DeAndre Jordan 1st Player in NBA History to Shoot 70 Percent in Multiple Seasons

Wednesday night was a busy one for the NBA in California thanks to Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant's magical farewell and the Golden State Warriors' record-setting 73rd win. 

But in Arizona against the Phoenix Suns, another California team saw some history when Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan became the first player in NBA history to record multiple seasons with a field-goal percentage of 70 percent or better, according to Rowan Kavner of the Clippers' official website. 

Jordan ended the 2015-16 regular season with a league-leading 70.3 percent mark from the field while averaging a career-high 12.7 points per game. It followed a 2014-15 season in which he shot 71.0 percent from the field. 

Those past two seasons are just two of three instances in which an NBA player has ever recorded a 70 percent mark or better in league history. 

Only Wilt Chamberlain in 1972-73 recorded such a feat before Jordan, who has led the league in field-goal percentage in each of the past four seasons, never shooting under 60.5 percent over his eight-year career. 

Given his style of play, it's not difficult to see how he has such a high field-goal percentage. He hasn't had fewer than 227 dunks in each of the past three seasons.

Playing with the likes of Chris Paul on a team nicknamed Lob City, Jordan has benefited from the point guard's ability to tee him up for some big-time slams:  

Given his ability to dominate down low, there is nothing to suggest that Jordan won't be able to flirt with a 70 percent field-goal percentage next year and the year after that. 

If he does, he will start to garner some serious consideration as one of the most dominant inside players the game has ever seen. 

Stats courtesy of Basketball-Reference.com.