The best triple jumper in the history of basketball

Since the introduction of the draft of 3 in the NBA in the 1979-80 season, many players have been specialized in this aspect, they have brought all sorts of headaches to the defenses. They are the ones who play the game going back miraculously.

Undoubtedly, that takes the cake in the first seasons after the introduction of the draft three is the great Larry Bird, who dominated the league in this aspect, getting three victories in the Triples competition between 1986 and 1988, ie the first three editions of the tournament. It would not be the only one to get, because two years after I got the last title, got Craig Hodges scored 19 consecutive triples in the tournament, a record that no one has managed to overcome today. Now aims to train the players shot Los Angeles Lakers.

However, if we focus only on the Triples competition will be putting aside many great shooters, like the great Reggie Miller, who is scoring triple in the history of the NBA with 2560 shots recorded. Nicknamed The Killer, his speed in the shooting performance was key in the game Indiana Pacers, the team that developed throughout his career, as in 1995 when he scored 8 points in 8.9 seconds to pass to your computer before New York Knicks to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Steve Kerr, who was born in Lebanon, is the best triple jumper in the percentage of NBA history with a spectacular 45.4% of success throughout his career, besides being co-Michael Jordan during his final three years of rings (1996, 1997 and 1998). It is also the player who has had three-point percentage in a season, scoring 52.4%.

Around the same time playing the Utah Jazz Jeff Hornacek, triple winner of the contest for 1998 and 2000, and managed to score 8 triples in a game without failure, but then that record was surpassed by two players: Latrell Sprewell and Ben Gordon . Kobe Bryant and Donyell Marshall are the players who have scored more triples in a game, with 12 each.

Ray Allen is one of the greatest triple jumper in history (second only to Reggie Miller scored the number of triples in the NBA) contest winner and author of 8 triples in one hand, record in the NBA, but has been matched by many players including Tracy McGrady, Michael Redd, JR Smith or the same Kobe Bryant. But now Boston Celtics guard holds the record for being the player who has scored more triples in a season with 269.

Today, many consider Peja Stojakovic as the best shot in three of the league, although its role has been reduced in recent seasons. Special mention rookie Anthony Morrow, who with a 47.2% accuracy leads the NBA in this section. Other specialists are active in Steve Nash, Jason Kapono, Bruce Bowen or Danny Granger.