best 3 point shooting center before 2003

Before 2002-03, Sam Perkins hit the most threes by a center, with 533 three-pointers.

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Data note: Three-Pointers Made: player season data complete from 1979-80

	NAME	3PM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	533	406	24.1	10.0	4.0	1.3	0.7	0.5	3.3	7.6	43.9	3.4	39.1	2.0	2.5	80.5	57.3	1.0	3.0	0.9	9,797	4,048	1,608	530	301	187	382	811	+1009
2	Raef LaFrentz R. LaFrentz	227	249	31.1	13.0	7.7	1.2	0.6	2.5	5.1	11.0	45.9	2.5	36.6	2.0	2.8	69.7	53.0	2.2	5.5	1.2	7,734	3,231	1,918	301	143	616	296	901	-277
3	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	200	861	33.5	16.0	9.8	3.3	1.1	1.0	5.9	12.7	46.3	0.7	33.1	4.0	4.7	85.1	54.1	2.2	7.5	2.3	28,824	13,778	8,416	2,814	919	861	1,990	2,968
4	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	139	76	38.0	23.4	9.9	2.4	1.1	1.0	7.9	16.6	47.7	4.6	39.7	5.8	6.8	85.3	59.9	1.6	8.4	1.9	2,891	1,779	755	186	83	77	145	222	+411
5	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	133	392	25.9	13.1	7.9	2.1	0.8	1.1	4.9	9.7	50.3	1.0	32.5	3.1	3.9	78.6	57.6	1.6	6.3	1.9	10,166	5,153	3,101	822	309	445	762	1,149	+1352
6	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	104	825	32.5	13.6	10.0	2.1	0.7	0.9	5.5	11.0	50.1	0.4	32.2	2.4	2.8	84.0	55.2	2.7	7.3	1.5	26,784	11,187	8,266	1,756	576	761	1,277	2,817
7	Vlade Divac V. Divac	92	958	30.3	12.3	8.6	2.9	1.2	1.5	4.8	9.6	49.9	0.4	23.7	2.6	3.8	69.3	54.7	2.7	5.9	2.2	29,007	11,769	8,257	2,816	1,144	1,448	2,131	3,123	+1440
8	Rod Higgins R. Higgins	67	82	24.3	11.1	5.1	1.6	0.6	0.6	3.7	7.7	48.1	2.4	34.7	2.9	3.5	82.1	60.0	1.5	3.7	1.1	1,993	909	422	129	47	53	93	184
9	Chris Webber C. Webber	65	147	35.7	19.6	9.3	3.7	1.4	2.0	8.3	16.2	51.3	1.5	29.7	2.6	4.7	56.0	53.9	3.3	6.0	2.7	5,247	2,888	1,368	545	204	288	391	516	+45
10	Wang Zhizhi W. Zhizhi	48	60	10.6	5.5	2.0	0.4	0.2	0.3	2.0	4.5	43.8	2.0	40.7	0.8	1.1	74.6	56.0	0.3	1.6	0.4	638	332	118	22	11	18	26	92	+44
11	Alexander Volkov A. Volkov	48	149	16.5	6.8	2.6	2.2	0.7	0.3	2.6	5.7	45.5	1.0	33.3	1.3	2.1	61.3	51.3	1.0	1.5	1.0	2,453	1,019	384	333	102	52	154	344
12	Brad Lohaus B. Lohaus	47	80	24.3	9.2	5.0	2.1	0.7	1.1	3.8	8.3	46.0	1.7	34.3	0.9	1.3	72.8	51.7	1.2	3.8	1.4	1,943	732	398	168	58	88	109	211
13	Frank Brickowski F. Brickowski	45	530	22.8	10.1	4.7	2.1	0.9	0.4	4.0	7.6	51.8	0.3	32.6	2.1	2.9	72.9	56.7	1.4	3.3	2.0	12,068	5,363	2,490	1,099	473	209	1,049	1,660
14	Manute Bol M. Bol	43	624	18.7	2.6	4.2	0.3	0.2	3.3	1.1	2.6	40.7	0.3	21.0	0.4	0.6	56.1	44.1	1.0	3.3	0.7	11,698	1,599	2,647	171	126	2,086	451	1,457
15	Pete Chilcutt P. Chilcutt	37	196	15.3	5.0	3.6	0.9	0.4	0.4	2.2	4.7	46.2	0.4	42.0	0.4	0.6	74.1	50.1	1.3	2.2	0.8	2,998	971	698	168	79	81	156	289
16	Sam Bowie S. Bowie	32	511	27.6	10.9	7.5	2.1	0.5	1.8	4.2	9.2	45.2	0.2	30.2	2.5	3.3	74.8	51.0	2.3	5.2	1.9	14,098	5,564	3,845	1,075	263	909	978	1,553
17	David Robinson D. Robinson	25	923	35.3	21.9	10.8	2.6	1.4	3.1	7.8	15.0	51.9	0.1	25.0	6.4	8.7	73.7	58.5	3.2	7.7	2.5	32,595	20,244	9,989	2,380	1,336	2,843	2,334	2,709	+2114
18	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	25	1,238	35.7	21.8	11.1	2.5	1.7	3.1	8.7	17.0	51.2	0.1	20.2	4.4	6.2	71.2	55.3	3.3	7.8	3.0	44,222	26,946	13,748	3,058	2,162	3,830	3,667	4,383	+564
19	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	22	622	35.0	20.3	9.8	1.4	0.6	3.0	7.2	13.8	52.5	0.1	25.0	5.8	8.2	70.5	58.3	3.0	6.9	3.1	21,795	12,614	6,110	884	374	1,883	1,909	2,244	+1583
20	Christian Laettner C. Laettner	20	234	28.2	12.6	6.2	2.2	1.0	0.7	4.7	9.7	48.6	0.3	26.3	3.1	3.8	82.0	55.6	2.0	4.2	2.2	6,601	2,947	1,456	507	225	162	510	844	-79
21	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	19	1,120	34.3	20.9	9.9	1.9	0.9	2.5	8.2	16.2	50.4	0.1	16.1	4.6	6.1	74.1	55.3	2.3	7.6	3.0	38,388	23,459	11,052	2,111	1,047	2,747	3,308	3,786	+412
22	Jon Koncak J. Koncak	19	784	20.9	4.5	4.9	1.0	0.7	1.0	1.8	3.9	47.0	0.1	22.6	0.8	1.3	59.7	49.9	1.4	3.6	0.8	16,409	3,520	3,856	785	542	791	624	2,474
23	Dan Issel D. Issel	19	476	29.9	20.5	7.2	2.2	0.9	0.6	7.5	14.9	50.2	0.2	25.3	5.5	6.8	80.5	57.2	2.1	5.2	1.8	14,242	9,768	3,443	1,068	446	280	851	1,264
24	Victor Alexander V. Alexander	18	286	20.1	8.9	4.8	0.9	0.5	0.6	3.8	7.4	51.8	0.2	28.6	1.1	1.8	63.4	54.1	1.6	3.3	1.3	5,755	2,542	1,384	257	135	177	378	713	+7
25	Matt Geiger M. Geiger	16	552	22.1	9.2	5.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	3.7	7.4	49.9	0.1	23.2	1.7	2.4	72.8	54.2	2.1	3.6	1.3	12,221	5,059	3,158	388	306	347	744	1,629	+84

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PPG

28.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.9

Hartenstein

APG

4.0

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Team Rankings

ORTG

110.8

21st

DRTG

110.5

11th

NETRTG

0.3

17th

3P%

32.0

26th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Trail Blazers	5	1	.833	1.0
4	Lakers	6	2	.750	1.0
5	Thunder	5	2	.714	1.5
6	Spurs	5	2	.714	1.5
7	Warriors	5	3	.625	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/4	CLE	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Fri 11/6	OKC	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Sat 11/7	WAS	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Tue 11/10	OKC	@	POR	11:00 PM
Wed 11/11	OKC	@	POR	10:00 PM

Last Game

Thunder

5 - 2

117

Final

112

Cavaliers

4 - 3

Mon 2 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.3

Dončić

30.0

Curry

29.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.9

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.0

Young

9.0

Jokić

8.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.9

Dunn

2.8

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

2.9

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.9

Dončić

4.5

Murray

4.5

Curry

TS% Leaders

78.8

Stewart

77.6

Camara

76.2

Gafford

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

122.1

121.4

120.9

119.2

117.1

DRtg Rankings

102.4

105.4

105.5

107.0

108.7

108.9

NetRtg Rankings

13.2

12.7

11.8

11.2

10.9

9.2

Tank Leaderboard

1-6

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-1

6-1

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5

1-6

2-5

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	7	1	.875
2	Pistons	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Celtics	5	2	.714	1.5
4	Wizards	4	3	.571	2.5
5	Raptors	4	3	.571	2.5
6	Cavaliers	4	3	.571	2.5
7	Hawks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Knicks	3	4	.429	3.5
9	Hornets	3	5	.375	4.0
10	Heat	2	5	.286	4.5
11	Magic	2	5	.286	4.5
12	Pacers	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Bulls	1	6	.143	5.5
14	Bucks	1	6	.143	5.5
15	Nets	1	6	.143	5.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	7	1	.875
2	Grizzlies	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	5	1	.833	1.0
4	Lakers	6	2	.750	1.0
5	Thunder	5	2	.714	1.5
6	Spurs	5	2	.714	1.5
7	Warriors	5	3	.625	2.0
8	Timberwolves	5	3	.625	2.0
9	Mavericks	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Nuggets	3	3	.500	3.0
11	Pelicans	3	4	.429	3.5
12	Suns	1	4	.200	4.5
13	Clippers	1	6	.143	5.5
14	Kings	1	6	.143	5.5
15	Jazz	1	6	.143	5.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/4	ATL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	PHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	CHA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIL	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM

Before 2002-03, Sam Perkins hit the most threes by a center, with 533 three-pointers.

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