Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson shot the Golden State Warriors into the NBA Finals ... literally.
Yes, they call them the "Splash Brothers" for a reason. The Warriors All-Star backcourt of Curry and Thompson has led the NBA in three-pointers made in each of the past two years — nailing 286 and 239, respectively, this season and 261 and 223, respectively, in 2013-14.
Looking way into the future, Curry and Thompson could very well wind up sitting back-to-back at the top of the NBA's all-time three-point list, when their careers are all said and done. Curry at No. 1, Thompson at No. 2.
Working with the 819 total three-pointers that Curry has drained the past three years and the average of 273 within that — if he maintains this play and hits that average over the next nine years, he would have drained 2,457 more threes. Those 2,457 treys plus the 1,191 that he has already buried over the past five seasons will give him a career total of 3,648.
That would be more than enough to supplant Ray Allen and his 2,973 treys as the NBA's new all-time three-point king. And it's not a totally far-fetched goal — considering Curry just turned 27 this past March. Playing nine more seasons would have him retiring at a reasonable 36.
Working with the same model for Thompson, his 673 total three-pointers over the past three seasons and the average of 224 within means that if Thompson hits that average over the next 10 years, he would wind up with a total of 2,240 treys. Add that to the 784 that he has already deposited and it'd give him a career tally of 3,024 threes, good enough for second place. Since Thompson is 25, we spotted him another season, with retirement at 35. If he plays for longer ... who knows, he might even catch Curry.
Of course, injuries or just age could throw this forecast all off — but it's feasible, and amazingly enough, it's feasible without being a major stretch.
Now, whether it happens or not, remains to be seen. In the meantime, keep splashing!
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