who has most fta per game in first season in last 30 seasons

Since 1997-98, Shaquille O'Neal attempted the most free throws per game in his first season, with 11.4 attempts per game.

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	NAME	FTA	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	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	11.4	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
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	10.2	81	37.4	27.0	10.3	3.9	1.2	0.9	9.6	18.2	53.0	0.0	0.1	33.3	7.8	76.1	59.7	2.3	8.0	3.0	3,030	2,190	834	316	96	70	247	237	+584
3	David Robinson D. Robinson	9.0	73	33.7	21.6	10.6	2.7	0.9	2.6	7.5	14.6	51.1	0.0	0.1	25.0	6.6	73.5	58.1	3.3	7.3	2.8	2,457	1,574	775	199	64	192	202	204	+356
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	8.8	82	38.8	28.7	5.8	3.5	1.7	0.5	10.7	23.1	46.5	0.4	1.5	23.8	6.9	78.4	53.3	1.6	4.2	2.3	3,181	2,357	475	283	141	45	185	151	+598
5	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	8.5	82	38.0	22.5	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	50.6	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	64.2	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.7	3,112	1,845	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
6	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	8.0	58	33.4	19.2	9.6	0.9	0.7	2.2	6.9	12.6	55.1	0.0	0.0		5.3	66.5	59.5	3.3	6.3	3.1	1,939	1,115	558	52	40	130	179	208	+429
7	Grant Hill G. Hill	8.0	81	40.7	21.1	7.7	6.8	1.8	0.7	7.6	16.8	45.2	0.0	0.3	14.3	5.9	74.0	52.0	1.1	6.5	3.5	3,294	1,712	623	551	143	53	285	196	+214
8	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	7.8	82	36.0	22.3	7.1	2.6	1.1	0.9	8.0	16.4	48.5	0.3	0.6	41.2	6.1	78.4	56.2	2.8	4.3	3.1	2,950	1,829	581	213	89	76	257	201	-433
9	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	7.4	72	33.8	20.0	6.9	3.7	0.8	0.5	6.7	15.6	42.7	1.2	4.0	29.8	5.5	73.8	52.9	1.2	5.7	2.8	2,430	1,437	497	269	60	39	200	160	-215
10	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	7.0	80	34.6	18.0	9.3	2.5	1.4	1.1	6.5	14.6	44.5	0.0	0.1	25.0	5.1	72.7	51.2	2.7	6.6	3.4	2,769	1,442	745	197	108	90	271	310	+255
11	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	6.8	75	34.7	19.6	3.0	8.0	1.6	0.3	6.8	15.4	44.1	0.2	1.1	18.8	5.8	86.0	53.3	1.0	2.1	3.6	2,606	1,471	228	603	121	20	269	262	+133
12	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	6.7	72	32.2	21.2	7.8	6.0	1.1	0.3	7.0	16.5	42.7	2.3	7.1	32.7	4.8	71.3	54.5	1.2	6.6	3.4	2,318	1,526	563	429	77	25	247	137	-118
13	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	6.7	70	36.7	23.2	3.3	4.0	1.3	0.2	7.8	17.4	44.5	1.9	4.8	38.9	5.8	86.4	56.9	0.7	2.6	2.6	2,569	1,623	229	279	88	15	181	154	-132
14	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	6.7	80	39.4	22.0	3.7	6.2	2.2	0.3	8.1	17.6	46.1	0.9	2.9	29.8	4.9	72.9	53.5	1.1	2.6	3.1	3,150	1,758	296	494	176	25	244	200	-92
15	Derrick Coleman D. Coleman	6.6	59	36.2	17.6	9.9	2.5	0.8	1.2	6.0	14.7	41.1	0.4	1.7	26.5	5.1	77.2	50.0	2.5	7.4	2.7	2,135	1,040	587	145	46	68	157	144	-58
16	Elton Brand E. Brand	6.6	81	37.0	20.1	10.0	1.9	0.8	1.6	7.8	16.1	48.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	68.5	52.8	4.3	5.7	2.8	2,999	1,627	810	155	66	132	228	259	-647
17	Rod Strickland R. Strickland	6.5	76	39.7	17.8	5.3	10.5	1.7	0.3	6.4	14.9	43.4	0.2	0.6	25.0	4.7	72.6	50.1	1.5	3.9	3.5	3,020	1,349	405	801	126	25	266	182	+100
18	Tyreke Evans T. Evans	6.5	72	37.2	20.1	5.3	5.8	1.5	0.4	7.4	16.2	45.8	0.5	2.0	25.5	4.8	74.8	52.9	0.9	4.4	3.0	2,677	1,450	380	414	109	26	216	204	-334
19	Vin Baker V. Baker	6.4	82	35.9	19.2	8.0	1.9	1.1	1.0	7.7	14.2	54.2	0.0	0.1	14.3	3.8	59.1	56.4	3.5	4.5	2.1	2,944	1,574	656	152	91	86	174	278	+412
20	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	6.4	82	36.5	21.0	6.1	2.8	1.2	0.5	7.6	17.9	42.6	0.8	2.6	32.2	5.0	77.7	50.9	2.2	3.8	3.0	2,995	1,725	498	227	97	41	247	225	+65
21	Steve Smith S. Smith	6.2	73	39.1	20.1	4.2	4.0	1.0	0.4	6.7	15.1	44.4	1.3	3.8	35.1	5.3	85.5	56.3	1.8	2.4	2.4	2,857	1,464	309	292	75	29	176	219	+202
22	Glen Rice G. Rice	6.1	82	40.2	22.3	4.3	2.2	0.9	0.3	7.7	16.9	45.7	1.6	3.7	43.3	5.2	84.9	56.8	1.1	3.2	2.2	3,295	1,826	353	182	77	22	182	200	+169
23	Johnny Newman J. Newman	6.0	74	29.4	14.7	1.9	1.9	1.0	0.3	4.6	10.8	43.1	0.5	1.4	34.3	4.9	82.0	54.7	0.7	1.2	2.0	2,176	1,089	141	138	77	24	147	208	-480
24	Chris Paul C. Paul	6.0	78	36.0	16.1	5.1	7.8	2.2	0.1	5.2	12.1	43.0	0.6	2.3	28.2	5.1	84.7	54.6	0.8	4.3	2.3	2,808	1,258	400	611	175	6	183	218	-181
25	Rony Seikaly R. Seikaly	5.9	56	29.2	13.3	7.0	1.4	0.5	0.8	4.5	10.3	43.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	74.1	51.4	2.6	4.4	2.6	1,636	746	393	77	28	43	146	164	-188

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Team Leaders

PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 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 1997-98, Shaquille O'Neal attempted the most free throws per game in his first season, with 11.4 attempts per game.

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28.8

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2.0

2.0

1.9

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1.9

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4.0

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4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

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36.1

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37.4

36.4

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