Kevin Durant Congratulates James Harden For Becoming No. 2 All-Time In 3-Pointers Made

Harden's former teammate on the OKC Thunder and Brooklyn Nets, Kevin Durant sent a congratulatory message to Harden after watching him make the record his own.

"Man, first three-pointer in the league. Congrats JH for reaching an amazing accomplishment. All the work that you put in has finally paid off, you inspire so many people around the world with how you play. You've been a great teammate, great friend, I love you brother. Keep grinding."

Ray Allen's three-point record stood for over a decade after he took the crown from Reggie Miller late in his career, but Stephen Curry overtook Allen in 2023 to make the record his own. As of November 17, 2024, Curry sits atop the charts with 3,782 threes in what might become one of the NBA's many unattainable records one day.

Harden and Curry entered the NBA together, but he still trails Curry by 807 threes after improving his tally to 2,975 with two threes made against the Jazz tonight. Harden put up 20 points (7-14 FG, 2-8 3PT) and 11 assists in a 116-105 win over the Jazz in his history-making night.

The Modern NBA Has Taken Over The All-Time 3-Pointer List

The all-time three-pointers list is peppered by so many modern NBA stars that Ray Allen's former record might be broken multiple times by many modern day superstars. The current No. 3 on the list is Damian Lillard (2,639), who is 334 threes behind Allen at the moment. Klay Thompson (2,522) is No. 5 all-time and expected to overtake Reggie Miller (2,560) at some point this season.

LeBron James (2,441) is expected to move into No. 7 on three-pointers made in NBA history currently trailing former teammate Kyle Korver (2,450) by just nine three-pointers. Paul George (2,267) could climb as high as No. 8 by the end of the season with Jason Terry (2,282) and Vince Carter (2,290) ahead of him at the moment.

By the end of the season, we might see four of the top-five spots and six of the top ten spots on all-time three-pointers made be occupied by current players, signifying how aggressively the league has embraced the three-point revolution. Curry leads the list and will do so for years, with history likely looking back on him as the architect of the three-point revolution. 

Harden's status as No. 2 should also be safe for a few years, but young stars such as Donovan Mitchell (1,438) are outpacing Harden in terms of three-pointers made already, so Harden might not be in as untouchable a position as Curry a decade from now.