Stephen Curry set to become first player to reach 4,000 career 3-pointers made

Stephen Curry set to become first player to reach 4,000 career 3-pointers made

Stephen Curry’s latest shooting milestone will be within reach when the Warriors host the Pistons on Saturday night.
The NBA’s all-time leader in 3-pointers made enters Saturday just 11 triples shy of the milestone.

When the Warriors host the Pistons on Saturday (8:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass), Stephen Curry’s latest shooting milestone will be within reach – needing 11 3-pointers to become the first player in NBA history to reach 4,000 career 3-pointers made.

Curry became the all-time leader in 3-pointers made on Dec. 14, 2021, when he splashed his 2,974th career triple to break the mark previously held by Ray Allen.

It’s been 1,180 days since that night at Madison Square Garden. Curry has played 221 games and made another 1,012 3-pointers during that time, putting him on the precipice of once again starting his own shooting club.

Curry was the first player to reach 3,000 career 3-pointers made and has since been joined by James Harden (3,117). While Damian Lillard (2,785) and former teammate Klay Thompson (2,657) are approaching 3K, Curry is on the doorstep of 4K.

The road to this milestone moment began in 2009 when the Warriors selected Curry with the 7th overall pick in the draft. As a rookie, Curry finished 10th in 3-pointers made with 166. It would be his lowest ranking in all but two seasons in his 16-year career – and both of those were cut short due to injuries.

Curry has led the NBA in total 3-pointers made in eight of his 16 seasons, including hitting a record 402 triples in 2015-16, when he was named the first-ever unanimous Kia MVP. Curry has more seasons with 300+ 3-pointers made (five) than all other players in the NBA combined (James Harden and Thompson have the only other two).
Curry’s 388 games with 5+ 3-pointers made is one more than second and third place combined (387 by Harden and Damian Lillard). Meanwhile, Curry’s 26 games with 10+ 3-pointers made is more than
the next five players combined.

Entering tonight’s game, Curry doesn’t need five or 10 triples, he needs 11 to reach 4,000. Curry has 14 such games in his career – including one less than two weeks ago when he splashed a dozen 3s in a win at Orlando on Feb. 27. Can he find that magic again tonight at home and set a new benchmark for future shooters to chase?
During that game against the Magic, Curry hit his longest shot of the season – a 51-footer from beyond half court to beat the halftime buzzer. The shot gave Curry 21 points at the half, which he followed with a 35-point second half to finish with 56 points – the fourth-highest scoring game of his career.

As the shot chart above illustrates, Curry is not afraid of taking shots from beyond half court and risking damage to his shooting percentage. Over his career, Curry has hit six backcourt shots in 113 attempts (5.3%), while still ranking fourth in career 3-point percentage (42.4%) among 161 players with at least 1,000 3-pointers made.

“He was due for one of those,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “One of the many things I love about Steph, he always shoots the half-court shots, he doesn’t care about his percentage. He’s had so many the last couple years that were right there and as soon as he let it go I said that’s in. I just felt it.”
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Stephen Curry set to become first player to reach 4,000 career 3-pointers made
Stephen Curry’s latest shooting milestone will be within reach when the Warriors host the Pistons on Saturday night.

Brian Martin, for NBA.com
March 8, 2025 10:52 PM

Steph Curry enters Saturday’s game against the Pistons 11 3-pointers shy of becoming the first player with 4,000.

The NBA’s all-time leader in 3-pointers made enters Saturday just 11 triples shy of the milestone.

When the Warriors host the Pistons on Saturday (8:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass), Stephen Curry’s latest shooting milestone will be within reach – needing 11 3-pointers to become the first player in NBA history to reach 4,000 career 3-pointers made.

Curry became the all-time leader in 3-pointers made on Dec. 14, 2021, when he splashed his 2,974th career triple to break the mark previously held by Ray Allen.

It’s been 1,180 days since that night at Madison Square Garden. Curry has played 221 games and made another 1,012 3-pointers during that time, putting him on the precipice of once again starting his own shooting club.

Curry was the first player to reach 3,000 career 3-pointers made and has since been joined by James Harden (3,117). While Damian Lillard (2,785) and former teammate Klay Thompson (2,657) are approaching 3K, Curry is on the doorstep of 4K.

The road to this milestone moment began in 2009 when the Warriors selected Curry with the 7th overall pick in the draft. As a rookie, Curry finished 10th in 3-pointers made with 166. It would be his lowest ranking in all but two seasons in his 16-year career – and both of those were cut short due to injuries.

Curry has led the NBA in total 3-pointers made in eight of his 16 seasons, including hitting a record 402 triples in 2015-16, when he was named the first-ever unanimous Kia MVP. Curry has more seasons with 300+ 3-pointers made (five) than all other players in the NBA combined (James Harden and Thompson have the only other two).

Harden and Thompson also rank second to Curry in games with at least five and 10 3-pointers made, respectively.

Curry’s 388 games with 5+ 3-pointers made is one more than second and third place combined (387 by Harden and Damian Lillard). Meanwhile, Curry’s 26 games with 10+ 3-pointers made is more than the next five players combined.

Entering tonight’s game, Curry doesn’t need five or 10 triples, he needs 11 to reach 4,000. Curry has 14 such games in his career – including one less than two weeks ago when he splashed a dozen 3s in a win at Orlando on Feb. 27. Can he find that magic again tonight at home and set a new benchmark for future shooters to chase?

During that game against the Magic, Curry hit his longest shot of the season – a 51-footer from beyond half court to beat the halftime buzzer. The shot gave Curry 21 points at the half, which he followed with a 35-point second half to finish with 56 points – the fourth-highest scoring game of his career.

As the shot chart above illustrates, Curry is not afraid of taking shots from beyond half court and risking damage to his shooting percentage. Over his career, Curry has hit six backcourt shots in 113 attempts (5.3%), while still ranking fourth in career 3-point percentage (42.4%) among 161 players with at least 1,000 3-pointers made.

“He was due for one of those,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “One of the many things I love about Steph, he always shoots the half-court shots, he doesn’t care about his percentage. He’s had so many the last couple years that were right there and as soon as he let it go I said that’s in. I just felt it.”

Consistency is a key factor in Curry’s road to 4,000 career made 3-pointers. While all shooters go through slumps, Curry has never played three consecutive games without making at least one 3-pointer.

In fact, Curry has made at least one 3-pointer in 967 of his 1,010 career games. That 95.7% rate ranks first all-time among players that have played at least 50 games. Keep in mind, only 186 players in NBA history have ever played in 967 games, let alone have that many games with a 3-pointer.

Curry not only holds the record for most consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer made (268 games over five seasons from 2018-2023), he also owns the second-longest streak (157 games, 2014-2016).

All of this adds up to a shooting resume unlike any the game has ever seen. And with 11 more 3s, Curry will add another accolade to the list.