Portland’s Damian Lillard Holds NBA Record for Three-Pointers Through 2 Seasons

February 18th, 2014 by Bleacher Report Milestones Leave a reply »
With 29 games remaining in his sophomore campaign, Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard already holds the NBA record for most three-pointers made in a player's first two seasons. After breaking a rookie record with 185 treys last season, he's added another 149 through 53 games in 2013-14, bringing his two-year total to 334 heading into Wednesday's matchup against the San Antonio Spurs.

Lillard has made 2.8 three-pointers per game this season, while logging at least 25 minutes in each of his team's 53 contests. If he continues at the same pace of 2.8 per game, he'll finish his sophomore campaign with 416 career treys.

The previous record of 322 three-pointers through two seasons is held by Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson, the lesser half of Golden State's vaunted "Splash Brothers" duo. The more renowned member of that duo, star point guard Stephen Curry, holds the NBA record of 272 treys in a single season, a feat that he accomplished in 2012-13 and has a chance to surpass in 2013-14.

Lillard's shooting may not be held in the same regard as Thompson's or Curry's, but the second-year Weber State product is ...

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