That headline sounds made up, does not it? Just like that Mavericks-Lakers trade?
Nicely, similar to that blockbuster swap, that is additionally actual — Warriors icon Steph Curry is on the cusp of his 4,000th made regular-season 3-pointer.
Curry, is broadly considered the perfect shooter in NBA historical past, and the numbers bear that out.
Let’s try the chances for when Curry will make 3-pointer No. 4,000 at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Feb. 13.
When will Curry make his 4,000th profession regular-season 3-pointer?
3/20 vs. Raptors: +550 (finest $10 to win $65 whole)
3/18 vs. Bucks: +550 (finest $10 to win $65 whole)
3/17 vs. Nuggets: +550 (finest $10 to win $65 whole)
3/22 vs. Hawks: +650 (finest $10 to win $75 whole)
3/15 vs. Knicks: +700 (finest $10 to win $80 whole)
3/25 vs. Warmth: +800 (finest $10 to win $90 whole)
3/13 vs. Kings: +1000 (finest $10 to win $110 whole)
3/28 vs. Pelicans: +1200 (finest $10 to win $130 whole)
3/30 vs. Spurs: +1800 (finest $10 to win $190 whole)
As of Feb. 13, Curry has linked on 3,943 regular-season 3-pointers.
This season, Curry has 196 3s made, third-most within the league behind Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards and Detroit’s Malik Beasley. Nonetheless, Curry leads the league in 3-pointers made per recreation with 4.4, as Edwards has performed in 53 video games, Beasley has performed in 55 and Curry has performed in 45.
Curry wants 57 3s to succeed in 4,000, that means if he retains that precise tempo, he’ll obtain the feat in 13 video games, when the Warriors play the Knicks on March 15, assuming he performs within the subsequent 13 video games.
He is made 4 or extra 3-pointers in a recreation 30 instances this season.
To place Curry’s 3-point success into context, second on the all-time record is James Harden, who’s the one different participant in NBA historical past with over 3,000 3-pointers.
He is at 3,078, practically 900 fewer than Curry.
Different present gamers close to the highest of the record embody Damian Lillard at 2,760, Klay Thompson at 2,627, LeBron James at 2,517 and Paul George at 2,335 — all miles behind Curry.
Curry has led the league in 3-pointers made a document eight instances, all throughout the final 12 seasons. Harden has topped the league thrice (the second-most all time) within the final 12 years.
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