Who will be second to Curry for made three-pointers on the Warriors?

We can pencil in Stephen Curry to lead the Golden State Warriors (and most likely the NBA) in made threes this season. And for a franchise and a league defined by the longball, that’s saying a lot. But with his ex-Splash Bro Klay Thompson away in Dallas, who will be next in line to support Curry in splashing from beyond the arc?

The leading candidate for me is Buddy Hield, a guy who launched 568 bombs last year and nailed 219 of them, good enough for a 38% clip. For his career he’s a 40% shooter, and once made 288 threes as recently as the 2022-2023 season.

Sophomore Brandin Podziemski made 90 of his 234 attempts last year from 3PT range, good enough for a 38% accuracy as well. I’m sure he’ll get plenty of opportunities to jack more triples in Thompson’s absence.

Then there’s two-way Andrew Wiggins, who has never made more than the 157 triples he made in the chamiponship ‘22 season. Last year he took 254 and made 91, good enough for a 35% clip. Apparently he’s got the ultra green light to shoot more from deep.

Then there’s Moses Moody, a fourth year player who should also get more opportunities with Thompson off of the team. Last year he shot 200 triples and knocked down 72 of them, which is a 36% rate. He’s got a really smooth jumpshot form, hopefully it translates into drilling some more shots from long range.

My sleeper? Maybe De’Anthony Melton, who was 157-of-403 from deep in the ‘23 season, a solid 39% from beyond the arc.