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If there is ever a conversation about the NBA, Steph is a key component of the conversation. There is always that one Steph Curry fan who can't help but tell us for the 50th time how Curry changed the game of basketball forever. The worst takeaway from this verbal transaction? We can't help but begrudgingly admit the greatness of Steph Curry.
He is obviously one of the best shooters and possibly the best three-point shooter. But to decisively conclude whether he is the greatest three-point-shooter of all time or not, we must continuously test him on various stat lines and numbers.
On this list, we pit the easily loveable Golden State Warriors point guard with the leaders of "most games of at least scoring one three-pointer" category. If we look at the stats, we immediately realize that Chef Curry is not in the top five on this list. Alarmingly, he is at number eight.
Top five active NBA players with most games of scoring at least one three-pointer
A deeper look helps us realize the difference in career games played between Steph and the players on the list is the reason for it. One of the players to appear in this top five list with the least number of career games played still has 115 more games under his belt than Curry. In his 762 NBA games, Curry has managed to score at least one three-pointer in 723 games.
Let's take a look at the top five NBA players featured on this list and see if Steph can make it to the list or the top of the list in his remaining career.
#5 Chris Paul - 752 games
Mr. Point God is arguably the best mid-range shooter in the NBA currently. In one of our previous articles we compared his mid-range stats to reach this conclusion. On this list, though, we discuss something entirely different.
Chris Paul has hit a total of 1481 threes in the NBA. He is definitely not on the list of the best three-point shooters in the league at present. however, he has always been able to make the necessary threes whenever the game demands it of him. That's why he has 752 games under his belt with at least one three-pointer scored.
#4 J.J. Redick - 772 games
It is interesting to see J.J. Redick in fourth spot for the simple reason that he is not by any means one of the leading scorers in the NBA. He has enjoyed a better than average career in his lifetime, played alongside some excellent players, and ranked above Point God in the list of most games of scoring at least one three-pointer. He had 772 such games out of 877 career games.
#3 Carmelo Anthony - 774 games
Carmelo Anthony joined the NBA in 2003 as the third overall pick. To be able to make the third spot on this list, Melo had only two more such games than Redick. The former New York Kicks star has signed with the Lakers to play alongside Anthony Davis, LeBron James, and Russell Westbrook in the upcoming 2021-22 NBA season.
Melo is widely considered one of the greatest isolation players of the modern era. He won one scoring title and appeared in the NBA All-Star six-times. In today's rankings, he is placed below James Harden after having scored at least one three-pointer in 774 of his 1191 career games.
#2 James Harden - 782 games
James Harden began to rise through the ranks in the league as a scorer post his stint with the Oklahoma City Thunder. During his tenure with the Houston Rockets, he bloomed into a full-fledged mercenary out for blood each night.
He is one of the greatest three-point shooters of our era and has given Curry a run for his money in several seasons. He won three back-to-back scoring titles from 2017-18 to 2019-20. He joins this list with the least career games amongst the top 5 players in the list.
Out of his 877 career games, Harden has landed at least one beyond the arc shot in 782 games. He has the best ratio on the list but is still placed second on the list.
#1 LeBron James - 942 games
LeBron James is a mile ahead of Harden or anybody else on this list. Frankly, it seems logically impossible for anyone in the current league to ever beat King James in this comparison. Out of his 1310 total games played, James has scored at least one three-pointer in 942 games. That translates to 160 more games than Harden's record.
LeBron has consistently wowed the league and its fans since his arrival in the NBA. He is widely considered to be one of the top three players of all time. The four-time NBA champion, four-time MVP, four-time Finals MVP, and 17-time All-Star will again try and win his fifth championship in the 2021-22 NBA season.
