The three-point shot has seen many evolutions. At one point, it wasn't even in the rulebook. The three-point shot was added in during the 1979-80 season. The rest, as they say, is history.
Since then, hundreds of NBA players have made at least one three-point shot. NBA players are making a living off their three-point shooting alone. The rise of small ball and the 3-and-D player owes a lot to the three-point shot. Almost every NBA player in the league right now can shoot threes. At the high school CYO level, every kid wants to shoot threes.
With that being said, let's look at the players who have made the most regular-season three-pointers in the history of the NBA. We used the record books on the NBA's official website to create this list, and the numbers are accurate through the 2022-23 NBA regular season.
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