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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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MINNEAPOLIS – JANUARY 30: Fred Hoiberg #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves shoots a free throw after a technical foul against the Sacramento Kings at the start of the third quarter of the game on January 30, 2005 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Kings won 94-84. NOTICE 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 2005 NBAE (Photo By David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS – JANUARY 30: Fred Hoiberg #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves shoots a free throw after a technical foul against the Sacramento Kings at the start of the third quarter of the game on January 30, 2005 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Kings won 94-84. NOTICE 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 2005 NBAE (Photo By David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Minnesota Timberwolves: Fred Hoiberg

Fred Hoiberg’s playing career is usually an after thought compared to the program he helped built out in Ames, Iowa, but for Minneosta he was one of their more successful role players. For current NBA fans, Fred Hoiberg might go down as the straw that finally broke the GarPax back, but when the head coach of the Chicago Bulls played in the NBA the only thing he broke was nets. A true Midwesterner to the core, Hoiberg spent the bulk of his career with the Indiana Pacers and Bulls.

Yet, to close out his 10-year career in the league, Hoiberg was the ultimate floor spacer for the Timberwolves. During his two seasons in Minnesota, Hoiberg shot 46.1 percent from 3-point range. In his final NBA season in 2004-05, he nailed a league-best 48.3 percent of his 33-pointers. “The Mayor” was never more than a rotation player, but he really was a key member of those Timberwolves team at the end of his career.

Minnesota, like Memphis, has had its fair share of struggle in retaining a high-level shooter for long stretches. Instead, they often search out shooters for hire (for lack of a better term) to bring in and get rid of if they don’t perform to expectations.

The franchise has had a few franchise-caliber talents in Karl-Anthony Towns, Kevin Garnett and Kevin Love, but they have had their issues feeling out the roster around them. For the sake of this post, that meant finding the player that has performed the best and that lead us to Hoiberg.

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