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Paul George’s Honest Reaction to Climbing Historical NBA List

76ers star Paul George is climbing a historical NBA list.

Justin Grasso

Dec 13, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George before action against the Indiana Pacers at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
Dec 13, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George before action against the Indiana Pacers at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images / Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
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During the Philadelphia 76ers’ win over the Charlotte Hornets, Paul George made NBA history by moving up the three-point leaderboard. Now, the nine-time All-Star is in the Top 10. He gets there by surpassing former Dallas Mavericks standout Jason Terry.

“It means a lot,” George told NBC Sports Philadelphia after the game.

Considering Terry has been out of the league since 2018, George doesn’t have to worry about the former sharpshooter getting back out in front.

“It’s great. He can’t catch me, so it means a lot,” George said.

Next up on the list, George has an opportunity to pass former Toronto Raptors star, Vince Carter. The NBA legend has 2,290 threes under his belt throughout his career. Similar to Terry, Carter won’t be driving that number up, which gives George a chance to take over No. 9 on the list for some time while he chases the retired former Sixer, Kyle Korver.

“There’s, obviously, for me to continue to keep doing this and keep playing this game, just the work I put in, too, the people that I’m in that rankings with, some of the best all-time shooters this game has ever seen. Just to be in that Top 10 ranked with those guys—it means everything,” George said after Monday’s game. “I’m just gonna continue to keep working and try to keep climbing the list.”

George wrapped up his big night by having his best scoring outing as a member of the Sixers. He checked in for nearly 40 minutes. From three, he drilled six of his nine shots. Overall, George finished with 33 points, eight assists, and five rebounds.

The Sixers managed to put the Hornets away for the third time this season by defeating them 121-108. The Sixers move to 8-16 on the year. Considering George has had an up-and-down start with the Sixers, as he battled through injury setbacks to begin the year, his Monday night performance was quite promising.

In his 13 games leading up to Monday’s outing, George has averaged 16 points, five rebounds, and five assists with the 76ers.

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Justin Grasso
JUSTIN GRASSO

Title: Credentialed writer/reporter covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation Email: JustinGrasso32@Gmail.com Location: Philadelphia, PA Expertise: Reporting, insight, and analysis on the Sixers and the NBA  Justin Grasso is a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation.  Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writer’s Association.  Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoNBA

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