Who shot the most free throws ever?

Karl Malone holds the record for most free throws scored in career: 9,787 free throws. Malone also holds the record for attempts, with 13,188 free throws attempted with a percentage of 74.20%.
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How many free throws has LeBron James shot?

LeBron James has made 8,033 free throws in his career.
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Who is the greatest shooter of all time?

Ray Allen. Of course, the actual top candidate to be called the second-greatest shooter in NBA history is the player many considered the best shooter of all time prior to Curry, Ray Allen.
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What was Shaq's free throw?

Total free throw attempts: 11,152 (3rd all time)

O'Neal isn't exactly known for his effective free throw shooting. His career average of 52.7 percent from the charity stripe isn't anything to sneeze at, though in 02-03 he shot a sizzling 62.2 percent from the free throw line.
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Who has the most free throws without a miss?

James Harden holds the record with 24 makes without a miss.
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Who hit the first 3 pointer in NBA history?

Chris Ford, who made the first 3-pointer in NBA history, dies at 74.
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Who is the best 3-point shooter all time?

Top 12 3-Point Shooters in NBA History
  • Steve Nash. # of 3s. 1685. 3P% 42.8%
  • Hubert Davis. # of 3s. 728. 3P% 44.1% ...
  • Joe Harris. # of 3s. 874. 3P% 43.9% ...
  • Seth Curry. # of 3s. 730. 3P% 44.0% ...
  • Klay Thompson. # of 3s. 1912. 3P% 41.7. ...
  • Drazen Petrovic. # of 3s. 255. 3P% 43.7% ...
  • JJ Reddick. # of 3s. 1950. 3P% 41.4% ...
  • Reggie Miller. # of 3s. 2560. 3P% 39.5% ...
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How many free throws did Kobe take?

Free Throws Attempted

After 1,072 games, Bryant took 8,190 free throws (7.6 per game).
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Who has the lowest free throw percentage ever?

Ben Wallace has the worst career free-throw percentage, at 41.4 percent.
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What is the most free throws in a single game?

Most free throws made in a game
  • 28 by Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors (vs. New York Knicks) on March 2, 1962 (28/32)
  • 28 by Adrian Dantley, Utah Jazz (vs. Houston Rockets) on January 4, 1984 (28/29)
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Who has the best big man free throw?

Shaquille O'Neal has by far shot the most free-throws amongst all 7-2+ players (10,400 FTA and counting), a full 1000+ more FTA than NBA all-time leading scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9,300).
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Who has the longest 3-point streak in NBA?

In NBA history, there have been only three instances where players have shot at least one 3-pointer for at least 100 consecutive games, and Curry owns two of those three streaks. Kyle Korver is the other player with a 127-game streak, one he recorded between Nov. 4, 2012 and March 2, 2014.
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Who is best basketball player?

From The King to The Spider, here are the top 20 players in the NBA right now.
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2022: Ranking the top 20 NBA players right now
  1. 01 Giannis Antetokounmpo. ...
  2. 02 Kevin Durant. ...
  3. 03 Stephen Curry. ...
  4. 04 Nikola Jokic. ...
  5. 05 Joel Embiid. ...
  6. 06 Jayson Tatum. ...
  7. 07 Luka Dončić ...
  8. 08 LeBron James.
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How many 3s has Shaq made?

Throughout the course of his 19-year NBA career, O'Neal attempted 22 three-pointers. He made just one.
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Who was the first one to dunk?

In 1944, college basketball saw its first-ever dunk, when Oklahoma A&M's Bob "Foothills" Kurland dunked by accident.
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Did Kareem ever make a 3?

Kareem, on the other hand, only made one 3-point shot - ever. The 3-point line didn't even exist until midway through his career.
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Who made the first dunk in NBA history?

The first documented player to dunk in an organized game was 6-foot-8 Joe Fortenberry, and he did it in short-shorts.
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What is the longest free throw?

Although he fell short of the top spot this time, Curry's string is still the fifth-longest in history.
  • 97, Michael Williams, 1993.
  • 87, Jose Calderon, 2008-09.
  • 82, Dirk Nowitzki, 2011.
  • 81, Mahmoud Abdul Rauf, 1993.
  • 80, Steph Curry, 2019-21.
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What's the highest free throw percentage?

The highest free throw percentage in NBA history is 90.82%, by Stephen Curry (USA) while playing for the Golden State Warriors from the 2009/10 season to the 2021/22 season. Curry had converted 3,197 of 3,520 free throw attempts, as of 16 March 2022.
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Who has the highest free throw percentage ever in a season?

José Calderón holds the record for best free throw percentage in a season, which he accomplished with the Toronto Raptors in the 2008–09 NBA season with . 9805 percent, missing only 3 free throws that season.
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