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.
Trent Tucker
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.
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.
Dāvis Bertāns
Three-pointers made: 508 Three-pointers attempted: 1235 Three-point percentage: 41.1% Latvian basketball player Dāvis Bertāns started in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs. He was the fourth Spurs rookie ever to have at least 35 three-pointers and 15 blocks in a season and made three three-pointers against Golden State to reach 51 three-pointers in the 2016-17 season.
He was traded to the Washington Wizards in 2019 and has continued to shoot firmly from the outside. He made five three-pointers in his very first game playing for the Wizards.
Buddy Hield
Three-pointers made:846 Three-pointers attempted: 2056 Three-point percentage: 41.1% The Big 12 Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016, Buddy Hield, received four valuable national player of the year awards in 2016: The John R. Wooden Award, Sporting News Player of the Year, Naismith Award, as well as the Oscar Robertson Trophy. During his time with the New Orleans Pelicans, he scored five three-pointers against the Indians Pacers and was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for December.
He was traded to the Kings in 2017, and after three seasons with the team, he broke Damian Lillard's NBA record for most 3-pointers made in a player's first three seasons. In 2020, Hield won the Mountain Dew Three-Point Shootout at NBA All-Star Weekend, beating out Devin Booker in the final round.