Creating the Perfect NBA Player: 12 Traits from the best in the game

#5 Shooting

We're going to have to subdivide this category into Pure Shooting, 3 Point shooting and Catch and Shooting.

Pure Shooting - Reggie Miller

Detroit Pistons v Indiana Pacers

"Reggie Miller, is the best shooter that I’ve ever seen in my life" - Ray Allen pays tribute to Reggie Miller in his Hall Of Fame Speech.

Reggie Miller is one of the most supreme shooters from any era. With a quickfire release, he managed to torch opponents from long range on a nightly basis. He makes the list as the greatest "pure shooter".

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Catch and Shoot - Klay Thompson

One particular game comes to mind here - December 5, 2016 - Warriors v/s Pacers.

Klay Thompson exploded for 60 points in just 30 minutes. Here's another mind-blowing stat - He dribbled the ball only 11 times on his Twenty One Field Goals. What's more impressive? He held the ball for just 90 seconds to get his 60 points.

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3 point Shooting - Steph Curry

Stephen Curry is doing things we've never seen before. Steph is breaking records. He's knocked down 13 three-pointers in a game. He made 9 pointers to break the record of most 3 pointers made in a Finals game. Steph Curry made 286 three-pointers in 2014-15. 324 in 2015-16. He broke his own record by making an astonishing and unbelievable 402 three-pointers in 2016-17 seasons. These are numbers that were unfathomable before Curry's rise.