The 50-40-90 club (players who shoot 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from 3 and 90 percent from the foul line) has a very short list of exclusive members, including the likes of Larry Bird, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry. With only a few games over the halfway mark of the 2018-19 season, only one player would qualify for such an elusive club — Malcolm Brogdon of the Milwaukee Bucks.
If the NBA season ended today, just one player would qualify for the for the famed 50-40-90 club
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Malcolm Brogdon, while not as highly touted as the aforementioned players, is quietly having his best season yet, averaging 15.6 points on 51.8 percent from the floor, 42.2 percent from deep and a blistering 97.7 percent from the foul line (made 84 of 86 free throws this season).
The third-year guard has become a constant for this Bucks team and is one of the core reasons they've excelled through the early part of the season, only a game and a half away from the top spot in the East.
Curry, who got his member card in the exclusive 50-40-90 club during his second MVP season in 2015-16, made it with a touch of gold, reaching an even more exclusive level by putting out a 50-45-90 effort — all while leading the league in scoring.
The Warriors sharpshooter could be in line to join Brogdon this season as members of the 50-40-90 club, currently sporting a .489/.450/.917 shooting line through 32 games this season, seven fewer games than the Virginia product.
The Bucks, however, will need every bit of Brogdon's efficient play down the stretch in hopes to garner the top seed in the East and put themselves in serious contention for the title.
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