In regard to the 2024-25 year, the Cleveland Cavaliers are the best in the NBA in field goal percentage with 50.5%. In second place are the Denver Nuggets, owning a field goal percentage of 49.7%. Having a % of 49.5%, the New York Knicks rank in the third spot. Finishing out the top five are the Indiana Pacers (49.0%) in addition to the Memphis Grizzlies (48.9%).
2022-23 NBA Team Field Goal Percentage Leaders
FG% Rank |
Team |
FG% |
1st |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
50.5% |
2nd |
Denver Nuggets |
49.7% |
3rd |
New York Knicks |
49.5% |
4th |
Indiana Pacers |
49.0% |
5th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
48.9% |
6th |
Dallas Mavericks |
48.6% |
7th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
48.2% |
8th |
Sacramento Kings |
47.6% |
9th |
Phoenix Suns |
47.5% |
10th |
Chicago Bulls |
47.0% |
11th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
46.9% |
12th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
46.7% |
13th |
Detroit Pistons |
46.5% |
14th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
46.5% |
15th |
Atlanta Hawks |
46.1% |
16th |
Toronto Raptors |
46.1% |
17th |
Utah Jazz |
45.9% |
18th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
45.8% |
19th |
Boston Celtics |
45.7% |
20th |
San Antonio Spurs |
45.6% |
21st |
Brooklyn Nets |
45.6% |
22nd |
Miami Heat |
45.3% |
23rd |
Orlando Magic |
45.2% |
24th |
Golden State Warriors |
45.1% |
25th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
44.3% |
26th |
Houston Rockets |
44.2% |
27th |
Washington Wizards |
44.2% |
28th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
43.8% |
29th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
43.7% |
30th |
Charlotte Hornets |
42.9% |
2021-22 NBA Team Field Goal Percentage Leaders
FG% Rank |
Team |
FG% |
1st |
Phoenix Suns |
48.5% |
2nd |
Denver Nuggets |
48.3% |
3rd |
Chicago Bulls |
48.0% |
4th |
Brooklyn Nets |
47.5% |
5th |
Washington Wizards |
47.2% |
6th |
Utah Jazz |
47.1% |
7th |
Atlanta Hawks |
47.0% |
8th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
46.9% |
9th |
Golden State Warriors |
46.9% |
10th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
46.9% |
11th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
46.8% |
12th |
Charlotte Hornets |
46.8% |
13th |
San Antonio Spurs |
46.7% |
14th |
Miami Heat |
46.7% |
15th |
Boston Celtics |
46.6% |
16th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
46.6% |
17th |
Indiana Pacers |
46.3% |
18th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
46.1% |
19th |
Dallas Mavericks |
46.1% |
20th |
Sacramento Kings |
46.0% |
21st |
Los Angeles Clippers |
45.8% |
22nd |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
45.7% |
23rd |
New Orleans Pelicans |
45.7% |
24th |
Houston Rockets |
45.6% |
25th |
Toronto Raptors |
44.5% |
26th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
44.2% |
27th |
New York Knicks |
43.7% |
28th |
Orlando Magic |
43.4% |
29th |
Detroit Pistons |
43.1% |
30th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
43.0% |
2020-21 NBA Team Field Goal Percentage Leaders
FG% Rank |
Team |
FG% |
1st |
Brooklyn Nets |
49.4% |
2nd |
Phoenix Suns |
49.0% |
3rd |
Milwaukee Bucks |
48.7% |
4th |
Denver Nuggets |
48.5% |
5th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
48.2% |
6th |
Sacramento Kings |
48.1% |
7th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
47.7% |
8th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
47.6% |
9th |
Chicago Bulls |
47.6% |
10th |
Washington Wizards |
47.5% |
11th |
Indiana Pacers |
47.4% |
12th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
47.2% |
13th |
Dallas Mavericks |
47.0% |
14th |
Utah Jazz |
46.8% |
15th |
Golden State Warriors |
46.8% |
16th |
Atlanta Hawks |
46.8% |
17th |
Miami Heat |
46.8% |
18th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
46.7% |
19th |
Boston Celtics |
46.6% |
20th |
San Antonio Spurs |
46.2% |
21st |
New York Knicks |
45.6% |
22nd |
Charlotte Hornets |
45.5% |
23rd |
Portland Trail Blazers |
45.3% |
24th |
Detroit Pistons |
45.2% |
25th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
45.0% |
26th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
44.8% |
27th |
Toronto Raptors |
44.8% |
28th |
Houston Rockets |
44.4% |
29th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
44.1% |
30th |
Orlando Magic |
42.9% |
2019-20 NBA Team Field Goal Percentage Leaders
FG% Rank |
Team |
FG% |
1st |
Los Angeles Lakers |
48.0% |
2nd |
Milwaukee Bucks |
47.6% |
3rd |
Indiana Pacers |
47.6% |
4th |
Denver Nuggets |
47.3% |
5th |
San Antonio Spurs |
47.2% |
6th |
Utah Jazz |
47.1% |
7th |
Phoenix Suns |
46.8% |
8th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
46.8% |
9th |
Miami Heat |
46.8% |
10th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
46.8% |
11th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
46.8% |
12th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
46.6% |
13th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
46.5% |
14th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
46.3% |
15th |
Sacramento Kings |
46.2% |
16th |
Dallas Mavericks |
46.1% |
17th |
Boston Celtics |
46.1% |
18th |
Detroit Pistons |
45.9% |
19th |
Toronto Raptors |
45.8% |
20th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
45.8% |
21st |
Washington Wizards |
45.7% |
22nd |
Houston Rockets |
45.1% |
23rd |
Atlanta Hawks |
44.9% |
24th |
Brooklyn Nets |
44.8% |
25th |
New York Knicks |
44.7% |
26th |
Chicago Bulls |
44.7% |
27th |
Orlando Magic |
44.4% |
28th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
44.1% |
29th |
Golden State Warriors |
43.8% |
30th |
Charlotte Hornets |
43.4% |
2018-19 NBA Team Field Goal Percentage Leaders
FG% Rank |
Team |
FG% |
1st |
Golden State Warriors |
49.1% |
2nd |
San Antonio Spurs |
47.8% |
3rd |
Milwaukee Bucks |
47.6% |
4th |
Indiana Pacers |
47.5% |
5th |
Toronto Raptors |
47.4% |
6th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
47.3% |
7th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
47.1% |
8th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
47.1% |
9th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
47.0% |
10th |
Washington Wizards |
46.8% |
11th |
Utah Jazz |
46.8% |
12th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
46.7% |
13th |
Denver Nuggets |
46.6% |
14th |
Boston Celtics |
46.5% |
15th |
Sacramento Kings |
46.4% |
16th |
Phoenix Suns |
45.9% |
17th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
45.6% |
18th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
45.4% |
19th |
Orlando Magic |
45.4% |
20th |
Chicago Bulls |
45.3% |
21st |
Atlanta Hawks |
45.1% |
22nd |
Miami Heat |
45.0% |
23rd |
Memphis Grizzlies |
45.0% |
24th |
Houston Rockets |
44.9% |
25th |
Brooklyn Nets |
44.9% |
26th |
Charlotte Hornets |
44.8% |
27th |
Dallas Mavericks |
44.7% |
28th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
44.4% |
29th |
Detroit Pistons |
44.0% |
30th |
New York Knicks |
43.3% |
2017-18 NBA Team Field Goal Percentage Leaders
FG% Rank |
Team |
FG% |
1st |
Golden State Warriors |
50.3% |
2nd |
New Orleans Pelicans |
48.3% |
3rd |
Milwaukee Bucks |
47.8% |
4th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
47.6% |
5th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
47.6% |
6th |
Toronto Raptors |
47.2% |
7th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
47.2% |
8th |
Indiana Pacers |
47.2% |
9th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
47.1% |
10th |
Denver Nuggets |
47.0% |
11th |
Washington Wizards |
46.7% |
12th |
New York Knicks |
46.4% |
13th |
Utah Jazz |
46.2% |
14th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
46.1% |
15th |
Houston Rockets |
46.0% |
16th |
San Antonio Spurs |
45.7% |
17th |
Miami Heat |
45.5% |
18th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
45.3% |
19th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
45.2% |
20th |
Orlando Magic |
45.2% |
21st |
Charlotte Hornets |
45.0% |
22nd |
Boston Celtics |
45.0% |
23rd |
Detroit Pistons |
45.0% |
24th |
Sacramento Kings |
45.0% |
25th |
Atlanta Hawks |
44.6% |
26th |
Dallas Mavericks |
44.4% |
27th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
44.4% |
28th |
Phoenix Suns |
44.2% |
29th |
Brooklyn Nets |
44.1% |
30th |
Chicago Bulls |
43.5% |
2016-17 NBA Team Field Goal Percentage Leaders
FG% Rank |
Team |
FG% |
1st |
Golden State Warriors |
49.5% |
2nd |
Washington Wizards |
47.5% |
3rd |
Los Angeles Clippers |
47.5% |
4th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
47.4% |
5th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
47.0% |
6th |
Denver Nuggets |
46.9% |
7th |
San Antonio Spurs |
46.9% |
8th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
46.7% |
9th |
Utah Jazz |
46.6% |
10th |
Indiana Pacers |
46.5% |
11th |
Toronto Raptors |
46.4% |
12th |
Houston Rockets |
46.2% |
13th |
Sacramento Kings |
46.1% |
14th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
45.9% |
15th |
Miami Heat |
45.5% |
16th |
Boston Celtics |
45.4% |
17th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
45.2% |
18th |
Atlanta Hawks |
45.1% |
19th |
Phoenix Suns |
45.0% |
20th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
45.0% |
21st |
New Orleans Pelicans |
45.0% |
22nd |
Detroit Pistons |
44.9% |
23rd |
New York Knicks |
44.7% |
24th |
Brooklyn Nets |
44.4% |
25th |
Chicago Bulls |
44.4% |
26th |
Charlotte Hornets |
44.2% |
27th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
44.2% |
28th |
Orlando Magic |
44.0% |
29th |
Dallas Mavericks |
44.0% |
30th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
43.5% |
2015-16 NBA Team Field Goal Percentage Leaders
FG% Rank |
Team |
FG% |
1st |
Golden State Warriors |
48.7% |
2nd |
San Antonio Spurs |
48.4% |
3rd |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
47.6% |
4th |
Miami Heat |
47.0% |
5th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
46.7% |
6th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
46.5% |
7th |
Sacramento Kings |
46.4% |
8th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
46.4% |
9th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
46.0% |
10th |
Washington Wizards |
46.0% |
11th |
Atlanta Hawks |
45.8% |
12th |
Orlando Magic |
45.5% |
13th |
Brooklyn Nets |
45.3% |
14th |
Houston Rockets |
45.2% |
15th |
Toronto Raptors |
45.1% |
16th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
45.0% |
17th |
Indiana Pacers |
45.0% |
18th |
Utah Jazz |
44.9% |
19th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
44.8% |
20th |
Dallas Mavericks |
44.4% |
21st |
Denver Nuggets |
44.2% |
22nd |
Chicago Bulls |
44.1% |
23rd |
Memphis Grizzlies |
44.0% |
24th |
Boston Celtics |
43.9% |
25th |
Charlotte Hornets |
43.9% |
26th |
Detroit Pistons |
43.9% |
27th |
New York Knicks |
43.9% |
28th |
Phoenix Suns |
43.5% |
29th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
43.1% |
30th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
41.4% |
2014-15 NBA Team Field Goal Percentage Leaders
FG% Rank |
Team |
FG% |
1st |
Golden State Warriors |
47.8% |
2nd |
Los Angeles Clippers |
47.3% |
3rd |
San Antonio Spurs |
46.8% |
4th |
Atlanta Hawks |
46.6% |
5th |
Dallas Mavericks |
46.3% |
6th |
Washington Wizards |
46.2% |
7th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
45.9% |
8th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
45.8% |
9th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
45.8% |
10th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
45.7% |
11th |
Miami Heat |
45.6% |
12th |
Toronto Raptors |
45.5% |
13th |
Sacramento Kings |
45.5% |
14th |
Orlando Magic |
45.3% |
15th |
Phoenix Suns |
45.2% |
16th |
Brooklyn Nets |
45.1% |
17th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
45.0% |
18th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
44.7% |
19th |
Utah Jazz |
44.7% |
20th |
Houston Rockets |
44.4% |
21st |
Boston Celtics |
44.3% |
22nd |
Chicago Bulls |
44.2% |
23rd |
Indiana Pacers |
43.9% |
24th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
43.8% |
25th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
43.5% |
26th |
Denver Nuggets |
43.3% |
27th |
Detroit Pistons |
43.2% |
28th |
New York Knicks |
42.8% |
29th |
Charlotte Hornets |
42.0% |
30th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
40.8% |
2013-14 NBA Team Field Goal Percentage Leaders
FG% Rank |
Team |
FG% |
1st |
Miami Heat |
50.1% |
2nd |
San Antonio Spurs |
48.6% |
3rd |
Los Angeles Clippers |
47.4% |
4th |
Dallas Mavericks |
47.4% |
5th |
Houston Rockets |
47.2% |
6th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
47.1% |
7th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
46.4% |
8th |
Phoenix Suns |
46.3% |
9th |
Golden State Warriors |
46.2% |
10th |
Washington Wizards |
45.9% |
11th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
45.9% |
12th |
Brooklyn Nets |
45.9% |
13th |
Atlanta Hawks |
45.8% |
14th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
45.0% |
15th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
45.0% |
16th |
New York Knicks |
44.9% |
17th |
Indiana Pacers |
44.9% |
18th |
Denver Nuggets |
44.7% |
19th |
Detroit Pistons |
44.7% |
20th |
Sacramento Kings |
44.7% |
21st |
Toronto Raptors |
44.5% |
22nd |
Orlando Magic |
44.5% |
23rd |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
44.4% |
24th |
Utah Jazz |
44.4% |
25th |
Charlotte Hornets |
44.2% |
26th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
43.8% |
27th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
43.7% |
28th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
43.5% |
29th |
Boston Celtics |
43.5% |
30th |
Chicago Bulls |
43.2% |