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The Philadelphia 76ers had the best record in the Eastern Conference last season, finishing with a 49-23 record. Despite that, they were still eliminated by the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The offseason drama started as All-Star Ben Simmons requested a trade and did not join training camp.
The 76ers are still a team built around All-Star and runner-up in last season’s MVP race Joel Embiid. The 76ers have tried to acquire shooters to flank both of their non-three-point shooting All-Stars, and have done a successful job at doing that. Here are the top five shooters on the 76ers.
#5 Isaiah Joe, Philadelphia 76ers, Shooting Guard
Isaiah Joe has been lights out this preseason and has really shone. This season will be Joe’s second in the NBA after being drafted in the second round of the 2020 NBA Draft. His rookie season was uneventful, like most second-round picks.
Joe only appeared in 41 games, starting in just one to average 9.3 minutes a game. He only averaged 3.7 points taking 2.6 threes, making 37% of them. Yes, this is a small sample size, but Joe has come out and been dominant this preseason. In 24.4 minutes, he is shooting 57% from three on 6.8 attempts.
If Joe is given more minutes, he has proven to be a quality shooter already and should continue that pattern.
#4 Georges Niang, Philadelphia 76ers, Power Forward
This will be Georges Niang's first season with the Philadelphia 76ers, but playing for the Utah Jazz he showed he could be a trusted three-point shooter. In his career, he has averaged 2.8 three-point attempts, making them 40% of the time.
The crazy thing about Niang is that outside of his first two seasons in the NBA, where he took a total of 16 threes, he has never shot under 40%. Last season, he took a jump up forward, attempting 4.1 threes a game and shooing 43% on them. Most of his shots have come from behind the arc over the last few seasons. 99% of his threes have come off assists.
Niang has become a solid catch and shoot threat over the last few seasons and will be a perfect fit for the 76ers.
#3 Furkan Korkmaz, Philadelphia 76ers, Shooting Guard
Over the last two seasons, Furkan Korkmaz has been slowly becoming a more significant piece for the 76ers. He has averaged 9.5 points in 20.6 minutes in those two seasons, taking 4.9 threes and making 39% of them.
His three-point shooting has been his biggest strength for the 76ers, and Korkmaz has played the sharpshooter role off the bench. A lot of his threes are off assists at 94%, so if Simmons is traded, that could influence his stats. Still, his floor spacing is a good weapon on the court.
With the rest of his game not being completely rounded out, it has lessened his minutes, but maybe he could see a spike in minutes this season. If he does, he should keep the same shooting percentages.
#2 Danny Green, Philadelphia 76ers, Shooting Guard
Danny Green, in his career, has been one of the most consistently good three-point shooters in the league. For his career, he is a 40% shooter from three on 4.8 attempts. He has offered floor spacing and a quality shooter for every team he has played for, and he still is for the 76ers at 34 years old.
Last season, Green took only 7.9 shots from the field, and 6.3 of them were from three. On those attempts, he shot 41%, and 92% of them off an assist. Simmons did play a big part in his production, so with him possibly gone, he could be the one starter who suffers the most.
Green has made a career off making threes, and that probably will not stop now. He might have a dip in his percentages, but still, just having him on the court opens so much space on the floor for others.
#1 Seth Curry, Philadelphia 76ers, Shooting Guard
Just like his brother, Seth Curry is one of the best shooters in the NBA. In just five seasons in which he played over 15 minutes, he has only ever shot under 45% from three once. In those five seasons, he averaged 4.2 three per game.
Last season was Curry’s first real chance to start, starting in all 57 appearances he had. He gave it his all, shooting 45% from the field on 4.9 attempts. This might have been a down year after he struggled with injures and COVID-19.
This season again, if Simmons is traded, Curry could see a massive jump in minutes. Curry can be a creative player for others, last season averaging 2.7. With Simmons gone, he would slide over into the starting point guard position. Furthermore, Curry had 86% of his threes assisted and can create his own shot from time to time.
Curry is already a dead-eye shooter, and if he can expand his game could become even more and might get that opportunity this season.
