highest 3 point percentage in a season by an nba player minimum 18 points per game

7 players are tied for the highest three-point percentage with 18.0+ points per game in a season, at 100.0 percent. The first three are Yao Ming in 2008-09 and Elton Brand and Eddy Curry in 2006-07.

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	NAME	3P%	PPG	SEASON	TM	3PM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Yao Ming Y. Ming	100.0	19.7	2008-09	HOU	1	77	33.6	9.9	1.8	0.4	1.9	7.4	13.4	54.8	0.0	4.9	5.7	86.6	61.8	2.6	7.2	3.0	2,589	1,514	761	137	30	150	234	257	+453
2	Elton Brand E. Brand	100.0	20.5	2006-07	LAC	1	80	38.5	9.3	2.9	1.0	2.2	8.1	15.1	53.3	0.0	4.4	5.8	76.1	58.1	3.4	6.0	2.5	3,077	1,642	744	235	77	179	202	238	+29
3	Eddy Curry E. Curry	100.0	19.5	2006-07	NYK	1	81	35.2	7.0	0.8	0.4	0.5	7.2	12.5	57.6	0.0	5.0	8.1	61.5	60.3	2.4	4.6	3.6	2,849	1,576	571	68	34	40	295	265	-198
4	Buck Williams B. Williams	100.0	18.3	1987-88	NJN	1	70	37.7	11.9	1.6	1.0	0.6	6.7	11.9	56.0	0.0	4.9	7.4	66.8	60.3	4.3	7.7	2.7	2,637	1,279	834	109	68	44	189	266
5	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	100.0	18.5	1981-82	CHI	1	82	34.1	10.2	1.7	0.6	2.7	6.7	10.2	65.2	0.0	5.2	6.7	76.8	70.2	2.7	7.5	2.8	2,796	1,517	835	136	49	220	227	287
6	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	100.0	19.1	1981-82	PHX	1	74	37.1	9.7	2.4	0.6	0.4	7.8	15.2	51.3	0.0	3.4	5.0	68.7	54.8	2.7	7.0	2.7	2,745	1,414	721	179	42	28	202	215
7	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	100.0	19.5	1980-81	NJN	1	63	28.9	7.6	1.7	0.9	0.8	8.3	17.0	49.1	0.0	2.8	3.9	71.8	52.1	1.9	5.7	2.9	1,822	1,229	481	105	58	52	182	216
8	Dan Issel D. Issel	66.7	22.9	1981-82	DEN	4	81	30.5	7.5	2.2	0.8	0.7	8.0	15.3	52.7	0.1	6.7	8.1	83.4	60.8	2.1	5.4	2.1	2,472	1,852	608	179	67	55	169	245
9	Alex English A. English	60.0	23.8	1980-81	DEN	3	81	38.2	8.0	3.6	1.3	1.2	9.5	19.2	49.4	0.1	4.8	5.7	85.0	54.9	3.4	4.6	3.0	3,093	1,929	646	290	106	100	241	255
10	MarShon Brooks M. Brooks	59.4	20.1	2017-18	MEM	19	7	27.6	3.0	3.6	1.6	0.4	7.3	14.6	50.0	4.6	2.9	3.3	87.0	62.9	1.1	1.9	2.3	193	141	21	25	11	3	16	6	+10
11	Detlef Schrempf D. Schrempf	51.4	19.2	1994-95	SEA	93	82	35.2	6.2	3.8	1.1	0.4	6.4	12.2	52.3	2.2	5.3	6.4	83.9	64.1	1.6	4.5	2.1	2,886	1,572	508	310	93	35	176	252
12	Louis King L. King	50.0	20.0	2022-23	PHI	4	1	29.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	8.0	13.0	61.5	8.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	74.4	2.0	2.0	2.0	29	20	4	2	1	0	2	4	+2
13	Jeremy Lin J. Lin	50.0	18.0	2017-18	BKN	1	1	25.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	12.0	41.7	2.0	7.0	7.0	100.0	59.7	0.0	0.0	3.0	25	18	0	4	0	0	3	3	-6
14	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	50.0	18.9	2008-09	LAL	1	81	37.0	9.6	3.5	0.6	1.0	7.3	12.9	56.7	0.0	4.2	5.4	78.1	61.7	3.2	6.4	1.9	2,999	1,528	780	284	52	81	157	172	+571
15	Juwan Howard J. Howard	50.0	18.4	2002-03	DEN	2	77	35.5	7.6	3.0	1.0	0.4	7.4	16.4	45.0	0.1	3.7	4.6	80.3	50.1	2.4	5.2	2.5	2,730	1,418	585	234	77	27	189	239	-524
16	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	50.0	20.5	1998-99	CLE	1	42	35.1	9.2	2.4	1.1	1.1	6.6	13.7	48.2	0.0	7.3	9.3	78.9	57.8	3.1	6.1	3.0	1,475	862	388	101	48	45	127	159	+25
17	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	50.0	26.6	1995-96	ORL	1	54	36.0	11.0	2.9	0.6	2.1	11.0	19.1	57.3	0.0	4.6	9.5	48.7	57.0	3.4	7.7	2.9	1,946	1,434	596	155	34	115	155	193
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	50.0	26.9	1994-95	CHI	16	17	39.3	6.9	5.3	1.8	0.8	9.8	23.8	41.1	1.9	6.4	8.0	80.1	49.3	1.5	5.4	2.1	668	457	117	90	30	13	35	47
19	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	50.0	20.2	1992-93	CLE	1	71	37.9	10.2	4.4	0.7	0.8	7.3	12.8	57.1	0.0	5.5	6.9	79.5	63.5	2.3	7.9	2.1	2,691	1,432	726	312	53	56	150	174
20	Derek Smith D. Smith	50.0	23.5	1985-86	LAC	1	11	30.8	3.7	2.8	0.8	1.2	9.1	16.5	55.2	0.2	5.3	7.6	69.0	59.4	1.8	1.9	3.0	339	259	41	31	9	13	33	35
21	Clark Kellogg C. Kellogg	50.0	18.6	1984-85	IND	7	77	31.8	9.4	3.2	1.1	0.3	7.3	14.4	50.5	0.2	3.9	5.1	76.0	55.7	2.9	6.5	3.0	2,449	1,432	724	244	86	26	231	247
22	Larry Nance L. Nance	50.0	19.9	1984-85	PHX	1	61	36.1	8.8	2.6	1.4	1.7	8.4	14.4	58.7	0.0	3.0	4.2	70.9	61.2	3.2	5.6	2.2	2,202	1,211	536	159	88	104	136	185
23	Orlando Woolridge O. Woolridge	50.0	19.3	1983-84	CHI	1	75	33.9	4.9	1.8	0.9	0.8	7.6	14.5	52.5	0.0	4.0	5.7	71.5	56.7	1.7	3.2	2.5	2,544	1,444	369	136	71	60	188	253
24	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	48.1	26.9	1986-87	POR	39	79	38.3	3.2	2.8	0.7	0.2	10.2	19.6	52.3	1.0	5.9	6.7	88.6	59.7	1.1	2.1	1.8	3,029	2,122	251	220	52	17	139	137
25	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	48.0	20.0	1985-86	DET	12	81	32.4	4.3	3.3	1.1	0.1	7.6	15.3	49.8	0.3	4.7	5.5	85.6	56.7	1.4	2.9	2.3	2,626	1,622	348	265	93	10	183	167

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PPG

26.0

Durant

RPG

8.9

Şengün

APG

6.2

Şengün

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.6

8th

DRTG

113.2

6th

NETRTG

5.4

6th

3P%

36.4

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	ATL	8:30 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

4 - 2

Final

Rockets

2 - 4

Fri 1 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

7 players are tied for the highest three-point percentage with 18.0+ points per game in a season, at 100.0 percent. The first three are Yao Ming in 2008-09 and Elton Brand and Eddy Curry in 2006-07.

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4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

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38.0

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33.4

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36.4

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