which nba team shot the most free throws in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, the Denver Nuggets sank the most free throws by a team, with 20,591 made.

	TEAM	FTM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Nuggets	20,591	820	241.7	119.0	44.8	27.4	9.4	4.8	46.4	96.3	48.1	1.1	3.8	29.8	31.8	78.9	53.9	15.1	29.7	16.6	198,175	97,555	36,724	22,504	7,747	3,959	13,632	21,096
2	76ers	20,068	820	242.2	109.9	44.3	25.5	9.7	6.7	42.3	85.5	49.5	0.8	3.0	28.1	32.0	76.5	55.2	14.6	29.7	18.9	198,625	90,135	36,343	20,873	7,932	5,478	15,475	19,315
3	Hawks	19,128	820	241.7	105.8	43.8	23.8	8.4	6.4	40.9	85.7	47.7	0.7	2.5	26.6	30.5	76.4	53.4	15.0	28.8	17.0	198,200	86,733	35,902	19,509	6,891	5,213	13,968	21,249
4	Trail Blazers	18,976	820	241.6	112.3	43.8	26.3	9.4	5.0	44.1	89.5	49.3	0.8	3.1	27.4	30.9	74.9	54.5	15.0	28.8	18.0	198,075	92,058	35,905	21,591	7,747	4,094	14,780	20,457
5	Bulls	18,807	820	242.2	107.2	43.8	25.4	8.2	5.4	41.7	85.6	48.8	0.8	3.1	25.6	29.9	76.8	54.3	14.2	29.6	18.4	198,575	87,905	35,913	20,804	6,708	4,400	15,059	20,463
6	Spurs	18,704	820	241.5	113.3	44.7	27.4	9.1	5.5	44.8	90.8	49.4	0.9	3.2	27.4	30.2	75.5	54.4	14.8	29.9	18.4	198,025	92,886	36,639	22,430	7,459	4,540	15,068	21,044
7	Pistons	18,493	820	241.7	110.7	45.3	25.4	8.5	5.6	43.7	90.7	48.2	0.7	2.5	26.1	29.7	75.9	53.3	15.5	29.8	18.0	198,200	90,746	37,177	20,840	6,966	4,580	14,782	20,804
8	Bucks	18,310	820	241.5	109.5	43.3	26.5	9.2	5.6	43.0	88.1	48.8	1.1	3.8	30.4	29.1	76.6	54.2	14.3	29.0	17.2	198,025	89,758	35,500	21,689	7,538	4,558	14,119	21,285
9	Jazz	18,294	820	240.9	107.7	43.3	26.0	8.8	6.7	42.2	86.9	48.6	1.0	3.2	29.7	29.4	75.9	53.9	13.1	30.2	18.4	197,575	88,294	35,491	21,351	7,201	5,505	15,103	20,226
10	Celtics	18,213	820	241.6	112.4	44.6	27.6	8.2	5.7	44.4	88.2	50.3	1.4	4.3	33.1	28.5	77.9	55.8	13.8	30.8	17.3	198,150	92,157	36,569	22,596	6,712	4,705	14,161	18,916
11	SuperSonics	18,145	820	241.6	108.2	43.9	25.8	8.7	5.1	42.4	88.5	47.9	1.2	3.9	31.6	29.2	75.8	53.4	14.8	29.2	17.7	198,150	88,703	36,032	21,177	7,120	4,143	14,480	20,534
12	Suns	17,988	820	241.2	110.2	43.3	27.8	9.2	4.8	43.7	88.1	49.6	0.9	3.2	28.1	28.9	75.9	54.6	13.4	29.9	18.8	197,800	90,335	35,488	22,798	7,550	3,966	15,421	20,406
13	Warriors	17,966	820	241.7	110.2	44.1	23.8	9.3	4.5	43.6	91.4	47.8	1.1	3.7	28.8	29.0	75.7	52.9	15.6	28.5	17.9	198,225	90,375	36,122	19,549	7,602	3,694	14,684	21,118
14	Kings	17,805	820	241.4	109.4	43.4	26.5	8.3	4.8	43.3	89.3	48.5	1.0	3.4	29.8	28.6	75.8	53.7	14.2	29.1	18.2	197,925	89,703	35,562	21,751	6,787	3,922	14,945	21,300
15	Nets	17,516	820	241.3	106.9	43.6	24.9	9.7	5.6	42.3	88.2	47.9	1.0	3.5	27.6	28.9	73.8	52.9	14.5	29.1	19.5	197,900	87,642	35,733	20,419	7,926	4,584	15,996	21,590
16	Lakers	17,411	820	241.4	115.2	44.6	29.5	9.2	5.8	46.5	89.2	52.1	1.1	3.5	30.2	27.8	76.5	56.8	13.8	30.9	18.1	197,975	94,492	36,600	24,171	7,512	4,778	14,850	18,925
17	Clippers	17,170	820	241.1	106.7	42.6	24.0	8.5	5.1	42.4	89.1	47.6	1.0	3.7	27.6	28.4	73.7	52.5	14.9	27.7	18.7	197,725	87,505	34,896	19,698	6,966	4,152	15,319	20,251
18	Knicks	17,143	820	241.6	106.5	41.2	24.8	9.5	4.5	42.1	87.5	48.2	1.3	4.2	30.6	28.3	73.8	53.3	14.2	27.0	18.4	198,125	87,312	33,789	20,303	7,826	3,708	15,062	21,794
19	Rockets	17,048	820	241.3	108.5	44.7	25.7	8.5	5.9	43.4	90.4	48.0	0.9	3.3	26.4	27.9	74.4	52.8	15.5	29.3	18.0	197,900	88,952	36,685	21,096	6,985	4,836	14,769	20,035
20	Mavericks	17,041	738	241.6	109.4	43.0	25.2	7.2	4.5	42.4	88.0	48.2	1.5	4.7	31.0	30.0	77.0	54.1	14.2	28.8	15.7	178,270	80,772	31,706	18,620	5,350	3,285	11,575	17,049
21	Cavaliers	16,893	820	241.4	105.6	43.2	24.5	8.2	5.2	42.0	88.5	47.5	1.0	3.3	29.7	27.7	74.4	52.4	14.3	28.9	17.2	197,975	86,629	35,415	20,056	6,722	4,265	14,134	20,285
22	Pacers	16,773	820	241.5	106.4	44.0	25.3	8.8	5.0	42.5	88.8	47.8	1.0	3.6	28.1	27.1	75.5	52.8	14.4	29.6	18.0	198,050	87,246	36,087	20,718	7,238	4,138	14,739	20,779
23	Bullets	16,613	820	241.9	104.6	43.9	24.5	8.0	5.6	41.8	89.2	46.8	0.8	3.2	26.0	26.9	75.2	51.8	14.1	29.8	16.9	198,350	85,796	35,977	20,082	6,585	4,573	13,832	19,223
24	Hornets	1,580	82	241.2	104.5	40.7	28.3	8.6	3.2	41.8	90.6	46.1	1.6	5.2	31.2	25.1	76.7	51.4	13.9	26.8	16.1	19,780	8,566	3,338	2,323	705	264	1,318	2,068
25	Heat	1,477	82	242.1	97.8	42.9	23.9	9.1	5.0	39.3	86.8	45.3	1.2	3.6	32.6	25.6	70.2	49.8	16.0	27.0	21.1	19,855	8,016	3,520	1,958	744	408	1,728	2,124

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.0

Murray

RPG

11.0

Jokić

APG

7.5

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

109.7

19th

DRTG

112.6

15th

NETRTG

-2.9

16th

3P%

29.9

22nd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Timberwolves	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Clippers	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Jazz	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Mon 11/2	POR	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 11/4	TOR	@	DEN	9:00 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

0 - 3

135

Final

141

Nuggets

1 - 1

Sat 24 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.5

Jerome

33.0

Booker

30.0

Edwards

RPG Leaders

18.5

Sabonis

13.0

Zubac

12.0

Boozer

APG Leaders

11.3

Young

10.0

Johnson

9.5

Haliburton

SPG Leaders

4.3

Daniels

3.5

Porter

3.5

George

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

4.0

Kessler

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.5

Edwards

5.0

George

5.0

Robinson

TS% Leaders

97.0

Carter

89.8

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.9

124.1

122.9

122.7

122.0

120.3

DRtg Rankings

90.5

95.9

97.3

100.6

101.4

105.7

NetRtg Rankings

24.7

24.5

23.0

15.3

14.8

12.3

Tank Leaderboard

0-2

0-3

0-2

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

157

Johnson

144.1

Wembanyama

138.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

160

Johnson

141.8

Embiid

140.8

Wembanyama

USG% Leaders

40.7

Dončić

37.0

Acuff

36.6

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

40.0

Murray

39.5

Jokić

39.0

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.65

Johnson

1.61

Jerome

1.61

Kessler

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Jerome

1.68

Johnson

1.65

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

3-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

0-3

0-2

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	3	0	1.000
2	Pistons	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Raptors	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Magic	0	2	.000	2.5
12	Knicks	0	2	.000	2.5
13	Nets	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Bucks	0	3	.000	3.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	3	0	1.000
2	Lakers	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Thunder	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
5	Grizzlies	2	0	1.000	0.5
6	Timberwolves	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Clippers	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Jazz	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5
11	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Mavericks	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Kings	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAC	@	OKC	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TOR	@	MIN	7:00 PM

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, the Denver Nuggets sank the most free throws by a team, with 20,591 made.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

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144.1

138.7

160

141.8

140.8

40.7

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