highest ft% percentage by a player before 2000

Before 1999-00, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf had the best free-throw percentage, at 90.9 percent.

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	NAME	FT%	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf M. Abdul-Rauf	90.9	545	27.8	15.2	1.9	3.7	0.9	0.1	6.2	14.1	44.1	0.9	2.4	35.5	1.9	2.1	50.6	0.4	1.6	1.7	15,142	8,287	1,062	2,003	478	45	937	1,056	-226
2	Mark Price M. Price	90.4	722	29.9	15.2	2.6	6.7	1.2	0.1	5.5	11.6	47.2	1.4	3.4	40.2	3.0	3.3	58.6	0.6	2.0	2.5	21,560	10,989	1,848	4,863	860	76	1,790	964	-130
3	Ernie DiGregorio E. DiGregorio	90.2	312	25.2	9.6	2.0	5.1	0.6	0.0	4.1	9.8	41.5				1.5	1.6	45.7	0.4	1.5	1.8	7,859	2,997	610	1,594	190	14	93	656
4	Rick Barry R. Barry	90.0	794	36.3	23.2	6.5	5.1	2.0	0.5	9.1	20.4	44.9	1.0	3.1	33.0	4.8	5.3	51.0	0.9	4.3	2.5	28,825	18,395	5,168	4,017	1,104	269	574	2,264
5	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	89.2	1,002	30.5	17.9	2.1	4.4	1.5	0.1	7.2	15.0	48.2	0.0	0.3	13.9	3.4	3.9	53.6	0.7	1.3	1.9	30,607	17,949	2,103	4,402	1,165	51	822	3,250
6	Scott Skiles S. Skiles	88.9	600	28.0	11.1	2.5	6.5	0.8	0.0	3.8	8.8	43.5	0.9	2.3	37.9	2.6	2.9	55.2	0.5	2.1	2.5	16,789	6,652	1,526	3,881	500	29	1,497	1,343
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	88.6	897	38.4	24.3	10.0	6.3	1.7	0.8	9.6	19.3	49.6	0.7	1.9	37.6	4.4	5.0	56.4	2.0	8.0	3.1	34,443	21,791	8,974	5,695	1,556	755	2,816	2,279
8	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	88.3	711	32.0	17.8	3.9	3.0			6.7	15.7	42.6				4.4	5.0	49.7				21,793	12,665	2,793	2,101				1,925
9	Darrell Armstrong D. Armstrong	88.1	181	21.0	8.8	2.3	4.2	1.3	0.1	3.0	7.1	41.7	0.9	2.5	34.4	2.0	2.3	54.3	0.9	1.5	2.1	3,797	1,595	418	754	234	18	376	307	+167
10	Reggie Miller R. Miller	87.9	932	34.4	19.7	3.1	3.1	1.2	0.2	6.4	13.3	48.2	1.8	4.5	40.3	5.0	5.7	62.1	0.8	2.4	1.9	32,086	18,322	2,923	2,876	1,074	229	1,816	2,005	+810
11	Ricky Pierce R. Pierce	87.5	969	24.4	14.9	2.4	1.9	0.8	0.2	5.6	11.3	49.3	0.3	0.9	32.2	3.5	4.0	57.3	0.9	1.5	1.5	23,665	14,467	2,296	1,826	768	147	1,453	2,213	-123
12	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	87.4	125	29.6	12.1	2.3	3.9	1.3	0.1	3.8	10.0	37.9	1.5	4.5	34.3	3.1	3.5	52.8	0.7	1.6	2.2	3,704	1,517	286	487	165	18	272	287	-641
13	Kyle Macy K. Macy	87.3	551	25.9	9.5	2.2	4.0	1.1	0.1	3.9	7.9	50.1	0.3	1.0	33.8	1.3	1.5	55.9	0.6	1.6	1.3	14,246	5,259	1,214	2,198	631	49	712	1,081
14	Jeff Hornacek J. Hornacek	87.3	1,000	31.8	14.7	3.5	5.1	1.5	0.2	5.6	11.2	49.6	0.8	1.9	39.7	2.8	3.2	58.2	0.9	2.6	1.9	31,831	14,706	3,464	5,079	1,470	210	1,858	2,215	+1573
15	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	87.2	810	30.3	19.7	3.4	2.1	0.6	0.3	7.6	14.4	52.5	0.3	0.7	36.8	4.3	4.9	59.4	1.1	2.3	1.6	24,521	15,980	2,785	1,668	468	243	1,310	1,560
16	Jeff Malone J. Malone	87.1	905	32.8	19.0	2.6	2.4	0.6	0.1	7.8	16.2	48.4	0.1	0.4	26.8	3.3	3.7	53.3	0.6	2.0	1.7	29,660	17,231	2,364	2,154	577	100	1,538	1,695
17	Mike Newlin M. Newlin	87.0	837	29.4	14.9	3.0	4.0	1.0	0.1	5.6	12.1	46.6	0.3	0.9	30.2	3.6	4.1	53.7	0.8	2.0	2.5	24,574	12,507	2,494	3,364	702	58	878	2,542
18	Hersey Hawkins H. Hawkins	86.9	863	34.5	16.0	3.8	3.1	1.8	0.3	5.4	11.7	46.3	1.3	3.4	39.5	3.8	4.4	58.6	0.9	2.9	2.0	29,731	13,807	3,299	2,654	1,515	278	1,709	1,852	+1130
19	Micheal Williams M. Williams	86.8	413	25.2	11.0	2.5	5.8	1.7	0.2	3.6	7.7	46.4	0.1	0.5	22.7	3.7	4.3	57.3	0.7	1.8	2.3	10,403	4,533	1,050	2,385	717	95	938	1,073	-4
20	Ray Allen R. Allen	86.6	214	35.2	16.6	4.4	3.5	1.1	0.1	5.9	13.5	43.4	1.5	4.1	37.2	3.4	3.9	54.5	1.3	3.1	2.5	7,538	3,560	943	744	239	29	534	579	-10
21	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	86.5	919	34.0	19.1	4.3	3.7	1.6	0.6	7.2	14.1	51.2	0.8	2.1	38.4	3.9	4.5	59.5	1.1	3.2	2.5	31,207	17,554	3,917	3,394	1,486	530	2,268	1,962	+313
22	Terrell Brandon T. Brandon	86.4	543	27.9	13.1	2.8	5.4	1.5	0.3	5.1	11.4	44.6	0.6	1.6	35.2	2.4	2.8	52.1	0.6	2.3	1.9	15,175	7,135	1,545	2,931	795	169	1,037	980	+277
23	Sam Vincent S. Vincent	86.3	396	19.0	7.8	2.1	3.9	0.7	0.2	2.9	6.5	44.9	0.0	0.2	18.2	1.9	2.2	52.1	0.4	1.7	1.7	7,527	3,106	819	1,543	268	60	655	598
24	Dick Garrett D. Garrett	86.3	339	25.7	10.3	3.0	2.5	0.3	0.0	4.2	10.0	42.3				1.8	2.1	47.0	0.4	0.6		8,729	3,475	1,004	849	10	1		1,024
25	Terry Furlow T. Furlow	86.2	239	20.1	10.7	2.1	2.4	0.7	0.3	4.4	9.5	45.9	0.3	1.1	29.3	1.8	2.1	51.1	0.9	1.2	1.8	4,809	2,550	507	568	159	69	374	298

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27.7

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RPG

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10.7

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Team Rankings

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122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

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5.2

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39.6

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM

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Nuggets

2 - 4

Final

110

Timberwolves

4 - 2

Thu 30 Apr 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

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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

Before 1999-00, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf had the best free-throw percentage, at 90.9 percent.

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