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Bill Russell enters the league
Bill Russell entered the league before the 3pt line was created. And he'd go on to start his basketball without one and that'd dictate how his NBA career played out. -
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Bill Russell won his first NBA Championship and a MVP.
Bill Russell would have a successful season in the NBA, and lead his team to the NBA Finals. He'd be winning his first ever NBA Championship and his second league MVP. He was able to achieve this without a three point line as well. -
Possibly Bill Russell best season.
During the 1961 season Bill Russell went on to win another NBA Finals, win another league MVP, win All- NBA 2nd team. And stats wise it was his best season. -
Bill Russell retired
Bill Russell retired before the 3pt line was ever created. Regardless of that he had an extremely successful career. He's finished his career with 5 league MVP, 12 time All-Star, 11 Championships, accepted into the Basketball Hall Of Fame, and named top 75 player to play basketball EVER. -
The 3pt rule was added to the game of basketball.
This year, was the year the 3pt line rule was added to the NBA. This rule would affect the game of basketball forever. It'd changed how players played the game, how viewers viewed the game, and how peoples careers would change. To this day its one of the most effective rules there is and continues to change the game day after day. -
Larry Bird
Larry Bird was one of the most influential three point shooters of all time. He was one of the first to really use the three point rule for all its worth. Before him people didn't really think to use the three point line unless necessary but Larry Bird started to shoot at the three point line consistently. Over time he got really good at it which would lead him to win three championships, three MVPs and much more. Thanks to the 3pt line it locked him in as a Hall Of Famer for life. -
Reggie Miller
Reggie Miller once upon a time was a straight sharpshooter. He couldn't miss and was seen as another once in a lifetime 3pt shooter. He was extremely deadly from the 3pt line and there wasn't a lot you could do to stop him. Once he had the ball in his hand he did just about anything you could do with a basketball. Thanks to the 3pt line he became an extremely big influence on the 3pt line. -
Ray Allen
Ray Allen is one of the best 3pt shooters of all time. For a long time he was deemed to be the best 3pt shooter of all time. He simply couldn't miss and often was one if not the best contributor to his team on each time he was on. He was one of the biggest reasons his team won the NBA Finals. Ray Allen as of right now is 2nd place in the NBA for just about all the 3pt awards there is in the NBA. -
Stephen Curry enters the league
In Stephen Curry's first season in the league he wasn't the best three point shooter in the league but already his rookie season he was a 3pt specialist. He was averaging 18 points and was already shooting threes back to back. -
Stephen Curry breakout season
This was Stephen Curry's first All-Star season and first season in the playoffs. Now he was averaging 22.9 points and 6.9 assists to go with 4.0 rebounds and 1.62 steals in 38.2 minutes. And by this point he was known around the league for being a 3pt specialist. -
Stephen Curry breaks the record for most 3 pointers made in the NBA
On this day Stephen Curry broke the record for most 3 pointers made in the NBA(2,974 3 pointers made). At this point there was no doubt that Stephen Curry was not only special but the best shooter of all time. He gained all of his success for the 3pt line. He gained all this popularity and love and global notice from the 3pt line. -
Stephen Curry Successful Season
By this time in Stepehen Curry's career he's won four NBA Finals, won his first NBA Finals MVP, won another ALL-Star MVP, and before this season his team had been marked to not succeed at all. With that being said they proved the world wrong and Stephen Curry was marked the best 3pt shooter of all time.