Who are the greatest shooters in NBA history? Stephen Curry appears to be a very solid choice for best ever. But which players are in the running for second? In the opinion of Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, a great choice for 2nd place is… himself. Via NBA.com/blazers:
Lillard, who reached 2,222 three-pointers in nearly half the number of games that Crawford, Terry and LeBron James, who is ninth all-time, needed to make the Top 10, also took the opportunity to wonder why he’s not considered one of the league all-time great shooters despite his ranking. He was quick to note that Stephen Curry, whose 3,248 threes is first on the all-time list by a considerable margin, is the best shooter in NBA history, but that he’s no slouch either, despite what some of his detractors might argue.
“I always see stuff on social media where they talk about the greatest shooters of all-time and they always act like it’s just crazy for people to mention me,” said Lillard. “I think for how many threes I’ve made, for how consistent I make them, the level of difficulty that I shoot threes with over years and years and years, I just think it’s kind of crazy people don’t mention me in those discussions.
“Obviously I think Steph is the greatest ever, but I think after him, I don’t see why I’m not clear-cut in that discussion, not just by makes, but how I shoot it, how I make tough ones all the time, how easy I shoot the ball. I’m looking forward to keep climbing that list so once I get up there in that top two, top three, I’m curious to see what people will say about me as a shooter at that point.”
The Blazers are 17-13 this season, which is the 6th best record in the Western conference.
Their leading scorers so far in 2022-23 are Lillard are 28.3 PPG, Anfernee Simons at 23.4 PPG, and Jerami Grant at 21.9 PPG.
