The Best Stars Of The NBA Are Leading In An Important Way

Many games in the NBA are decided by just a few points.

It seems that there have been many nail-biters lately, with the final score only separated by single digits.

That means that every single point counts, including shots from the free-throw line.

Most free throw attempts per game:

12.9 — Giannis
11.8 — Embiid
11.3 — Doncic
10.4 — Shai pic.twitter.com/jvUGcPEmlY

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Right now, Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks leads the league with 12.9 free throw attempts per game.

He is followed by Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers with 11.8 free throws, then Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks with 11.3 free throws, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder with 10.4.

As you can see, these are four of the best players in the league – and that’s no coincidence.

The fact that each player gets so many free throws shows that other teams are constantly trying to slow them down and stop them from doing what they do best: scoring.

With the defense of every opposing team focused on all they do, guys like Antetokounmpo, Embiid, Doncic, and Gilgeous-Alexander are more likely to approach the charity stripe.

The more dangerous they are, the more fouls they are going to receive.

Antetokounmpo has long been criticized for the way that he shoots his free throws.

He takes a long time to set up his shot, sometimes more than 10 seconds per shot.

In fact, Antetokounmpo has been so slow at times that he’s been called out by the refs for a delay-of-play foul.

He’s gotten better about it because he’s had plenty of opportunities at the line.

In the months ahead, you can expect to see these four athletes get fouled a lot more often.

They are the strongest players on their teams and they sometimes seem impossible to stop.