highest 3 point attempts per game in a season before 2017

Before 2016-17, Stephen Curry attempted the most three-pointers per game in a season with 11.2 attempts per game in 2015-16.

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highest 3 point attempts per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in a season before 2017

	NAME	3PA	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Stephen Curry S. Curry	11.2	2015-16	GSW	79	34.2	30.1	5.4	6.7	2.1	0.2	10.2	20.2	50.4	5.1	45.4	4.6	5.1	90.8	66.9	0.9	4.6	3.3	2,700	2,375	430	527	169	15	262	161	+1022
2	Baron Davis B. Davis	8.7	2003-04	NOH	67	40.1	22.9	4.3	7.5	2.4	0.4	8.3	20.9	39.5	2.8	32.1	3.5	5.3	67.3	49.2	1.0	3.3	3.2	2,686	1,532	287	501	158	27	215	178	+172
3	George McCloud G. McCloud	8.6	1995-96	DAL	79	36.0	18.9	4.8	2.7	1.4	0.5	6.7	16.2	41.4	3.3	37.9	2.3	2.8	80.4	54.3	1.5	3.3	2.1	2,846	1,497	379	212	113	38	166	212
4	Michael Adams M. Adams	8.5	1990-91	DEN	66	35.5	26.5	3.9	10.5	2.2	0.1	8.5	21.5	39.4	2.5	29.6	7.0	8.0	87.9	53.0	0.9	3.0	3.6	2,346	1,752	256	693	147	6	240	162
5	Ray Allen R. Allen	8.4	2005-06	SEA	78	38.7	25.1	4.3	3.7	1.3	0.2	8.7	19.2	45.4	3.4	41.2	4.2	4.6	90.3	59.0	0.9	3.3	2.4	3,022	1,955	332	286	105	16	188	151	-52
6	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	8.1	2015-16	POR	75	35.7	25.1	4.0	6.8	0.9	0.4	8.2	19.7	41.9	3.1	37.5	5.5	6.2	89.2	56.0	0.6	3.4	3.2	2,676	1,879	302	512	65	28	242	165	+94
7	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	8.1	2015-16	GSW	80	33.3	22.1	3.8	2.1	0.8	0.6	8.1	17.3	47.0	3.5	42.5	2.4	2.8	87.3	59.7	0.4	3.4	1.7	2,666	1,771	306	166	60	49	138	152	+836
8	Stephen Curry S. Curry	8.1	2014-15	GSW	80	32.7	23.8	4.3	7.7	2.0	0.2	8.2	16.8	48.7	3.6	44.3	3.9	4.2	91.4	63.8	0.7	3.6	3.1	2,613	1,900	341	619	163	16	249	158	+920
9	James Harden J. Harden	8.0	2015-16	HOU	82	38.1	29.0	6.1	7.5	1.7	0.6	8.7	19.7	43.9	2.9	35.9	8.8	10.2	86.0	59.8	0.8	5.3	4.6	3,125	2,376	501	612	139	51	374	229	+125
10	Quentin Richardson Q. Richardson	8.0	2004-05	PHX	79	35.9	14.9	6.1	2.0	1.2	0.3	5.2	13.2	38.9	2.9	35.8	1.7	2.3	73.9	52.2	1.2	4.9	1.3	2,839	1,176	479	158	96	27	102	197	+515
11	Antoine Walker A. Walker	8.0	2001-02	BOS	81	42.0	22.1	8.8	5.0	1.5	0.5	8.2	20.9	39.4	2.7	34.4	3.0	4.0	74.1	49.0	1.9	7.0	3.1	3,406	1,794	714	407	122	38	251	237	+240
12	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	7.9	2006-07	WAS	74	39.8	28.4	4.6	6.0	1.9	0.2	8.7	20.9	41.8	2.8	35.1	8.2	9.7	84.4	56.5	0.8	3.7	3.2	2,942	2,105	338	443	139	13	236	249	+192
13	Stephen Curry S. Curry	7.9	2013-14	GSW	78	36.5	24.0	4.3	8.5	1.6	0.2	8.4	17.7	47.1	3.3	42.4	3.9	4.5	88.5	61.0	0.6	3.7	3.8	2,846	1,873	334	666	128	14	294	194	+573
14	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	7.7	1996-97	ATL	78	39.2	17.4	5.3	5.9	2.7	0.3	6.4	14.9	43.2	2.8	36.6	1.7	2.2	75.3	54.8	1.5	3.8	2.4	3,056	1,354	413	463	212	20	185	141	+585
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	7.7	2012-13	GSW	78	38.2	22.9	4.0	6.9	1.6	0.2	8.0	17.8	45.1	3.5	45.3	3.4	3.7	90.0	58.9	0.8	3.3	3.1	2,983	1,786	314	539	126	12	240	198	+135
16	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	7.7	1995-96	ATL	81	35.7	15.7	4.1	5.9	2.6	0.2	5.6	13.9	40.5	2.9	37.1	1.6	2.1	74.7	52.9	1.4	2.7	2.3	2,893	1,268	332	478	212	17	188	151
17	Dennis Scott D. Scott	7.7	1995-96	ORL	82	37.1	17.5	3.8	3.0	1.1	0.4	6.0	13.6	44.0	3.3	42.5	2.2	2.7	82.0	58.9	0.8	3.0	1.5	3,041	1,431	309	243	90	29	122	169
18	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	7.7	2003-04	ORL	67	39.9	28.0	6.0	5.5	1.4	0.6	9.7	23.4	41.7	2.6	33.9	5.9	7.5	79.6	52.6	1.4	4.6	2.7	2,675	1,878	402	370	93	42	179	129	-313
19	Ray Allen R. Allen	7.7	2001-02	MIL	69	36.6	21.8	4.5	3.9	1.3	0.3	7.7	16.6	46.2	3.3	43.4	3.1	3.6	87.3	59.8	1.2	3.3	2.3	2,525	1,503	312	271	88	18	159	157	+49
20	John Starks J. Starks	7.6	1994-95	NYK	80	34.1	15.3	2.7	5.1	1.2	0.1	5.2	13.3	39.5	2.7	35.5	2.1	2.9	73.7	52.6	0.4	2.3	2.0	2,725	1,223	219	411	92	4	160	257
21	Antoine Walker A. Walker	7.5	2002-03	BOS	78	41.5	20.1	7.2	4.8	1.5	0.4	7.7	19.9	38.8	2.4	32.3	2.3	3.7	61.5	46.7	1.3	5.9	3.3	3,235	1,570	563	373	116	31	260	221	+83
22	Antoine Walker A. Walker	7.4	2000-01	BOS	81	41.9	23.4	8.9	5.5	1.7	0.6	8.8	21.2	41.3	2.7	36.7	3.1	4.3	71.6	50.5	1.9	7.0	3.7	3,396	1,892	719	445	138	49	301	251	-122
23	Wesley Matthews W. Matthews	7.4	2014-15	POR	60	33.7	15.9	3.7	2.3	1.3	0.2	5.6	12.5	44.8	2.9	38.9	1.8	2.4	75.2	58.6	0.6	3.1	1.4	2,024	956	222	139	77	10	81	132	+273
24	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	7.3	2004-05	NYK	70	38.4	17.7	2.9	4.3	1.3	0.3	6.2	15.7	39.8	2.6	36.1	2.6	3.1	84.3	52.1	0.5	2.4	2.1	2,688	1,241	203	302	92	19	148	135	-178
25	Jason Richardson J. Richardson	7.3	2007-08	CHA	82	38.4	21.8	5.4	3.1	1.4	0.7	7.9	17.9	44.1	3.0	40.6	3.0	4.0	75.2	55.4	1.0	4.4	2.0	3,149	1,788	441	258	116	57	166	241	-225

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