No-3 model · 1980-2026 playoffs

What if the NBA had
no 3-point line?

Every playoff game since the three arrived, all 3,566 of them, re-scored with the three-pointer gone. Then every series and every title replayed in four universes, from the simple version to the most realistic one.

3,566 playoff games47 seasons4 universesTitles that change hands: 9

Titles that flipUniverse 4

Real champions keep about 28.9 of 47 titles. The rest were won by the three.

Watch every universe get built, game by game.

How it works

Four universes

Universe 1

Threes worth two

Every made three just counts as two. Nothing else changes.

Universe 2

One step inside

Every three becomes a long two one step inside the line, at the team's long-two percentage.

Universe 3

Shots move inside

Those shots spread into the team's normal two-point mix and go in at its two-point percentage.

Universe 4Most realistic

Defenses pack the paint

Universe 3, plus no spacing: with no three to guard, every two gets harder.

Every season

Who wins without the three?

The real champion's odds in each universe, and who's most likely to win it all in universe 4. Tap a column to sort.

2025-26 players

Who's best without the three?

Points above an average shooter per game, today vs universe 4. The no-3 starting five: .

All-time

The scoring list, threes worth two

Career points with every made three counted as two. Top 250 scorers.

Every 2025-26 player

No-3 rank

1Nikola Jokić+1 2Shai Gilgeous-Alexander-1 3Jalen Duren+0 4Austin Reaves+1 5Victor Wembanyama+8 6Luka Dončić+6 7Chet Holmgren+2 8Jarrett Allen-1 9Zion Williamson-1 10Donovan Mitchell+8 11Kawhi Leonard-5 12Ryan Kalkbrenner-2 13Tre Jones+15 14Kevin Durant-10 15Deni Avdija+44 16Deandre Ayton-5 17Mark Williams-3 18Jaxson Hayes-2 19Jay Huff+105 20Rudy Gobert+7 21Evan Mobley+57 22Wendell Carter Jr.+47 23Neemias Queta-1 24Daniel Gafford-3 25Olivier-Maxence Prosper+6 26Sandro Mamukelashvili+16 27Gary Payton II+43 28Karl-Anthony Towns+2 29Goga Bitadze+10 30Amen Thompson+50 31Trey Murphy III+6 32John Collins-8 33OG Anunoby+7 34Day'Ron Sharpe+23 35LeBron James+55 36Isaiah Stewart+19 37Robert Williams-11 38Naji Marshall+80 39Jericho Sims-6 40Marvin Bagley III-11 41Jordan Miller+21 42Anthony Gill+12 43Luka Garza-11 44Karlo Matković+2 45Gui Santos+47 46Paul Reed+3 47Will Richard+74 48Maxime Raynaud+12 49Luke Kornet-6 50Brandon Williams+123 51Donovan Clingan+33 52Keldon Johnson+14 53Pelle Larsson+33 54De'Aaron Fox+92 55Moussa Diabaté-4 56Mitchell Robinson-6 57Michael Porter Jr.+17 58Isaiah Jackson+3 59Matas Buzelis+61 60GG Jackson II+42 61Jonas Valančiūnas+7 62Kevin Huerter+167 63Corey Kispert+22 64Julius Randle+66 65Jalen Smith+16 66RJ Barrett+57 67Dominick Barlow+41 68Collin Murray-Boyles+4 69Anthony Edwards-52 70Jamir Watkins+122 71Keyonte George-33 72Dwight Powell+4 73Norman Powell-29 74Sam Merrill-51 75Thomas Bryant+14 76Kel'el Ware-13 77DeMar DeRozan+24 78Quentin Grimes+64 79Nic Claxton+31 80Devin Booker+36 81Derrick Jones Jr.+22 82Isaiah Joe-62 83Justin Champagnie+44 84Oso Ighodaro-11 85Adem Bona+6 86Coby White+2 87Alex Caruso+148 88Nae'Qwan Tomlin+126 89Kyle Filipowski+43 90John Konchar+89 91Cedric Coward+53 92Jordan Walsh-13 93Desmond Bane-41 94Duncan Robinson-47 95Onyeka Okongwu+1 96Julian Champagnie-19 97Spencer Jones+1 98Luke Kennard-73 99Kris Murray+96 100Ziaire Williams+49 101Collin Sexton-43 102Miles Bridges+92 103Quinten Post+90 104Scottie Barnes+49 105Mikal Bridges+14 106Kyle Kuzma+41 107Svi Mykhailiuk-43 108Javonte Green-11 109Dean Wade+29 110Ochai Agbaji+117 111Ayo Dosunmu-76 112Isaac Okoro+48 114Bennedict Mathurin+45 115Stephon Castle+46 116Brice Sensabaugh-9 117Jake LaRavia+68 118Trendon Watford+60 119Vít Krejčí-32120Isaiah Collier+61 121James Harden-85 122Jaden McDaniels-55 123Josh Hart-52 124Keon Ellis+16 125Dalton Knecht+29 126Nicolas Batum-14 127Jock Landale-14 128Bones Hyland-14 129Kelly Oubre Jr.+22 130Jarred Vanderbilt+73 131Harrison Barnes-38 132Zeke Nnaji+23 133Tyrese Maxey-38 134Tim Hardaway Jr.-89 135Buddy Hield+42 136Jonathan Isaac+80 137Ajay Mitchell-4 138Josh Green-55 139Dylan Harper+23 140Jabari Walker+18 142Jerami Grant-89 143Jalen Suggs+91 144Cody Williams+132 145Ron Holland+123 146Taylor Hendricks+29 147Jase Richardson+18 148Jamison Battle-33 149Toumani Camara+21 150Dyson Daniels+110 151Drake Powell+106 152Mouhamed Gueye+67 153Landry Shamet-48 154Gradey Dick+84 155Kobe Brown-33 156Baylor Scheierman-52 157Jalen Johnson+0 158Cameron Johnson-110 159Rui Hachimura-94 160Draymond Green+85 161Jaime Jaquez Jr.+28 162Kris Dunn-25 163Jaylin Williams-46 164Justin Edwards-1 165Nickeil Alexander-Walker-124 166Paolo Banchero+80 167Kon Knueppel-148 168Precious Achiuwa+45 169T.J. McConnell+2 170Sam Hauser-41 171Julian Strawther-37 172Dru Smith+58 173Carter Bryant+42 174Clint Capela+6 175Alperen Şengün+37 176Cam Spencer-142 177Hugo González-8 178Naz Reid+24 179Ja'Kobe Walter-80 180Kobe Sanders-74 181Kasparas Jakučionis-87 182Sidy Cissoko+76 184Grayson Allen+34 185Yves Missi+13 186Mohamed Diawara-14 187Payton Pritchard-56 188Saddiq Bey-49 189Jaylen Brown+18 190Ben Sheppard+6 191Peyton Watson-82 192Tyrese Proctor+5 193Jabari Smith Jr.-5 194Jordan Clarkson+46 195Terance Mann-12 196Rasheer Fleming+40 197Jaylen Clark+28 198Davion Mitchell-53 199Kenrich Williams-35 200Jamal Murray-185 201Caleb Martin+27 202Brandin Podziemski-54 203Jalen Brunson-53 204Zaccharie Risacher+1 205Tobias Harris-31 206Brook Lopez+4 207Moses Moody-107 208Tristan Da Silva-40 209Aaron Holiday-68 210Craig Porter Jr.+14 211Ryan Dunn+37 212Noah Penda+29 213Nikola Vučević-31214Immanuel Quickley-48 215Andre Drummond+5 216Derik Queen+40 217Guerschon Yabusele+4 218Noah Clowney+29 219Bam Adebayo+62 220Will Riley+32 221Max Christie-139 222Keaton Wallace-13 223Jett Howard-39 224Ausar Thompson+27 225Simone Fontecchio-73 226Bruce Brown-26 227Kentavious Caldwell-Pope+34 228Jose Alvarado+3 229Myles Turner-93 230Gabe Vincent+14 231Jaylen Wells+1 232Royce O'Neale-121 233Mike Conley+16 234Marcus Smart+21 235Walter Clayton+34 236Josh Okogie-28 237Jaylon Tyson-162 238Cason Wallace+15 239Jalen Wilson-17 240A.J. Green-184 241Sion James-18 242Tyus Jones+24 243Cooper Flagg+53 244Tyler Kolek-27 245Anthony Black+26 246Jrue Holiday-47 247Jalen Pickett-43 248Pascal Siakam+11 249Andrew Wiggins-121 250Caris LeVert+15 251Aaron Wiggins+3 252Cade Cunningham+12 253Micah Peavy+32 254Jevon Carter-15 255Brandon Ingram-64 256Andrew Nembhard-19 257Jaden Hardy-81 258Danny Wolf+22 259Josh Giddey-9 260Donte DiVincenzo-59 261P.J. Washington+26 262Ousmane Dieng+13 263Rayan Rupert+7 264Ryan Rollins-129 265Luguentz Dort+9 266CJ McCollum-24 267Anfernee Simons-100 268Malik Monk-81 269Bilal Coulibaly+20 270Devin Vassell-84 271Jared McCain-38 272Pat Spencer+1 273Ace Bailey+18 274Dennis Schröder+9 275Nique Clifford+17 276Herbert Jones+26 277Gary Trent Jr.-14 278Jordan Hawkins-1 279Shaedon Sharpe+18 280Jamal Shead+8 281Rob Dillingham+17 282Derrick White+21 283Khris Middleton-11 284Egor Dëmin-78 285Bobby Portis-160 286Tre Mann+9 287Jordan Goodwin-20 288Ryan Nembhard+2 289Jeremiah Fears+12 290Tre Johnson-8 291Brandon Miller-101 292Russell Westbrook+7 293Patrick Williams-7 294Daniss Jenkins-15 295VJ Edgecombe-11 296Jarace Walker-34 297Dillon Brooks+3 298Reed Sheppard-87 299Collin Gillespie-143 300Tari Eason-6 301Bub Carrington-75 302Nolan Traoré+2 303Klay Thompson-25 304LaMelo Ball-11

What if the NBA hadno 3-point line?