Best Free Throw Shooters in Fantasy Basketball

If your fantasy league uses free throw percentage as a category, there’s no doubt that you know how frustrating it can be to have a bad free throw shooter on your team. On the flipside, there are some players who shoot so well from the line that they can hide the deficiencies on your team. Not only does straight up percentage count but as important is the quantity of attempts. Here are the best free throw shooters in fantasy basketball.

1) Dirk Nowtizki, Dallas Mavericks
He gets to the line a whole lot and he hits for a great percentage. Since Avery Johnson has become coach, Nowitzki has taken the ball to the basket much more often. As a result, his free throw attempts peaked in recent years. If you have Nowitzki on your fantasy basketball team, you are well aware of how consistent he is at the line.

2) Chauncey Billups, Detroit Pistons
While he doesn’t get to the line as much as Nowitzki, Billups is an even better free throw shooter. He’s the Pistons’ go-to free throw shooter and will get to the line in bunches. Once he’s at the charity stripe, he’ll knock ‘em down.

3) Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
Few players in the league get to the line as consistently as Bryant. He seemingly gets to the line at least a half dozen times each game. With a solid free throw percentage, Bryant does nothing but help you in the free throw shooting category.

4) Kevin Martin, Sacramento Kings
If you look at Martin, he doesn’t look like the type of player who can get to the line a lot. But he’s actually extremely good at getting to the line by drawing body contact. He’s also a very good free throw shooter and his best years are still ahead of him.

5) Chris Bosh, Toronto Raptors
All of a sudden, Bosh is a deadly free throw shooting. By hitting in the mid-80% range, Bosh has taken a step up in the fantasy rankings. He’s now a free throw line asset. While this sudden spike could be an anomaly, it’s equally as likely that this percentage is here to stay.