Worst Free Throw Shooters – Fantasy Basketball
December 21, 2008 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under NBA Teams, NFL Player Analysis
Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
As much as Dwight Howard can help you in a variety of categories, he’s an absolute killer as far as free throws are concerned. He leads the league in free throw attempts per game but he’s shooting only 57% at the line. All those misses can bring down any team’s percentage.
Shaquille O’Neal, Phoenix Suns
Even though Shaquille O’Neal isn’t quite as spry as he was when he was younger, he still gets to the line a whole lot. And Shaq is still Shaq as far as his pitiful free throw percentage. The only good news is that he’s shooting the best he has from the line since the 2002-03 season.
Andris Biedrins, Golden State Warriors
Andris Biedrins gets to the free throw line about five times per game. This season, he’s shooting about 60% from the line — which is actually an improvement for him. But that number is still low enough to do series damage.
Emeka Okafor, Charlotte Bobcats
The only reason Emeka Okafor isn’t in Howard’s or O’Neal’s company when it comes to his destructive nature at the free throw line is that he doesn’t get there that often. But when Okafor is at the line, you can count on a miss.
