Although free throws to create fouls is also a way to score, but too much reliance on free throws is not a good thing, the playoffs defensive intensity increases, referees do not necessarily let players get so many free throw opportunities, which is why some players do not perform well in the playoffs. So who is the most reliant on free throws among the top ten players averaging points per game this season?
10. Nikola Jokic, averaging 26.3 points per game
Jokic has played 69 games so far this season, averaging 26.3 points, 13.6 rebounds, 8 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.9 blocks per game, shooting 57.6 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from three-point range.
Jokic averaged 6.2 free throws per game, averaging five shots per game and shooting 81.2 percent from the free throws. Penalties account for 19 percent of the average score per game, which is not a high percentage. Jokic, who is ranked tenth in the league in points per game, second in the league in rebounds per game, and eighth in assists per game, is the only player in the league to rank in the top ten in terms of points, rebounds and assists this season, and is a popular candidate for the regular season MVP.
9. Devin Booker, averaging 26.5 points per game
Booker has played 64 games so far this season, averaging 26.5 points, 5 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.4 blocks per game, shooting 46.5 percent from the field and 37.8 percent from three-point range.
Booker averaged 5.3 free throws per game, averaging 4.6 per game and 86.7 percent from the free throws. His free throws account for 17.4 percent of the points per game. Booker has also made very few free throws, and this season he has improved tremendously in both mid-range and three-point shooting, becoming a very good point guard, helping the Suns achieve the first place in the regular season, and recently reaching the top ten of the MVP list, his recent performance is even better, and the next issue may be even higher.
8. Jason Tatum, averaging 27 points per game
So far this season, Tatum has played 72 games, averaging 27 points, 8 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1 steal and 0.6 blocks per game, shooting 45.1% from the field and 35.3% from three-point range.
Tatum averaged 6.2 free throws per game, averaging 5.3 hits per game and shooting 85.5 percent from the free throws. His free throws account for 19.6 percent of the points per game. Tatum's performance before the All-Star is not good, and there are many games with bad shooting feel, but after the All-Star, he looks like a changed person, leading the Celtics all the way with excellent performances and is expected to make a difference in the East.
7. Ja-Morant, averaging 27.6 points per game
Morant has played in 56 games so far in the season, averaging 27.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.4 blocks per game, shooting 49.3 percent from the field and 34 percent from three-point range.
Morant averaged 7.3 free throws per game, averaging 5.6 hits per game and shooting 76.2 percent from the free throws. He averaged 20.3 percent of the points per game, and Morante is a player who loves to break through, has a little more free throws than other players, and he's played at MVP level this season, hoping he'll recover from a knee injury as soon as possible and take the Grizzlies to the next level.
6. Demar DeRozan, averaging 27.7 points per game
So far this season, DeRozan has played 71 games, averaging 27.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocks per game, shooting 50.3% from the field and 34.8% from three-point range.
DeRozan averaged 7.7 free throws per game, averaging 6.7 per game and 87.2 percent from the free throw range. His free throws account for 24.2 percent of the average score per game, and DeRozan's percentage of free throws is significantly higher than the five players mentioned earlier, he is a classical quarterback and a player with fake movements, often tricking fouls into walking on the free throw line.
5. Luka Doncic, averaging 28.13 points per game
Doncic has played 60 games so far this season, averaging 28.13 points, 9.2 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks per game, shooting 45.7 percent from the field and 35.1 percent from the free throw line.
Doncic averaged 7.2 free throws per game, averaging 5.3 hits per game and shooting 73.7 percent from the free throws. His free throws averaged 18.8 percent of points per game, Doncic performed average at the start of the season, and after losing weight he became the all-powerful player, and his recent performances have been particularly outstanding, and he has helped the Lone Ranger lock up a playoff spot, and it is not known whether he can lead the Lone Ranger through the first round of the playoffs this year.
4. Trae Young, averaging 28.14 points per game
So far in the season, Trae Young has played 70 games, averaging 28.14 points, 3.8 rebounds, 9.6 assists, 1 steal and 0.1 blocks, shooting 45.9% from the field and 38.1% from three-point range.
In the previous two seasons, Trae Young also liked to make fouls, which disgusted many players and coaches, but after the new rules this season, Trae Young was no longer obsessed with making fouls, he averaged 7.2 free throws per game this season, averaging 6.5 shots per game, a little less than in the previous two seasons, and his free throw shooting rate was 90.3%, and the free throw average accounted for 23% of the points per game.
3. Giannis Antetokounmpo, averaging 29.9 points per game
Alphabet has played 62 games so far this season, averaging 29.9 points, 11.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1 steal, 1.5 blocks, shooting 55.2% from the field and 30.1% from three-point range.
Alphabet Brother averaged 11.5 free throws per game, averaging 8.3 shots per game and shooting 72.2 percent from the free throws. Free throws account for 27.6% of the average score per game, and Alphabet Brother has evolved again this season, with mid-range and three-pointers, the free throw shooting rate has also increased, becoming a more difficult Greek monster, the opponent can only foul in order to prevent him from scoring directly, so his free throws are also more.
2. Joel Embiid, averaging 29.9 points per game
Embiid has played 62 games so far this season, averaging 29.9 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, shooting 48.9 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from three-point range.
Embiid averaged 11.7 free throws per game, averaging 9.5 shots per game and shooting 81.6 percent from the free throws. Free throws account for 31.8% of the average score per game, it can be found that Embiid's free throws account for a very high proportion of points per game, he is a very rich offensive center, but also a center who likes to create fouls, his average number of free throws per game and average number of free throws per game are the league's first, the most dependent on free throws players.
1. LeBron James, averaging 30.1 points per game
James has played 55 games so far in the season, averaging 30.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, shooting 52.3% from the field and 35.9% from three-point range.
James averaged 5.9 free throws per game, averaging 4.5 hits per game and shooting 75.6 percent from the free throws. His free throws average of 14.9 percent per game, the lowest percentage of the top ten scorers, he has not won many free throws on the offensive end, and he has made fewer attacks to the basket this season due to age problems, and the number of free throws has been further reduced, and it is not easy for him to cut 30.1 points in this situation.
Comparison can be found that among these ten players, Embiid is the most dependent on free throws, his average number of free throws per game and free throw numbers are the highest, and what makes opponents more headaches is the 76ers and James Harden, who averages 9.9 free throws per game, averaging 8.8 shots per game, sometimes the number of free throws combined with the number of free throws of the opponent's entire team is similar, I don't know if they can get so many free throws in the playoffs, if not, the 76ers are difficult to go far.