Who are the 25 best shooters in the NBA right now?

Did you expect anyone else? Looking through Stephen Curry's career statistics is truly impressive - he's led the NBA in three-point makes in 10 seasons! His career shooting splits are insane: 47.1-42.3-91.1. He's the all-time in made three-pointers and free throw percentage as well. And one more absurd statistic: Curry's had a 60 percent or higher effective field goal percentage mark in five separate seasons. That's basically impossible for volume-shooting guards. For comparison, Steve Nash accomplished this feat once during his storied career, and all-time elite shooters like Klay Thompson, Damian Lillard, Ray Allen, JJ Redick, and James Harden have done it zero times.

If it weren't for the original Splash Brothers, Buddy Hield would have an argument as the greatest shooter of this era. Hield, who ironically is operating as a discount version of Klay Thompson on the Warriors, has made over 200 three-pointers in seven of his nine seasons as a pro, and has found a way to remain highly efficient (39.7 percent from three for his career) despite the extra attention from defenses. 

While his game has fallen off since his back-to-back lost seasons due to severe injuries, Klay Thompson remains one of the NBA's most lethal shooters, shooting 39.1 percent from deep last season and 41.1 percent from three for his career. He's made 200-plus three-pointers in 10 of his 12 seasons - the only two where he did not were his rookie year and 2021-22, when he only played 32 games. He led the NBA with 301 three-point makes in 2022-23, and will go down as probably the second-best shooter in NBA history to Curry.

The newest member of the Orlando Magic is arguably the most underrated shooter in basketball. He can do it all - spot up shooting, movement shooting, and even some off-dribble shooting. His career shooting splits are quite impressive: 47-41-88. He should be the piece that takes this young Magic team to the next level.

The Slim Reaper is the most gifted scorer you will ever see. His height, wingspan, and a high release point make every shot a great shot for Kevin Durant. He's so close to having career 50-40-90 shooting splits (53-39-88), and, but for injuries, still seems to be in his extended prime as he nears his 37th birthday. He'll be the Rockets' go-to scorer this season. 

Zach LaVine's going to have an interesting legacy when he retires. On one hand, he's never had any significant team success - he's only appeared in four playoff games in 11 seasons. On the other hand, he's the ultimate video game player - one of the greatest athletes to ever play the sport and an elite shooter with 47-39-83 career shooting splits. In fact, last season, he shot a blistering 44.6 percent from three-point range on 7.2 attempts per game. That's better than any shooting season Klay Thompson has ever had! 

From a three-point shooting efficiency standpoint, there hasn't been a better shooter in the NBA in the 2020s than Luke Kennard. From 2020-21 to last season, Kennard has shot 45.4 percent from distance and has led the league in three-point efficiency twice during that period, including an insane 2022-23 where he made 49.4 percent of his threes. He'll be teamed up with one of the league's best passers in Trae Young this season, so expect to see him draining a lot of treys in 2025-26.

Aaron Nesmith has always been an elite shooter, but really burst onto the scene as one of the top three-and-D specialists in the NBA this past season and playoffs, where his shooting splits were among the best in the world at 51-43-91 in the regular season and 47-49-86 in the playoffs. His two most prolific performances this past postseason came during dramatic, series-altering wins against the Cavaliers (5-for-8 from three in a 120-119 victory) and Knicks (8-for-9 from three in a 138-135 overtime win). 

Derrick White is viewed as an elite role player, but he's more so at that Mikal Bridges pseudo-star range, where he can perform like a star when there are injuries or foul trouble to Boston's top dogs, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. While his career shooting splits don't necessarily suggest that he's one of the league's top marksmen (45-37-85), he's a big-time playoff performer and, in the past three postseasons, he's elevated those splits to 47-41-90 while shooting 7.5 threes per night. 

Fresh off his first career First-Team All-NBA selection, Donovan Mitchell finds himself on this list because of his scoring ability, more so than his efficiency. When you're the go-to scorer and the top priority of the other team's defense every single night, your efficiency often slips a bit because of the high degree of difficulty of the shots you have to take. In addition to being a consistent shooter (45-37-84 career shooting splits), Mitchell has one of the hottest hands in the league and can catch fire like few superstars can - as seen by his 71-point performance in 2022-23, and 50- and 48-point games in the past two playoffs.

The reigning MVP makes this list because he's the best mid-range shooter in the league. This past season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shot a ridiculous 53.4 percent on 500 shots between 10 and 16 feet from the basket. He's also a very solid three-point shooter (37.5 percent this past season) and one of the league's top free-throw converters (89.8 percent this past season). He's quietly putting together a case for being one of the greatest guards in NBA history. 

The reigning Sixth Man of the Year, Payton Pritchard, is poised for a bigger role this season in Boston. And if last season is any indicator of what's in store, he'll have a legitimate shot at winning the Most Improved Player award as well. In about 28 minutes per game, Pritchard averaged over 14 PPG on very efficient 47-41-85 shooting splits. He'll probably play closer to 35 MPG this season with Jayson Tatum out for the season.

Tyler Herro has always been a very good scorer and a decent shooter, but last year he took his game to a new level, averaging 23.9 PPG on 47-38-88 shooting splits. The three-point shooting percentage is especially impressive given that he attempts nearly nine threes a game. He's also the unquestioned first option for the first time in his career, so it'll be interesting to see how he handles the uptick in defensive attention. 

The Pistons' newest marksman, Duncan Robinson, has been one of the best floor spacers in the NBA since he grinded his way into the league in 2018-19. Over his career, he's shot 39.7 percent from three on a fairly high volume (7.2 per game). He's the ideal person to put around downhill drives like Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey. 

The Nuggets' big move this offseason was trading one elite shooting forward, Michael Porter Jr., for another, Cameron Johnson. Johnson has a very well-rounded game and is the ideal three-and-D forward in today's NBA. He had impressive 48-39-89 shooting splits last season and figures to get a ton more open shots as Nikola Jokic's teammate.

After leading the NBA in three-point shooting in 2023-24 at 46.1 percent, Grayson Allen came back down to earth, but only a little bit, shooting 42.6 percent. Unfortunately, the Suns were a dumpster fire last season, so barely anyone noticed that he had his second straight season with at least a 60 perfect effective field goal percentage - an awesome feat for a guard.

In his first season in New York, Karl-Anthony Towns made an All-NBA team, averaged 24.4 PPG, 12.8 RPG and had his usual excellent shooting season (53-42-83 shooting splits). The self-proclaimed best big man shooter of all-time is putting together a career that certainly backs up that claim (52-40-84 career shooting splits over 10 seasons). 

Norman Powell had the rare late-career breakout this past season for the Los Angeles Clippers, averaging a career-high 21.8 PPG with very efficient 48-42-80 shooting splits. For his efforts, the Clippers dealt him to Miami. Powell will team up with Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo and Andrew Wiggins to give the Heat a chance at being a sleeper for the middle tier of the Eastern Conference.

The best player in the world, Nikola Jokic, added another elite skill to his game this past season, shooting a career-high 41.7 percent from three. He had over a 60 percent effective field goal percentage for the sixth time in his career. The Nuggets should have an improved roster next season and will be one of the favorites to win it all. 

It's a damn shame that Kyrie Irving tore his ACL late last season because he was putting together another wonderful offensive year, averaging 24.7 PPG with 47-40-92 shooting splits. He's been aging like a fine wine, but after the Luka Doncic trade, Dallas was and remains extremely reliant on his highly efficient lead guard skills.

CJ McCollum has quietly amassed over 15,000 career points (15,414 total) and is basically good for 20-plus PPG on 45-40-80 shooting splits every season. He'll have to play the role of leader and babysitter on the young Wizards for at least part of this season, but will be an interesting trade or buy-out target that could round out a dangerous contender's starting lineup or even lead their bench unit.

In his three seasons with the Thunder, Isaiah Joe has been a sensational three-point shooter, nailing 41.2 percent of his attempts and never shooting worse than 40.9 percent in a season. He has also carried that great shooting into the playoffs, shooting 41.1 percent from deep. His high-arcing strikes terror into opponents every time he enters the game.

Michael Porter Jr. is essentially a 6-foot-10 version of Klay Thompson on offense. He's a 50 percent shooter from the field and a 40.6 percent shooter from three for his career. He'll have an opportunity to emerge as a go-to scoring option for the first time in his career on the Nets this season. 

Even though he isn't going to play this upcoming season, it would be disrespectful not to give flowers to Tyrese Haliburton as one of the best shooters in the NBA. The heart and soul of a Pacers team that came within 24 minutes of winning the title last season shot 38.8 percent from three last season and has crossed the 40 percent threshold from deep in each of his first three seasons. Let's hope he returns the same player after his Achilles recovery. 

Like Haliburton, Damian Lillard is also out for this coming season with a ruptured Achilles, but deserves some respect nonetheless. Despite being the focal point of the opposing team's defense for over a decade, he's basically been a Stephen Curry-light as a shooter, nailing 37.1 percent of threes for his career on 8.4 attempts per game. He'll be in the twilight of his career when he returns in 2026-27, but we'll still get some of his patented Dame Time moments with huge shots in close games.