most free throw attempts per game for a single season since 1980

Since 1979-80, Shaquille O'Neal has attempted the most free throws per game in a season, with 13.1 attempts per game in 2000-01.

Interpreted as:
most free throw attempts per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player for a single season since 1980
NAMEFTASEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
13.1
2000-01
LAL LAL
74
39.5
28.7
12.7
3.7
0.6
2.8
11.0
19.2
57.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.7
51.3
57.4
3.9
8.8
2.9
2,924
2,125
940
277
47
204
218
256
+463
2Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
12.3
2022-23
MIL 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
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
12.2
2025-26
LAL LAL
18
37.2
35.0
9.0
9.0
1.5
0.6
10.8
23.0
47.1
3.6
10.6
33.7
9.8
80.4
61.7
0.8
8.2
4.3
670
630
162
162
27
11
77
47
+77
4Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
12.0
1983-84
UTA UTA
79
37.8
30.6
5.7
3.9
0.8
0.1
10.2
18.2
55.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
10.3
85.9
65.2
2.3
3.4
3.3
2,984
2,418
448
310
61
4
263
201
5Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
11.9
1987-88
PHI PHI
80
39.6
28.3
11.9
3.2
1.3
1.3
9.4
16.0
58.7
0.6
2.0
28.0
8.9
75.1
66.5
4.8
7.1
3.8
3,170
2,264
951
254
100
103
304
278
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
11.9
1986-87
CHI CHI
82
40.0
37.1
5.2
4.6
2.9
1.5
13.4
27.8
48.2
0.1
0.8
18.2
10.2
85.7
56.2
2.0
3.2
3.3
3,281
3,041
430
377
236
125
272
237
7Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
11.8
2021-22
PHI 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
8James Harden
J. Harden
11.8
2019-20
HOU 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
9Dwight Howard
D. Howard
11.7
2010-11
ORL ORL
78
37.6
22.9
14.1
1.4
1.4
2.4
7.9
13.4
59.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.0
59.6
61.6
4.0
10.1
3.6
2,935
1,784
1,098
107
107
186
279
258
+498
10Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
11.7
2022-23
PHI 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
11David Robinson
D. Robinson
11.6
1993-94
SAS SAS
80
40.5
29.8
10.7
4.8
1.7
3.3
10.5
20.7
50.7
0.1
0.4
34.5
8.7
74.9
57.7
3.0
7.7
3.2
3,241
2,383
855
381
139
265
253
228
12Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
11.5
2005-06
PHI PHI
72
43.1
33.0
3.2
7.4
1.9
0.1
11.3
25.3
44.7
1.0
3.1
32.3
9.4
81.4
54.3
0.6
2.6
3.4
3,103
2,377
232
532
140
10
248
121
-3
13Karl Malone
K. Malone
11.5
1988-89
UTA UTA
80
39.1
29.1
10.7
2.7
1.8
0.9
10.1
19.5
51.9
0.1
0.2
31.3
8.8
76.6
59.2
3.2
7.4
3.6
3,126
2,326
853
219
144
70
285
286
14Moses Malone
M. Malone
11.4
1984-85
PHI PHI
79
37.4
24.6
13.1
1.6
0.8
1.6
7.6
16.3
46.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.3
81.5
57.7
4.9
8.2
3.6
2,957
1,941
1,031
130
67
123
286
216
15Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
11.4
2021-22
MIL 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
16Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
11.4
1997-98
LAL LAL
60
36.3
28.3
11.4
2.4
0.7
2.4
11.2
19.1
58.4
0.0
0.0
6.0
52.7
58.7
3.5
7.9
2.9
2,175
1,699
681
142
39
144
175
193
+649
17World B. Free
W. B. Free
11.2
1979-80
SDC SDC
68
38.0
30.2
3.5
4.2
1.2
0.5
10.8
22.9
47.4
0.1
0.4
36.0
8.4
75.3
54.4
1.9
1.6
3.4
2,585
2,055
238
283
81
32
228
195
18Karl Malone
K. Malone
11.1
1989-90
UTA UTA
82
38.1
31.0
11.1
2.8
1.5
0.6
11.1
19.8
56.2
0.2
0.5
37.2
8.5
76.2
62.6
2.8
8.3
3.7
3,122
2,540
911
226
121
50
304
259
19James Harden
J. Harden
11.0
2018-19
HOU 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
20Dwight Howard
D. Howard
10.9
2007-08
ORL ORL
82
37.7
20.7
14.2
1.3
0.9
2.1
7.1
11.9
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.5
59.0
61.9
3.4
10.8
3.2
3,088
1,695
1,161
110
74
176
263
274
+484
21James Harden
J. Harden
10.9
2016-17
HOU 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
22Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
10.9
2022-23
OKC 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
23Karl Malone
K. Malone
10.8
1990-91
UTA UTA
82
40.3
29.0
11.8
3.3
1.1
1.0
10.3
19.6
52.7
0.0
0.2
28.6
8.3
77.0
59.6
2.9
8.9
3.0
3,302
2,382
967
270
89
79
244
268
24Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
10.8
2002-03
LAL LAL
67
37.8
27.5
11.1
3.1
0.6
2.4
10.4
18.1
57.4
0.0
0.0
6.7
62.2
60.2
3.9
7.2
2.9
2,535
1,841
742
206
38
159
196
229
+363
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
10.8
1994-95
ORL ORL
79
37.0
29.3
11.4
2.7
0.9
2.4
11.8
20.2
58.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.8
53.3
58.8
4.2
7.3
2.6
2,923
2,315
901
214
73
192
204
258

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119.3

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DRTG

117.7

21st

NETRTG

1.6

13th

3P%

36.1

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Thu
12/25
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
8:00 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

17 - 7

132

Final

119

LAL Lakers

17 - 7

Wed 10 Dec 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
8.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
5.0
5
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
ATL ATL
@
SAC SAC
133-100
Tue
11/11
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
130-116
Wed
11/12
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
126-113
Wed
11/12
IND IND
@
PHX PHX
98-133
Wed
11/12
ATL ATL
@
UTA UTA
132-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/13
NYK NYK
@
ORL ORL
5:30 PM
Sat
12/13
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
9:00 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
3:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Sun
12/14
PHI PHI
@
ATL ATL
6:00 PM