Numbers don't lie: Greatest EuroLeague shooters of all time / News - Basketnews.com

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Shooters shoot, we all know that. Great shooters not only shoot but do that at a high percentage. So, who are the best EuroLeague sharpshooters of all time?

Artūras Milaknis

MIN:18.64PTS:6.59 (48.03%)REB:1As:0.32ST:0.55BL:0.09TO:0.23GM:22ProfileEuroLeague2021/2022

BasketNews presents the condensed data since the modern EuroLeague started in 2000.

Numbers show that Arturas Milaknis and Jaycee Carroll stand tall beyond all the others.

In EuroLeague history, only 13 players have attempted 1000 or more three-pointers. Of those, only Milaknis and Carroll have shot over 40%.

Milaknis has made 443/1040 three-pointers (42.6%), while Carroll has converted 437/1038 shots from deep (42.1%). No one will argue that these numbers are elite.

The 35-year-old Milaknis, playing his 12th EuroLeague season, has appeared in 256 games. The two-time EuroLeague champ with Real Madrid, Carroll, has played 274 games in 10 seasons.

For his part, Milaknis is just 0.2% lower than his all-time record in the 2021-22 campaign, nailing 39 shots in 92 attempts (42.4%).

The third spot belongs to Sergio Rodriguez in the all-time list, who converted 533 shots from beyond the arc in 1364 tries (39.1%).

After ball magician from Serbia, Milos Teodosic (37.6%), Juan Carlos Navarro closes the prestigious Top 5. "La Bomba" has attempted and made most threes in EuroLeague history, sinking 623 shots over 1669 attempts (37.3%).

Top 10 best shooters with at least 1000 threes attempted:

Arturas Milaknis, 443/1040, 42.6% Jaycee Carroll, 437/1038, 42.1% Sergio Rodriguez, 533/1364, 39.1% Milos Teodosic, 471/1253, 37.6% Juan Carlos Navarro, 623/1669, 37.3% Scottie Wilbekin, 404/1085, 37.2% Gianluca Basile, 421/1149, 36.6% Rudy Fernandez, 531/1463, 36.3% Alexey Shved, 459/1323, 34.7% JR Holden, 377/1124, 33.5%

If we lower the bar and look at the shooters with at least 300 threes attempted, Finn Petteri Koponen captures first place there. Former Virtus, Khimki, Barcelona, and Bayern guard drained 247 treys in 535 efforts (46.17%).

The Catalans deadly shooter Kyle Kuric ranks second with a 46% conversion rate. Gigi Datome is the third one, sinking 342 long-range shots in 772 tries (44.3%).

The Baltic brothers Dairis Bertans and Marius Grigonis secure the last spots in the Top 5, hitting 44.14% and 43.92% of their three-pointers respectively.

Top 10 best shooters with at least 300 threes attempted:

Petteri Koponen, 247/535, 46.17% Kyle Kuric, 201/437, 46% Luigi Datome, 342/772, 44.3% Dairis Bertans, 162/367, 44.14% Marius Grigonis, 148/337, 43.92% Antonio Granger, 204/465, 43.87% Cory Higgins, 229/528, 43.37% Taylor Rochestie, 151/349, 43.27% Marcus Eriksson, 220/511, 43.05% Derrick Sharp, 219/512, 42.77% Like what we are doing? You can express your gratitude here.