most free throw attempts by season starting from 2016

Since 2015-16, James Harden has the most free-throw attempts in a season, with 881 attempts in 2016-17.

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	NAME	FTA	GS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	881	81	2016-17	HOU	81	36.4	29.1	8.1	11.2	1.5	0.5	8.3	18.9	44.0	3.2	9.3	34.7	9.2	84.7	61.3	1.2	7.0	5.7	2,947	2,356	659	907	121	38	464	215	+425
2	James Harden J. Harden	858	78	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	36.1	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	10.8	24.5	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	87.9	61.6	0.8	5.8	5.0	2,867	2,818	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
3	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	840	81	2016-17	OKC	81	34.6	31.6	10.7	10.4	1.6	0.4	10.2	24.0	42.5	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	84.5	55.4	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,802	2,558	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
4	James Harden J. Harden	837	82	2015-16	HOU	82	38.1	29.0	6.1	7.5	1.7	0.6	8.7	19.7	43.9	2.9	8.0	35.9	8.8	86.0	59.8	0.8	5.3	4.6	3,125	2,376	501	612	139	51	374	229	+125
5	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	803	68	2021-22	PHI	68	33.8	30.6	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	81.4	61.6	2.1	9.6	3.1	2,296	2,079	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
6	James Harden J. Harden	800	68	2019-20	HOU	68	36.5	34.3	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	9.9	22.3	44.4	4.4	12.4	35.5	10.2	86.5	62.6	1.0	5.5	4.5	2,483	2,335	446	512	125	60	308	227	+287
7	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	782	73	2023-24	MIL	73	35.2	30.4	11.5	6.5	1.2	1.1	11.5	18.8	61.1	0.5	1.7	27.4	7.0	65.7	64.9	2.7	8.8	3.4	2,567	2,222	841	476	87	79	250	210	+339
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	772	63	2022-23	MIL	63	32.1	31.1	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	11.2	20.3	55.3	0.7	2.7	27.5	7.9	64.5	60.5	2.2	9.6	3.9	2,023	1,959	742	359	52	51	246	197	+341
9	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	771	66	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	33.1	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
10	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	766	67	2021-22	MIL	67	32.9	29.9	11.6	5.8	1.1	1.4	10.3	18.6	55.3	1.1	3.6	29.3	8.3	72.2	63.3	2.0	9.6	3.3	2,204	2,002	778	388	72	91	219	212	+397
11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	739	68	2022-23	OKC	68	35.5	31.4	4.8	5.5	1.6	1.0	10.4	20.3	51.0	0.9	2.5	34.5	9.8	90.5	62.6	0.9	4.0	2.8	2,416	2,135	329	371	112	65	192	192	+149
12	James Harden J. Harden	727	72	2017-18	HOU	72	35.4	30.4	5.4	8.8	1.8	0.7	9.0	20.1	44.9	3.7	10.0	36.7	8.7	85.8	61.9	0.6	4.8	4.4	2,551	2,191	389	630	126	50	315	169	+527
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	707	67	2024-25	MIL	67	34.2	30.4	11.9	6.5	0.9	1.2	11.8	19.7	60.1	0.2	0.9	22.2	6.5	61.7	62.5	2.2	9.7	3.1	2,289	2,036	798	433	58	78	206	155	+334
14	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	694	66	2022-23	DAL	66	36.2	32.4	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	10.9	22.0	49.6	2.8	8.2	34.2	7.8	74.2	60.9	0.8	7.8	3.6	2,390	2,138	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
15	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	686	72	2018-19	MIL	72	32.8	27.7	12.5	5.9	1.3	1.5	10.0	17.3	57.8	0.7	2.8	25.6	6.9	72.9	64.4	2.2	10.3	3.7	2,358	1,994	898	424	92	110	268	232	+654
16	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	676	75	2016-17	CHI	76	37.0	23.9	6.2	5.5	1.9	0.4	7.5	16.5	45.5	1.2	3.3	36.7	7.7	86.5	58.6	1.7	4.5	2.1	2,809	1,816	470	417	143	32	159	112	+204
17	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	670	72	2016-17	TOT	72	34.2	27.0	11.0	4.6	1.4	1.3	9.0	19.9	45.2	1.8	5.0	36.1	7.2	77.2	56.2	2.1	8.9	3.7	2,465	1,942	794	332	100	93	269	278	-25
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	669	76	2024-25	OKC	76	34.2	32.7	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	11.3	21.8	51.9	2.1	5.7	37.5	7.9	89.8	63.7	0.9	4.1	2.4	2,598	2,484	379	486	131	77	183	164	+918
19	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	663	65	2015-16	SAC	65	34.6	26.9	11.5	3.3	1.6	1.4	9.2	20.5	45.1	1.1	3.2	33.3	7.3	71.8	53.8	2.4	9.1	3.8	2,246	1,748	747	214	101	92	249	236	+42
20	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	653	78	2015-16	TOR	78	35.9	23.5	4.5	4.0	1.0	0.3	7.9	17.7	44.6	0.6	1.8	33.8	7.1	85.0	55.0	0.8	3.7	2.2	2,804	1,830	349	315	81	21	175	167	+175
21	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	649	75	2023-24	OKC	75	34.0	30.1	5.5	6.2	2.0	0.9	10.6	19.8	53.5	1.3	3.6	35.3	7.6	87.4	63.6	0.9	4.7	2.2	2,553	2,254	415	465	150	67	162	184	+613
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	649	64	2018-19	PHI	64	33.7	27.5	13.6	3.7	0.7	1.9	9.1	18.7	48.4	1.2	4.1	30.0	8.2	80.4	59.3	2.5	11.1	3.5	2,154	1,761	871	234	46	122	226	211	+371
23	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	649	76	2016-17	BOS	76	33.8	28.9	2.7	5.9	0.9	0.2	9.0	19.4	46.3	3.2	8.5	37.9	7.8	90.9	62.5	0.6	2.1	2.8	2,569	2,199	205	448	70	13	210	167	+276
24	Anthony Davis A. Davis	647	75	2016-17	NOP	75	36.1	28.0	11.8	2.1	1.3	2.2	10.3	20.3	50.5	0.5	1.8	29.9	6.9	80.2	58.0	2.3	9.5	2.4	2,708	2,099	884	157	94	167	181	168	+51
25	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	647	74	2016-17	TOR	74	35.4	27.3	5.2	3.9	1.1	0.2	9.7	20.9	46.7	0.4	1.7	26.6	7.4	84.2	55.2	0.9	4.3	2.4	2,620	2,020	386	290	78	13	180	134	+146

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Durant

RPG

8.9

Şengün

APG

6.2

Şengün

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.6

8th

DRTG

113.2

6th

NETRTG

5.4

6th

3P%

36.4

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

4 - 2

Final

Rockets

2 - 4

Fri 1 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Since 2015-16, James Harden has the most free-throw attempts in a season, with 881 attempts in 2016-17.

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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1.9

3.1

1.9

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4.0

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

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36.4

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