best three point shooting center in a career

Karl-Anthony Towns has hit the most career threes by a center, with 1,245 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	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	1,245	728	33.7	22.7	11.2	3.1	0.8	1.1	8.3	15.9	52.2	4.3	39.8	4.4	5.3	83.9	62.4	2.8	8.3	2.7	24,543	16,543	8,134	2,288	592	815	1,962	2,477	+1708
2	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	1,200	1,188	29.8	15.4	5.9	1.4	0.6	1.8	5.9	11.8	49.4	2.9	35.3	2.7	3.3	79.6	57.8	1.9	4.1	1.5	35,344	18,259	7,051	1,719	682	2,156	1,822	3,046	+1020
3	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	1,001	1,044	31.0	17.0	10.3	2.9	0.8	0.9	7.2	14.5	49.7	2.7	35.0	1.6	2.0	77.3	55.0	2.5	7.8	1.7	32,391	17,706	10,728	3,034	860	890	1,757	2,489	-1571
4	Al Horford A. Horford	961	1,123	31.2	12.7	7.8	3.1	0.8	1.2	5.2	10.3	51.1	2.3	37.9	1.4	1.8	76.4	57.5	1.9	5.9	1.4	34,990	14,317	8,735	3,482	846	1,294	1,537	2,334	+3442
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	933	817	32.0	22.2	11.1	7.5	1.3	0.7	8.5	15.2	56.0	3.2	36.0	4.1	5.0	82.5	64.0	2.7	8.4	3.0	26,156	18,173	9,045	6,145	1,056	597	2,444	2,189	+4646
6	Myles Turner M. Turner	912	662	29.1	14.1	6.7	1.4	0.7	2.2	5.1	10.4	49.2	3.8	36.5	2.5	3.2	77.1	59.7	1.4	5.3	1.4	19,246	9,326	4,447	896	472	1,465	943	1,937	+482
7	Naz Reid N. Reid	754	493	21.8	12.0	5.2	1.5	0.7	0.9	4.5	9.5	47.9	4.1	37.0	1.4	1.9	72.6	58.1	1.1	4.0	1.3	10,770	5,911	2,541	731	338	450	636	1,189	+151
8	Kelly Olynyk K. Olynyk	684	626	22.1	10.1	5.0	2.7	0.8	0.5	3.6	7.4	49.3	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	344	29.2	19.6	5.9	1.6	1.1	2.0	6.9	14.9	46.3	5.1	34.2	4.0	5.0	80.1	57.2	1.4	4.5	2.0	10,060	6,726	2,016	562	376	677	684	1,228	+554
10	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	588	498	31.9	27.5	10.8	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.0	18.1	49.9	3.5	33.5	8.2	9.9	83.0	61.1	2.2	8.6	3.4	15,866	13,687	5,357	1,840	437	791	1,682	1,469	+2699
11	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
12	Mehmet Okur M. Okur	460	409	30.7	14.5	7.2	1.8	0.6	0.7	5.1	11.1	46.0	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	318	28.2	11.2	6.1	1.4	1.0	1.3	4.3	10.1	42.0	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	891	32.2	14.0	7.4	3.4	0.9	1.4	5.2	10.8	48.1	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	654	29.8	19.6	10.2	3.0	1.3	1.1	7.0	15.2	46.0	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	456	26.3	10.3	6.1	1.1	0.5	1.8	4.1	8.8	46.3	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	437	14.6	5.8	3.1	0.8	0.3	0.5	2.1	4.5	46.4	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	230	33.5	19.1	8.1	2.2	0.9	1.0	6.7	14.5	46.6	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.	358	469	27.7	11.9	8.2	2.0	0.7	0.7	4.5	8.7	51.2	2.4	31.8	2.3	3.1	74.2	59.4	2.3	5.9	1.5	12,996	5,601	3,825	928	317	334	698	1,399	-630
20	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	299	131	29.0	19.2	7.6	2.1	0.7	1.6	6.5	14.5	44.8	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	573	23.9	9.2	6.0	1.9	0.4	1.0	3.8	8.3	45.9	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	373	16.7	6.7	5.5	0.8	0.4	1.3	2.6	5.5	48.0	2.2	35.6	0.7	1.1	68.3	56.9	1.6	3.9	0.8	6,247	2,514	2,035	310	133	471	292	761	-927
23	Moritz Wagner M. Wagner	291	407	16.3	9.0	3.9	1.2	0.5	0.3	3.2	6.2	51.8	2.2	32.8	1.9	2.3	80.8	62.5	1.0	2.9	1.1	6,628	3,658	1,578	475	205	112	445	865	-573
24	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	276	118	30.9	25.0	11.4	3.3	1.1	3.5	8.9	17.9	49.5	6.8	34.4	4.9	6.0	82.4	60.9	2.0	9.4	2.7	3,646	2,948	1,341	392	129	409	321	278	+896
25	Frank Kaminsky F. Kaminsky	274	287	19.4	8.2	3.9	1.6	0.4	0.4	3.0	7.0	42.6	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

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PPG

17.2

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RPG

11.9

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APG

5.9

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.0

8th

DRTG

105.9

2nd

NETRTG

11.1

2nd

3P%

38.0

5th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.0
7	Warriors	6	3	.667	1.0
8	Timberwolves	6	3	.667	1.0
9	Nuggets	4	3	.571	2.0
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	UTA	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Thu 11/12	DAL	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	CHI	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Mon 11/16	POR	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Tue 11/17	POR	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Timberwolves

6 - 3

117

Final

107

Rockets

7 - 2

Wed 4 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.5

Dončić

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.9

Curry

RPG Leaders

14.9

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.6

Young

9.3

Jokić

8.5

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.8

Dunn

2.7

Gillespie

2.6

Daniels

BPG Leaders

4.5

Wembanyama

2.7

Kessler

2.7

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.9

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

75.9

Carter

72.3

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.3

121.9

121.1

118.7

118.2

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.9

106.6

107.8

108.2

108.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

11.1

10.6

10.0

9.5

8.2

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-6

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

512.3

Wembanyama

501

Dončić

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

532.8

Dončić

501

Antetokounmpo

493.8

Wembanyama

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.0

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.3

Acuff

37.0

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Wembanyama

1.87

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

8-1

7-2

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

1-8

1-6

2-7

2-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	6	4	.600	2.0
5	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Cavaliers	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Knicks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	5	.444	3.5
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Pacers	3	6	.333	4.5
11	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Nets	2	6	.250	5.0
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Trail Blazers	6	1	.857
2	Lakers	7	2	.778
3	Rockets	7	2	.778
4	Thunder	7	2	.778
5	Spurs	6	2	.750	0.5
6	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.0
7	Warriors	6	3	.667	1.0
8	Timberwolves	6	3	.667	1.0
9	Nuggets	4	3	.571	2.0
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.0
11	Pelicans	4	4	.500	2.5
12	Suns	2	5	.286	4.0
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	5.5
14	Kings	1	7	.125	5.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.0

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)
Sat 11/7	DEN	@	IND	5:00 PM
Sat 11/7	BKN	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	WAS	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Sat 11/7	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Sat 11/7	ORL	@	GSW	8:30 PM

Karl-Anthony Towns has hit the most career threes by a center, with 1,245 three-pointers.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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13.6

12.7

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9.3

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2.8

2.7

2.6

4.5

2.7

2.7

5.9

4.7

4.4

78.5

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

512.3

501

477.8

532.8

501

493.8

39.9

36.5

36.0

37.3

37.0

36.5

2.02

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1.95

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