The strongest three-point shooter in history is Curry, which is a fact without any controversy

On June 27, in the development of basketball, three-pointers gradually evolved from being initially regarded as an "unconventional weapon" to a core tactical component of modern basketball. In this wave of technological innovation, Stephen Curry not only redefined the standards of three-point shooting, but also established his absolute status as the strongest three-point shooting player in history with his subversive performance. Through multi-dimensional analysis of technical statistics, the influence of the competition and the changes of the times, we can clearly see that the record system created by Curry has built a peak that future generations cannot overcome.

From the perspective of basic data, Curry's dominance in three-point fields has a crushing advantage. As of the 2024-25 season, he maintained a double record of NBA history of three-pointers (4023) and three-pointers (618) in the playoffs, and both data were leading in a fault form. It is worth noting that Curry only took 789 games to achieve 3,000 three-pointers, 511 less games than Ray Allen, the second-placed game in history - this gap is equivalent to the number of appearances in six full seasons. His career three-point shooting percentage has always maintained a high level of 40.7%, showing unprecedented control in the balance between output and efficiency. What's even more amazing is that in the 2015-16 season, he scored 402 three-pointers with a shooting rate of 45.4%, and the single-season record increased by 28% compared to the original record. This kind of leap breakthrough is rare in sports history.

After an in-depth analysis of Curry's technical characteristics, it can be found that its articulation system includes three revolutionary innovations. First of all, the extreme breakthrough of shooting speed. His 0.3-second shooting time is 40% faster than the league average. This "no forward action" shooting mechanism has completely changed the defensive logic. The second is the range coverage without dead corners. The official record of 35 feet from outside hit rate reached 39.2%. In actual combat, key balls hit near the center line have appeared many times, expanding the traditional three-point line concept into a "half-court attack area". The most important thing is its dynamic creative ability, with 46.2% of career three-pointers coming from dribbling shots, a data that is far ahead among all-time top scorers, proving that he has broken the traditional three-pointer positioning of a "receiving and shooting expert".

Curry's strategic reshaping of the game constitutes a deep support for his historical status. Through the tracking data, the team's average score increase of 11.3 points per 100 rounds when he is on the court, which is more than all MVP players in the same period. Its "gravity effect" has spawned a new spatial theory: the defender was forced to start defending two steps outside the three-point line, resulting in structural loopholes in the inside defense system. During the 2016 Finals, the Cavaliers adopted the strategy of "double-teaming when encountering pick-and-roll", and Curry averaged averaging terrifying output of 27.5 points and 18.6 potential assists per game. The prevalence of the "five foreign lineup" of modern basketball and the trend of three-point division of centers are essentially technical responses to the spatial revolution triggered by Curry.

placing Curry in a historical coordinate system can better highlight its uniqueness. Reggie Miller's era averaged only 3.9 three-point shots per game, Ray Allen accounted for only 38% of the total shots at his peak, while Curry increased his three-point plays to 53.6% while maintaining a higher shooting percentage. Compared with the top scorers at the current service, Klay Thompson, as the second catcher expert in history, dribble three-point shooting percentage is 9.2 percentage points lower than Curry; although Damian Lillard is known for his ultra-long three-point shooting percentage, his 35-foot shooting percentage is 5.7% lower than Curry. Even Luka Doncic, a new generation player who is considered to be the most likely to challenge Curry, has a career three-point shooting percentage of only 34.9%, making it difficult to form a substantial threat in both quality and quantity.

From the perspective of basketball development laws, the sustainability of Curry's record faces triple protection barriers. Physiologically, its unique neuromuscular coordination ability studies show that the sequence of joint activity when shooting quickly is different from that of ordinary people, and the biological basis of this talent has not been discovered in other players. At the scientific level of training, the Warriors disclosed a refined training system of "shot 2,000 goals per day in 6 hours" combined with real-time feedback technology of biomechanics, forming a difficult-to-replicate training environment. The most important thing is the window of the times. The NBA's rule modifications (such as defensive hand-checking restrictions) objectively amplified the benefits of Curry-style technology, and the league recently re-emphasized the trend of physical confrontation, which actually closed the policy space for latecomers to copy miracles.

When looking at the picture of basketball evolution in the next twenty years, several key factors determine the eternity of Curry's record. Data from the youth training system shows that the proportion of three-point training time for players aged 12-18 has increased from 15% in 2010 to 43% today, and excessive imitation of Curry leads to imbalance in basic skills is common. Sports science experts pointed out that there are physiological limits in the evolution of human shooting mechanisms, and Curry's 0.3-second shooting speed is close to the theoretical threshold of nerve conduction time. The business factor cannot be ignored: it is difficult for the league to allow a team to build a ten-year system around a single shooter like the Warriors, and the change in salary rules has made the golden combination of "Curry + Thompson + Green" a masterpiece.

In the eternal debate of competitive sports, the title of "the best in history" is often accompanied by generational controversy. But in terms of the specific field of three-point shooter, Curry established the "three-dimensional advantage" - the absolute dominance of basic data, the generation difference leading of technological innovation, and the far-reaching impact of game changes - has formed a closed logical chain. When future generations look up to the numbers of 402 single-season three-pointers and 9 single-game three-pointers in the finals, just like watching Chamberlain's 100-point record, it will create a shock that transcends time and space. This profound change that imprints personal technology in the basketball genes is exactly the essential feature that distinguishes Curry from all shooters and the fundamental reason why his throne is indestructible.