Sports Steph Curry, Brook Lopez, Damian Lillard among NBA players taking, and making, longer-distance shots May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Comments Off on Steph Curry, Brook Lopez, Damian Lillard among NBA players taking, and making, longer-distance shots Long-distance threes have become standard in the NBA. Since 2014-15, the number of three-pointers attempted between 28-40 feet has tripled.