![]() ![]() 8 seed in the Miami Heat scratch and claw their way to an NBA Finals appearance. It was so unpredictable that we witnessed a No. The NBA Finals are less predictable than they were in the early and mid 2010's. ![]() Coming off an era that was dominated by LeBron and the Warriors, the NBA has shown some parity in recent years. But with Damian Lillard’s significant increase in his attempts, this will be one great debate for next season.įor now, Stephen Curry still stands as the best deep 3-point shooter.The Denver Nuggets became the fifth different NBA champion in five years after taking care of the Miami Heat in five games to secure their first NBA title. It’s hard to compare both players as one missed an entire season and who knows how he would have played without Kevin Durant for the first time in a few years. Before 2018-19, he made a total of zero 3-pointers from 30+. On the other hand, he has only been shooting this well for only one season, especially in the playoffs. If we’re just talking about peak for peak, Lillard has been better. This season, however, he went 53-of-125, which is at 42.4 percent. Stephen Curry would have had more 3-pointers made, attempted, and at a much higher efficiency. #nba #NBATwitter #PortlandTrailBlazers #DamianLillard /zunjXWDsNrīefore this season, Damian Lillard was 50-of-151, which is at 33.1 percent. Here are Damian Lillards stats for all his 30+ shots from 14-15, split into 30-34, 35-39 and combined. However, now that we’re at the end of the season, the answer is not so certain. What about Lillard? Has he surpassed Curry as the best deep shooter?īefore the 2019-20 season, the answer would 100 percent be no. Here are the rest of the shot types for Curry: He has attempted 50 pull-up jumpers from 30+ and made 34, which comes out at, well, 68.0 percent – don’t think you can get any more efficient. This is also why, since the 2013-14 season, he has been first in 3-point gravity, per BBall-Index.īut what is surprising the most is how efficient he is on certain types of shots. He has been a threat for way downtown for the past five seasons. To put some perspective on how ridiculous that is, the league average is 35.8 on every 3-pointer. This is good for a ridiculous 41.9 percent. With regular-season and playoffs combined, Curry has made a shocking 75-of-196 30+ footers. People must have forgotten how great he is from deep. #nba #NBATwitter #StephenCurry #goldenstatewarriors /vwxzBBdgGa Here are Stephen Curry's stats for all his 30+ shots from 14-15, split into 30-34, 35-39 and combined. I decided to cut off any shot beyond 40+ footers, as almost every shot was a desperation shot at the end of the quarter.įirst, let’s look at Curry’s stats with the Golden State Warriors: Type of shot- jump shot (standing or running), pull-up, turnaround, step-back, and fade-away.30+ footers in general for each season, playoffs, and combined.35-39 footers for each season, playoffs, and combined dating back to the 2014-15 season.30-34 footers for each season, playoffs, and combined dating back to the 2014-15 season.To see who’s a better deep threat, I went through both players’ 3-point shooting from 30-footers or further and dug deeper than just providing one stat. Now, what Kellerman debated wasn’t exactly saying that Lillard is a better deep threat than Curry, but it did spark a debate on Twitter and led to Kirk Goldsberry posting an interesting stat. You may be asking why are we having this conversation – Curry is the greatest shooter, right? Well, you can blame Max Kellerman and other talking heads on television and Twitter. That is what deep means, but if you want more of a specific definition of what counts as deep, then anything that’s 30 foot or further. However, since being out for all but five games, Damian Lillard became the best deep threat this season. ![]() Who’s the greatest shooter in NBA history? To almost everyone, that answer is Stephen Curry and for good reasons. By John Jablonka 2 years ago Who would have thought we’d be debating who is the better deep threat: Stephen Curry or Damian Lillard. As wild as that sounds, it’s closer than you think. ![]()
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