most field goals attempted by an nba player in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Alex English had the most shot attempts, with 16,997 attempts.

	NAME	FGA	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Alex English A. English	16,997	811	36.0	25.9	5.9	4.4	1.0	0.8	10.7	51.0	0.0	0.1	20.8	4.5	5.4	83.8	55.5	2.6	3.3	2.8	29,208	21,018	4,780	3,596	848	634	2,294	2,286
2	Larry Bird L. Bird	14,042	717	38.4	25.0	10.2	6.1	1.8	0.8	9.8	50.3	0.6	1.7	37.7	4.6	5.3	88.0	57.0	2.2	8.0	3.2	27,560	17,899	7,319	4,396	1,300	603	2,261	1,906
3	Moses Malone M. Malone	13,349	778	37.3	24.5	13.2	1.5	0.9	1.4	8.4	49.1	0.0	0.1	5.7	7.7	9.9	77.5	57.0	5.4	7.8	3.4	29,039	19,082	10,269	1,191	730	1,107	2,659	1,898
4	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	12,206	679	33.8	20.9	5.8	1.4	0.7	0.5	8.8	49.2	0.0	0.1	21.6	3.1	4.0	78.2	52.8	2.1	3.7	1.8	22,961	14,161	3,917	950	479	371	1,198	1,797
5	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	11,937	559	36.9	26.0	6.8	2.4	1.5	0.7	10.0	46.7	0.2	0.9	26.9	5.8	7.3	80.4	53.0	2.9	3.8	2.7	20,644	14,557	3,784	1,357	811	403	1,485	1,196
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	11,707	787	32.6	20.6	7.6	2.8	0.7	2.0	8.5	57.2	0.0	0.0	5.6	3.6	4.9	74.3	60.6	2.0	5.6	2.6	25,675	16,246	5,980	2,220	584	1,594	2,037	2,258
7	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	11,680	684	36.8	26.5	5.4	3.2	0.9	0.1	9.4	55.0	0.0	0.1	16.7	7.8	9.5	82.0	62.5	2.2	3.3	3.0	25,201	18,157	3,721	2,206	647	92	2,039	1,833
8	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	11,501	602	33.6	24.1	5.6	3.7	0.9	0.4	9.4	49.2	0.4	1.4	30.4	4.9	6.5	74.2	54.7	2.2	3.5	3.0	20,222	14,488	3,395	2,252	518	231	1,814	1,819
9	Reggie Theus R. Theus	11,429	787	33.7	18.7	3.4	6.7	1.2	0.2	6.9	47.4	0.2	0.9	23.0	4.7	5.7	82.7	54.9	1.2	2.2	3.4	26,545	14,729	2,671	5,239	968	171	2,712	2,313
10	George Gervin G. Gervin	11,052	547	33.1	26.0	4.3	2.7	1.0	0.7	10.1	49.8	0.1	0.5	29.7	5.7	6.7	85.0	56.1	1.4	2.8	2.8	18,086	14,216	2,333	1,455	563	365	1,545	1,515
11	Purvis Short P. Short	10,786	685	30.1	18.6	4.4	2.7	1.1	0.2	7.5	47.6	0.2	0.6	28.2	3.4	4.2	82.7	52.9	1.7	2.7	2.2	20,633	12,740	3,030	1,881	758	146	1,490	2,044
12	Walter Davis W. Davis	10,717	687	29.1	19.1	2.6	4.2	1.2	0.1	8.0	51.2	0.2	0.7	28.2	2.9	3.4	84.8	55.7	0.7	1.9	2.5	19,973	13,106	1,766	2,918	852	74	1,730	1,583
13	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	10,632	635	36.7	20.3	3.7	9.8	2.1	0.3	7.7	46.3	0.3	1.2	27.8	4.4	5.8	76.1	52.5	1.0	2.7	3.8	23,276	12,862	2,372	6,220	1,338	181	2,437	2,105
14	Robert Parish R. Parish	10,506	786	32.9	17.9	10.4	1.8	0.8	1.7	7.3	54.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2	4.4	72.3	58.3	3.3	7.2	2.4	25,841	14,043	8,195	1,419	660	1,346	1,924	2,424
15	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	10,488	795	34.7	16.8	10.3	3.4	1.1	1.0	6.2	47.1	0.1	0.4	31.3	4.2	5.0	85.6	54.6	2.4	7.9	2.4	27,557	13,342	8,192	2,721	871	829	1,878	2,822
16	Julius Erving J. Erving	10,231	602	34.1	22.0	6.4	3.8	1.8	1.6	8.7	51.1	0.1	0.3	26.1	4.6	5.9	77.4	56.2	2.5	3.9	2.9	20,506	13,263	3,861	2,282	1,081	983	1,770	1,621
17	World B. Free W. B. Free	10,229	583	31.8	21.7	2.7	4.0	1.1	0.2	7.9	45.2	0.4	1.1	33.7	5.5	7.2	76.6	52.4	1.1	1.6	2.4	18,515	12,662	1,555	2,303	619	116	1,372	1,504
18	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	10,211	608	31.2	18.5	3.7	2.5	1.4	0.4	7.8	46.6	0.7	2.0	32.3	2.1	3.0	70.8	50.9	1.2	2.5	2.5	18,954	11,228	2,263	1,527	821	216	1,509	1,440
19	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	10,151	550	34.6	22.1	8.8	2.4	1.4	0.8	9.1	49.2	0.0	0.1	28.6	3.9	5.5	70.9	52.9	3.2	5.6	2.4	19,052	12,159	4,834	1,345	772	436	1,346	1,974
20	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	10,084	626	31.3	18.9	4.9	2.7	0.7	0.2	7.8	48.2	0.3	1.0	31.5	3.0	3.7	82.0	53.2	1.9	3.1	2.1	19,590	11,825	3,081	1,701	455	129	1,331	1,815
21	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	10,068	783	34.9	15.3	3.9	5.6	1.3	0.6	5.7	44.6	0.1	0.6	18.0	3.7	4.5	81.9	51.4	1.2	2.7	2.5	27,325	11,954	3,078	4,381	1,055	456	1,976	2,265
22	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	9,955	605	33.2	22.8	4.0	2.4	0.6	0.4	8.8	53.2	0.2	0.5	36.2	5.1	5.8	87.0	59.9	1.3	2.7	1.9	20,088	13,775	2,416	1,435	383	215	1,129	1,278
23	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	9,948	634	34.0	20.3	6.8	2.4	0.9	0.6	7.5	47.6	0.2	0.7	31.0	5.2	6.5	79.5	54.8	2.2	4.7	2.9	21,559	12,896	4,341	1,500	564	406	1,808	2,418
24	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	9,788	618	34.0	18.9	8.0	1.9	1.0	1.6	7.6	48.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	4.9	74.4	52.4	2.5	5.5	2.9	21,021	11,657	4,937	1,156	639	999	1,810	2,002
25	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	9,569	620	31.0	17.4	8.4	2.0	1.0	0.7	7.2	46.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	2.9	4.1	72.2	50.5	2.2	6.2	2.5	19,206	10,794	5,218	1,240	650	441	1,564	1,866

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PPG

28.9

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RPG

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APG

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Team Rankings

ORTG

125.4

1st

DRTG

116.3

17th

NETRTG

9.1

2nd

3P%

40.3

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	26	3	.897
2	Spurs	21	7	.750	4.5
3	Nuggets	21	7	.750	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	6.0
5	Timberwolves	19	10	.655	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/23	DEN	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 12/25	MIN	@	DEN	10:30 PM
Sat 12/27	DEN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Mon 12/29	DEN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 12/31	DEN	@	TOR	7:30 PM

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10 - 18

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Final

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21 - 7

Mon 22 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.1

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.0

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.9

Curry

4.1

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.1

Jokić

71.0

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.4

122.6

122.4

121.2

120.4

119.1

DRtg Rankings

104.5

110.3

112.3

112.6

112.8

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

15.8

9.1

8.9

7.9

6.7

6.3

Tank Leaderboard

5-22

6-23

7-22

7-21

8-22

8-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,757

Jokić

1,487.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,371.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,869

Jokić

1,492.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,450.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.9

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Jokić

1.63

Dončić

1.60

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.93

Jokić

1.73

Dončić

1.60

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

20-10

17-9-1

18-10

17-11

17-12

17-11

Worst Record ATS

8-22

9-19

10-19

10-17

11-18

12-18

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	23	6	.793
2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.5
3	Celtics	18	11	.621	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	6.0
5	Raptors	17	13	.567	6.5
6	Magic	16	13	.552	7.0
7	Cavaliers	16	14	.533	7.5
8	Heat	15	14	.517	8.0
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.5
10	Bulls	13	15	.464	9.5
11	Bucks	11	18	.379	12.0
12	Hornets	9	20	.310	14.0
13	Nets	8	19	.296	14.0
14	Pacers	6	23	.207	17.0
15	Wizards	5	22	.185	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	26	3	.897
2	Spurs	21	7	.750	4.5
3	Nuggets	21	7	.750	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	6.0
5	Timberwolves	19	10	.655	7.0
6	Rockets	17	9	.654	7.5
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.5
8	Warriors	15	15	.500	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	16	.448	13.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	17	.414	14.0
11	Mavericks	11	19	.367	15.5
12	Jazz	10	18	.357	15.5
13	Pelicans	8	22	.267	18.5
14	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.5
15	Kings	7	22	.241	19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 11/20	NOP	@	DAL	115-118
Thu 11/20	MIN	@	PHX	113-114
Thu 11/20	DEN	@	HOU	112-109
Thu 11/20	POR	@	GSW	127-123
Thu 11/20	OKC	@	UTA	144-112

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/23	BKN	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Tue 12/23	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Tue 12/23	MIL	@	IND	7:30 PM
Tue 12/23	CHI	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Tue 12/23	NOP	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Alex English had the most shot attempts, with 16,997 attempts.

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1,757

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37.9

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33.4

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36.9

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