in the current era and tripled his like shots against an average of 4 shots per game - an amount that might be enough for Danny Abdia, but certainly not To one of the greatest scenes ever.
His 2,560 threes are still a huge achievement that will keep him at the top of the list for many years to come.
Reggie Miller.
Superstar, Photo: From Twitter,
Clay Thompson
The second half of the splash may not have been seen on the pitches for over two years, but it will not make us forget that this is perhaps the purest sling the game has ever known.
Thompson's perfect streak, quick release ability, and work that he did not need basic action in a game called dribbling - are exactly what make him a direct competitor to the biggest slingshot, which just happens to be next to him in the Warriors' back line.
Another statistic that makes it a threesome is of course the accuracy capability, most of Clay's shots are usually good shots and his percentages (9.41 average on a cooler) are the perfect proof of why he's strong in the bush as the greatest scorer ever - and only to return to parquet soon.
Clay Thompson.
Kerry's other half, Photo: AP,
2. Ray Allen
The reigning champion who will soon see Steph step down on the podium is still the wet dream of anyone who has ever imagined how a three-pointer should look.
Since his rookie season in Milwaukee in '96, Alan or Jesus Shattlesworth (the name of the character he played in Spike Lee's He Got Game) has shown us a new kind of sling like we've never seen before and forgives Margie.
The shooting was an engineering integrity, but Allen added a rare athleticism to it, which is not always found in the top scenes.
As well as psychotic accuracy and preparation before every game, and a relentless movement that exhausted and frustrated guards who knew that a split second of inattention and the net would shake again.
Greg Popovich must have talked about it a lot on the psychologist's couch.
Ray, too, was a kind of "victim" at the time he played.
His career-wide shot average stands at 5.7, quite a bit, but would certainly have doubled if he had emerged today.
Steph or not Steph, Allen's shot is still the purest thing we can see, and add yourself the amount of exclamation marks.
Ray Allen.
Records are set to break, Photo: AP,
1. Steph Kerry
The happy groom and the man for whom we came together could not really become something else with the genetics of a fine sling from Dad (Del)'s house, but even the best pensioners could not believe when he was selected in the little Davidson draft that 12 years later it would become the biggest phenomenon in basketball history. Almost exclusively, change the way the game is run and perceived.
We will not go back and nange on the man's shooting qualities, for that there are three minute clips on youtube, but yes we will continue the amazement how one player made the shooting from three the most popular thing in the game, completely changed the league and the way every 8 year old around the world Trying to play.
With technique, movement, range (or actually lack thereof), clutch ability, the incessant rumble of any defense, and deadly accuracy (43 percent career average) ie is the perfect dish when it comes to shooting.
The day he hangs up his Under Armor shoes, Chef Stefan has set such a high threshold of the amount of threes that it's unlikely anyone will be able to break it in our lifetime.
One thing we all need to be thankful for: we saw in real time one of the special legends in the industry and the big scenes outside the arc.
the biggest.
Kerry, Photo: USA TODAY Sports,
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