Anthony Edwards makes NBA history as youngest player to hit 800 three-pointers

Anthony Valmoria
Oct 27 2024

Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards has reached an exclusive list even the greatest shooter of all time Stephen Curry was not able to do early in his career.

On Saturday night, Edwards became the youngest player in NBA history to hit 800 three-pointers in their career. At just 23-years-old, Edwards' game has evolved from the time he was drafted in 2020 with his high-flying antics and rim-soaring dunks. Now in his 5th NBA season, Edwards has become a respectable shooter, and a hotshot at that as he gains more reps into his shot.

Edwards has made it a point to shoot more threes this season. Over the Wolves’ first three games, Edwards has been 21-45 from three, shooting at a 39% clip.

Edwards has been making his threes in a variety of ways. There have been times he hits threes on the move, off the dribble, stepbacks and on some catch and shoot opportunities. This has highlighted his shotmaking and has been a main source of Minnesota’s offense to start the year.

According to Wolves’ media Dane Moore, Edwards has more than 50% of his shots from three, something that he’s increased this year. Last season, only 30% of his shots were from three, this year it’s up to 58% to start the season.

Moreover, Edwards joined Curry and Kemba Walker as the only players in NBA history to hit 5+ 3PT in three straight games to start a season, per Stat Mamba on X. The 6-foot-4 guard scored his 7,000th point in their game against the Toronto Raptors.

Edwards has had a good start to his NBA career, and he’s one of the young players being groomed as one of the next faces of the league.