best career free throw percentage for big men

Dirk Nowitzki has the best career free-throw percentage by a big man, at 87.9 percent.

Interpreted as:
best career free throw percentage with a minimum of 1200 free-throws made for big men
NAMEFT%FTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTATS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
87.9
7,240
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
5.4
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,368
31,560
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
2Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
87.1
1,650
492
31.3
18.9
7.1
1.5
0.7
0.5
6.5
14.3
45.8
2.6
6.9
37.0
3.8
59.4
1.5
5.6
1.4
15,399
9,323
3,490
746
357
243
689
919
-585
3Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
86.3
1,410
287
32.6
23.5
4.7
2.6
0.7
0.4
9.2
16.8
54.7
0.2
0.5
32.4
5.7
60.8
1.3
3.3
2.0
9,352
6,740
1,342
757
190
128
563
680
4Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
84.9
4,292
1,107
33.4
15.6
9.8
3.2
1.0
0.9
5.8
12.5
46.4
0.2
0.7
32.8
4.6
54.0
2.3
7.5
2.3
36,943
17,287
10,816
3,488
1,162
1,048
2,586
3,879
5Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
84.9
6,712
996
34.4
18.5
12.1
3.1
5.9
15.5
38.0
7.9
48.8
29,800
18,438
11,256
3,072
3,432
6Tobias Harris
T. Harris
84.7
1,847
751
32.1
16.1
6.3
2.5
0.8
0.6
6.1
12.8
47.9
1.4
3.7
36.8
2.9
57.2
1.0
5.3
1.4
24,125
12,098
4,761
1,880
618
429
1,044
1,524
+909
7Mike Gminski
M. Gminski
84.3
2,531
938
25.6
11.7
6.9
1.3
0.5
1.1
4.5
9.6
46.5
0.0
0.1
12.2
3.2
52.8
2.2
4.7
1.5
24,058
10,953
6,480
1,203
507
989
1,368
1,574
8Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
83.9
3,130
704
33.8
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
16.0
52.1
1.7
4.3
39.8
5.3
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
23,813
16,045
7,835
2,203
575
805
1,894
2,406
+1622
9Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
83.7
2,440
1,068
31.8
12.9
9.7
2.0
0.7
0.9
5.2
10.5
49.8
0.2
0.6
32.6
2.7
55.2
2.6
7.1
1.5
33,956
13,790
10,400
2,184
710
965
1,594
3,633
10Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
83.6
1,305
349
33.1
20.4
6.1
2.0
0.8
0.6
7.3
16.8
43.5
2.0
5.3
38.5
4.5
54.3
1.3
4.8
1.8
11,557
7,112
2,117
705
289
197
633
941
+684
11Yao Ming
Y. Ming
83.3
2,485
486
32.5
19.0
9.2
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
20.0
6.1
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
15,818
9,247
4,494
769
189
920
1,311
1,596
+1491
12Brandon Bass
B. Bass
83.2
1,447
758
21.6
8.7
4.5
0.8
0.4
0.6
3.4
6.8
49.9
0.0
0.1
20.7
2.3
55.8
1.5
3.0
0.9
16,410
6,575
3,448
608
295
479
718
1,375
-596
13Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
83.0
2,051
519
30.5
19.5
7.7
1.8
0.7
1.8
6.8
14.8
46.1
1.9
5.2
36.6
4.8
57.7
1.7
5.9
1.6
15,834
10,142
3,976
960
374
932
853
1,549
+952
14Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
83.0
3,999
485
31.8
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.8
9.9
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,437
13,401
5,236
1,788
432
773
1,645
1,439
+2617
15Kevin Love
K. Love
82.8
3,631
985
28.5
15.9
9.8
2.3
0.6
0.4
5.2
11.9
43.7
1.7
4.7
36.8
4.5
57.1
2.3
7.5
1.7
28,065
15,643
9,688
2,235
589
377
1,706
1,892
+664
16Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
82.4
3,233
792
31.9
22.2
11.0
7.4
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.1
1.1
3.1
36.3
5.0
64.1
2.7
8.3
3.0
25,267
17,556
8,733
5,872
1,012
573
2,355
2,126
+4483
17Andrea Bargnani
A. Bargnani
82.4
1,382
550
28.7
14.3
4.6
1.2
0.4
0.9
5.3
12.1
43.9
1.1
3.2
35.4
3.0
53.1
1.0
3.7
1.5
15,806
7,873
2,541
653
207
470
851
1,338
-1284
18Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
82.0
2,957
868
29.7
12.8
6.7
2.6
1.1
0.8
4.6
9.7
48.0
0.1
0.4
26.1
4.2
55.7
1.9
4.8
2.2
25,760
11,121
5,806
2,224
917
675
1,932
2,768
+540
19David West
D. West
81.9
2,537
1,004
28.5
13.8
6.4
2.2
0.7
0.8
5.6
11.3
49.6
0.1
0.2
26.2
3.1
54.5
1.7
4.7
1.6
28,592
13,848
6,461
2,250
752
834
1,623
2,346
+1849
20Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
81.4
3,149
1,210
28.0
11.7
5.9
1.5
0.8
0.7
4.2
9.2
45.6
0.7
1.9
36.3
3.2
55.1
1.7
4.1
1.2
33,930
14,118
7,094
1,800
1,017
869
1,438
2,952
+1069
21Detlef Schrempf
D. Schrempf
81.4
1,481
309
31.3
15.5
7.9
3.4
0.8
0.3
5.3
10.2
51.5
0.2
0.6
32.0
5.9
60.6
2.1
5.8
2.2
9,660
4,795
2,445
1,039
232
94
679
1,039
22LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
81.3
3,709
1,076
33.7
19.1
8.1
1.9
0.7
1.1
7.7
15.7
49.3
0.2
0.7
32.0
4.2
54.4
2.6
5.5
1.5
36,243
20,558
8,736
2,076
758
1,187
1,643
2,598
+2788
23Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
81.2
2,253
716
28.8
15.8
9.1
1.6
6.3
15.6
40.6
3.9
45.7
20,620
11,305
6,508
1,112
2,216
24Jeff Green
J. Green
81.0
1,799
849
26.0
11.2
3.8
1.4
0.6
0.5
4.0
8.6
46.8
1.0
2.8
34.7
2.6
57.2
0.8
3.1
1.2
22,068
9,498
3,264
1,178
509
409
984
1,715
-511
25Mark Olberding
M. Olberding
80.9
1,967
708
24.2
9.0
5.1
2.2
0.6
0.3
3.1
6.3
49.0
0.0
0.1
12.9
3.4
57.4
1.4
3.7
1.8
17,118
6,341
3,614
1,586
431
182
1,127
2,302

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
30
33
.476
18.5
11
23
38
.377
24.5
12
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21
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.339
27.0
13
20
44
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29.0
14
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44
.302
29.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
6:00 PM
Tue
3/10
@
7:30 PM
Thu
3/12
@
8:00 PM
Fri
3/13
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
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21 - 41

114

Final

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ORL Magic

33 - 28

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
16
.738
2
41
21
.661
4.5
3
40
23
.635
6.0
4
39
24
.619
7.0
5
35
27
.565
10.5
6
34
28
.548
11.5
7
33
28
.541
12.0
8
34
29
.540
12.0
9
32
31
.508
14.0
10
32
31
.508
14.0
11
26
35
.426
19.0
12
26
37
.413
20.0
13
16
46
.258
29.5
14
15
47
.242
30.5
15
15
47
.242
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
49
15
.766
2
45
17
.726
3.0
3
40
23
.635
8.5
4
38
23
.623
9.5
5
39
24
.619
9.5
6
37
25
.597
11.0
7
35
27
.565
13.0
8
32
30
.516
16.0
9
30
31
.492
17.5
10
30
33
.476
18.5
11
23
38
.377
24.5
12
21
41
.339
27.0
13
20
44
.313
29.0
14
19
44
.302
29.5
15
14
50
.219
35.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
1/31
@
100-112
Sat
1/31
@
117-93
Sat
1/31
@
130-111
Sat
1/31
@
121-111
Sun
2/1
@
95-102

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
8:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM