Kyle Korver

Kyle Korver: sharpshooter and Cavaliers Finals veteran.

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Kyle Elliot Korver (born March 17, 1981) is an American professional basketball executive and former player who was the assistant general manager for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays. He is regarded as one of the best three-point shooters of all-time.

Quick Facts

League: NBA
Team: Atlanta Hawks
Position: Assistant general manager
Born: 17 March 1981
Birthplace: Lakewood, California, U.S.
High school: Pella (Pella, Iowa)
College: Creighton (1999–2003)
Draft round: 2

Lore & Background

Korver was drafted in the second round of the 2003 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets. He was immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. After four and a half seasons in Philadelphia, he was traded to the Utah Jazz. During his first stint with the Jazz in 2009–10, Korver shot 53.6 percent from three-point range, which set an NBA single-season three-point field goal accuracy record. In 2010, he joined the Chicago Bulls. In 2012, he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, where in 2015 he was named an NBA All-Star. In 2017, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he was a member of back-to-back Finals teams. In 2018, he was traded back to the Jazz. In 2019, he signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Reader's Guide

Korver ranks among the most prolific 3-point shooters in NBA history, ranking eighth all-time in 3-point field goals made and tenth all-time in 3-point field goal percentage. He is the only player to lead the NBA in three-point shooting percentage four times. Korver holds the Hawks and Jazz single-season three-point field goal percentage records and depending on the source/minimum threshold he is the Hawks career three-point percentage record-holder. He holds the NBA record for the highest three-point percentage (.536) in a season. On the list of All-time Top-50 NBA career 3-point scoring leaders, he has the highest three-point shooting percentage.