Klay Thompson makes NBA history this Christmas in Mavericks-Timberwolves

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Klay Thompson has always been heralded as one of the greatest shooters in NBA history, and he continues to tick off milestones to prove it. He crossed 2,500 three-pointers earlier this season against the Rockets, but has now passed one of his idols.

In Wednesday’s Christmas game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Klay Thompson passed Reggie Miller for fifth place in NBA history for most three-pointers with 2,561. He is now behind only his “Splash Brother”, Stephen Curry, as well as James Harden, Ray Allen, and Damian Lillard.

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When Steph Curry was asked about Thompson passing Reggie Miller, Curry was more surprised that Miller had dropped to fifth. “Hold on. You said fifth?… It’s crazy because I passed Reggie (Miller) 3 years ago and he got second and now he’s fifth.” He also hopes Klay Thompson can catch up and move into the top three, thinking that would be “beautiful.”

When the Dallas Mavericks signed Thompson in the offseason, they envisioned him making room for Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, even going so far as to say they believed they could have won last year’s championship if Klay was on the team. It took 20 games or so for Thompson to start settling in, but he’s been playing great basketball since coming back from a minor foot injury.

For the season, Thompson is averaging 14.4 PPG and 3.1 15:00 per game. game while shooting 39.1% from three-point range.

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