players to win mvp with <8 fta per game since 1980

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the MVP award when attempting <8.0 free throws per game in 1979-80.

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	NAME	MVP	FTA	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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	5.8	1979-80	LAL	82	38.3	24.8	10.8	4.5	1.0	3.4	10.2	16.9	60.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	76.5	63.9	2.3	8.5	3.6	3,143	2,034	886	371	81	280	297	216
2	Julius Erving J. Erving	1	6.5	1980-81	PHI	82	35.0	24.6	8.0	4.4	2.1	1.8	9.7	18.6	52.1	0.0	0.2	22.2	5.1	78.7	57.2	3.0	5.0	3.2	2,874	2,014	657	364	173	147	266	233
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	1	5.3	1983-84	BOS	79	38.3	24.2	10.1	6.6	1.8	0.9	9.6	19.5	49.2	0.2	0.9	24.7	4.7	88.8	55.2	2.3	7.8	3.0	3,028	1,908	796	520	144	69	237	197
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	1	5.7	1984-85	BOS	80	39.5	28.7	10.5	6.6	1.6	1.2	11.5	22.0	52.2	0.7	1.6	42.7	5.0	88.2	58.5	2.1	8.5	3.1	3,161	2,295	842	531	129	98	248	208
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	1	6.0	1985-86	BOS	82	38.0	25.8	9.8	6.8	2.0	0.6	9.7	19.6	49.6	1.0	2.4	42.3	5.4	89.6	58.0	2.3	7.5	3.2	3,113	2,115	805	557	166	51	266	182
6	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1	7.9	1986-87	LAL	80	36.3	23.9	6.3	12.2	1.7	0.5	8.5	16.4	52.2	0.1	0.5	20.5	6.7	84.8	60.2	1.5	4.8	3.8	2,904	1,909	504	977	138	36	300	168
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1	7.3	1988-89	LAL	77	37.5	22.5	7.9	12.8	1.8	0.3	7.5	14.8	50.9	0.8	2.4	31.4	6.7	91.1	62.5	1.4	6.4	4.1	2,886	1,730	607	988	138	22	312	172
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1	7.4	1991-92	CHI	80	38.8	30.1	6.4	6.1	2.3	0.9	11.8	22.7	51.9	0.3	1.3	27.0	6.1	83.2	57.9	1.1	5.3	2.5	3,102	2,404	511	489	182	75	200	201
9	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	1	7.7	1992-93	PHX	76	37.6	25.6	12.2	5.1	1.6	1.0	9.4	18.1	52.0	0.9	2.9	30.5	5.9	76.5	59.6	3.1	9.1	3.1	2,859	1,944	928	385	119	74	233	196
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1	6.8	1993-94	HOU	80	41.0	27.3	11.9	3.6	1.6	3.7	11.2	21.2	52.8	0.1	0.2	42.1	4.9	71.6	56.5	2.9	9.1	3.4	3,277	2,184	955	287	128	297	271	289
11	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	1	7.8	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
12	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	1	5.7	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
13	Steve Nash S. Nash	1	3.2	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
14	Steve Nash S. Nash	1	3.5	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
15	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	1	7.1	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	Derrick Rose D. Rose	1	6.9	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
17	LeBron James L. James	1	7.0	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
18	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1	4.2	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
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1	5.1	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
20	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1	5.5	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
21	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1	6.3	2021-22	DEN	74	33.4	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
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1	5.5	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

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PPG

36.2

Dončić

RPG

9.0

Kessler

APG

7.6

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.7

4th

DRTG

114.4

19th

NETRTG

5.2

9th

3P%

37.3

8th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	4	2	.667	2.0
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0
6	Spurs	4	2	.667	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM
Mon 11/2	MIA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Wed 11/4	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/6	POR	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

4 - 2

Final

112

Warriors

3 - 3

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.2

Dončić

29.6

Maxey

29.2

Curry

RPG Leaders

15.8

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.2

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.8

Kessler

2.5

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.4

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

81.3

Camara

81.1

Stewart

77.0

Banchero

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.5

119.9

119.7

118.9

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.8

104.9

105.4

105.9

108.5

NetRtg Rankings

15.1

12.6

11.3

11.0

10.5

9.1

Tank Leaderboard

0-5

0-6

1-5

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NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

359.8

Wembanyama

323.3

Maxey

317.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

347

Wembanyama

334.5

Antetokounmpo

325.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

39.7

Dončić

34.5

Miller

34.4

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.85

Wembanyama

1.68

Antetokounmpo

1.62

Flagg

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Wembanyama

1.77

Antetokounmpo

1.69

Dončić

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-0

6-1

5-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-4

1-5

2-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	6	1	.857
2	Pistons	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
5	Raptors	3	2	.600	2.0
6	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.5
7	Hawks	3	4	.429	3.0
8	Hornets	3	4	.429	3.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	3.0
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.5
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.5
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.5
13	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.5
14	Bucks	1	5	.167	4.5
15	Nets	0	5	.000	5.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	6	0	1.000
2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	4	2	.667	2.0
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0
6	Spurs	4	2	.667	2.0
7	Mavericks	4	2	.667	2.0
8	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.5
9	Timberwolves	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Warriors	3	3	.500	3.0
11	Pelicans	2	4	.333	4.0
12	Suns	1	3	.250	4.0
13	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.5
14	Jazz	1	5	.167	5.0
15	Kings	0	6	.000	6.0

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 11/1	LAC	@	GSW	8:30 PM
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM
Mon 11/2	OKC	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Mon 11/2	ATL	@	IND	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BKN	@	NYK	7:30 PM

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the MVP award when attempting <8.0 free throws per game in 1979-80.

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