Three-pointers made: 865 Three-pointers attempted: 2168 Three-point percentage: 39.9% Known for his shooting accuracy, Eric Piatkowski AKA “Pike” or “The Polish Rifle” played college ball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He played for the Los Angeles Clippers for nine seasons, and finished his time with the team as the franchise leader in games played, 3-point field goals made and 3-point goal attempts.
In the 2001-02 season, Piatkowski set the Clippers individual season record for three-point percentage at .466 which ranked him third in the NBA for that season. He also holds three Los Angeles Clippers historical records for free throw percentage, three-point shooting percentage, and most games played.
Jayson Tatum
Three-pointers made: 388 Three-pointers attempted: 973 Three-point percentage: 39.9% Duke Blue Devils alum Jayson Tatum was the Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2016. He started his NBA career with the Boston Celtics and finished his first season with the team as the only rookie except for Kareen Abdul-Jabbar, to record ten games of 20 or more points scored during their first playoff runs.
LeBron James said of Tatum that “He’s built for stardom.” In the 2019-20 season, Tatum was named an NBA All-Star for the first time and scored a career-high of 41 points in one game. In 2019, Tatum won the Skills Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend.
Kenny Smith
Three-pointers made: 664 Three-pointers attempted: 1665 Three-point percentage: 39.9% Kenny was named NBA All-Rookie Team during his time with the Sacramento Kings but he only spent a short time with the Kings before being traded to the Houston Rockets. Kenny would spend six seasons with the rockets and he was vital to the team when he helped them win two consecutive championships.
He also helped represent the United States in the 1986 FIBA World Championship, along with David Robinson, Muggsy Bogues, and Steve Kerr. He won a Gold Medal in the Olympics against the Soviet Union.
Bryn Forbes
Three-pointers made: 430 Three-pointers attempted: 1075 Three-point percentage: 40.0% Solid three-point shooter Bryn Forbes joined the San Antonio Spurs in 2016. He made 77 out 100 three-pointers in an NBA pre-draft workout but didn’t get much play time in his rookie season.
In 2017, Forbes earned All-NBA Summer League Second Team honors, and in the 2018-19 season, he scored double figures in 9 out of 11 games at the beginning of the season. Forbes became the third Spurs player in history to score 1,000 points and make 150 3-pointers within his first 150 games playing for the team.
James Jones
Three-pointers made: 776 Three-pointers attempted: 1937 Three-point percentage: 40.1% Playing 14 seasons in the NBA, James Jones, also known as “Champ” played for five different league teams and won three NBA championships. Together with LeBron James, Jones reached the NBA finals for seven straight years and was never on a team with a losing record.
While playing for the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2007-08 season, Jones finished third in NBA three-point percentage and in 2011 won the Three-Point Contests. Lebron James told ESPN about Jones, "He's my favorite player of all time" and added, "He's the greatest teammate I've ever had."