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(Embiid’s rookie season at 15.1/100 possessions ranks No.
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To put this into historical perspective, Embiid free throw rate is the 30th highest the NBA has seen since 1946-47 among players who have played at least 40 minutes, and 10 of those rates belonged to Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard, who were often fouled on purpose because of their poor free-throw shooting.
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Per 100 possessions, Embiid gets to the free throw line 14.5 times, which is a full two more times than James Harden, who’s second-best.

His lead over Anthony Davis in total free-throw attempts per game seems narrow (10.8 to 10), but factoring in pace and play time, it’s much more significant.ĭavis plays more and in a faster offense than Embiid. No player in the league is getting to the free throw line near as frequently in similar play time as Embiid. Luka Doncic shows the underappreciated importance of the ‘last step’ And now for another observation Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports Joel Embiid is the free throw attempt king It’s remarkable three teams (at least!) passed on him. Luka Doncic has all the tools to grow into the No. The franchise may have had to part ways with a 2019 first-round pick on draft night to get him, but he’s proving his worth. Kawhi Leonard at 53.6 percent and Caris LeVert at 57.1 percent are the only active players who did better.ĭoncic looks the part of a true centerpiece for a franchise looking to fill the void of Dirk Nowitzki and return the Mavs to a championship level.

UPDATE: Okay, I’m pretty sure Doncic’s night is over, but there’s a lot of time left in this game. I can’t do math quick enough to figure out if that’s better than before. It’s early in the fourth and the Mavericks are now up 109-67. Steve Kerr needs to throw in the towel, pull the boys, get ‘em out of there! Luka is up to 73.5 DKFP (he got another assist). There’s so much blood! Just kidding, but not really. UPDATE: We’re at the end of the third quarter. That’s good for 72.5 DraftKings fantasy points. Doncic has 35 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists not to mention three steals. It’s about 2⁄ 3 of the way through the third quarter and the score is 95-50 in favor of Dallas. the Warriors, a game that was out of hand about four minutes in Wednesday night. The Mavericks star is already at a triple-double in the third quarter vs.
