NBA Teams with the Fewest Total 3-Pointers Made in One Regular Season
A ranking of the teams with the worst total of 3-pointers made in a single season in NBA history. Here you can find which team is the all-time worst for this stat and explore the top 50, including their totals, averages and games played.
Which team had the fewest total 3-pointers made in one Regular Season in NBA history?
The 1983 Los Angeles Lakers and the 1981 Atlanta Hawks rank last in the league with an all-time worst total of 10 three-pointers made during the Regular Season.
Fewest Total 3-Pointers Made,
One Regular Season
10 three-pointers
1983 Los Angeles Lakers
1981 Atlanta Hawks
* Please note that the three-point line was implemented in the 1979-80 season and the amount of 3-pointers made (and taken) during the first years was really low compared to current NBA numbers.
* This list uses a minimum of 35 games played for the season in progress.
= NBA ChampionsAll-time Ranking of the Teams with the Fewest Total 3-Pointers Made
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| Rk | Team
| Season | Total | Per Game | Gms | 3PA | % |
| 1. | 1983 | 10 | 0.1 | 82 | 96 | 10.4% | |
| 1981 | 10 | 0.1 | 82 | 82 | 12.2% | ||
| 3. | 1982 | 13 | 0.2 | 82 | 94 | 13.8% | |
| 1981 | 13 | 0.2 | 82 | 84 | 15.5% | ||
| 1980 | 13 | 0.2 | 82 | 75 | 17.3% | ||
| 6. | 1981 | 15 | 0.2 | 82 | 85 | 17.6% | |
| 7. | 1981 | 17 | 0.2 | 82 | 94 | 18.1% | |
| 8. | 1981 | 19 | 0.2 | 82 | 84 | 22.6% | |
| 9. | 1984 | 20 | 0.2 | 82 | 117 | 17.1% | |
| 1980 | 20 | 0.2 | 82 | 100 | 20.0% | ||
| Rk | Team
| Season | Total | Per Game | Gms | 3PA | % |
| 11. | 1981 | 21 | 0.3 | 82 | 118 | 17.8% | |
| 12. | 1982 | 22 | 0.3 | 82 | 97 | 22.7% | |
| 13. | 1986 | 23 | 0.3 | 82 | 143 | 16.1% | |
| 1984 | 23 | 0.3 | 82 | 106 | 21.7% | ||
| 15. | 1984 | 24 | 0.3 | 82 | 128 | 18.8% | |
| 1983 | 24 | 0.3 | 82 | 126 | 19.0% | ||
| 17. | 1984 | 25 | 0.3 | 82 | 129 | 19.4% | |
| 1983 | 25 | 0.3 | 82 | 109 | 22.9% | ||
| 1982 | 25 | 0.3 | 82 | 137 | 18.2% | ||
| 1981 | 25 | 0.3 | 82 | 148 | 16.9% | ||
| 1980 | 25 | 0.3 | 82 | 114 | 21.9% |
| Rk | Team
| Season | Total | Per Game | Gms | 3PA | % |
| 22. | 1982 | 26 | 0.3 | 82 | 130 | 20.0% | |
| 1980 | 26 | 0.3 | 82 | 132 | 19.7% | ||
| 24. | 1984 | 27 | 0.3 | 82 | 140 | 19.3% | |
| 1980 | 27 | 0.3 | 82 | 121 | 22.3% | ||
| 1980 | 27 | 0.3 | 82 | 125 | 21.6% | ||
| 27. | 1982 | 28 | 0.3 | 82 | 128 | 21.9% | |
| 28. | 1988 | 29 | 0.4 | 82 | 138 | 21.0% | |
| 1985 | 29 | 0.4 | 82 | 161 | 18.0% | ||
| 1984 | 29 | 0.4 | 82 | 107 | 27.1% | ||
| 1983 | 29 | 0.4 | 82 | 138 | 21.0% | ||
| 1982 | 29 | 0.4 | 82 | 140 | 20.7% |
| Rk | Team
| Season | Total | Per Game | Gms | 3PA | % |
| 33. | 1986 | 30 | 0.4 | 82 | 134 | 22.4% | |
| 1985 | 30 | 0.4 | 82 | 155 | 19.4% | ||
| 1984 | 30 | 0.4 | 82 | 154 | 19.5% | ||
| 1983 | 30 | 0.4 | 82 | 120 | 25.0% | ||
| 1983 | 30 | 0.4 | 82 | 149 | 20.1% | ||
| 1982 | 30 | 0.4 | 82 | 146 | 20.5% | ||
| 1981 | 30 | 0.4 | 82 | 145 | 20.7% | ||
| 1981 | 30 | 0.4 | 82 | 169 | 17.8% | ||
| 1981 | 30 | 0.4 | 82 | 131 | 22.9% |
| Rk | Team
| Season | Total | Per Game | Gms | 3PA | % |
| 42. | 1984 | 32 | 0.4 | 82 | 141 | 22.7% | |
| 1981 | 32 | 0.4 | 82 | 117 | 27.4% | ||
| 44. | 1986 | 33 | 0.4 | 82 | 166 | 19.9% | |
| 1983 | 33 | 0.4 | 82 | 131 | 25.2% | ||
| 46. | 1983 | 34 | 0.4 | 82 | 150 | 22.7% | |
| 1981 | 34 | 0.4 | 82 | 138 | 24.6% | ||
| 48. | 1986 | 35 | 0.4 | 82 | 169 | 20.7% | |
| 1983 | 35 | 0.4 | 82 | 150 | 23.3% | ||
| 1981 | 35 | 0.4 | 82 | 161 | 21.7% |
Abbreviations:
Gms = Games / 3PA = 3-Pointers Attempted