A Look at Each NBA Franchise's Leader in Three Pointers Made

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While I took a break from studying I typed "The NBA moves the three point line in and then back" into a Google search.

The second option was, "Can you name the all-time three point shooters for each of the 30 NBA teams."

I was confident that I would do well. At first I couldn't understand why none of the names I was putting in would go with the respective teams.

In actuality I was just not guessing the right players, so I decided to try again. Eventually I just just went on basketball-reference, looked at each team's leaders and then put them in.

Yet, some names you would never even think of as being the team's leader in three pointers. Others were far more easy to guess.

Here's the list of each NBA team's career leader in three point field goals made.

Atlanta Hawks

Mookie Blaylock—1,050 three pointers. Really, I didn't have much trouble in guessing Blaylock.

Blaylock in the mid 90's really wasn't known for his offensive abilities. He shot an abysmal 40.9 percent from the field in his career, and even though he's the leader in three pointers made for the Hawks he isn't in the top 10 for three point percentage.

Blaylock was known more for his defensive abilities and his ability to distribute the ball.

Boston Celtics

It took me a couple of tries before getting this one. I don't think I would have even guessed right if I hadn't looked at basketball-reference.

I thought it would be Larry Bird, but it wasn't.

The leader in three point field goals made for the Celtics with 1,358 and counting is Paul Pierce.

Pierce has got a pretty solid stroke from beyond the arc. He has a career three point percentage of 36.6

Charlotte Bobcats

The Bobcats don't really have much of a history yet. Considering that the Bobcats have been around for only five seasons it was the power of deduction and again basketball-reference.

Yet, when you look at the race between the top two you will find that the leader has made two more than the second place finisher. Raymond Felton so far has made 315 three pointers for the Bobcats.

I wouldn't hold your breath though when Felton lines up to shoot a three. For his career he has shot a disappointing 31.8 percent from beyond the arc.

He's still young, so he does have the time to bring up that percentage.

Chicago Bulls

With the Bulls it was interesting because there were comments that you can read on that quiz as well. Many people thought that the Bulls leader in threes was either Michael Jordan or Scottie Pippen. Neither is correct.

I knew it wasn't Jordan because even though Jordan was a great scorer, he wasn't a great three point shooter. And neither was Pippen. In fact most of the highlights of Jordan and Pippen are not them hitting threes, but of them attacking the rim.

I also realized it wouldn't be Steve Kerr, John Paxson, or B.J. Armstrong due to the fact that they didn't take too many shots. They were basically role players and were only utilized when there names were called on.

So, the all-time three point field goal leader for the Chicago Bulls is Ben Gordon, and so far he's been the best three point shooter out of the group. He leaves the Bulls with 770 three pointers made and a three point percentage of 41.5 percent, which is good for 10th in NBA history.

Cleveland Cavaliers

This one I knew the answer to: Mark Price.

Price had an excellent stroke, and during his time was one of the more underrated point guards during the 90's. Unfortunately for him he ran into some injuries that cut his career short.

He made a total of 802 threes for the Cavaliers. As of right now Price has the Cavs record, but soon that record will be wiped out by Lebron James.

For the Cavs Price hit 40.9 percent from three during his tenure.

Dallas Mavericks

This was another answer I knew. Dirk Nowitizki is the all-time leader in three point field goals made. There really wasn't anyone else to guess either.

In his career Nowitzki has made 1,080 three pointers for the Mavericks. Nowitzki gets to be recognized as the tallest man on the list at 7'0".

He also is a career 37.8 percent shooter from beyond the arc.

Denver Nuggets

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