Three-pointers made: 545 Three-pointers attempted: 1410 Three-point percentage: 40.8% Playing in the NBA for over a decade, with a height of 6 ft 5, shooting guard Trent Tucker was one of the first three-point specialists. He represented the Knicks in the historical first Three-Point Shootout in 1986. He reached the semifinals but, in the end, was outpaced by Craig Hodges and Larry Bird, who was the winner.
Tucker is known for more than his superior playing skills, he is also famous for the rule named after him. He made a three-point shot against the Chicago Bulls with 0.1 seconds left on the buzzer. The shot counted, and the Knicks won the game, but due to Bulls’ fans’ complaints, a new rule was instituted that 0.3 seconds need to remain on the clock for a shot to count.
Jose Calderon
Three-pointers made: 920 Three-pointers attempted: 2260 Three-point percentage: 40.7% Winner of the 2006 FIBA World Cup title with the Spanish national team, and with two Olympic silver medals, Jose Calderon, was known as a talented playmaker. However, when he joined the NBA, he had a hard time shooting.
It only took a few short years until Calderon set the record for the second-longest streak in NBA history for consecutive free throws made. In 2013, when he was traded to the Detroit Pistons, Calderon led the league in the point shooting percentage at 46.1%.
Daniel Gibson
Three-pointers made: 578 Three-pointers attempted: 1419 Three-point percentage: 40.7% All-Big 12 Third Team and the first freshman in school history to lead Texas in scoring, Daniel Gibson scored 175 three-point field goals during his two seasons with the Longhorns. When he joined the Cleveland Cavaliers, Gibson led all rookies in the percentage of 3-pointers, with a 41.9 and helped them reach the players.
He was chosen to participate in the Rookie Challenge and the Three-point Shootout during the 2008 NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans. While taking part in the Rookie Challange, Gibson tied the record for total three-pointers made during its first half. Later, he set the record in the second half with eleven total three-pointers and was named MVP of the game.
Landry Shamet
Three-pointers made: 272 Three-pointers attempted: 664 Three-point percentage: 41.0% The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Landry Shamet in 2018, he scored 29 points off the bench against the Washington Wizards and set a Sixers rookie record with eight three-pointers.
Shamet continued to show off his skills from outside the arc in 2019 after he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. He scored a game-winning 3-pointer for them against the Golden State Warriors.
Dana Barros
Three-pointers made: 1090 Three-pointers attempted: 2652 Three-point percentage: 41.1% One of Boston College’s all-time leading scorers, Dana Barros, started in the NBA with the Seattle SuperSonics but didn’t really find his stride until he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. They gave him more playing time, which allowed him to increase his scoring output. During his second season with the Sixers, Barros played in all 82 games and set his career-high three-point percentage at an impressive 46.4.
In 1995, he was chosen to play in the NBA All-Star Game and was voted the league’s Most Improved Player. He also set an NBA record by making at least one three-pointer in 89 consecutive games, and it took almost ten years to break that record. Barros participated in the AT&T Long Distance Shootout four times in a row between 1992 and 1996, coming in second twice.