what year was the first 3pt scored

Nate Archibald drained 4 three-pointers in 1979-80.

Interpreted as:
What year was the first 3pt by a player scored?
NAME3PMSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
4
1979-80
80
35.8
14.1
2.5
8.4
1.3
0.1
4.8
9.9
48.2
0.2
22.2
4.5
5.4
83.0
57.4
0.7
1.7
3.0
2,864
1,131
197
671
106
10
242
218
2Gus Bailey
G. Bailey
1
1979-80
20
9.0
1.9
1.4
1.3
0.4
0.2
0.8
1.8
45.7
0.1
100.0
0.3
0.7
38.5
46.7
0.3
1.1
0.6
180
38
28
26
7
4
11
18
3Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
16
1979-80
82
29.7
15.6
7.8
1.9
1.1
0.4
6.6
13.4
49.5
0.6
34.0
2.1
2.8
75.3
53.2
2.9
4.9
1.6
2,438
1,277
638
159
90
36
133
197
4Mike Bantom
M. Bantom
1
1979-80
77
30.3
11.8
5.9
3.6
1.1
0.6
5.0
9.9
50.5
0.0
33.3
1.8
2.7
66.5
53.3
2.5
3.4
2.5
2,330
908
456
279
85
49
189
268
5Rick Barry
R. Barry
73
1979-80
72
25.2
12.0
3.3
3.7
1.1
0.4
4.5
10.7
42.2
3.1
33.0
2.0
2.1
93.5
51.7
0.7
2.5
2.1
1,816
866
236
268
80
28
152
182
6Billy Ray Bates
B. Ray Bates
8
1979-80
16
14.7
11.3
1.8
1.9
0.9
0.1
4.5
9.1
49.3
1.2
42.1
1.8
2.4
71.8
55.2
0.8
1.0
1.3
235
180
29
31
14
2
20
26
7Kent Benson
K. Benson
1
1979-80
TOT
73
25.9
9.6
6.2
2.4
1.0
1.3
4.1
8.5
48.4
0.1
20.0
1.4
1.9
70.2
51.3
1.7
4.5
2.2
1,891
698
453
178
73
92
157
246
8Del Beshore
D. Beshore
10
1979-80
68
12.8
3.6
0.9
2.0
0.9
0.1
1.3
3.7
35.2
0.4
38.5
0.9
1.3
66.7
42.3
0.2
0.7
1.5
869
244
63
139
58
5
104
105
9Henry Bibby
H. Bibby
11
1979-80
82
24.8
9.0
2.5
3.7
0.8
0.1
3.1
7.6
40.1
0.6
21.2
2.8
3.5
79.0
49.1
0.8
1.7
1.8
2,035
739
208
307
62
6
147
161
10Larry Bird
L. Bird
58
1979-80
82
36.0
21.3
10.4
4.5
1.7
0.6
8.5
17.8
47.4
1.7
40.6
3.7
4.4
83.6
53.8
2.6
7.8
3.2
2,955
1,745
852
370
143
53
263
279
11Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
10
1979-80
82
35.2
22.7
4.0
2.5
1.7
0.3
9.5
18.9
50.5
0.4
27.8
3.5
5.0
69.4
53.8
2.1
2.0
2.2
2,885
1,858
331
202
136
22
179
226
12Ron Boone
R. Boone
19
1979-80
TOT
81
29.5
12.4
2.8
3.8
1.2
0.0
5.0
11.3
44.3
0.6
38.0
2.2
2.4
89.3
50.1
0.7
2.1
2.4
2,392
1,004
227
309
97
3
197
232
13Tom Boswell
T. Boswell
5
1979-80
TOT
79
26.3
11.4
5.6
2.0
0.4
0.5
4.4
7.8
56.4
0.1
50.0
2.6
3.5
75.5
61.6
1.8
3.7
2.3
2,077
903
442
161
29
37
181
270
14Alonzo Bradley
A. Bradley
1
1979-80
22
4.4
1.9
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.8
2.2
35.4
0.0
100.0
0.3
0.4
66.7
39.5
0.1
0.2
0.4
96
41
6
3
3
0
8
9
15Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
2
1979-80
82
24.7
8.4
2.7
3.1
2.6
0.6
3.4
7.4
45.2
0.1
40.0
1.7
2.1
78.2
50.2
0.8
1.9
2.0
2,027
688
223
252
211
48
166
194
16Mike Bratz
M. Bratz
21
1979-80
82
19.4
8.5
2.0
2.7
1.1
0.1
3.3
8.4
39.2
1.0
24.4
1.7
2.0
87.0
46.2
0.6
1.4
1.6
1,589
700
167
223
93
9
135
165
17Ron Brewer
R. Brewer
6
1979-80
82
34.3
15.7
2.6
2.6
1.2
0.6
6.7
14.4
46.4
0.4
18.8
2.2
2.7
84.0
50.3
0.7
2.0
2.0
2,815
1,286
214
216
98
48
167
154
18Junior Bridgeman
J. Bridgeman
5
1979-80
81
28.6
17.6
3.7
2.9
1.2
0.2
7.3
15.3
47.8
0.3
18.5
2.8
3.3
86.5
52.3
1.3
2.4
2.1
2,316
1,423
301
237
94
20
172
216
19Allan Bristow
A. Bristow
2
1979-80
82
28.1
11.6
6.2
4.2
1.1
0.1
4.6
9.6
48.0
0.1
28.6
2.4
3.0
81.1
53.4
2.1
4.2
2.2
2,304
953
512
341
88
6
179
211
20Fred Brown
F. Brown
39
1979-80
80
21.3
12.0
1.9
2.2
0.8
0.2
5.1
10.5
47.9
1.1
44.3
1.4
1.7
83.7
53.2
0.4
1.5
1.3
1,701
960
155
174
65
17
105
117
21Joe Bryant
J. Bryant
5
1979-80
81
28.7
9.3
6.4
1.8
1.3
0.5
3.6
8.4
43.1
0.4
14.7
2.0
2.7
74.2
48.5
2.1
4.3
2.1
2,328
754
516
144
102
39
170
258
22Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
2
1979-80
67
25.2
10.7
3.6
5.7
2.0
0.1
4.6
9.8
46.7
0.1
40.0
1.6
2.1
73.4
50.1
1.0
2.5
2.2
1,690
719
238
383
135
4
149
202
23Don Buse
D. Buse
19
1979-80
81
30.9
7.7
2.9
4.0
1.6
0.1
3.2
7.3
44.3
1.0
24.1
1.0
1.6
66.4
48.5
0.9
2.0
1.1
2,499
626
233
320
132
10
91
111
24Mack Calvin
M. Calvin
1
1979-80
48
16.1
6.4
1.8
2.8
0.6
0.0
2.1
4.7
44.1
0.2
9.1
2.2
2.4
89.7
54.9
0.3
1.5
1.2
772
306
84
134
27
0
57
72
25Austin Carr
A. Carr
2
1979-80
77
20.7
11.8
2.1
1.9
0.5
0.0
5.1
10.9
46.5
0.1
33.3
1.6
2.2
73.8
49.7
1.1
1.1
1.4
1,595
909
165
150
39
3
108
120
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