{"id":249825,"date":"2026-06-24T13:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/the-3-point-shooting-leaders-by-season-quiz\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T13:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:00:34","slug":"the-3-point-shooting-leaders-by-season-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/the-3-point-shooting-leaders-by-season-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;3-Point-shooting leaders by season&#8217; quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p> Happy 42nd birthday to 15-year NBA veteran sharpshooter and current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/los_angeles_lakers\/89\" class=\"yard_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> head coach, JJ Redick! <\/p>\n<p><span>Redick was selected with the 11th-overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft out of Duke, and while he was never made an All-Star team, the shooting ability that allowed him to dominate in Durham helped him carve out a very respectable NBA career.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He made at least 200 three-pointers in four different seasons and he led the entire NBA by shooting 47.5 percent from deep on 421 attempts in 2015-16.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>He\u2019d go on to play 940 games over his decade-and-a-half with six different teams before retiring with 1,950 three-pointers to his name. After retiring, he moved into a media role with ESPN and on his own before he was hired to coach LeBron James and the Lakers ahead of the 2024-25 season. In his two years on the sideline, he\u2019s 103-61 in the regular season and won his first playoff series as skipper over the Houston Rockets even without Luka Doncic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Which brings us to today\u2019s quiz. How many of the players to lead the NBA in three-point shooting percentage for each season of the Three-Point Era (since 1979-80) can you name in six minutes?<\/p>\n<p><span>Good luck!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Did you like this quiz? Are there any quizzes you\u2019d like to see us make in the future? 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