Father time has yet to catch up to Korver’s shot, so there’s no telling how much longer he will keep suiting up. However, since his value comes from shooting, further deterioration on defense should not matter much, giving him a shot to continue moving up the record books.
Reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo will have an extra shooter for his next playoff run, as the Milwaukee Bucks agreed to a one-year deal with sharpshooter Kyle Korver.
Korver sits fourth all-time with 2,351 three-pointers made. He actually started last season in the same place and passed Jason Terry to briefly hold third, but Stephen Curry leapfrogged him about a week later.
The Bucks were already favored to win the East, and adding another elite shooter is key to their strategy of surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo with four shooters. With the departures of Malcolm Brogdon and Nikola Mirotic, they were on the market for more wings.
Korver is one of the top three-point shooters of the millennium with a career 42.9 percent mark from beyond the arc. And although he's played fewer than 30 minutes per game each of the last three seasons, he's still been able to put up more than five triples per game.
Topping Ray Allen's record of 2,973 is likely out of the question, but Korver would have a shot at passing Reggie Miller's 2,560 mark. Korver has only eclipsed the 206 three-pointers mark he'd need to tie Miller this year twice in his career, so that's unlikely to happen in 2019-20, but he would have a very strong chance if he plays one additional season.
Korver won’t stay in the top five for long. Any additional threes are great to pad his resume until the day that James Harden, Klay Thompson and Damian Lillard blister past him.