Kyle Elliot Korver was born on March 17,1981 and is an American former professional basketball player who currently serves as the Assistant General Manager for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association.
46 Facts About Kyle Korver
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Kyle Korver is the only player to lead the NBA in three-point shooting percentage four times.
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Kyle Korver's grandfather, Harold Korver, is a pastor at the Emmanuel Reformed Church in Paramount, California.
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Kyle Korver grew up in the Los Angeles area and was a Los Angeles Lakers fan as a child.
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Kyle Korver moved to Iowa in 1993 when his father accepted his current pastoral position and graduated from Pella High School.
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Kyle Korver came off the bench in all but one game, hitting 43.4 percent of his three-pointers and 89.5 percent at the free-throw line.
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Kyle Korver made a then-record 100 three-pointers while ranking 12th nationally with 45.2 percent accuracy from downtown.
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Kyle Korver ranked 12th nationally in free throw percentage and 41st in three-point percentage while leading the Jays to MVC regular-season and Tournament titles.
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Kyle Korver was a consensus All-American, including second-team honors from the Associated Press, ESPN.
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Kyle Korver earned MVC tournament MVP honors for the second year in a row.
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Kyle Korver finished his career at Creighton fourth all-time in scoring, first in three-pointers made, first in three-point attempts, first in three-point accuracy, first in free throw accuracy, eighth in assists, ninth in blocked shots and fourth in steals.
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Kyle Korver's 371 career made three-pointers is an MVC record and tied for sixth most in NCAA history.
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Kyle Korver returned to Creighton in May 2019 to deliver the keynote at the university's graduation ceremony.
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On June 26,2003, Kyle Korver was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the 51st overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft.
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Kyle Korver set the Sixers record for three-pointers made and attempted.
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Kyle Korver led the NBA in free throw percentage and ranked ninth in three-point shooting.
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On December 29,2007, Kyle Korver was traded to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Gordan Giricek and a future first-round draft pick.
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On October 28,2009, Kyle Korver underwent surgery to remove a bone spur in his left knee.
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Kyle Korver's spot-on shooting surged after he finally returned fully healthy after the All-Star break, having struggled with wrist and knee issues following surgeries to both over the previous year.
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On July 13,2010, Kyle Korver signed with the Chicago Bulls.
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Kyle Korver hit 6 of 11 3-pointers and had seven rebounds and six assists.
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On July 16,2012, Kyle Korver was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for cash considerations.
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Kyle Korver finished second in the NBA in three-point percentage and fourth in three-point field goals made with 189.
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Kyle Korver made at least one three-pointer in his final 73 games of the season, the longest active streak in the NBA at the time, a career-best and the fourth longest streak in league history.
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On December 6,2013, Kyle Korver passed the NBA record for most consecutive games with a made three-pointer originally set by Dana Barros.
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On December 15,2014, Kyle Korver passed Jason Richardson for 15th all-time in three-pointers made.
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On February 10,2015, Kyle Korver received his first NBA All-Star selection as a reserve for the Eastern Conference in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game, replacing the injured Dwyane Wade.
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Four days later in a win over the Los Angeles Lakers, Kyle Korver left the game with a broken nose after taking an offensive foul from Ed Davis with 8:59 left in the first half.
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The injury ended a streak of 51 consecutive games with a three-pointer by Kyle Korver, who missed both of his shots from behind the arc.
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On January 7,2017, Kyle Korver was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Mike Dunleavy, Mo Williams, cash considerations and a protected future first round draft pick.
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Kyle Korver went 2-of-10 over his first two games for the Cavaliers, with both games resulting in losses.
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Kyle Korver subsequently passed Jason Kidd for seventh on the all-time three-pointers made list.
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Kyle Korver made 7 of 13 from 3-point range and finished two points from matching his career high of 32.
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Kyle Korver went 794 games between 30-point games, marking the longest stretch between 30-point games in NBA history.
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On November 29,2018, Kyle Korver was traded to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Alec Burks and two future second-round draft picks.
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On January 12,2019, against the Chicago Bulls, Kyle Korver passed Jason Terry to move into fourth place on the NBA's all-time 3-pointers list.
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On July 25,2019, Kyle Korver signed a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Bucks.
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On July 20,2022, Kyle Korver joined the Atlanta Hawks as the team's director of player affairs and development.
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Kyle Korver has three brothers, Klayton, Kaleb and Kirk, all of whom played Division I basketball.
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Kyle Korver's father Kevin is a pastor in Pella, Iowa, and his uncle Kris is the head basketball coach at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa.
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Kyle Korver's cousin Kari Korver is a former UCLA women's basketball player.
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Kyle Korver's wife delivered their first boy, Knox Elliot, on May 28,2010.
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Kyle Korver held a coat drive while with the 76ers, where he collected and donated coats to children in need.
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Kyle Korver added a new line of clothing called Seer Outfitters connected to his foundation to help underprivileged children.
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Kyle Korver has participated in the NBA's Basketball Without Borders outreach program in Africa, China, Brazil and India.
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Kyle Korver is an activist on Instagram, lending support to Black Lives Matter Movement, increase in voting turnout, suicide awareness, clean water in poor countries and anti-slavery.