Damian Lillard reveals if he is the second-best three-point shooter of all time behind Steph Curry

Damian Lillard puts himself behind Stephen Curry in the all-time shooter debate

In a recent Damian Lillard X post, the Portland Trail Blazers star responded to a fan who said he would not call himself the second-best shooter ever.

“Yes, I would,” Dame wrote.

The fan’s argument was that Allen should be considered second behind Curry, and that Lillard would not put himself ahead of Allen in that conversation.

Lillard clearly disagreed. It was only a three-word response, but it said enough about how he views his place among the greatest shooters in NBA history.

Statistically, Allen still has a strong argument as he has 2,973 regular-season threes, while Lillard has 2,804, putting the NBA legend ahead in all-time makes.

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What gives Lillard’s claim substance is the type of shots he takes. Allen was an elite movement shooter and one of the purest catch-and-shoot players ever, but Lillard’s shot selection has often been far more demanding.

Lillard has built his reputation on deep pull-ups, logo-range shots, and high-pressure threes that defenses know are coming. That is why Curry is the clear No. 1 in almost every version of the debate.

But beyond Curry, the debate depends on what matters most. Allen has the longevity and total makes, while Lillard has the self-created distance shooting that helped shape the modern point guard era.

Lillard is not wrong to believe he belongs in that spot. He just has to win a debate where Allen’s resume, Klay Thompson’s efficiency and Reggie Miller’s era-adjusted impact all still have strong supporters.

His answer made one thing clear: Dame does not see himself as just part of the conversation. He sees himself right behind Curry.