Three-pointers made: 1,608 Three-pointers attempted: 4,344 Three-point percentage: 37% Wesley Matthews was the biggest of the “three amigos,” the three guards in the starting lineup for Marquette. This trio, Dominic James, Jerel McNeal, and Wesley Matthews, started nearly every game together from their first year onwards.
With his lack of height in the 2008–2009 season, Matthews learned to play against bigger opponents and became one of the most dominant players in the nation throwing to the basket.
Kyle Lowry
Three-pointers made: 1,685 Three-pointers attempted: 4,602 Three-point percentage: 36.6% Kyle played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats before the Memphis Grizzlies selected him in the first round of the 2006 NBA draft. Kyle Lowry began his NBA career with Memphis and the Houston Rockets before being traded to Toronto.
In Kyle Lowry's second season with the Raptors, he helped them enter the playoffs for the first time in seven years and win an Atlantic Division title during the 2013–14 season.
Rashard Lewis
Three-pointers made: 1,787 Three-pointers attempted: 4,625 Three-point percentage: 38.6% Rashard Lewis joined the NBA directly from Alief Elsik High School. He rose to renown in the NBA as a prime scorer with the Seattle SuperSonics and was later a member of the Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards, and even Miami Heat.
Rashard Lewis earned two NBA All-Star selections, one with Seattle and another with Orlando, and he also reached the NBA Finals three times, winning an NBA championship in 2013 as a member of the Heat.
Jason Richardson
Three-pointers made: 2,282 Three-pointers attempted: 6, 010 Three-point percentage: 37.9% During his time with the Golden State, Jason Richardson gained popularity for his outstanding scoring, ability to dunk, dedication to the team and fans, and moral uprightness. As the long time captain of the Warriors, Jason Richardson organized a letter of apology to their fans in 2005 after his team failed to make the playoffs for the 12th straight season.
Even after Jason left the Golden State, he has remained one of the most popular players among Warrior fans because of his energetic style of play and ability to shoot three-pointers, as well as the longevity of his tenure with the team.
Kevin Durant
Three-pointers made:1,570 Three-pointers attempted: 4,122 Three-point percentage: 38.1% With a scoring average of 28.1 points per game to finish the 2012–13 season, Durant failed to defend his scoring title; however, he did become the youngest player in NBA history to join the 50–40–90 club.
Finishing the year with a 60–22 record, Oklahoma City earned the first seed in the Western Conference.