Stephen Curry, Kon Knueppel
Stephen Curry changed what NBA shooters believe is possible, but even in an era built around volume from deep, one of his biggest marks still carries a different kind of weight.
That is how Charlotte rookie Kon Knueppel framed it when discussing Curry’s place in the record book. While young stars such as Anthony Edwards openly talk about chasing Curry’s career total from beyond the arc, Knueppel drew a clear line between the two records that define Curry’s shooting legacy, SF Standard reports.
“I think the 400 3s in a season … I view that as pretty close to unbreakable,” Knueppel told The Standard. “It’s up there in NBA history.”
That comment lands at a time when Stephen Curry continues to sit alone atop the all-time list with 4,233 made threes, while also protecting the single-season standard of 402, a number no player has reached since he posted it in 2016.
Why Curry’s 402 Still Looks Different
The modern game now encourages attempts that once felt reckless. Teams launch more than twice as many threes per game compared with Curry’s rookie season, and younger players arrive in the league already trained to shoot from distance.
Even with that shift, Curry’s 402 remains untouched.
Knueppel pointed to why the career mark feels more reachable than the single-season total. Curry lost stretches early in his career because of ankle injuries, and players today enter the league taking more perimeter shots immediately.
“I don’t know if the total is as unbreakable,” Knueppel said, “just because early in his career, he missed some games, missed some times with the ankles, but also just wasn’t shooting as many as maybe players are shooting them today.”
That logic matches how Curry himself sees the numbers. He recently told The Standard he never considered either record permanent because health and volume can always shift the conversation.
What still separates Curry from every challenger is how little room his 402 season left for error. The closest anyone has reached remains James Harden, who finished with 378 threes in 2018-19, still well short of the line Curry created. Curry later admitted that run caught his attention because Harden maintained the pace deep into the year, but the final gap showed how demanding that standard remains over six full months.
Why Knueppel Is Already Part of the Conversation
The reason Knueppel’s name even enters this discussion comes from how quickly he has built his rookie shooting résumé.
He became the fastest player ever to reach 100 made threes, doing it in 29 games, then later became the quickest to 200. He also broke the rookie record for made triples while shooting 43.5 percent from deep.
That production has drawn attention from Edwards, who believes either he or Knueppel could someday threaten Curry’s long-term total.
“He might catch him,” Edwards said. “The white boy from Charlotte, right? He’s good. … Either me or Kon Knueppel.”
Still, even Edwards stopped short of predicting anyone reaches 402.
“I don’t think nobody wants to beat Steph’s records, man,” Edwards said. “It’s Steph Curry.”
Curry’s 2015-16 season still stands apart because it combined volume with elite efficiency. He made 402 threes while shooting 45.4 percent from deep and leading the Golden State Warriors to 73 wins.
For now, that remains the part of his shooting legacy even the next generation treats differently.