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#3 Adrian Dantley
6-time NBA All-Star Adrian Dantley was the first player in NBA history to record a 25 points per game season on 65% true shooting. He was playing for the Utah Jazz at the time.
Dantley was a beast during his time with the Jazz between 1979 and 1986. He averaged 30 points per game for four straight seasons between 1980 and 1984. He ended the last of those 30 ppg seasons on a high note. Dantley shot 55.8% from the field and 85.9% from the foul line.
It helped him record his first and only season in which he averaged 65% true shooting percentage while scoring more than 25 points per game. He was also the first player in the NBA to record a 30 ppg season on 65% true shooting.
#2 Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry is the best shooter the NBA has ever seen and as a result, almost every NBA fan would have predicted him to be on this list. Curry holds several 3-point shooting records in the NBA.
The Golden State Warriors talisman's skill set is unmatched. It also makes him one of the most elite players in the league today. Curry's shooting has enabled him to be a highly efficient scorer as well.
The two-time MVP was the second player in NBA history to have multiple 25 ppg seasons during which he also recorded a 65% true shooting percentage. The first instance was during the 2015-16 season when Steph was named the first-ever unanimous MVP. Curry averaged 30.1 points per game that season, shooting on a 50/40/90 split.
The second time he achieved the feat was during the 2017-18 season when he won his last NBA title. Curry averaged 26.4 points per game on 49/42/92 shooting splits.
#1 Charles Barkley
Charles Barkley is the only player in NBA history to have three seasons during which he averaged 25 points per game or more on 65% true shooting.
He experienced this stretch during his time with the Philadelphia 76ers between 1988 and 1990. Barkley recorded four consecutive seasons from 1987 to 1990, in which he scored on 65% true shooting percentage. He did not average 25 ppg the first time he achieved the feat.
Barkley averaged a career-best 28.3 points per game in 1987-88 season, 25.8 points per game in 1988-89 season and 25.2 points per game in 1989-90 season. He shot 58-60% from the field, around 25% from the 3-point line and 75% from the free-throw line during that stretch.
