Rank	Player	FTA	Season
1 🏆	Luka Doncic	12.5	2025-26
2	Jerry West	12.4	1965-66
3	Jerry West	12.3	1961-62
4	Oscar Robertson	11.9	1963-64
5	Michael Jordan	11.9	1986-87
6	James Harden	11.8	2019-20
7	Oscar Robertson	11.6	1965-66
8	Allen Iverson	11.5	2005-06
9	Oscar Robertson	11.2	1960-61
10	World B. Free	11.2	1979-80

LeGreatestEver23 | Lakers

4271 | a day ago

I saw someone say “at least Luka has the decency to miss a bunch of them” lol

Nice_Cash_7000

905 | 20 hours ago

shroedingers ethical hooper

Neither-Luck-9295 | Mavericks

192 | 17 hours ago

Seriously though, this Lakers whistle is fucking real.

u_sijenci | Nuggets

129 | 17 hours ago

“No, he has gotten better at drawing contact.” - All the Lakers fans.

VonsFavoriteChicken | Nuggets

29 | 16 hours ago

For me there was never a doubt. Watched Kobe get whistles on shots without even being touched lmao

CrippledBanana | Canada

324 | 20 hours ago

LOL that’s hilarious, I still don’t understand how he can be such a mid ft shooter with his other bullshit capability for shot making. Actually need bronny to be a permanent defender on him to unlock his full capability for fts

TheCatSleeeps | Lakers

213 | 19 hours ago

Bro can’t make a bucket wide open but will swish a bucket while being doubleteamed

yeahright17 | Thunder

103 | 18 hours ago

I had a friend in high school who was a WR on the football team. You throw the ball up to him in double coverage, and he’ll come down with it almost every time. Wide open on a slant or on a go route? He’d drop it almost every time. Obviously was a mental/concentration thing, but it was crazy.

FloridaJit999

57 | 18 hours ago

Swear it gotta be something in your brain saying “oh shit I gotta shoot this a little bit higher” when being contested

komark- | Slovenia

38 | 17 hours ago

For me, as an amateur athlete from the esteemed YMCA league, and former blacktop football player, those wide open looks always makes me think “shit, you better not fuck this one up” and that’s when I fuck up. Missing wide open shots, or dropping a wide open pass, same thoughts run through my head

scubaSteve181

9 | 17 hours ago

I hoop with a couple of guys like this. You play hard defense, close out and contest their shot attempts and they swish it ⁹⁄₁₀ times. Let them shoot wide open, and they miss ⁹⁄₁₀ times 😂

shepaz_93 | Bulls

62 | 19 hours ago

I genuinely think he finds the sport so easy he misses a few of these easy buckets every game, by just being a bit lackadaisical. But loves the challenge of a tough shot so locks in for them.

MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME | Lakers

73 | 19 hours ago

I have way more faith in him hitting a contested step back over a wide open shot

leopardchief | Thunder

42 | 18 hours ago

The stats support this lol.

And I think in one of Lebron’s podcast videos, he said elite players find comfort/rhythm in the contest like KD for example, I think he said.

MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME | Lakers

26 | 18 hours ago

Makes sense. Harden and Steph are also guys I feel more confident in making a contested 3 than wide open lol

Competitive_Set_893 | Timberwolves

30 | 18 hours ago

Harden I get but Steph doesn’t miss much wide open lol

interlinkedjoi

14 | 19 hours ago

What a ridiculously dick-riding sentiment lol

Trapaknese | Suns

7 | 18 hours ago

Fr this whole thread is on some weirdo behavior

Apollo611 | Lakers

131 | 20 hours ago

If he shot 50/40/90 he would average 40+. Basketball gods had to nerf him lol

Ancient-Living-6830 | 76ers

52 | 18 hours ago

That is legit why he doesn’t get as much hate as SGA and Embiid. SGA and Embiid make 90% of their free throws and it enrages box score watchers, that’s why they dont notice Luka, Giannis, and others shooting more free throws, but making less.

trmp_stmp | Bucks

64 | 18 hours ago

other teams purposely put Giannis at the line is why he doesn’t get hate for FTs but yes if he made more I’m sure the haters would come out

rwoteit | Vancouver Grizzlies

8 | 17 hours ago

No it’s simply agendas of players to like vs dislike if he made more they wouldn’t suddenly care it’s got nothing to do with that.

ThinkSoftware | Hawks

2593 | a day ago

Luka Attemptafreethrow

spagheddieballs | Warriors

643 | a day ago

Luka Dontchawishyourwhistlewasgreatlikeme

toq-titan | Warriors

253 | a day ago

Better than Luka Turndaballova

Saul_T_Bawls | Celtics

53 | a day ago

Or Tyreek Turndalegova

Chickenbeans__ | Hornets

17 | 20 hours ago

Tyreek PushHisKidDownAHill

Aggressive_Will_7703

20 | a day ago

Luka Dontmiss please.

pokerawz | Lakers

11 | a day ago

Lmao

nowhathappenedwas | NBA

2019 | a day ago

This doesn’t even really capture it.

In 1966, teams averaged 37 FTA per game. This season, teams are averaging 25.5 FTA per game.

So Doncic is averaging more FTA/G than West despite FTA/G being only ²⁄₃ of what they were in 1966.

Doncic is also playing fewer MPG than West.

Watzp0ppin | Timberwolves

857 | a day ago

And he has another guard teammate averaging 9.8 FTA per game. Combined Luka and Reaves are averaging more or the same FTA than 4 whole teams (Bucks, Suns, Celtics, Wizards)

Mindless_Rooster5225 | Mavericks

375 | a day ago

That’s has to be a beating to watch.

Dangerous_Trifle620 | Kings

376 | 21 hours ago

It really is. But apparently according to r/nba my team was just “undisciplined” and “couldn’t stop fouling”. Like I know the kings suck ass but it was so frustrating seeing people support a blatantly biased lakers whistle.

Less-Tax5637 | Supersonics

152 | 21 hours ago

Truth in the NBA is hidden behind 30 layers of agendas. Well, maybe like 25. I don’t think Hornets fans or some shit are putting out mass FTA propaganda

CrippledBanana | Canada

39 | 20 hours ago

Just gotta sneak in your own agendas and try to grow them.

Btw Ajay Mitchell > Shai and Ajays floor is Kobe

Less-Tax5637 | Supersonics

35 | 20 hours ago

Sct Brn is just Giannis with his virginity intact

cerealkillerxx99

119 | 20 hours ago

Bruh Luka was getting a generous whistle in Dallas. Now that he’s on the Lakers it’s over. He’s going to be breaking FT records without breaking a sweat.

Honor_Bound

57 | 19 hours ago

But some Laker fans will tell you that wearing the purple and gold doesn’t help your whistle lol

Neither-Luck-9295 | Mavericks

27 | 17 hours ago

No, I think their argument is that opponents play harder against the Lakers because of the marquise. I sort of halfheartedly buy that. But I also think the refs are made painfully aware of who drives the ratings.

Ebaneser | Lakers

62 | 21 hours ago

Tbf, the kings were absolutely terrible on fouling the Lakers that game. They were a much worse team for some reason that day.

GilgameDistance | Jazz

39 | 21 hours ago

Can confirm. Its fucking miserable and just ruins any game flow.

Throwthisawayagainst

60 | 21 hours ago

The Lakers whistle is elite. I guess the 13 more 3’s the Jazz took then the Lakers last night equates to a net positive of 22 freethrows for the lakers.

ForneauCosmique | Spurs

23 | 20 hours ago

I’ve never been a proponent of eliminating free throws but wtf this is a crazy stat

Lighthouse_seek

14 | 20 hours ago

How do 2 guys average more free throws than a team with giannis on it

newme02 | Suns

15 | 21 hours ago

thats actually incredibly sad. lakers whistle

Famous_Key_3341

414 | a day ago

And he’s gettin to the rim less than ever, even less than fat Luka.

He’s basically perfected the floater foul bait

Mammoth_Winner2509 | Pistons

370 | a day ago

The new jersey definitely helps

MohnJilton | Mavericks

216 | a day ago

He plays in California actually

noman8er | Mavericks

95 | a day ago

I am not disputing it but if you get fouled before you make your shot at the rim does it not reduce the number of times you “get to the rim”

It makes sense to me if one number goes up the other would go down.

I don’t exactly know what you mean by “getting to the rim” or how they count the stats. Just sayin

Famous_Key_3341

21 | a day ago

The point is there should be some sort of correlation between FGA at the rim and calls because it shows intent and playstyle. Yes FGA at the rim don’t count if Luka gets fouled, but a player shouldn’t be getting fouled on the vast majority of his rim attacks either.

flaming_burrito_ | Lakers

47 | 21 hours ago

If you look up players with the most FGA at the rim, there doesn’t really seem to be much correlation between that and FTA. Jaylen Brown has the most attempts at the rim and is averaging about 6 FTA. Neither does drives really. Something I will say about Luka is that he’s been getting a lot of fouls from the midrange as well as at the rim, so I think that’s the difference maker. Luka tends to shoot contested shots, and has been getting full court double teamed like every game, so I’m thinking maybe that high five rule is what is increasing his FTA. Shai also gets a lot of fouls from the midrange, but his crossover and shot is a lot quicker. Maybe because Luka looks kinda slow people think they can contest the shot, and that’s how he gets more contact? Just spitballing

Slime_Fighter | Nuggets

17 | 20 hours ago

Definitely playstyle, SGA is fast and twitchy and thus can initiate little bumps on a dime, whilst Luka loves picking up his dribble as soon as he feels a defender on his back and then slowly dribbling into a double team before hoisting one up. Which is one of the things I admire about Luka’s dribbling so much. Much harder for refs to swallow the whistle when Luka is in so much traffic.

mw19078 | Lakers

7 | 19 hours ago

this getting to the rim shit is so dumb, the lakers run like all of the things that get foul calls. dump offs, isos, post ups. lots of cuts, pick n rolls ect and all of these are something they do at a much higher frequency than most teams.

shoefly72 | Lakers

37 | 21 hours ago

His usage rate has been really high due to gsmes without Lebron or Austin, and they’re calling a lot more of those touch fouls on those types of shots early on this year (which is helping our cause, but not something I think is good for the game).

IMO this will likely come down as the year goes on, much as many other years past have had “point of emphasis” calls slowly erode over the course of the season. Luka will also have the ball in his hands less often with Lebron back etc.

Very much doubt he finishes the year averaging this many FT’s.

didyoudissmycheese

14 | 20 hours ago

Can’t really fathom people downvoting this. It’s not a particularly strong opinion and is perfectly well reasoned. I think even if I disagreed I’d just scroll.

Doctor-Jay | 76ers

36 | a day ago

I’ve always wondered if fans and sports pundits from the 60’s complained about too many FTs and game stoppages like they do today.

pick-and-hoop | Spurs

50 | 21 hours ago

People didn’t watch the game, so not as many casuals

greatGoD67 | Spurs

23 | 19 hours ago

Dont worry. Plenty of casuals dont watch the game today either.

Lighthouse_seek

9 | 20 hours ago

Nba games weren’t even live until the 80s

mr_antman85 | CLE

697 | a day ago

Dang, we went from Harden to Brunson to SGA and now on to Luka. Next will be Reaves.

Crazy that AI average 11FTs a game. That’s crazy.

Shepher27 | Timberwolves

371 | a day ago

Lakers players get like 15% more fouls than if they were on another team.

mr_antman85 | CLE

88 | a day ago

Probably so. That’s just like LeBron not getting the calls because he’s “too big.”

Picklesbedamned

64 | 20 hours ago

Him and Jokic get called differently in part because they’re too good.

Spyk124 | Knicks

44 | 20 hours ago

Jokic gets fucked up lol

Tahummus | Lakers

12 | 21 hours ago

We’re sixth in the league in fouls drawn, behind such luminaries as Orlando, Indiana, Utah, and Cleveland. Does the league have a vested interest in them too?

Patrollerofthemojave | Thunder

85 | 21 hours ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/NBATalk/s/DDVOiTqkdt

The Lakers have been number 1 in FT differential the past three seasons

Also, to note, that differential was 2-3x as large as the 2nd team 2 outta 3 of those seasons.

Tahummus | Lakers

47 | 21 hours ago

And the year before that we had a negative differential. Did the NBA start rigging it for the Lakers in 2022?

nestoryirankunda

40 | 20 hours ago

Why was it only the past 3 seasons?

stitcher212

28 | 20 hours ago

This has been explained ad nauseum. The Lakers were anchored by one of the GOAT defenders in NBA history, Lebron who historically does not foul (either defends well or lets guys blow past him), and their guards were terrible defenders who just let people blow by them. Darvin Ham’s whole dumbass scheme was premised on minimizing fouling and FTs.

People complain about the Lakers whistle and then when it’s pointed out that the Lakers’ whistle isn’t anything special historically, they go to differential without thinking about why that is. AD doesn’t foul. Lebron doesn’t foul. The guards were literally too bad to foul (compare with, e.g., Orlando, which plays incredible defense AND fouls like crazy)

LimitlessTheTVShow | Thunder

99 | 20 hours ago

SGA has never led the league in FTA per game btw

RiggityRyGuy

24 | a day ago

Feel like I need to point out that Brunson has never even averaged 8 FTA’s in a season so putting him into the same category as SGA, and especially Harden who has what 5 seasons worth of double digit attempts? Is a little ridiculous. Even if you only look at New York years Brunson averages 6 a game lmao

twrs_29 | Thunder

131 | a day ago

Seeing as SGA has averaged more than 9 FTA once in his career I don’t see why Brunson being in a different convo makes sense

CoughingSyrup

121 | a day ago

Neither SGA or Brunson should really be attacked for FT attempts the way they are on this sub when they both drive so much tbh

RiggityRyGuy

26 | a day ago

Like I said somewhere else I don’t have an issue with FTA’s when I people actually try to finish through the contact consistently. But people like Harden and Embiid weren’t even trying to get shots off half the time they got sent to the line.

Mechaslurpee | Thunder

11 | 21 hours ago

Harden was so bad about it too, it was so obvious.

dmavs11 | NBA

32 | a day ago

I think its more about playoffs for Brunson. He averaged 9 and 8 in the last two playoffs.

mr_antman85 | CLE

14 | a day ago

I don’t think the FTs attempts are the issue, in my opinion.

Harden was egregious because of the rip through move. Brunson snapped his head back on every drive.

Also, was AI a FT merchant? A dude at his size averaging that many FTs is just wild. So I feel that attempts does skew some things but it is what it is.

These call will not happen in the playoffs.

Coatney1313

11 | a day ago

SGA isn’t on that list

CredibleSloth | Thunder

9 | 18 hours ago

“Next it will be Reaves” have you watched Reaves play for 5 minutes? He rarely even attempts shots he just baits

heat_fan_ | Raptors

660 | a day ago

The new free throw merchant lol

OwnABMWImBetterThanU | Pistons

1050 | a day ago

It’s not new, he’s been doing this. The difference is he’s wearing the purple and gold now.

55555_55555 | Knicks

319 | a day ago

Yeah, Luka hasn’t changed, lol. He foul baits and flops, but I wouldn’t say he’s near the most egregious in the league. Hell, he’s not even the most egregious White dude on his own team, imo.

He’s just the best player on the Lakers now and suddenly more calls are going his way.

CryptoNite90 | Lakers

158 | a day ago

Nah he’s definitely more egregious than AR lol. AR’s foul calls mostly comes within the paint with his constantly attacking the rim and stopping on the dot making defenders run into him.

Luka be spinning around from midrange making defenders jump multiple times until Luka can predict where they will jump next and leans into it.

Confident_Ad100

23 | 21 hours ago

Needed my glasses last night to make sure I wasn’t watching D Wade.

cerealkillerxx99

7 | 20 hours ago

Yeah, AR does bait sometimes but it’s a bit less blatant. Luka is straight up a FT merchant in the mold of Harden and SGA. It’s like an actual art form with those guys.

Unpickled_cucumber1

67 | a day ago

Dude was getting shit whistle on the Mavs so maybe give a season of good whistle before nerfing that shit

FinancialRabbit388 | Mavericks

37 | 20 hours ago

One years refs got pissed and him and just stopped calling fouls. Middle of the year he went from 10 to 5. Its was very obvious what was happening. People don’t understand how much Luka was getting hacked in Dallas with no call.

INFP4life | Mavericks

19 | 21 hours ago

Yea, he’d literally be hit in the face and bleeding and the refs would just be like 🤷

NoLimitSoldier31

27 | a day ago

And gets the 33% boost! If its not enough the Lakers get free top tier players all the time

Snapphane88 | Finland

14 | 21 hours ago

Nah, the real difference is that he’s an MVP candidate right now, if Lakers falls behind the complaints will fade. The SGA FT merchant talk didn’t really exist when he came 2nd in 2024, it only started in November-December last season when he took the lead in the MVP race.

The-Rolling-Banker | Thunder

26 | 19 hours ago

Yeah the SGA FTA merchant talk has mostly died down now that he’s doing things like leading the league in 30+ point games with less than 5 FTA and there are two players on the same team taking more FT/Game than he is.

Skank_hunt42 | Thunder

17 | 18 hours ago

Just wait till his first 16 FTA game. Top post.

Public-Product-1503

10 | a day ago

Difference is he’s in better shape

Last year wolves were fine guarding him straight up this year he bbq jaden n teams blitz him Like crazy

He leads the league in being doubled n blitz , nobody can guard him this year. If you watch him Play he’s constantly getting guys into bad position

He also leads the league in scoring and is having his best year of his career regardless

He’s a 6,⁷⁄₈ guard sized as a pf

The ft crying on this sub , unless guys are not actually playing basketball , is insane n sad.

ajteitel | Suns

93 | a day ago

🌎👨‍🚀🔫👨‍🚀

J_Dabson002

27 | a day ago

The lakers effect lmao

Watching him play in LA is night and day on getting calls compared to Dallas… reality is he actually gets fouled a bunch though

ottespana | Thunder

20 | a day ago

He wont be slandered the same, not even close

jttyrel27

53 | a day ago

Y’all doing a good job. Clicked the sub and the last 4 posts are about this.

Longjumping_Club_115

50 | a day ago

the way ppl talked about SGA last season and he’s not even in the top 10??

ottespana | Thunder

51 | a day ago

He’s not even top 50 last season 😂thats the best part

Longjumping_Club_115

24 | 21 hours ago

nah the Shai slander last season was absolutely nasty. got me rooting for him even tho I don’t care much for OKC.

Theons

17 | 18 hours ago

He complains to the refs on literally every play, hes bound to get a bunch

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mcbiggles | 76ers

419 | a day ago

Shai brings a sort of urban vibe to the function that offends my traditional sensibilities.

obvious_bot | GSW

110 | a day ago

Luka is more of a lunch pail kind of guy

adolfhitlerdablord | Thunder

48 | a day ago

Very cerebral

CoolAsTheUnthawed | OKC

25 | 21 hours ago

There’s just something about Doncic!

freehugshuman

10 | a day ago

What lunch pails you seeing in Slovenia?

StoicRetention | Bulls

19 | a day ago

soup based culture

Im_a_Knob | WAS

97 | a day ago

let me ask you this, would you let a thug foul baiter date your daughter? i thought so, but if the guy was a classy ethical hopper, go ahead and play ball.

Starfreeze | Supersonics

11 | 21 hours ago

Hes just not american like some of those other guys

AashyLarry | MIA

171 | a day ago

It’s genuinely hilarious. Replace Luka’s name in this title with SGA and this thread is VASTLY different

AO_from_DP | Thunder

102 | a day ago

It’s not about the amount it’s about HOW they get those free throws! Except when Shai shoots 10+ ft with 3 intentional fouls at the end, in this case it’s about the amount.

peakelyfe | OKC

43 | 21 hours ago

HOW THEY LOOK when they get the free throws…. ftfy

RFFF1996 | Thunder

13 | 18 hours ago

You joke but a lot of why people hate shai is that there are some out of context freeze frame pictures where he makes weird faces when fouled lmao

Is unironically that simple

Heil_Harden | HOU

96 | a day ago

check my username if you’d like insight into the discourse about Harden’s free throws back in the day.

pick-and-hoop | Spurs

38 | 21 hours ago

It was crazy back then, we used to say “literally hitler” and get upvoted, it was hilarious

Heil_Harden | HOU

20 | 21 hours ago

Yep that’s where I made my name up lol

vilouie

16 | 19 hours ago

It’s crazy the amount of hate Harden got compared to Luka when their playstyles were so similar

recursion8 | Rockets

13 | 18 hours ago

I can’t qwhite put my finger on it

OI-_-I0 | Thunder

67 | a day ago

Luka is classy, skillful and crafty. Shai is a terrorist, dirty and cheap

lolimdivine | ATL

35 | a day ago

which is crazy because he, by far, averages the most drives to the rim per game. people need to go to the Y and try driving and see hiw often they get fouled

Wes___Mantooth | OKC

28 | 20 hours ago

Yup this is why SGA getting crucified and labeled as the worst foul baiter in history was always total bullshit and just tells you who doesn’t watch games and doesn’t know ball. He drives a shitload, and he’s a typical guard size and not a giant like Giannis so it makes sense that he’s going to get calls. When you’re huge and drive the fouls don’t look as significant.

Now we have Luka doing this shit while barely driving, getting most of his fouls on floaters and jumping into defenders on jumpshots, and this sub is ok with it!

djkhan23

26 | 20 hours ago

Shai’s not even in the top ten! We have been throwing his name into the mud for no reason.

DankMemesNQuickNuts | Charlotte Bobcats

20 | 21 hours ago

Nah deadass I hate SGAs foul baiting but Luka is actually worse now and its not even debatable

Wise-Chain2427

14 | a day ago

Lakers has good PR

TreeVegetable5237 | 76ers

8 | 21 hours ago

Or Harden. Or any non gym rat

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Wes___Mantooth | OKC

200 | 20 hours ago

Also note that SGA isn’t on this list at all

dbzmah | Mavericks

29 | 16 hours ago

his highest season was season was 10.9 per game.

SquimJim | Celtics

324 | a day ago

He’s always been good at drawing free throws, he’s just also now on the Lakers and gets that sweet FT differential boost that refs like to give them

Asleep_Ground1710 | Bulls

79 | a day ago

Luka has some Harden esque decel which is super useful for foul baiting/getting calls haha

dmavs11 | NBA

23 | a day ago

I still dont think hes anywhere near Harden or Embiid from few years ago in terms of foul baiting. He’s just getting looooot more contact calls than he did in Dallas. Lakers whistle is real. He’s had a shit ton of and ones though so at least he’s trying to score through them.

Headlesshorsman02 | Thunder

59 | a day ago

He is still trying the same type of moves that others get hate for with the pump fake and jump into the defender he tried that many times against OKC it just didn’t come off in that game

kash96 | NBA

23 | a day ago

pump faking and jumping towards the basket is fine. it’s the sideways jumping shit that gets on my nerves

Victor_Wembanyama1 | Spurs

15 | a day ago

Yeah like if the defender actually jumps on fakes, they’re at the offensive players mercy it’s all fair game.

JonEnterprise | Timberwolves

24 | a day ago

Watching Cason Wallace lock Luka up makes me deeply angry because nobody on my team would ever be disciplined enough to take the time and learn to defend against grifters like that

icaaryal | Thunder

41 | a day ago

During the game thread I think someone said “Y’all have to remember who our guys practice against.” 🤷‍♂️

OI-_-I0 | Thunder

8 | a day ago

I remember McDaniels getting fed up playing against Shai all series long

CascoBayButcher | Celtics

46 | a day ago

Wait for the Lakers fans to wake up so they can come in saying the Lakers drive to the rim a ton

WhatYouProbablyMeant | Warriors

18 | a day ago

Something something Anthony Davis

budubum | Thunder

16 | a day ago

They used to say it was bc of AD but the numbers haven’t changed at all since he’s left 😭😭😭

famoustran | Warriors

17 | a day ago

I can maybe withstand one player foul baiting. But then you have Austin Reaves on the same team? Anytime I gotta watch my team play the Lakers it’s gonna be insufferable

CascoBayButcher | Celtics

256 | a day ago

It’s pretty interesting to look at last year - when Luka was in Dallas he took more shots and less free throws. After the trade he took less shots and averaged 2.4 more free throws a game

porncollecter69 | Mavericks

194 | 21 hours ago

I mean everybody predicted this, Luka with Laker whistle lol.

rwoteit | Vancouver Grizzlies

13 | 16 hours ago

A already great whistle with a great spotlight equals Harden results.

FieryRedButthole

37 | 20 hours ago

If you get fouled and don’t make the shot, it doesn’t count as a FGA. So he could be shooting just as much or more, but just getting more whistles because of jersey color. I am a Lakers fan and I recognize the beneficial whistle some of our players get.

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cdillio | Thunder

95 | 20 hours ago

Qwhite suspicious.

preddevils6 | Grizzlies

63 | 20 hours ago

Leads the league in free throws and drives much less than other free throw leaders

ElectricalMud2850 | Timberwolves

46 | 19 hours ago

Let the record show that I’ve always been more annoyed about Luka’s foul baiting technique than I have been about SGAs game.

Gglemon0 | Mavericks

128 | 21 hours ago

Jumping from 8 fta to 12 immediately after getting traded to the lakers, hard to not make connections

Salty_Watermelon | Clippers

12 | 16 hours ago

And yet Lakers fans managed to convince a bunch of people on this sub that AD was the main reason they were getting so many FTAs before.

This is not strictly an NBA thing, but refs tend to be biased towards the most well-known teams, especially when they are already performing well. See: Real Madrid. Also Manchester United during most of Alex Ferguson’s tenure.

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AFonziScheme

23 | a day ago

If Embiid had the most FTA as a guard I would have questions.

But “as a guard” and “so far through 11 games” are kinda big qualifiers getting glossed over.

carsmello | Knicks

106 | 19 hours ago

The largest section of SGAs Wikipedia player profile is criticism of his free throw drawing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shai_Gilgeous-Alexander

Will this be true as well for Luka is he establishes the record?

charlesokstate | 24

25 | 10 hours ago

Have you seen that picture that goes light to dark? With the lightest being high basketball iq and the darkest being free throw merchant? 😂 it’s really just that he was in a tight mvp battle against most of this subs favorite player.

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Due_Software_784

37 | a day ago

tuff ass name ngl

MileHi49er | Nuggets

22 | a day ago

Tougher than Lloyd Bernard Free that’s for sure.

EightBlocked | NBA

90 | a day ago

his audacity to complain at the refs every game even when he’s getting a shit ton of calls is wild to me

Automatic_Gap5317

13 | 19 hours ago

It feels like he just loves arguing with them and just moping around lmao

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MileHi49er | Nuggets

70 | a day ago

So the key is to be a white guard and play for the Lakers.

PixelBy_Pixel | Pistons

57 | a day ago

Maybe im crazy but him and Shai really don’t bother me free throw wise unless it’s like 20+

Headlesshorsman02 | Thunder

48 | a day ago

I mean it’s either they foul them or they score it definitely makes the games less bearable to watch with the lack of game flow but if you aren’t going to stay disciplined good scorers will make you pay almost every time

Jarxzz | United States

10 | a day ago

Getting to the line is the most efficient offense outside of open dunks and layups

If you want to win you’re going to try and get to the line as much as possible and at any cost

CrippledBanana | Canada

25 | a day ago

I usually don’t notice unless it’s ridiculous refball where it’s a 70ft game. I do find Lukas complaining kinda annoying though

fckpcklball

59 | a day ago

Crazy part is he also seems to cry the most if he doesn’t get a call. It’s almost like he won’t stop crying until 100% of his possessions result in free throws. Disgusting that the nba encourages this and Lakers fans act like it’s not awful too

bucket13

51 | 20 hours ago

Why would SGA do this?

priide229 | Hawks

48 | a day ago

look whos not on the list

CoProgressOven

41 | 21 hours ago

Lebron last Cavs Year: 6.5

Lebron first Lakers Year: 7.6

AD last Pelican Year: 7.7

AD first Lakers Year: 8.6

AD last Lakers Half Year: 7.6

AD Mavs Career: 5.6

Luka last Mavs Half Year: 6.6

Lukas Lakers career: 9.9

CrimsonOffice | DEN

11 | 20 hours ago

Crazier is Bron actually drive more in his last Cavs year compared to his first Laker year.

HoopLoop2 | Thunder

47 | a day ago

Weird Shai isn’t even top 10 but if you didn’t watch him play and just listened to comments on reddit you would think he shoots 3x as many free throws as Luka.

Omshinwa | Spurs

27 | a day ago

The strongest foul baiter in history vs the strongest foul baiter of today.

AashyLarry | MIA

74 | a day ago

Luka is both right now lol

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Quiet_Zombie_3498 | Thunder

38 | a day ago

I mean the majority of SGA haters seem to be Jokic and Luka fans lol.

zellmerz | Raptors

13 | 21 hours ago

We saw this a lot between Giannis, Embiid and Jokic fans a few years ago. The MVP frontrunner fans are always trying to make a narrative of why the other guy is a bum and their guy is the GOAT

Quiet_Zombie_3498 | Thunder

10 | 19 hours ago

Honestly, I don’t understand the obsession with the MVP race lol. It was cool Shai won it last year and all, but I am much more concerned with playoff success and all that.

lv20

10 | a day ago

Are we pretending that Luka doesn’t get a ton of flak for his complaining to refs?

KRATS8 | Jazz

22 | 17 hours ago

He is THE free throw merchant. Holy shit watching that game last night was frustrating. It wasn’t even basketball it was like some ridiculous comedy version of it. Luka would get brushed then just fall over and flail his arms around and get to the line. Then him and the other lakers just laugh about it. They know how stupid this shit is but they keep getting away with it. I took a couple year break from the NBA and have actually enjoyed watching it again this season, but my god, I am never watching a lakers game again in my life

DrOz30

18 | 19 hours ago

That Lakers whistle is very real

Sea_Awareness_5214

19 | 18 hours ago

A Lakers star is getting treated to FreeThows….. Who would’ve guessed 🤣😂🤣 I fucking hate this league 🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻

here_for_the_lols | Thunder

18 | 17 hours ago

Wonder if this sub will turn on Luka the same way it did on someone else

Horror_Telephone_669

13 | 20 hours ago

That Laker’s whistle is crazy

Andy_Wiggins | Timberwolves

16 | 21 hours ago

Watching the game last night, it was crazy just how soft most of the foul calls were.

Was there technically some contact? Yes. Does that same level of contact occur on almost every possession? Also yes.

the_weird_days | Thunder

15 | 16 hours ago

Free throw merchant

DeBrick__DeFrozen

13 | 20 hours ago

the Laker effect

mayurga345

10 | a day ago

Those guys lived at the line in much more physical eras… and Luka is now ahead of all of them.

Alternative-Minute76

8 | a day ago

This the start of the free throw era

DankMemesNQuickNuts | Charlotte Bobcats

10 | 21 hours ago

Managing to out foul bait prime James Harden Foul Baiting is actually insane and this man catches not even remotely the amount of hate he should for this

First_Inspection_478 | Bucks

10 | 19 hours ago

what’s even more frustrating is how much he complains and whines about pretty much every play lmao. Bro you are already getting a shit ton of free throw attempts, what more d you want for someone who shoots 11 threes a game?

Mammoth-Physics6254 | Mavericks

9 | a day ago

Using that Laker whistle to full effect you love to see it. 😂

notsogoodsurgeon

10 | 20 hours ago

Luka got to the freethrow line yesterday against the jazz when he elbowed keyonte in the face

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/H4Wab42pNfc

UtahJazz420 | Jazz

9 | 20 hours ago

Because referees regularly gift him FTA…

Luka Doncic is Averaging the Most Free Throw Attempts by a Guard in NBA History

Luka Doncic is Averaging the Most Free Throw Attempts by a Guard in NBA History