The crown for king of the 3 in Sacramento has been passed.
With his first 3-pointer against the Jazz on Wednesday, Buddy Hield passed franchise icon Peja Stojakovic as the Kings’ all-time leader in made 3s.
𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬. 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. @buddyhield passes Peja Stojaković to become the 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 in 3PTS made. pic.twitter.com/TJyxqVY4jD
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) October 23, 2021
The former No. 6 overall pick had passed Hall of Fame guard Mitch Richmond for second last season while joining Stojakovic as the only players in franchise history with more than 1,000 makes from downtown in a Kings uniform. He is also the fastest player in NBA history to make 1,000 3-pointers.
A career 40.6% shooter from deep, who was traded to the Kings midway through his rookie season, Hield has made more than 270 3-pointers in each of the last three seasons.