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Who has made the most three-pointers in NBA history?
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Who has made the most three-pointers in NBA history?

The three-point shot has seen many evolutions. At one point, it wasn't even in the rulebook. The three-point shot was added in during the 1979-80 season. The rest, as they say, is history. 

Since then, hundreds of NBA players have made at least one three-point shot. NBA players are making a living off their three-point shooting alone. The rise of small ball and the 3-and-D player owes a lot to the three-point shot. Almost every NBA player in the league right now can shoot threes. At the high school CYO level, every kid wants to shoot threes. 

With that being said, let's look at the players who have made the most regular-season three-pointers in the history of the NBA. We used the record books on the NBA's official website to create this list, and the numbers are accurate through the 2022-23 NBA regular season.

Let's get started. 

 
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Steph Curry

Steph Curry
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Three-pointers made: 3,390.

Steph Curry is the greatest three-point shooter of all time. He comes from a long lineage of NBA snipers. His dad, Dell Curry, was a sharpshooter during the '90s and retired as the Hornets' all-time leading scorer, a record that Kemba Walker broke. As the leader of the Warriors dynasty, Curry won four NBA championships and two MVPs. Not only is he one of the greatest shooters of all time, but he's also one of the greatest point guards. He's the only NBA player to swish more than 3,000 three-pointers. Curry changed the game with his shooting. Every player from the high school level to the pros is shooting threes now because of his influence on the game. 

 
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Ray Allen

Ray Allen
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Three-pointers made: 2,973.

Before Curry came along, Allen was the shooting GOAT. A top-five pick out of UConn, Allen emerged as the franchise player of the Milwaukee Bucks and Seattle SuperSonics. After that, he won his first championship as a member of the Celtics' "Big Three" in 2008 before becoming a key role player on the Miami Heat. Allen hit one of the most clutch shots in Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals. This shot will live forever. 

 
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James Harden

James Harden
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Three-pointers made: 2,754.

Since Harden is still playing, he can continue climbing the all-time three-pointer list. Harden got his start with the Oklahoma City Thunder as a sixth man before being traded to the Houston Rockets, where he became the greatest shooting guard of his generation. Now, he's on a quest for his first NBA championship with the 76ers. The 2018 MVP is still draining threes to this day. 

 
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Reggie Miller

Reggie Miller
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Three-pointers made: 2,560.

Reggie Miller was a passionate player who often rubbed people the wrong way. Still, this doesn't change his place among the greatest three-point shooters of all time. Miller was guaranteed to get a bucket behind the arc. To put his shooting ability into perspective, he became a member of the 50-40-90 club in 1994. Across his 18 years with the Pacers, they missed the playoffs just three times. He led them to the NBA Finals in 2000. 

 
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Kyle Korver

Kyle Korver
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Three-pointers made: 2,450.

Kyle Korver built a great career for himself in the NBA as a three-point ace who knew his role. He played for seven teams and was often a key role player in many deep playoff runs. Korver was there to drain a three whenever a star player needed someone to get open. He was great at spacing the floor, and he was also an underrated defender. 

 
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Damian Lillard

Damian Lillard
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Three-pointers made: 2,387.

Damian Lillard has been a one-man band with the Portland Trail Blazers his entire career. He never played with a true superstar. Still, Lillard always finds a way to get the job done. There were years in Portland where the entire offense ran through Lillard. He's hit his fair share of clutch three-point shots in the playoffs that live rent-free in the minds of NBA fans. 

 
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Vince Carter

Vince Carter
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Three-pointers made: 2,290.

This one might surprise you. When we think of Vince Carter, we think of poster dunks and acrobatic scoring, not shooting. Vince Carter's three-point shooting got better with age. His body couldn't go airborne anymore, and he had to find a new way to get buckets, showcasing his versatility. Carter is the only player in NBA history to play in four decades. 

 
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Jason Terry

Jason Terry
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Three-pointers made: 2,282.

Jason Terry was a stud behind the arc. His best years were with the Dallas Mavericks as a three-point ace who could score in bunches. Nicknamed "The Jet" because of his three-point celebration, Terry helped the Mavericks upset the Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.

 
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LeBron James

LeBron James
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Three-pointers made: 2,261

When LeBron retires, he'll be in the top 10 of basically every statistical category in the NBA. He's been that great for that long. While LeBron is used to dishing out passes and letting his teammates get swishes, LeBron can drain threes himself. Even though he didn't come into the league as the best three-point shooter, LeBron developed into a solid threat from behind the arc. 

 
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Jamal Crawford

Jamal Crawford
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Three-pointers made: 2,221.

Jamal Crawford is the sixth man GOAT. He won the award three times in his career, tied for most ever. He was a crafty scorer who provided instant scoring offense off the bench. Crawford is the kind of player you want on your team. 

 
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Klay Thompson

Klay Thompson
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Three-pointers made: 2,213.

Klay Thompson, the second half of "The Splash Brothers," formed the greatest backcourt in NBA history alongside Steph Curry. When these two are on, they are unstoppable. They turned the Warriors franchise into a winning organization and ushered in the three-point era. A four-time champion, Thompson's best moment came in 2015 when he scored 37 points in one quarter. 

 
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Paul Pierce

Paul Pierce
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Three-pointers made: 2,143.

They don't call Paul Pierce "The Truth" for nothing. He was a small forward who could take over a game with his clutch scoring ability. Pierce could do it all as the franchise guy in Boston for over a decade. He started his NBA career in the mid-range shot era and retired when just about everyone was hitting threes. Pierce was able not only to adapt but conquer. 

 
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Kyle Lowry

Kyle Lowry
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Three-pointers made: 2,078.

Kyle Lowry had a slow start to his NBA career. The Villanova product struggled with the Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets before finding his home with the Toronto Raptors. Once he arrived, he became the greatest franchise player in history and helped them win a championship in 2019. The Villanova product rose to the occasion and became the Raptors' floor general for a decade. A six-time All-Star, Lowry will always be a legend in Toronto. He's still scoring three-pointers as a member of the Miami Heat. 

 
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Paul George

Paul George
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Three-pointers made: 2,010

George was a star player for the Indiana Pacers, building them into an Eastern Conference powerhouse. With the right culture and a great cast of role players around George, the Pacers faced LeBron James and the Miami Heat in back-to-back Eastern Conference Finals and were the Heats toughest challenge in the East. He was in his prime with the Pacers. 

The versatile scorer also played for the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Clippers. Regardless, of where he plays, George manages to get them into the playoffs.

 
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Jason Kidd

Jason Kidd
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Three-pointers made: 1,988.

The quintessential point guard, Jason Kidd was a walking triple-double his entire career. He had every skill necessary to be a great point guard: size, court vision, scoring, three-point shooting, superb passing, and lockdown perimeter defense. Kidd led the NBA in assists five times and was the floor general for some of the best teams of his era. 

David J. Hunt is a freelance writer based out of Philadelphia. He ran cross country at Penn State, became a volunteer firefighter during COVID-19, and is a self taught journalist. He's a diehard Philly sports fan. When he isn't watching sports, he enjoys working out, fishing, and traveling. You can find more of his writing at The Chestnut Hill Local and The Temple News. You can follow him on Twitter at @dave_hunt44.

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