The 18 Worst Free Throw Shooters in NBA History

Fifteen careers built on rebounds, rings and blocks, and one shot none of them could solve. The line does not care how big you are.

1. 1
   Shaquille O'Neal

   Four-time champion who shot 58.2% from the field and 52.7% from the line, the gap that gave the league the phrase Hack-a-Shaq.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Bismack Biyombo

   Shot-blocking centre with a career-long free throw problem that survived several coaching staffs.
   633pts
3. 3
   Rajon Rondo

   Elite passer and champion point guard whose free throw numbers were unusual for a guard.
   487pts
4. 4
   Andris Biedrins

   Warriors centre whose stroke collapsed so badly in his final Golden State seasons that he all but stopped getting to the line, finishing near 51 percent.
   487pts
5. 5
   Dwight Howard

   Three-time Defensive Player of the Year and one of the most fouled big men of his era for exactly this reason.
   487pts
6. 6
   Wilt Chamberlain

   The 100-point game scorer who once missed 22 free throws in a night and experimented with shooting underhand.
   422pts
7. 7
   Ben Wallace

   Four-time Defensive Player of the Year whose free throw stroke was the one hole in an otherwise elite Pistons career.
   422pts
8. 8
   Chris Dudley

   Journeyman centre remembered less for his rebounding than for once missing five free throws on a single trip to the line.
   422pts
9. 9
   Dennis Rodman

   Rebounding savant and defensive menace who never solved the simplest shot on the floor.
   422pts
10. 10
    Andre Roberson

    Thunder defensive stopper whose back-to-back airballed free throws and admitted underhand experiments made him a target for intentional fouls.
    345pts
11. 11
    Mitchell Robinson

    Knicks rim protector who has made only about half of his free throws, turning his late-game minutes into a hack-a-Mitch debate.
    345pts
12. 12
    Josh Smith

    Athletic forward whose shot selection and line percentage were the two things every Hawks fan argued about.
    253pts
13. 13
    Clint Capela

    Rim-running centre who became a target for intentional fouls in playoff series.
    253pts
14. 14
    Ben Simmons

    Number one pick and Rookie of the Year whose refusal to shoot from the line became a playoff storyline.
    253pts
15. 15
    DeAndre Jordan

    Lob City centre whose free throw struggles brought back intentional fouling as a late-game tactic.
    253pts
16. 16
    Andre Drummond

    Rebounding champion who missed 23 free throws in a single 2016 game, an NBA record.
    253pts
17. 17
    Bill Russell

    Eleven-time champion whose 56.1 percent career mark from the line is among the lowest of any all-time great.
    253pts
18. 18
    Joel Przybilla

    Trail Blazers centre nicknamed The Vanilla Gorilla whose line percentage was among the worst of the 2000s.
    0pts

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