Top 5 mid-range shooters heading into the 2021-22 NBA season

#3 Bradley Beal

When Bradley Beal gets in his bag watch out

Bradley Beal, the Washington Wizards superstar shooting guard, s a gifted maestro with a hammer on the NBA floor. He shoots at a 42.9% clip when a defender is within two feet and that percentage climbs to 50% at the three-point line. His two-point attempts average 8.65 feet, he makes .535 of those attempts and wills in 65.01% of rim tries. What will be a shame is if the Washington Wizards don't realize what they have in Beal and fail to build properly around the NBA ringer. Fans outside of DC will not begin to understand the gem that Bradley Beal is if he's rarely seen in the playoffs and it isn't their fault.

#2 Chris Paul

Los Angeles Lakers v Phoenix Suns

Shooting an average of 12.88 feet from the rim because he has a penchant for dagger threes, Chris Paul converts 54% of his shots from within the arc. He will demoralize you in the halfcourt set at the end of clocks. Chris Paul makes 64.52% of his attempts at the rim because he is so deft with either hand and wields a fearless soul for the game. The hopeful future coach is a scientist half court within or behind the arc. He will hit a big shot at the biggest time, and finally advancing to the NBA Finals with the Phoenix Suns will only drive his moral ruggedness further into NBA greatness.

#1 Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant looking for the next spot to take a shot

Surprise, surprise. Was anyone else expected to be here? Was a diminutive guard or a sharpshooting big man the first to come to mind? Kevin Durant is nothing diminutive in regards to the history of the game, yet a sharpshooting big man he is - with the entirety of his 7 foot frame. He looks at the rim in two-point range from 9.95 feet, hits .577 of those looks, and a career high 78.57% of forays to the rim, Though his former teammate in Golden State, Steph Curry is uniquivocally seen as the best shooter of all time, the best scorer who shoots it well is Kevin Durant -- which will also one day be quietly believed.