best 3 point shooting center in nba history

Karl-Anthony Towns has hit the most career threes by a center when his field-goal percentage has been above 0.0, with 1,235 three-pointers.

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

	NAME	3PM	FG%	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	1,235	52.2	723	33.7	22.7	11.1	3.1	0.8	1.1	8.3	15.9	4.3	39.7	4.4	5.3	83.9	62.4	2.8	8.3	2.7	24,387	16,447	8,061	2,271	590	814	1,944	2,463	+1657
2	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	1,195	49.4	1,183	29.8	15.4	5.9	1.4	0.6	1.8	5.9	11.9	2.9	35.3	2.7	3.3	79.7	57.8	1.9	4.1	1.5	35,226	18,205	7,026	1,714	679	2,152	1,816	3,029	+1047
3	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	999	49.7	1,039	31.1	17.0	10.3	2.9	0.8	0.9	7.2	14.6	2.7	35.0	1.6	2.0	77.3	55.0	2.5	7.8	1.7	32,344	17,689	10,713	3,029	860	887	1,755	2,487	-1526
4	Al Horford A. Horford	952	51.1	1,118	31.2	12.8	7.8	3.1	0.8	1.2	5.3	10.3	2.3	37.8	1.4	1.8	76.4	57.5	1.9	5.9	1.4	34,897	14,282	8,715	3,477	845	1,292	1,532	2,325	+3419
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	930	56.0	812	32.0	22.2	11.1	7.5	1.3	0.7	8.5	15.2	3.2	36.1	4.1	5.0	82.5	64.1	2.7	8.4	3.0	25,983	18,057	8,999	6,095	1,044	593	2,427	2,176	+4617
6	Myles Turner M. Turner	904	49.3	656	29.1	14.1	6.7	1.3	0.7	2.2	5.1	10.4	3.8	36.6	2.5	3.3	77.1	59.8	1.4	5.3	1.4	19,081	9,281	4,408	880	466	1,448	934	1,920	+500
7	Naz Reid N. Reid	743	48.1	486	21.8	11.9	5.1	1.5	0.7	0.9	4.5	9.4	4.1	37.2	1.4	1.9	72.7	58.4	1.1	4.0	1.3	10,573	5,805	2,486	721	333	447	619	1,173	+227
8	Kelly Olynyk K. Olynyk	684	49.3	626	22.1	10.1	5.0	2.7	0.8	0.5	3.6	7.4	3.0	36.8	1.7	2.2	78.5	60.4	1.2	3.9	1.6	13,849	6,329	3,155	1,659	513	286	1,019	1,736	+177
9	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	597	46.3	343	29.3	19.6	5.9	1.6	1.1	2.0	6.9	14.9	5.1	34.2	4.0	5.0	80.1	57.2	1.4	4.5	2.0	10,051	6,720	2,013	560	376	677	684	1,227	+558
10	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	588	50.0	493	31.9	27.6	10.8	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.2	3.5	33.8	8.2	9.9	83.0	61.2	2.2	8.6	3.4	15,711	13,609	5,309	1,825	435	787	1,665	1,462	+2695
11	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	533	43.9	406	24.1	10.0	4.0	1.3	0.7	0.5	3.3	7.6	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
12	Mehmet Okur M. Okur	460	46.0	409	30.7	14.5	7.2	1.8	0.6	0.7	5.1	11.1	2.9	38.5	3.2	3.9	81.0	56.6	1.9	5.3	1.6	12,538	5,913	2,934	755	228	278	661	1,225	+361
13	Rasheed Wallace R. Wallace	433	42.0	318	28.2	11.2	6.1	1.4	1.0	1.3	4.3	10.1	4.1	33.6	1.3	1.7	77.1	51.4	0.9	5.2	1.0	8,964	3,556	1,952	441	321	418	312	897	+820
14	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	431	48.1	891	32.2	14.0	7.4	3.4	0.9	1.4	5.2	10.8	1.3	36.0	3.2	4.1	77.6	55.7	1.6	5.8	2.0	28,719	12,514	6,604	2,996	792	1,254	1,755	2,551	+1139
15	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	426	46.0	654	29.8	19.6	10.2	3.0	1.3	1.1	7.0	15.2	2.0	33.1	5.0	6.7	73.7	53.9	2.6	7.6	3.3	19,508	12,802	6,664	1,979	874	742	2,149	2,421	-554
16	Raef LaFrentz R. LaFrentz	394	46.3	456	26.3	10.3	6.1	1.1	0.5	1.8	4.1	8.8	2.3	36.9	1.4	2.0	69.3	53.7	1.8	4.4	0.9	11,997	4,706	2,800	500	227	809	428	1,544	-36
17	Mike Muscala M. Muscala	376	46.4	437	14.6	5.8	3.1	0.8	0.3	0.5	2.1	4.5	2.3	37.9	0.7	0.9	83.2	58.8	0.8	2.3	0.5	6,361	2,531	1,347	348	143	198	237	592	-73
18	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	376	46.6	230	33.5	19.1	8.1	2.2	0.9	1.0	6.7	14.5	4.2	38.5	3.9	4.6	86.7	57.9	1.0	7.1	1.4	7,706	4,386	1,863	513	218	226	331	584	+762
19	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	354	51.1	464	27.6	11.9	8.1	2.0	0.7	0.7	4.5	8.7	2.4	31.8	2.3	3.0	74.1	59.3	2.3	5.9	1.5	12,826	5,538	3,776	922	310	333	687	1,387	-617
20	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	299	44.8	131	29.0	19.2	7.6	2.1	0.7	1.6	6.5	14.5	6.2	36.8	4.0	4.9	81.3	57.8	1.6	6.0	1.4	3,793	2,515	991	270	90	216	186	393	+486
21	Spencer Hawes S. Hawes	296	45.9	573	23.9	9.2	6.0	1.9	0.4	1.0	3.8	8.3	1.5	35.1	1.0	1.4	69.9	51.1	1.6	4.5	1.5	13,709	5,255	3,458	1,081	227	595	864	1,521	-1557
22	Mo Bamba M. Bamba	291	47.7	368	16.7	6.7	5.4	0.8	0.4	1.3	2.6	5.5	2.2	35.6	0.7	1.1	68.2	56.7	1.5	3.9	0.8	6,159	2,471	2,002	307	132	463	289	755	-923
23	Moritz Wagner M. Wagner	286	51.7	402	16.2	9.0	3.9	1.2	0.5	0.3	3.2	6.1	2.2	32.6	1.9	2.3	80.8	62.4	1.0	2.9	1.1	6,522	3,601	1,558	469	201	111	442	857	-556
24	Frank Kaminsky F. Kaminsky	274	42.6	287	19.4	8.2	3.9	1.6	0.4	0.4	3.0	7.0	2.8	33.7	1.2	1.7	72.7	52.6	0.7	3.2	0.7	5,570	2,352	1,128	459	126	115	207	446	+108
25	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	268	49.3	113	30.9	24.6	11.3	3.3	1.1	3.4	8.7	17.6	6.8	34.9	4.8	5.9	82.5	60.8	1.9	9.3	2.8	3,488	2,776	1,275	374	120	385	312	268	+817

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Thunder	3	0	1.000
4	Grizzlies	3	0	1.000
5	Timberwolves	3	0	1.000
6	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	GSW	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	LAC	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	MIN	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Mon 11/2	MIL	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Last Game

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2 - 1

Final

117

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3 - 0

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.7

Jerome

34.3

Dončić

33.0

Booker

RPG Leaders

17.3

Sabonis

12.3

Gobert

12.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.3

Young

10.0

Johnson

9.7

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SPG Leaders

4.3

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3.5

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3.3

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4.0

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3.0

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3.0

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3PM Leaders

5.0

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5.0

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5.0

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TS% Leaders

86.7

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85.9

Sabonis

84.6

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126.4

125.9

122.7

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119.7

119.1

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96.2

97.2

98.8

101.4

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105.6

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24.5

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15.3

12.8

12.7

11.4

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0-3

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FanDuel Points Leaders

190.7

Maxey

162.4

Dončić

157

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

188

Maxey

177

Dončić

160.5

Sabonis

USG% Leaders

42.4

Dončić

36.6

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36.6

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40.0

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39.5

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38.0

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1.65

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1.56

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1.55

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1.69

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3-0

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Worst Record ATS

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NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	3	0	1.000
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Pacers	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
8	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
13	Knicks	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Bucks	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Nets	0	3	.000	3.0

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1	Rockets	3	0	1.000
2	Lakers	3	0	1.000
3	Thunder	3	0	1.000
4	Grizzlies	3	0	1.000
5	Timberwolves	3	0	1.000
6	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.0
10	Mavericks	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Jazz	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Kings	0	3	.000	3.0

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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)
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	MIA	7:30 PM
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Karl-Anthony Towns has hit the most career threes by a center when his field-goal percentage has been above 0.0, with 1,235 three-pointers.

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