A list of 50 NBA free throw leaders in league history

Karl Malone - leader in the number of free throws in the history of the NBA

This is the list of 50 players who scored the most accurate shots from the free-throw line in their National Basketball Association regular championship matches during their careers. A complete list of leaders in this nomination is published on basketball-reference.com ^[1] .

The number of shots from the free-throw line scored in regular championship games over a career indicates the effectiveness of the basketball player in playing the attack, as well as the benefits he brings to his team. A free throw was invented by James Naismith at the same time as the other rules of the game in 1891. Initially, the distance from the basket to the penalty line was approximately six meters, but already in 1895 it was reduced to the usual 4.6 meters. Only one basketball player has realized more than 9000 shots from the line, 3 people have crossed the line of 8000 free throws and 8 players have more than 7000 hits from the free-throw line.

The first player to break the 8000 free throws mark is Moses Malone , who achieved this result in the 1991/92 season, after which he ended his career three years later, realizing a total of 8,531 shots from the line. In the championship of 1999/2000 , this line was overcome by Karl Malone , gaining 9787 penalties at the end of the 2003/04 championship. In the 2014/15 championship, this achievement was repeated by Kobe Bryant , who completed his professional career at the end of the 2015/16 tournament, having realized 8378 free throws.

The leader in terms of percentage of free throws sold at the moment is Steve Nash , who completed his professional career at the end of the 2013/14 season, who has 90.43% of shots from the line. The second place in this indicator is played by Mark Price , who has won 9 of 12 seasons of his career for the Cleveland Cavaliers club, who, following his performance, has realized 90.39% of free throws. In third place is Stephen Curry , who continues his sports career, whose rate currently amounts to 90.30% of shots from the line ^[2] .

This list includes six active basketball players, the most productive of them is LeBron James , who is still in eighth place.