What players in the NBA have changed from dunks to breakups?

If many players are called? Buck? He will be very unhappy, which means you can only dunk! You can't become the core of the team by dunking. Most fans like to watch you play. When you get older, you will fade out of the league, especially in this era of small balls. If you can't dunk, you will be eliminated soon. So some dunks will develop three-pointers in order to survive. Here are six of the most successful examples!

JR- Smith, who played in Nuggets and Knicks in his early years, is a very capable player and often performs wonderful dunks in the game. After arriving at the Cavaliers, he became the top shooter next to James in the league, and he didn't need to hold the ball, just needed to run and shoot three points. 15- 16 season, JR hit 197 three-pointers in a single season, creating a historical record for the Cavaliers, second only to Curry and Clay in that season.

Richard jefferson, once one of the three giants of the Nets, averaged 20+ points per game. Jefferson's physical fitness is very good, and he is the top dunk player in the league, but his three-point shooting rate is only about 30%! Later, Jefferson's athletic ability declined, and he turned to the Spurs, Warriors, Lone Rangers, Cavaliers and other teams to become a 3D player, with a three-point shooting rate as high as 40%. Jefferson finally won a championship in the Cavaliers and played a very important role.

The most successful is ray allen, who is one of the best shooters in NBA history, but many people don't know that ray allen is actually a smash! 1997 all-star, ray allen participated in the dunk contest, and lost to Kobe Bryant in the final and won the runner-up. There is an interesting statistic. If you only watch 154 games before your career, Brother Ball (302) scored more three-pointers than ray allen (233)! Allen was a breakthrough dunk player in the early days and later became a top shooter!

Next, let's talk about the three champions of the dunk contest, Richardson, Carter and Lavin!

Jason Richardson, the champion of two dunk contests in 2002 and 2003, scored 20+ in three seasons of his career. At that time, he could dunk suddenly, but his three-point shooting rate was only 28%. Later, Richardson's athletic ability declined and he became a shooter, with a three-point shooting rate as high as 40%, another season as high as 45% and a career three-point shooting rate of 37%.

This season is Carter's last season. After leaving the Nets, Carter became a role player. After The Lone Ranger, he became an outside shooter. Although he can deduct points, he rarely hits 40% from three points. Carter was able to live to 43 years old, thanks to the transformation of his later career.

After Carter, Lavin once again sublimated the slam dunk contest. Lavin was not good at projection in the timberwolves before. He averaged 25.5 points in the Bulls this season, averaging 3. 1 3-pointers and shooting as high as 38%. Lavin is now a top three-pointer and participated in this year's three-pointer competition.

There is no doubt that if you can only dunk, your career will not be too long, but if you practice three-pointers, you can dunk and shoot, which will be very popular.