KG had a strange game. He made a lot of difficult fadeaway shots because of his style of play with so many fakes in the post. He also guarded anyone, 1-5 so that made his defensive play very versatile. He did shoot a lot of midrange shots and shot it well.
I remember KG's last three seasons in Minnesota before he went to Boston he was Unstoppable it seemed like his jump shot was automatically going in every time he shot.
@@Superman30970 Dumb list. Kobe has BY FAR the most made unassisted mid range shots in nba history. ESPN has a video on it. Dirk is not even close. Kobe is definitely 1 and MJ 2. They only used 2 seasons of MJ which is unfair.
Richard Hamilton was a mid range ace for the pistons in the early 2000s. Slasher who moved around off the ball with the best of em. Super underrated defender as well
@@linkonedgell894 You might think that from his stats but honestly he started and did his job perfectly. That’s what those Larry Brown Pistons era teams were all about. It wasn’t about anyone trying to keep their 25, 5 and 5 stats rolling every night. It was about winning through cutthroat defense and utilizing the bench players to where they’re just as important to our success as the starters. I truly believe there will never be another NBA champion team as unique as our 2004 squad
@@DetroitDrew313 absolutely adore that team, just felt like a lot of possessions were rin through Sheed in the post, when it prolly would've been better to create a play for Rip.
RIP Hamilton was actually a slasher in Wizards. He is a great spot up mid-range shooter but unlike anyone on the list that can create their own. Rip's strength was moving without the ball for him to be open.
For those people talking about Rip Hamilton, his midrange percentage in the playoffs was 28% compared to 42% in the reg season. Im guessing they dropped him because of that. Shaun Livingston was below 40% as well
@@AcousticOlli Derozan is a more consistent mid range shooter than Kobe??? Playoffs don’t count???? Yall some haters fr. You can’t think rationally too busy hating😂😂😂
@@AcousticOlli 😭😭😭nobody’s mid range percentages are that high😂😂where you getting your stats from? I’m just being objective and you over here trying to put Derozan over him😂😂😂
Iverson's stepover on Tye Lue is right up there alongside it for me. Shawn Kemp's double finger point at Alton Lister is right up there also. The Jordan finger wave on Mutombo was also stupidly iconic. But yeah, Jordan over Ehlo is still the peak of them all.
@@MakaveliDior The D that Jordan dealt with was Muay Thai style elbows, knees, while being yanked down to the ground... Things that would never fly in today's game. Whether it was '80s pistons, or '90s Knicks/pacers. He got it worse than anyone and then gave it back better than anyone ever.
He's a legend in whatever country he came from and is remembered for being good and died before anything happened beyond that and he's not idolized at all except by people where he's from
I think important context for the percentages for Durant from 2021-2023 is that he only played about half of the games within those seasons, even with that considered, it is still insane and he is definitely one of the best mid range shooters of all time
A guy has track Jordan's games in 90-92 his mid range field goal is 52.1% ,mj's iso pull up is 53%fg. The most amazing stats is his Iso pp 1.24ppp is insane~
To me, Michael Jordan is no doubt the greatest mid-range shooter of all time. His percentage increases in the playoffs and increases more in the dying seconds of the game, when the game is on the line. His game winners were almost all the time midrange shots and they were unguardable and fluid. Defenders can only wish that he misses and most of the time he makes it. Undoubtedly the GOAT.
Durant is a better shooter, and he's taller ; the defenders don't wish anything (and they don't even need to be afraid) they just know. MJ is incredible, I love him, and he's number two, what is undoubtedly great.
@@ropiboKD is great and amazing, but I still put Jordan 1st in midrange. Jordan fade away and midrange jump shot was hanging in the air longer and higher off the ground.
@@stevelo2057 Against who, Kawhi ? In our context, Jordan, who is a better player than what is told, would be a point guard and would pass to KD if necessary (and would shoot threes !). You would pass to Jordan, ok, and then you would upset him for making the wrong choice. In the 90's context, KD couldn't exist.
@@ropibo Jordan is always great even before his first 3peat, only LeBron’s fans tell you differently. 1997 wasn’t Jordan best year, but “In the the 1996-97 season, the first season that midrange (10ft to 3pt line) shots started being tracked, Jordan was 588-1202 (49%) from the mid-range.”
If that’s a factor there’s no way to not have Kobe top 5 mid range and he admitted it was the toughest defensive era in the early 2000s. 1. MJ 2. KD. 3. Dirk 4. Kobe 5. Chris Paul.
If difficulty of shots is a factor Kobe is number 1. Out of all the other guys on the list Kobe played with the least amount of spacing AND the least amount of outside shooting (which contributed to poor spacing)
Not having Jerry West even mentioned in the list is a travesty. He’s the logo, named Mr. Clutch, and was a guard in a center dominated league, who was a flamethrower. The only man to win Finals MVP while losing, to Bill Russell nonetheless. Not to go on too long, but he was a great shot creator during a time when the rules only allowed player to dribble using the top of the ball, and not allow the ball handler to create any sort of contact.
@@justinholland6132He averaged same ppg as Lebron without 3 point line as short guy, so most of his point came from mid range rather than driving to the paint.
Lamarcus Aldridge was an underrated bucket from middy. Think he should have made honorable mention. But also, at the end of the day I’m taking KD over MJ to hit a middy.
I've seen KD fold too many times in the clutch. MJ makes those middys when it matters the most, and he can get it off better through physicality than stick n bones KD. We all know that when KD gets bumped around, his shot becomes fragile.
@@utkarshkaniyar6210 yeah but it also means that if cp3 can drain those middys being that short af against tall guys his already so much more tough then dirk because dirk has that height advantage
@keitharolin bigger player's especially 7ft and up for the majority of basketball struggle with shooting in general. Dirk is the biggest player to shoot efficiently and a high volume from 15ft and out. He's the exception CP3 isn't.
@@d3adyoutubeaccountYou must not have watched Larry. He's known as a 3pt shooter, but he shot less 3s per game than Giannis most seasons. Where do you think he was shooting from? 🤔
??? you clearly never watched then because thats what he shot most and he was a better shooter than mj so obviously better than kobe... it just shows your age I think... durant is literally the only one on this list that you could make the argument as a better mid range...
@@brianholleran6340 Kobe had 10011 attempts from around the mid range in his career (charity stripe is the closest way to measure mid range without factoring in era) while making 8378 of them. Bird had 4471 attempts and hit 3960 of them. Bird was more efficient but that’s because Kobe shot more than double and also made more than double. At the end of the day it’s literally just a 3% difference. Kobe shot double the amount and made double the amount while only being 3% down, that easily puts Kobe over Larry. I’m not even going to get started on Mike because I’d have to go on for hours.
In terms of pure shooting, prime Garnett was higher volume from midrange. Bird also had more offensive responsibilities than scoring, rebounding, and screen-setting which was what Garnett was on the Timberwolves.
@@QuestionEverything562 if MJ is 1 then kobe is fs top 3. Kobe is arguably a better mid range then MJ, kobe's signature was the fadeaway midrange just like MJ"s and was just as good. His pull up mid range was crazy, and for being double teamed for most of his career and still considered a lock top 5 mid range shooter off all time, he deserves top 3 bro
@@JawstR None of the numbers support your argument. Kobe is top 5ish for me, he isn't top 3. MJ, Bird, KD, and Dirk were all more proficient and smarter with their mid range selection. Kobe was a great mid range shooter, but he literally copied every signature MJ move and shot the same type of shots, but at a lower efficiency. We also have to factor in that Kobe's mid-range jumper was not great in his first seven years. It was not in it's complete form until the 2005-06 season. Kobe was a very average shooter his first 4 seasons, then became good the next 3 seasons. Bird and Dirk were complete shooters from the beginning, and MJ's jumper was much better than Kobe's in their first 7 years. Kobe's poor shot selection is why he drops down on this list. Do I think he could shoot middy shot for middy shot with MJ? Sure, like in practice, but MJ created better shots for himself when it was game time with better physical abilities than Kobe did. That's the difference.
@@Mysterion907 Name some of those signatire Kobe moves.... please enlighten me.... Because Kobe was a complete copycat of everyone else, and never an originator on any of his offensive moves. He even copied Dirk's one foot flamingo fadeaway jumper.
Jordan's mid-range percentage in the 91-92 season, as manually measured by a layman, was 52.1%. He took an average of 12.1 midrange shots and made 6.3. 😂
@@Ninjersey1 I agree with you, but people also look at the numbers, so we can't completely dismiss it. But if we look at the numbers more, the difference in volume is so overwhelming that Jordan's midrange made numbers are almost as many as other player`s attempt's, so if we take that into account to consider, he's the overwhelming No. 1.
@@arielgarcia2642 not sure what you are trying to imply but jordan was not even in top 10 in fta - 13th in the league and you don't need to count, it is measured for decades
ngl i know its a underrated take but kyrie should be in the list too because he literally shoots almost all his midrange contested, and shaun livingston as well, his just a machine middy
@@keithjoseph128Yea he was. Kobe shot exactly 45% when the league average was around 40%. Plus, he played in a more difficult and defensive era and most of his shots were contested, not to mention the fact that until Pau came, Kobe was stuck with a bum roster that was not playoff worthy. So if you’re the best player on the team with Kwame Brown on your team you’re gonna have to take the most shots.
dirk is 7 foot and shot 47%. cp3 is 6 foot and shoots 48%. if u seriously think a guy that shoots over defenders with ease is a better mid range shooter than a guy that works for each mid range bucket then ur tripping
You have to understand. Kobe fans live in their own bubble where he’s top 3 all time or even GOAT for the most delusional ones whereas non Kobe cult member basketball fans just look at his game and rank him where they think he should be. To the cult that’s disrespectful, hate etc but that’s because they’re in a cult. Always whining about Kobe disrespect. Isn’t it enough he has a big ass cult that worships him? Damn.
A mid-range shot in the NBA is a jumper outside of the key, but inside the three-point line. It's subjective though. So not all mid range shots are necessarily equal. A player who mainly shoots close range jumpers can not be compared with a player who takes shots just inside the 3 point arc.
glenn robinson and allen houston should be mentioned here as well. since nba keeps track of shooting locations (96/97) robinson been amongst leaders in mid range shots. he was: 6th in 97 with 9.4 attempts and making 46% 2nd in 98 with 12.3 attempts (45%) 3rd in 99 with 9.6 attempts (44%) 3rd in 00 with 10.3 attempts (48%) 7th in 01 with 9.9 attempts (45%) then he fell out of top 10 in mid range attempts as the league became more of a volume scoring swingmen league, but he would still average around 10 attempts and with a solid 45 to 50 fg% for another couple of years. houston was never amongst the leaders in attempts, but he had a 4/5 year run in late 90s/early 00s where he would take around 9 mid range shots per game and shoot close to 50%. if he played today he would easily be the best mid range shooter.
When I was growing up watching my favorite player “Kobe bean!” I always remembered Toby Parker taking and making all his mid rangers. It was filthy to watch.
You have to understand. Kobe fans live in their own bubble where he’s top 3 all time or even GOAT for the most delusional ones whereas non Kobe cult member basketball fans just look at his game and rank him where they think he should be. To the cult that’s disrespectful, hate etc but that’s because they’re in a cult. Always whining about Kobe disrespect. Isn’t it enough he has a big ass cult that worships him? Damn.
You forgot one player, very underrated, his mid range was unbeatable, seriously, like he didn’t miss a shot his whole career, I’m talking about Shaun Livingston
Hot take: Melo is the Ken Griffey Jr of the NBA: - Never won a ring, primarily played for a franchise that showed flashes but never did much (NY and SEA) - Remembered for the beauty of their game (Melo's pretty jumper and KGJ's perfect swing) - Prolific scorers but never the best scorer in the league
I understand what you're trying to say but the biggest differences are Griffey was considered the best player in the league for multiple years he was a great defensive player and baseball is more of a team game so it doesn't matter how great you are you can only control so much i.e Mike Trout so not winning a ring in baseball is looked at completely different.
Blasphemy Griffey was the best player in the MLB voted the best player of the 1990s and his peak is all time great not just Top 10 in the NBA for a few seasons like Melo
They have some similarities but, I literally just watched a video of Michael Jordan asking for Ken Griffey’s autograph in ‘94…Griffey was on that level in the early 90s and not for no reason
Larry Bird is way too low! I know they didn't track the shot stats back then but anyone who watched him knew he was was an absolute sniper! Honestly if he was #1 over MJ, i might not have thought twice about it.
How is Larry Bird not #1 on this list? Why are you guys even making a list if you're just going to be way off? What are you accomplishing? Larry Bird took around 60% of all his shots from midrange according to WhatIfsports/Basketball Reference, so he lived outside the paint taking jumpers, and made 51% of them. Nobody else on this list comes close to that
100% agreed. Bird's game was mid-range, and maybe only MJ did it better, and I honestly would take Bird over MJ from middy. Bird was automatic from day one, a natural shooter.
@@QuestionEverything562 Jordan's midrange was 49% which is awesome, on par with Oscar R, but that's still short of Bird. I'd put Jordan as second best. Not bad company
@@leebrandt8597 Oscar deserves a spot in this list too. But the guy I really think belongs on this list is Jerry West. He was the best shooter of the 60s and early 70s, period. He was hitting from anywhere, including three point range. I would take out KG for West.
Mj, KD, and Bird are the top 3 midrange shooters of all time. Kobe was really good but took so many difficult ones that hurt his stats. My best players of all time based on skill in chronological order are Bird MJ Kobe KD Steph Kyrie.
Kobe, Jordan, KD, Dirk top 4. Kobe made 100 more midrange shots than Dirk per season when they were both in their individual prime, which was before 2009-11
I thought KD, MJ and Dirk are definitely top 3 before watching this video. CP3 is good, but top 3 is way too high. Plus I don't understand why some people always say Melo has the prettiest jump shot ever. It's from textbook of course, but players like Kobe, MJ and T-Mac who have beautiful fadeaway shot skill are much more aesthetically pleasing to watch IMO. Not to mention Melo has a really big butt. My order is: 1. either MJ or KD depends on your focus on efficiency or production 2. MJ or KD 3. Dirk 4. Kobe 5. Adrian Dantley (most underrated one) 6. Kawhi 7. Bird 8. Gervin (also underrated) 9. CP3 10. Melo (overrated, took too many shots w/ low efficiency)
Very good list. However, KD has played on super stacked teams his entire career. Easier to be efficient when defenses can't focus on just stopping you. MJ, Dirk and Kawhi are all above KD as mid range shooters, IMO. Dantley might be too, but I was too young to watch him play.
The only time Kawhi didn't play with Stars was in Toronto. How can u say young okc was stacked, kd was carrying that team. If u say that Mj bulls was stacked too
I have a tough time believing that the best mid-range shooters were all in the last 20 years. Because guys like Bernard King, Adrian bantley, Alex English, we're literally mid-range bandits. How is it at the most mid-range specialized era doesn't hold most of the top five spots
Others who could be considered from the 60's to 90's: Jerry West Sam Jones Bob McAdoo Brian Winters Doug Collins Rick Barry Dave Thompson George Gervin Walter Davis Alex English Kiki Vandeweghe Bernard King Mark Price Jeff Hornacek Karl Malone (later in his career) More recently: Steve Nash Joe Johnson Shaun Livingston
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I think Kobe is a top 2 midrange scorer but thats just my opinion.
I think kobe should be at least top 5
kobe should be higher
Kobe should be 1
KG’s efficiency was crazy. When I hear people talk about mid range I haven’t heard KG mentioned until now.
Exactly one of the best mid range shooters ever
Same.I thought he only play defense
The 100th like is mine :)
KG had a strange game. He made a lot of difficult fadeaway shots because of his style of play with so many fakes in the post. He also guarded anyone, 1-5 so that made his defensive play very versatile. He did shoot a lot of midrange shots and shot it well.
I remember KG's last three seasons in Minnesota before he went to Boston he was Unstoppable it seemed like his jump shot was automatically going in every time he shot.
Kobe at 6 is crazy
You’re right, he shouldn’t even be here
go watch other sports. basketball is too hard for you to understand.@@Superman30970
@@Superman30970 Dumb list. Kobe has BY FAR the most made unassisted mid range shots in nba history. ESPN has a video on it. Dirk is not even close. Kobe is definitely 1 and MJ 2. They only used 2 seasons of MJ which is unfair.
@@GJG_3You don't know ball KD is clearly no. 1 and the most efficient between all of them. Kobe not even top 3.
Yeah paul over kobe. Shiii
Richard Hamilton was a mid range ace for the pistons in the early 2000s. Slasher who moved around off the ball with the best of em. Super underrated defender as well
Love Rip Hamilton. The pistons underutilized him imo.
@@linkonedgell894 You might think that from his stats but honestly he started and did his job perfectly. That’s what those Larry Brown Pistons era teams were all about. It wasn’t about anyone trying to keep their 25, 5 and 5 stats rolling every night. It was about winning through cutthroat defense and utilizing the bench players to where they’re just as important to our success as the starters. I truly believe there will never be another NBA champion team as unique as our 2004 squad
@@DetroitDrew313 absolutely adore that team, just felt like a lot of possessions were rin through Sheed in the post, when it prolly would've been better to create a play for Rip.
Bro your just being bias cause your FROM Detroit!!🤬🤬 jkjk broski...Rip was a beast..
RIP Hamilton was actually a slasher in Wizards. He is a great spot up mid-range shooter but unlike anyone on the list that can create their own. Rip's strength was moving without the ball for him to be open.
For those people talking about Rip Hamilton, his midrange percentage in the playoffs was 28% compared to 42% in the reg season. Im guessing they dropped him because of that. Shaun Livingston was below 40% as well
Mostly because he was the piston’s entire offense in those playoffs 😂
🤦 you just can't fix your kind of special and for that I feel sorry for you 🤦🤡
@@dverarde84 you talking to me our him?
Livingston literally never missed a mid range shot.
Having Kobe at six spot is mad crazy
Is it really, I mean he’s the most inconsistent one on the list
@@zackkkk121Derozan??
@@AcousticOlli Derozan is a more consistent mid range shooter than Kobe??? Playoffs don’t count???? Yall some haters fr. You can’t think rationally too busy hating😂😂😂
@@zackkkk121 Just be chatting, Melo and Derozan are less consistent.
@@AcousticOlli 😭😭😭nobody’s mid range percentages are that high😂😂where you getting your stats from? I’m just being objective and you over here trying to put Derozan over him😂😂😂
Dirk, Kobe, Mj, Bird and Durant are the best mid-range scorers I have watched
facts
Curry. Just cus he don’t shoot the Midg much don’t mean he deadly. I’m being so serious I don’t think he missed a midrange yet
@@BrayanSaverino not up there with the ones I mentioned. They have all the mid range shots in their bag
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Nice list. Connie Hawkins jerry west melo twyman Kobe MJ t Mac n kd off the top are some of the best ones I’ve seen
I agree except Melo definitely in there too.
Where is Shaun Livingston? He was automatic in the midrange. He was awesome
I would leave him off this list too
lol he's good but he's not even an all-star. Far away from top 10.
I haven’t finished watching yet but I’m also waiting for Rip Hamilton
Some more honorable mentions would be nice all in all
yes, if you put Kawhi who barely barely plays higher than Kobe and Derozan then Shaun should be number 10
That Michael's celebration after he made that clutch game winner is the most famous celebration I've ever seen in the NBA💯🔥🔥
Iverson's stepover on Tye Lue is right up there alongside it for me. Shawn Kemp's double finger point at Alton Lister is right up there also. The Jordan finger wave on Mutombo was also stupidly iconic.
But yeah, Jordan over Ehlo is still the peak of them all.
Deserve to be mention Paul Pierce, Richard Hamilton, Shaun, Zach Randolph, Aldridge, Brandon Roy, McGrady
Reggie freakin Miller
Thank you, my man Shaun deserves at least a mention
Shaun was a beast, man…like him or hate him, but you had to respect that middy😂
Tmac was a bucket!!!!
Jordan's 1997 midrange totals were 588-1202=49% of jordan's 23 shots a game 14.7 were from midrange.
crazy mid range attempts, almost x2 for most in the list.
@@metalsadman that is insane... And the fact he was hitting at about 50% is almost unreal
@@Daveyboy_RS3sagging off defense and illegal defense does that to you
@@MakaveliDior The D that Jordan dealt with was Muay Thai style elbows, knees, while being yanked down to the ground... Things that would never fly in today's game. Whether it was '80s pistons, or '90s Knicks/pacers. He got it worse than anyone and then gave it back better than anyone ever.
@@Daveyboy_RS3 show me one regular nba 80s and 90s game where that happened.
I feel like Drazen Petrovic is extremely underrated.
Even is his short career he paved the way for so many european talents in the NBA
Bro was the OG Luka Doncic
hes actually overrated now
@@robert-h2x bro what?
He's a legend in whatever country he came from and is remembered for being good and died before anything happened beyond that and he's not idolized at all except by people where he's from
Lmao nice joke. If anything hes overrated which btw is still really low 😂
I think important context for the percentages for Durant from 2021-2023 is that he only played about half of the games within those seasons, even with that considered, it is still insane and he is definitely one of the best mid range shooters of all time
My top 5 mid range scorers are:
1. Michael Jordan
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Kevin Durant
4. Dirk Nowitzki
5. Larry Bird
I like it.. i personally would swap 2 and 3 no doubt.. Jordan and durant are pretty close
Perfect.
lol
@@takerfan4ever fw that take
Nice list
A guy has track Jordan's games in 90-92 his mid range field goal is 52.1% ,mj's iso pull up is 53%fg. The most amazing stats is his Iso pp 1.24ppp is insane~
That's because he's the best ever. I laugh when people compare other Scorers to MJ. Laugh, and then I leave. Nobody is close to this guy.
Link or channel name?
@@jordanlover23 RUclips cant send link QQ But you can find it on Google
@@jordanlover23 Thinking Basketball
I think of LaMarcus Aldridge with his amazing mid range shooting. I believe he should easily be considered within the top 10 mid rangers of all time
Who you taking off this list tho ?
@@mauricejohnson1068 Garnett
Jordan’s mid range is unbelievable!
To me, Michael Jordan is no doubt the greatest mid-range shooter of all time. His percentage increases in the playoffs and increases more in the dying seconds of the game, when the game is on the line. His game winners were almost all the time midrange shots and they were unguardable and fluid. Defenders can only wish that he misses and most of the time he makes it. Undoubtedly the GOAT.
Durant is a better shooter, and he's taller ; the defenders don't wish anything (and they don't even need to be afraid) they just know. MJ is incredible, I love him, and he's number two, what is undoubtedly great.
@@ropiboKD is great and amazing, but I still put Jordan 1st in midrange. Jordan fade away and midrange jump shot was hanging in the air longer and higher off the ground.
@@stevelo2057 Against who, Kawhi ? In our context, Jordan, who is a better player than what is told, would be a point guard and would pass to KD if necessary (and would shoot threes !). You would pass to Jordan, ok, and then you would upset him for making the wrong choice.
In the 90's context, KD couldn't exist.
@@ropibo Jordan is always great even before his first 3peat, only LeBron’s fans tell you differently. 1997 wasn’t Jordan best year, but “In the the 1996-97 season, the first season that midrange (10ft to 3pt line) shots started being tracked, Jordan was 588-1202 (49%) from the mid-range.”
@@stevelo2057 Who cares about (any) fans ? They're fans, they're happy for that.
Yes Jordan was absolutely great, I agree and I wrote it.
Shaun Livingston’s midrange from 2015-2018 is still one of the best I’ve ever seen
Kawaii's shot against that 6ers is one of the most iconic shots of all time
Luckiest*
But he travelled, no one seems to talk about it. In today's nba it's easy to create space when you can do that.
Kawaii 🤣🤣
@@AverageGuy28THANKYOU finally someone else mentioned it
I’ll never forgive him for crushing our dreams😂😂😂
MJ, Kobe, Dirk, Bird, Wade, KD, and KG are the best that come to my mind.
Edit: T-Mac.
Since you added difficulty of shots just switch kobe to 5 and dirk to 3.
If that’s a factor there’s no way to not have Kobe top 5 mid range and he admitted it was the toughest defensive era in the early 2000s. 1. MJ 2. KD. 3. Dirk 4. Kobe 5. Chris Paul.
make your own video 😢 lol
If difficulty of shots is a factor Kobe is number 1. Out of all the other guys on the list Kobe played with the least amount of spacing AND the least amount of outside shooting (which contributed to poor spacing)
Those would be good arguments if the league wasnt shooting at the same % as it was before and after
Not having Jerry West even mentioned in the list is a travesty. He’s the logo, named Mr. Clutch, and was a guard in a center dominated league, who was a flamethrower. The only man to win Finals MVP while losing, to Bill Russell nonetheless. Not to go on too long, but he was a great shot creator during a time when the rules only allowed player to dribble using the top of the ball, and not allow the ball handler to create any sort of contact.
U literally brought up nothing that proved he was near a top 10 mid range scorer. Stop it
@@justinholland6132. Most of his points were midrange. And, he arguably has the quickest shoot release in NBA history.
@@davonbenson4361lmao why won't most of his shots be midrange
There was no 3 point line
@@justinholland6132He averaged same ppg as Lebron without 3 point line as short guy, so most of his point came from mid range rather than driving to the paint.
Check your stated fact again .. He won Finals MVP, losing to the NY Knicks
Don’t forget my guy RIP Hamilton he was cooking as always 🔥🔥
One of the most slept on players ever. He was the mid range Klay Thompson.
Underrated af🔥🔥🔥
Lamarcus Aldridge was an underrated bucket from middy. Think he should have made honorable mention. But also, at the end of the day I’m taking KD over MJ to hit a middy.
Respect but I want air Jordan
Mj over everybody else in crunch time! Everyone holding their breath when mj shoots the middy and he never disapoints in crunch time!
I've seen KD fold too many times in the clutch. MJ makes those middys when it matters the most, and he can get it off better through physicality than stick n bones KD. We all know that when KD gets bumped around, his shot becomes fragile.
Is this nigga kidding? Bruh Jordan made 13 game winning buzzer beater shots in 13 years compared to 0 in 15
@@QuestionEverything562I've seen MJ miss those same shots in the "clutch".
Great list, but Dirk over cp all day
think about it, dirk is tall af compare to cp3
CP is much smaller than Dirk and is worse at shooting threes...
@@keitharolin yeah meaning his middy is harder to guard
@@utkarshkaniyar6210 yeah but it also means that if cp3 can drain those middys being that short af against tall guys his already so much more tough then dirk because dirk has that height advantage
@keitharolin bigger player's especially 7ft and up for the majority of basketball struggle with shooting in general. Dirk is the biggest player to shoot efficiently and a high volume from 15ft and out. He's the exception CP3 isn't.
Kobe underrated
Kobe is far from underrated. If anything, he is somewhat overrated.
@@tbjb009 He was better than LeBrick
Kobe and Larry should automatically be Top 3
Kobe, I don’t see Larry having a better middy than KD, MJ and Kobe
@@d3adyoutubeaccountYou must not have watched Larry. He's known as a 3pt shooter, but he shot less 3s per game than Giannis most seasons. Where do you think he was shooting from? 🤔
??? you clearly never watched then because thats what he shot most and he was a better shooter than mj so obviously better than kobe... it just shows your age I think... durant is literally the only one on this list that you could make the argument as a better mid range...
@@MistaWordz I didn’t watch Bird, I don’t see him having a better middy, I saw MJ, Kobe, KD, etc. Why would I rank Bird if I never saw him?
@@brianholleran6340 Kobe had 10011 attempts from around the mid range in his career (charity stripe is the closest way to measure mid range without factoring in era) while making 8378 of them. Bird had 4471 attempts and hit 3960 of them. Bird was more efficient but that’s because Kobe shot more than double and also made more than double. At the end of the day it’s literally just a 3% difference. Kobe shot double the amount and made double the amount while only being 3% down, that easily puts Kobe over Larry. I’m not even going to get started on Mike because I’d have to go on for hours.
Shaun Livingston was unstoppable from midrange. Need him in Top 7. Underrated player!
Daaaamn. I forget about Livingston. That man was DEADLY from midrange🔥🔥🔥🔥
Garnett over Bird is crazy
nah KG was automatic in minnesota
In terms of pure shooting, prime Garnett was higher volume from midrange. Bird also had more offensive responsibilities than scoring, rebounding, and screen-setting which was what Garnett was on the Timberwolves.
Isn't Bird more well known for his three point shooting though? Lol
Chris Paul over Larry Bird is fucking CRAZY asf 🤣 🤣
@@jubjubhenry5612 Hell no middy is all CP3 3, 3 ball would be Bird.
Kobe Bryant anywhere behind top 3 is insane, but still a good video
You must be insane. Kobe is not the mid-range shooter that MJ, KD, Bird, or Dirk were. Bird is the one that is on this list that is criminally low.
@@QuestionEverything562 if MJ is 1 then kobe is fs top 3. Kobe is arguably a better mid range then MJ, kobe's signature was the fadeaway midrange just like MJ"s and was just as good. His pull up mid range was crazy, and for being double teamed for most of his career and still considered a lock top 5 mid range shooter off all time, he deserves top 3 bro
@@JawstR None of the numbers support your argument. Kobe is top 5ish for me, he isn't top 3. MJ, Bird, KD, and Dirk were all more proficient and smarter with their mid range selection. Kobe was a great mid range shooter, but he literally copied every signature MJ move and shot the same type of shots, but at a lower efficiency. We also have to factor in that Kobe's mid-range jumper was not great in his first seven years. It was not in it's complete form until the 2005-06 season. Kobe was a very average shooter his first 4 seasons, then became good the next 3 seasons. Bird and Dirk were complete shooters from the beginning, and MJ's jumper was much better than Kobe's in their first 7 years. Kobe's poor shot selection is why he drops down on this list. Do I think he could shoot middy shot for middy shot with MJ? Sure, like in practice, but MJ created better shots for himself when it was game time with better physical abilities than Kobe did. That's the difference.
@@QuestionEverything562Half of Kobe’s signature moves MJ never did.
@@Mysterion907 Name some of those signatire Kobe moves.... please enlighten me.... Because Kobe was a complete copycat of everyone else, and never an originator on any of his offensive moves. He even copied Dirk's one foot flamingo fadeaway jumper.
Saying Jordan didn't have a midrange game until he hit that game winning shot in 89. Is insane 😂 Jordan always had the midrange shot before that.
He hit the middy vs Georgetown for the national championship, he always had a midrange game
yep he difinitely have although his fade away came later in his career.
Yeah, he just went to it less cause he was so springy that his above the rim play was more effective.
Jordan's mid-range percentage in the 91-92 season, as manually measured by a layman, was 52.1%. He took an average of 12.1 midrange shots and made 6.3. 😂
Percentage means nothing with Jordan.When you factor in whole defenses were locked in in him he’s number 1 by miles
@@Ninjersey1 I agree with you, but people also look at the numbers, so we can't completely dismiss it. But if we look at the numbers more, the difference in volume is so overwhelming that Jordan's midrange made numbers are almost as many as other player`s attempt's, so if we take that into account to consider, he's the overwhelming No. 1.
I heard that too on a Thinking Basketball video
now, count free throw attemps...
@@arielgarcia2642 not sure what you are trying to imply but jordan was not even in top 10 in fta - 13th in the league and you don't need to count, it is measured for decades
Rip Hamilton has left the chat 💀
rolando blackman is so underrated i never heard anyone talk about him even though he had one of the most efficient mid ranges in the game
That Kawhi buzzer beater has to be the most dramatic buzzer beater in history.
Shaun Livingston needs to be on this list
💯 and RIP
ngl i know its a underrated take but kyrie should be in the list too because he literally shoots almost all his midrange contested, and shaun livingston as well, his just a machine middy
Stellar work fellas
Kobe, MJ, and KD are my top mid-range shooters!!!
Kobe was not efficient tho
@@peterhans-ny6huHe was effecient for his era. Stop with this nonsense.
@@Mysterion907no he wasn't and mainly because of shot selection.
@@keithjoseph128Yea he was. Kobe shot exactly 45% when the league average was around 40%. Plus, he played in a more difficult and defensive era and most of his shots were contested, not to mention the fact that until Pau came, Kobe was stuck with a bum roster that was not playoff worthy. So if you’re the best player on the team with Kwame Brown on your team you’re gonna have to take the most shots.
@@keithjoseph128Kobe also improved his shot selection and IQ in 2008 and 2009 since he had players around him that could actually help him win.
Ice Gervin would finger roll from mid range
I miss the more frequent uploads 😭
I know numbers say otherwise but Kobe at 6 feels criminal. I would say MJ, KD, Kobe, Dirk and CP3 are the top 5
Cp3 over dirk is crazy
dirk is 7 foot and shot 47%. cp3 is 6 foot and shoots 48%. if u seriously think a guy that shoots over defenders with ease is a better mid range shooter than a guy that works for each mid range bucket then ur tripping
1. Jordan
2. Bird
3. Durant
4. Nowitzki
5. Leonard
6. Kobe
7. Hamilton
8. Paul
9. Houston
10. Pierce
Ricky Pierce used to be automatic from mid range. He should get an honourable mention
KD is a killer man.....Dude that tall, quick, and efficient it's game over.
Nobody knows Alan Houston and Richard Hamilton? They are not the most dominating players but their mid-range is iconic.
Word life i hate recency bias
Kobe has a top 3 mid range, this is outrageous
his efficiency and ball hog 😂
You have to understand. Kobe fans live in their own bubble where he’s top 3 all time or even GOAT for the most delusional ones whereas non Kobe cult member basketball fans just look at his game and rank him where they think he should be. To the cult that’s disrespectful, hate etc but that’s because they’re in a cult. Always whining about Kobe disrespect. Isn’t it enough he has a big ass cult that worships him? Damn.
Mike was basically and literally stephen curry from midrange.
Well said
Oscar Robertson had one of the best mid range games ever and might have been the 1st person to fadeaway on his jumpers.
A mid-range shot in the NBA is a jumper outside of the key, but inside the three-point line. It's subjective though. So not all mid range shots are necessarily equal. A player who mainly shoots close range jumpers can not be compared with a player who takes shots just inside the 3 point arc.
Kobe and Bird are definitely both top 5 midrange. Exact top 5 is negotiable.
I would have:
MJ
Bird
Kobe
KD
Dirk
Kd>bird
glenn robinson and allen houston should be mentioned here as well. since nba keeps track of shooting locations (96/97) robinson been amongst leaders in mid range shots.
he was:
6th in 97 with 9.4 attempts and making 46%
2nd in 98 with 12.3 attempts (45%)
3rd in 99 with 9.6 attempts (44%)
3rd in 00 with 10.3 attempts (48%)
7th in 01 with 9.9 attempts (45%)
then he fell out of top 10 in mid range attempts as the league became more of a volume scoring swingmen league, but he would still average around 10 attempts and with a solid 45 to 50 fg% for another couple of years.
houston was never amongst the leaders in attempts, but he had a 4/5 year run in late 90s/early 00s where he would take around 9 mid range shots per game and shoot close to 50%. if he played today he would easily be the best mid range shooter.
they did mention Houston
Houston was mentioned
What a clear highlight ❤
My list would be:
1. Jordan
2. Durant
3. Nowitzki
4. Kobe
5. Melo
6. KG
7. Leonard
8. Bird
9. Cp3
10. DeRozan
I be waiting all week for Nonstop to drop
Steve Nash and Mark Price say hi.
When I was growing up watching my favorite player “Kobe bean!” I always remembered Toby Parker taking and making all his mid rangers. It was filthy to watch.
By percentages isn’t it KD lol?
Yeah but 14 attempts vs 7 beat slightly better percentage
Yea but you also have to include volume . Cp3 has a higher % than KD from mid range
Kobe at six is crazy
No lamarcus???
I love your videos!
Kawhi not better than Kobe mid range
He is. Kobe fanboys are so anoying
CP3 is one of my most underrated players -amazing career.
Kd mid game always been amazing to me
Shaun Livingston and Rip was my fav Mid range killers
the Kobe disrespect is despicable
Top 1 for midrange
You have to understand. Kobe fans live in their own bubble where he’s top 3 all time or even GOAT for the most delusional ones whereas non Kobe cult member basketball fans just look at his game and rank him where they think he should be. To the cult that’s disrespectful, hate etc but that’s because they’re in a cult. Always whining about Kobe disrespect. Isn’t it enough he has a big ass cult that worships him? Damn.
@@Ues2DC You emotional ? lol
@@TheBronzeBomber38 Nah the Kobe Stans always 😭 over him being “disrespected” are emotional though lol
At 0:43 he LITLERY SAYS THERE GOING TO BW CONVERSIAL
AND ITS ALSO A OPINON
You forgot one player, very underrated, his mid range was unbeatable, seriously, like he didn’t miss a shot his whole career, I’m talking about Shaun Livingston
Hot take: Melo is the Ken Griffey Jr of the NBA:
- Never won a ring, primarily played for a franchise that showed flashes but never did much (NY and SEA)
- Remembered for the beauty of their game (Melo's pretty jumper and KGJ's perfect swing)
- Prolific scorers but never the best scorer in the league
I understand what you're trying to say but the biggest differences are Griffey was considered the best player in the league for multiple years he was a great defensive player and baseball is more of a team game so it doesn't matter how great you are you can only control so much i.e Mike Trout so not winning a ring in baseball is looked at completely different.
@@thepoy9404 in the world of apples and oranges, the Melo apple kinda looks like the Griffey orange
Blasphemy Griffey was the best player in the MLB voted the best player of the 1990s and his peak is all time great not just Top 10 in the NBA for a few seasons like Melo
They have some similarities but, I literally just watched a video of Michael Jordan asking for Ken Griffey’s autograph in ‘94…Griffey was on that level in the early 90s and not for no reason
1. MJ
2.Kobe
3.Dirk
4.Durant
5.Bird
6.Melo
No Shaun Livingston at the list is a crime
Rip hamilton also absolutely deserves a mention here
Larry Bird is way too low! I know they didn't track the shot stats back then but anyone who watched him knew he was was an absolute sniper! Honestly if he was #1 over MJ, i might not have thought twice about it.
1.Jordan
2. Kobe
3.Kevin Durant
4.Kawhi Leonard
5.Dirk Nowitski
6.Chris Paul
You’re absolutely right, Melo’s jumper is pure gold. And im a hardcore Kobe fan, but Melo’s jumper is something else.
Melo gotta be above KG
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Excellent!
How did Hakeem olajuwon not even get an honorable mention?
ewing too he loved jumpers
How is Larry Bird not #1 on this list? Why are you guys even making a list if you're just going to be way off? What are you accomplishing? Larry Bird took around 60% of all his shots from midrange according to WhatIfsports/Basketball Reference, so he lived outside the paint taking jumpers, and made 51% of them. Nobody else on this list comes close to that
100% agreed. Bird's game was mid-range, and maybe only MJ did it better, and I honestly would take Bird over MJ from middy. Bird was automatic from day one, a natural shooter.
@@QuestionEverything562 Jordan's midrange was 49% which is awesome, on par with Oscar R, but that's still short of Bird. I'd put Jordan as second best. Not bad company
@@leebrandt8597 Oscar deserves a spot in this list too. But the guy I really think belongs on this list is Jerry West. He was the best shooter of the 60s and early 70s, period. He was hitting from anywhere, including three point range. I would take out KG for West.
@@QuestionEverything562 Agreed, Oscar made 49% of his midrange shots so he is elite
@@QuestionEverything562yeah,the disrespect to Mr west is insane
im glad CP3 got some credit on his midrange jumpshot, he literally had a perfect 14/14 playoff game against pelicans in 2022
Why is Kobe at 6? 😂
That’s what I’m saying he should be at 3 or 2
I loved this list regardless of placing I’m not butt hurt about any of it just glad the right guys are on the list. Great video!
Mj, KD, and Bird are the top 3 midrange shooters of all time. Kobe was really good but took so many difficult ones that hurt his stats.
My best players of all time based on skill in chronological order are
Bird
MJ
Kobe
KD
Steph
Kyrie.
I feel like having melo at 8 is still crazy that jab step pull up with the middy was lethal always
Kobe, Jordan, KD, Dirk top 4. Kobe made 100 more midrange shots than Dirk per season when they were both in their individual prime, which was before 2009-11
And I'm sure Dirk made them at much greater efficiency while playing with less help.
Dirk was WAY MORE EFFICIENT , THAT MATTERS MORE THAB ANYTHING.
@@AJF4150 volume > efficiency all day.
Coming from a Curry fan.
Nash, Stockton, Malone, Kevin Johnson, Aldridge, Tony Parker, Sam Cassell....You blew it with this list....This was a popularity contest list
He literally gave you the stats….. Nash and Stockton didn’t make it because of lack of volume
I thought KD, MJ and Dirk are definitely top 3 before watching this video. CP3 is good, but top 3 is way too high. Plus I don't understand why some people always say Melo has the prettiest jump shot ever. It's from textbook of course, but players like Kobe, MJ and T-Mac who have beautiful fadeaway shot skill are much more aesthetically pleasing to watch IMO. Not to mention Melo has a really big butt.
My order is:
1. either MJ or KD depends on your focus on efficiency or production
2. MJ or KD
3. Dirk
4. Kobe
5. Adrian Dantley (most underrated one)
6. Kawhi
7. Bird
8. Gervin (also underrated)
9. CP3
10. Melo (overrated, took too many shots w/ low efficiency)
Chris paul at 9!!! What😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
yeah melo's shot is boring, i choose kg's shot over him
mj will never be toppled as #1 lol, his attempts is almost x2 for most in this list at high efficiency.
Very good list. However, KD has played on super stacked teams his entire career. Easier to be efficient when defenses can't focus
on just stopping you. MJ, Dirk and Kawhi are all above KD as mid range shooters, IMO. Dantley might be too, but I was too young to
watch him play.
The only time Kawhi didn't play with Stars was in Toronto. How can u say young okc was stacked, kd was carrying that team. If u say that Mj bulls was stacked too
💯 percent agree. 1 complain: KOBE Should be top 5 , Great editing , how do you maje your videos?
Make
hakeem should be in this list
I have a tough time believing that the best mid-range shooters were all in the last 20 years. Because guys like Bernard King, Adrian bantley, Alex English, we're literally mid-range bandits. How is it at the most mid-range specialized era doesn't hold most of the top five spots
Michael Jordan was in the league of his own man 💯🔥🔥
With 104,121 views and 4,800 likes that gives you a 4.6% of positive engagement
Durant is the best mid range shooter ever. Right behind him is Jordan.
It’s a extremely close
Others who could be considered from the 60's to 90's:
Jerry West
Sam Jones
Bob McAdoo
Brian Winters
Doug Collins
Rick Barry
Dave Thompson
George Gervin
Walter Davis
Alex English
Kiki Vandeweghe
Bernard King
Mark Price
Jeff Hornacek
Karl Malone (later in his career)
More recently:
Steve Nash
Joe Johnson
Shaun Livingston
Kobe was the best... he was just double and triple teamed always
So was Michael Jordan.
@@GODMC87 not as much as Kobe was. Not close
@@yaomitchhe was actually
What an interesting video! Thank you from Ukraine❤
Do this for 3pt shots 🙏🏽🔥
Good job nonstop keep up the great work
1A- MJ
1B- KD
2- Kobe
3- Dirk
4- Bird
5- Kawhi
6- Demar
7- CP3
8- Hakeem
9- Booker
10- KG
Mike Jordan is probably the best midrange jump shooter I ever saw. RIP Hamilton is probably a close second.