Cleveland Cavaliers Player Watch: Mike Dunleavy’s Milestones to Look For in 2016-17
4,000th FG
After 14 years in the NBA with shooting skills, it makes sense that one of Dunleavy’s upcoming milestones is number of field goals. With a total of 3,842, Dunleavy is nearly 150 field goals away from hitting 4,000. He’ll likely get there and beyond, given he averages 4.1 field goals per game. If he gets that number and plays his career average of 66 games per season, Dunleavy can get 270 field goals. That means he can wind up with over 4,100 field goals.
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More specifically, Dunleavy, who can shoot both two pointers and threes, can reach milestones in both of those areas. He averages 2.8 two pointers per game and has recorded a total 2,591 two-point field goals. If he gets those 2.8 twos over his career average 66 games this year, he can reach 2,775 two pointers.
In addition, as a sharp shooter that can hit the three, Dunleavy can also reach a milestone of 1,300 three point field goals. He has a total of 1,251 right now and averages 1.3 per game. Over 66 games, that would come out to 86 threes for the year. Adding that to his 1,251 means Dunleavy would hit 1,300 and more.