The best 3-point shooter in the league is in Milwaukee and his name isn't Damian Lillard. With 48% success behind the arc, Malik Beasley now has this title, with one more skill point than his pursuers, Suns players Kevin Durant and Grayson Allen, Doug McDermott or Aaron Nesmith.
Enough to earn him an invitation to the 3-point contest for the next All-Star Game, which would be a first in his career? He hopes so, and even believes that his candidacy has been legitimate for several years.
An effective shooter
“ I don't know if you've noticed, for the last three years, I've been in the top 2, top 3 players for the most 3-point shots, over the last three years as a whole. I shoot really well. What is hard for me is this 'political' aspect. So I hope I will go this year “, displays the 27-year-old.
Speaking of “politics”, the back of the Bucks here sends a little dig at the league, implying that in terms of invitations, the notoriety of the player, or the desire to vary the profile of the players, can take precedence on the purely sporting aspect. The eight players invited are never, in the strict sense, the eight best shooters in the league.
Between 6 and 9 shots taken per match since 2019
As for the volume of shots, Malik Beasley has indeed been one of the most prolific shooters in the league for several seasons. With 115 award-winning baskets scored this season, he occupies 10th place. Last year he was 7th (235), and the year before that he was 5th (240).
If he was not selected for the next All-Star weekend, the former Jazz or Lakers player assures that he would support his partners. Starting with Damian Lillard, title holder, likely to be renewed even if he displays one of his lowest career percentages (35%).
“ I think I can win. Lady and I are already looking for each other. Because he won last year, he thinks he can take it easy. I tell him, 'Brother, if I go there will be a new sheriff in town.' “, he warns.
| Malik Beasley | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | DEN | 22 | 8 | 45.2 | 32.1 | 80.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 62 | 9 | 41.0 | 34.1 | 66.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| 2018-19 | DEN | 81 | 23 | 47.4 | 40.2 | 84.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.3 |
| 2019-20 * | All Teams | 55 | 22 | 42.5 | 38.8 | 81.8 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.2 |
| 2019-20 * | DEN | 41 | 18 | 38.9 | 36.0 | 86.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 7.9 |
| 2019-20 * | MIN | 14 | 33 | 47.2 | 42.6 | 75.0 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 20.7 |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 37 | 33 | 44.0 | 39.9 | 85.0 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 19.6 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 79 | 25 | 39.1 | 37.7 | 81.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 12.1 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 81 | 26 | 39.5 | 35.7 | 76.9 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 12.7 |
| 2022-23 * | UTH | 55 | 27 | 39.6 | 35.9 | 84.1 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 13.4 |
| 2022-23 * | LAL | 26 | 24 | 39.2 | 35.3 | 61.9 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 11.1 |
| 2023-24 | MIL | 37 | 29 | 49.2 | 47.8 | 66.7 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.6 |
| Total | 453 | 22 | 42.7 | 38.7 | 80.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 10.9 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
