Giannis Antetokounmpo recently went over the 700 free throw attempts mark in a season. As of March 20, he has 707 free throw attempts.
He became the second Bucks player in team history to have 700 or more free throw attempts in two or more seasons. He had 766 free throw attempts last season, a new Bucks record. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the only other Bucks player to shoot 700 or more free throws in a season; he had 743 in 1969-70 and 732 in 1971-72.
Giannis became the 54th player in NBA history to have 700 or more free throw attempts in a season and the 34th all-time to have 700 in two or more seasons.
Can Giannis Antetokounmpo reach 800 free throw attempts this season?
Is it possible for The Greek Freak to reach 800? The Bucks have 11 games left in the season, and Giannis is averaging 12.6 free throw attempts per game (a career-high). If he plays in each game, he could add 139 free throws, putting him at 846 for the season. If he reached 846, that would be the 42nd most free throw attempts by a player in NBA history. He would also become the 29th player in league history to reach 800 free throw attempts.
As mentioned above, Giannis is now one of 34 players to reach 700 free throw attempts in multiple seasons. Karl Malone and Wilt Chamberlain top this stat, each with 10 seasons where they had 700+ free throw attempts. Players with six or more seasons with 700+ free throw attempts:
10-Wilt Chamberlain, Karl Malone
9-Moses Malone
8-Shaquille O’Neal, Oscar Robertson, Bob Pettit
7-James Harden
6-David Robinson
This was Giannis’ sixth season with 600 or more free throw attempts, the most in Bucks history. Jabbar had three seasons with 600+ free throw attempts; Sidney Moncrief is the only other Bucks player to have 600+ free throw attempts in multiple seasons.
NBA players with most seasons with 600+ free throw attempts
Giannis is one of 21 players in league history to have 600+ free throw attempts in six or more seasons. The list:
15-Karl Malone
12-Moses Malone
11-Wilt Chamberlain
10-Shaquille O’Neal
9-Oscar Robertson, Bob Pettit
8-James Harden, Michael Jordan, Jerry West
7-Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Allen Iverson, David Robinson, Elgin Baylor, Dolph Schayes
6-Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kobe Bryant, Paul Pierce, Adrian Dantley, Walt Bellamy, Paul Arizin
Antetokounmpo has been making history all season, and this would be yet another feat.
Antetokounmpo’s free throw shooting has been a hot topic over the years, and this will be an interesting stat to keep an eye on moving forward.