Dennis Scott was the precursor to Stephen Curry and this era

Stephen Curry and others of this era may not be cognizant it was Orlando Magic forward Dennis Scott that paved the way for their success.

The NBA has shifted to the era of the 3-point shot. But diagnosing how it got to this point is where things start to prove interesting.

The NBA instituted the 3-point shot in the 1980 season. Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics was the first to drill a triple in NBA action, and maybe few from that era had any indication of how the arc would change the game.

It has been long-in-coming, but there has never been a time since it began that the shot has been so integral to team offenses. Nor has it ever been attempted with the same frenetic urgency it is as we watch…