NBA Players with the Highest 3-Pointers Made Averages in Their 21st Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 21st NBA season, ranked by regular season 3-pointers made per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player averaged the most 3-pointers made in the Regular Season in his 21st year?
Playing for the 2024 Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James averaged 2.1 3-pointers made in 71 games — the highest 3-pointers made per game average by any NBA player in his 21st season.
3-Pointers Made Per Game, 21st Season
2.1 3pg
LeBron James
(2024 Los Angeles Lakers)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list / 
= NBA champion in this season.
3-Pointers Made Per Game in a Player's 21st Season - Full List
Regular Season
| 3-Pointers Made | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
| 1 | (2024 Lakers) |
2.1 | 149 | 71 | 25.7 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| 2 | (2019 Hawks) |
1.6 | 123 | 76 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 3 | (2019 Mavericks) |
1.3 | 64 | 51 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 4 | (2026 Clippers) |
0.6 | 10 | 16 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 5 | (2016 Timberwolves) |
0.0 | 0 | 38 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
(1997 Bulls) |
0.0 | 0 | 43 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
(2007 Mavericks) |
0.0 | 0 | 5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |