nba mvp with most free throw attempted per game in the last 25 years

Between September 12, 2001 and September 12, 2026, Joel Embiid has attempted the most free throws per game by an MVP in a season, with 11.7 attempts per game in 2022-23.

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NBA mvp in a regular season with most free throw attempted per game by a player in the last 25 years

	NAME	FTA	MVP	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	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	11.7	1	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
2	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	10.4	1	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
3	LeBron James L. James	10.2	1	2009-10	CLE	76	39.0	29.7	7.3	8.6	1.6	1.0	10.1	20.1	50.3	1.7	5.1	33.3	7.8	76.7	60.4	0.9	6.4	3.4	2,966	2,258	554	651	125	77	261	119	+648
4	James Harden J. Harden	10.1	1	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
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	10.0	1	2019-20	MIL	63	30.4	29.5	13.6	5.6	1.0	1.0	10.9	19.7	55.3	1.4	4.7	30.4	6.3	63.3	61.3	2.2	11.4	3.7	1,917	1,857	856	354	61	66	230	195	+682
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	9.9	1	2013-14	OKC	81	38.5	32.0	7.4	5.5	1.3	0.7	10.5	20.8	50.3	2.4	6.1	39.1	8.7	87.3	63.5	0.7	6.7	3.5	3,122	2,593	598	445	103	59	285	174	+509
7	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	9.5	1	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
8	LeBron James L. James	9.4	1	2008-09	CLE	81	37.7	28.4	7.6	7.2	1.7	1.1	9.7	19.9	48.9	1.6	4.7	34.4	7.3	78.0	59.1	1.3	6.3	3.0	3,054	2,304	613	587	137	93	241	139	+870
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	9.0	1	2007-08	LAL	82	38.9	28.3	6.3	5.4	1.8	0.5	9.5	20.6	45.9	1.8	5.1	36.1	7.6	84.0	57.6	1.1	5.2	3.1	3,192	2,323	517	441	151	40	257	227	+598
10	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	9.0	1	2025-26	OKC	68	33.2	31.1	4.3	6.6	1.4	0.8	10.8	19.4	55.3	1.7	4.4	38.6	7.9	87.9	66.5	0.6	3.7	2.2	2,259	2,117	292	448	95	52	151	139	+788
11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	8.8	1	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
12	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	8.5	1	2001-02	SAS	82	40.6	25.5	12.7	3.7	0.7	2.5	9.3	18.3	50.8	0.0	0.1	10.0	6.8	79.9	57.6	3.3	9.4	3.2	3,329	2,089	1,042	307	61	203	263	217	+563
13	LeBron James L. James	8.1	1	2011-12	MIA	62	37.5	27.1	7.9	6.2	1.9	0.8	10.0	18.9	53.1	0.9	2.4	36.2	6.2	77.1	60.5	1.5	6.4	3.4	2,326	1,683	492	387	115	50	213	96	+473
14	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	7.8	1	2002-03	SAS	81	39.3	23.3	12.9	3.9	0.7	2.9	8.8	17.2	51.3	0.1	0.3	27.3	5.6	71.0	56.4	3.2	9.7	3.1	3,181	1,884	1,043	316	55	237	248	231	+557
15	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	7.1	1	2006-07	DAL	78	36.2	24.6	8.9	3.4	0.7	0.8	8.6	17.2	50.2	0.9	2.2	41.6	6.4	90.4	60.5	1.6	7.3	2.1	2,820	1,916	693	263	52	62	167	171	+623
16	LeBron James L. James	7.0	1	2012-13	MIA	76	37.9	26.8	8.0	7.3	1.7	0.9	10.1	17.8	56.5	1.4	3.3	40.6	5.3	75.3	64.0	1.3	6.8	3.0	2,877	2,036	610	551	129	67	226	110	+720
17	Derrick Rose D. Rose	6.9	1	2010-11	CHI	81	37.4	25.0	4.1	7.7	1.0	0.6	8.8	19.7	44.5	1.6	4.8	33.2	5.9	85.8	55.0	1.0	3.1	3.4	3,026	2,026	330	623	85	51	278	136	+498
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	6.3	1	2021-22	DEN	74	33.5	27.1	13.8	7.9	1.5	0.9	10.3	17.7	58.3	1.3	3.9	33.7	5.1	81.0	66.1	2.8	11.0	3.8	2,475	2,004	1,019	584	109	63	281	191	+442
19	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	5.7	1	2003-04	MIN	82	39.4	24.2	13.9	5.0	1.5	2.2	9.8	19.6	49.9	0.1	0.5	25.6	4.5	79.1	54.7	3.0	10.9	2.6	3,231	1,987	1,139	409	120	178	212	202	+614
20	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5.5	1	2023-24	DEN	79	34.6	26.4	12.4	9.0	1.4	0.9	10.4	17.9	58.3	1.1	2.9	35.9	4.5	81.7	65.0	2.8	9.5	3.0	2,737	2,085	976	708	108	68	237	194	+684
21	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5.5	1	2020-21	DEN	72	34.5	26.4	10.8	8.3	1.3	0.7	10.2	18.0	56.6	1.3	3.3	38.8	4.8	86.8	64.7	2.8	8.0	3.1	2,487	1,898	780	599	95	48	222	192	+384
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	5.1	1	2015-16	GSW	79	34.2	30.1	5.4	6.7	2.1	0.2	10.2	20.2	50.4	5.1	11.2	45.4	4.6	90.8	66.9	0.9	4.6	3.3	2,700	2,375	430	527	169	15	262	161	+1022
23	Stephen Curry S. Curry	4.2	1	2014-15	GSW	80	32.7	23.8	4.3	7.7	2.0	0.2	8.2	16.8	48.7	3.6	8.1	44.3	3.9	91.4	63.8	0.7	3.6	3.1	2,613	1,900	341	619	163	16	249	158	+920
24	Steve Nash S. Nash	3.5	1	2005-06	PHX	79	35.4	18.8	4.2	10.5	0.8	0.2	6.8	13.4	51.2	1.9	4.3	43.9	3.3	92.1	63.2	0.6	3.6	3.5	2,796	1,489	333	826	61	12	276	120	+472
25	Steve Nash S. Nash	3.2	1	2004-05	PHX	75	34.3	15.5	3.3	11.5	1.0	0.1	5.7	11.4	50.2	1.3	2.9	43.1	2.8	88.7	60.6	0.8	2.6	3.3	2,573	1,165	249	861	74	6	245	136	+664

StatMuse has game-level data for free-throw attempts per game going back to the 1953-54 season.

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5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
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9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIL	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
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2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
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5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
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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

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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
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Between September 12, 2001 and September 12, 2026, Joel Embiid has attempted the most free throws per game by an MVP in a season, with 11.7 attempts per game in 2022-23.

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