[Mildy Interesting] Michael Jordan played 12 seasons with the modern NBA 3-point line. His 3-point percentage during this time was 28.8%.

It's also worth noting that during the Bulls first three-peat, Jordan shot 38% from threes in each of those three playoff runs.

And in the regular season, the two seasons where he averaged 2.9 and 3.0 attempts per game (career highs discounting the years with the shortened line), he shot .352% and .376%. Every other season he didn't even attempt more than 1 1/2 threes per game.

I think it's fair to suggest that he was a rhythm shooter. And seeing how many big men today who have developed a three-point shot in the last two or three years who were never known to have range prior (Millsap, Horford, Cousins, Lopez, etc.) is it that crazy to think Jordan wouldn't have also been able to develop a consistent shot from three?

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