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Every NBA team’s greatest shooter of all time

By Brandon Jefferson

OAKLAND, CA - 1995: Kenny Smith #30 of the Houston Rockets stretches against the Portland Trail Blazers during a game played circa 1995 at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1995 NBAE (Photo by Brad Mangin/NBAE via Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - 1995: Kenny Smith #30 of the Houston Rockets stretches against the Portland Trail Blazers during a game played circa 1995 at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1995 NBAE (Photo by Brad Mangin/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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MILWAUKEE – FEBRUARY 4: Ray Allen #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks puts a shot up over Vince Carter #15 of the Toronto Raptors during the game at Bradley Center on February 4, 2003 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Raptors won 98-95. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory copyright notice: Copyright 2003 NBAE (Photo by: Gary Dineen/NBAE/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE – FEBRUARY 4: Ray Allen #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks puts a shot up over Vince Carter #15 of the Toronto Raptors during the game at Bradley Center on February 4, 2003 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Raptors won 98-95. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory copyright notice: Copyright 2003 NBAE (Photo by: Gary Dineen/NBAE/Getty Images) /

Milwaukee Bucks: Ray Allen

Just like Steph Curry and Reggie Miller before him, any list about shooting isn’t complete if it doesn’t include Ray Allen. Yet, unlike Curry and Miller, Allen possesses a picture perfect, textbook jumper. Everything about his shot is done exactly how a player would be coached up to shoot. His ability to shoot each shot the exact same way helped him to claim the top spot in all-time 3-pointers made (2,973).

Though he found more success during his stops in Miami and Boston, Allen truly broke into his own over the course of his seven seasons in Milwaukee. Allen was part of the 1996 NBA Draft Class, which is often thought of as one of the best drafts in NBA history, and following a draft day deal between Minnesota and Milwauke he hit the ground running with the Bucks knocking down 39.3 percent of his 3-pointers as a rookie. He was selected to the All-Rookie team following the 1996-97 season.

The He Got Game star definitely proved worthy of the Jesus Shuttlesworth moniker he adopted during the film. Allen also got the chance to play in those beautiful Milwaukee jerseys that featured a buck on the front. Though he would go on to star for the Supersonics, Celtics and Heat, he showed that he could be the man on his own team during his time in Milwaukee.

The future Hall of Famer, was a 10-time All-Star and selected twice to an All-NBA team. If there’s any proof that the jump shot is an art form it is watching Allen shoot. From gather to release it is pure poetry in motion.

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