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Damian Lillard Believes He’s The Second Greatest Three-Point Shooter Of All-Time Behind Stephen Curry

Damian Lillard is undeniably one of the greatest three-point shooters of all-time. Going by the numbers, Lillard already sits eight place in NBA’s all-time three-pointers list with 2223 threes as of this writing. He also takes 8.2 threes for a career and hits them at 37.3% clip. 

Of course, the eye-test doesn’t disappoint as well. Lillard consistently takes shots that are consistently a higher degree of difficulty. He excels whether it’s off the dribble or catch-and-shoot, and can definitely hit the same type of shots as anyone while doing it on ridiculous volume while maintaining an efficient three-point percentage. 

While Lillard has made his mark as one of the greatest three-point shooters ever, where he ranks specifically among the hierarchy is still quite a debate among NBA circles. But for Lillard himself, it’s clear that he sees himself as No.2 behind Golden State Warriors marksman Stephen Curry.

Per NBA.com:

“I always see stuff on social media where they talk about the greatest shooters of all-time and they always act like it’s just crazy for people to mention me,” said Lillard. “I think for how many threes I’ve made, for how consistent I make them, the level of difficulty that I shoot threes with over years and years and years, I just think it’s kind of crazy people don’t mention me in those discussions.

“Obviously I think Steph is the greatest ever, but I think after him, I don’t see why I’m not clear-cut in that discussion, not just by makes, but how I shoot it, how I make tough ones all the time, how easy I shoot the ball. I’m looking forward to keep climbing that list so once I get up there in that top two, top three, I’m curious to see what people will say about me as a shooter at that point.”