He shoots the team's technical shot. Are you serious?! I remember that was mentioned this season, and it surprised me to hear since I was unaware of that. And his career percentages in field goals and free throws are .525 and .832, respectively.
Of the players missing the list, you could make the case that Kevin Martin might have been number eleven. He's similar to Durant in that he's a pure scorer. Go to him if you need points.
1. Steve Nash
2. Ray Allen
3. Kobe Bryant
4. Dirk Nowitzki
5. Ben Gordon
6. Kevin Durant
7. Yao Ming
8. Jose Calderon
9. Pau Gasol
10. Maurice Williams
Usually when you see a list of the best NBA shooters, you get the top 3-point marksmen. That's not what FOXSports.com NBA editor John Galinsky had in mind while compiling this list. Long-range accuracy is one way to measure a shooter, but far from the only one. There's also a soft touch around the basket and from the foul line, shooting on the move, shooting under defensive pressure, clutch shooting and the (nearly) lost art of the midrange shot. Versatility is key. That's why you don't see 3-point specialists like Jason Kapono and Kyle Korver, or even a great midrange shooter like Richard Hamilton, and certainly not dunking machines like Shaq and Dwight Howard. Under strong consideration, but missing the cut, were Carmelo Anthony, Andrea Bargnani, Chauncey Billups, Danny Granger, Rashard Lewis, Kevin Martin, Troy Murphy, Mehmet Okur, Paul Pierce, Michael Redd, Brandon Roy and Jason Terry.
Nash's shot isn't as picturesque as Ray Allen's, but he gets the nod here because of accuracy and variety. Nash is the only player ever to shoot over 50 percent from the field, 40 percent on 3-pointers and 90 percent from the line for three straight seasons. And it's not like he just takes open shots.
Ray Allen's jumper is like a work of art — the symmetry, the form, the technical mastery — but the real beauty is that it looks the same each time. Same spring off the floor, same quick release, same flawless follow-through. Not always the same result, obviously, but no one's been more consistent and prolific over the past decade than Allen, who is second (to Reggie Miller) on the NBA career 3-pointers list and fifth in free-throw percentage.
It wasn't simply his size; several other NBA players have been 7-foot-6. It's that he was the first guy that tall with the shooting skills to match. Yao's form is impeccable, making him deadly from 18 feet and in. He even took technical foul shots for the Rockets. Throw in the accuracy of his hooks and turnarounds, and you have the rare giant who thrived with finesse rather than force.
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Ray's not number uno....bad list.
