
The new NBA leader in 3-pointers made 11 games into the 2025-26 season resides in Phoenix.
After a historic night in the Phoenix Suns' (6-5) 121-98 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans (2-8) Monday, Grayson Allen sits atop the NBA's 3-point leaderboard with 46 3-pointers made on the year.
Allen set a new Suns franchise record and career high with 10 3-pointers made against New Orleans, also scoring a career-high 42 points in the win.
"He just shoots it from so far away with ease. We're trying to get him to shoot more, his career numbers, always shoots at a high clip," Suns coach Jordan Ott said of Allen. "We want him to take some ones where he doesn't feel quite as comfortable all the time, but we know what he shoots. We need him to shoot more.
"We've tried to stress him to shoot tougher ones, more contested, off the dribble, as well as get downhill, get in the paint, make plays. It was awesome, awesome to see, awesome to see how his teammates pushed for him. Such an unassuming, quiet, well mannered, organized. He's always another adult in the room, it's great to see.”
Relive all TEN of Grayson's record-breaking 3-pointers from tonight! pic.twitter.com/J4W1a0Zh5M
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) November 11, 2025
Allen had tied the franchise record of nine 3-pointers, not once, not twice, but three times during his first two seasons in Phoenix.
This time around, he got to nine 3-pointers in the third quarter before setting the new franchise mark with 11:08 to go in the fourth.
“I will be honest, I was more thinking about the 10 threes and more, just because I don't know how many times," Allen said. "I've gotten nine, but it feels like I've gotten it a lot, and I've had a chance for 10. A lot of times I've just missed the 10.
"I think when I went back in and then I hit two or three more quick ones there. I think that at that point I was kind of thinking, ‘how many do I have now?’ And somebody said nine. And so, once I knew I had nine, I have to be honest, I knew I wanted 10 at that point, just because I know how many times I’ve hit nine here, I know what the record is.”
All in all, Allen finished with 42 points on 12-of-17 shooting from the floor and 10-of-15 from 3, four assists and three steals in under 28 minutes. His previous career high was 40 points back in April 2019 when he was with the Utah Jazz.
Allen got a massive standing ovation and even some MVP chants when he checked out of the game with eight minutes to go in the fourth quarter.
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