In regard to the 2024-25 campaign, the Boston Celtics lead the league in free throw attempts given up per contest with 17.6. Holding down the runner up spot are the Miami Heat, with a FTA’s surrendered per game total of 18.5. Holding a number of 18.6, the San Antonio Spurs come in at the 3rd position. Rounding out the top 5 are the Minnesota Timberwolves (19.1) and the New York Knicks (19.4).
2022-23 NBA Team Free Throw Attempts Allowed Per Game Leaders
FTA Rank |
Team |
FTA |
1st |
Boston Celtics |
17.6 |
2nd |
Miami Heat |
18.5 |
3rd |
San Antonio Spurs |
18.6 |
4th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
19.1 |
5th |
New York Knicks |
19.4 |
6th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
19.5 |
7th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
19.9 |
8th |
Denver Nuggets |
20.7 |
9th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
20.7 |
10th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
20.9 |
11th |
Utah Jazz |
21.3 |
12th |
Detroit Pistons |
21.3 |
13th |
Phoenix Suns |
21.6 |
14th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
21.8 |
15th |
Dallas Mavericks |
22.1 |
16th |
Sacramento Kings |
22.2 |
17th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
22.2 |
18th |
Chicago Bulls |
22.2 |
19th |
Atlanta Hawks |
22.3 |
20th |
Orlando Magic |
22.9 |
21st |
Houston Rockets |
23.0 |
22nd |
Golden State Warriors |
23.0 |
23rd |
Portland Trail Blazers |
23.1 |
24th |
Charlotte Hornets |
23.6 |
25th |
Indiana Pacers |
24.2 |
26th |
Brooklyn Nets |
24.9 |
27th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
25.0 |
28th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
25.7 |
29th |
Washington Wizards |
26.2 |
30th |
Toronto Raptors |
27.5 |
2021-22 NBA Team Free Throw Attempts Allowed Per Game Leaders
FTA Rank |
Team |
FTA |
1st |
Utah Jazz |
19.3 |
2nd |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
19.4 |
3rd |
Los Angeles Clippers |
19.6 |
4th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
19.9 |
5th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
19.9 |
6th |
Atlanta Hawks |
19.9 |
7th |
Sacramento Kings |
20.5 |
8th |
Dallas Mavericks |
20.6 |
9th |
Boston Celtics |
20.6 |
10th |
San Antonio Spurs |
20.9 |
11th |
Toronto Raptors |
21.2 |
12th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
21.4 |
13th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
21.6 |
14th |
Denver Nuggets |
21.7 |
15th |
Chicago Bulls |
21.9 |
16th |
Charlotte Hornets |
22.1 |
17th |
New York Knicks |
22.3 |
18th |
Washington Wizards |
22.3 |
19th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
22.4 |
20th |
Miami Heat |
22.5 |
21st |
Indiana Pacers |
22.5 |
22nd |
Orlando Magic |
22.6 |
23rd |
Phoenix Suns |
22.7 |
24th |
Golden State Warriors |
22.9 |
25th |
Brooklyn Nets |
23.0 |
26th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
23.3 |
27th |
Houston Rockets |
23.7 |
28th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
24.6 |
29th |
Detroit Pistons |
25.1 |
30th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
25.4 |
2020-21 NBA Team Free Throw Attempts Allowed Per Game Leaders
FTA Rank |
Team |
FTA |
1st |
Milwaukee Bucks |
18.8 |
2nd |
Utah Jazz |
18.9 |
3rd |
Charlotte Hornets |
19.3 |
4th |
Orlando Magic |
19.3 |
5th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
19.8 |
6th |
Miami Heat |
19.9 |
7th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
20.4 |
8th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
20.5 |
9th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
20.7 |
10th |
San Antonio Spurs |
20.7 |
11th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
21.1 |
12th |
Atlanta Hawks |
21.1 |
13th |
Phoenix Suns |
21.7 |
14th |
Brooklyn Nets |
22.0 |
15th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
22.1 |
16th |
Denver Nuggets |
22.1 |
17th |
New York Knicks |
22.2 |
18th |
Chicago Bulls |
22.2 |
19th |
Detroit Pistons |
22.3 |
20th |
Dallas Mavericks |
22.5 |
21st |
Sacramento Kings |
22.7 |
22nd |
Portland Trail Blazers |
22.8 |
23rd |
Philadelphia 76ers |
22.8 |
24th |
Houston Rockets |
22.8 |
25th |
Boston Celtics |
23.5 |
26th |
Indiana Pacers |
23.5 |
27th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
23.5 |
28th |
Toronto Raptors |
24.8 |
29th |
Washington Wizards |
25.4 |
30th |
Golden State Warriors |
25.5 |
2019-20 NBA Team Free Throw Attempts Allowed Per Game Leaders
FTA Rank |
Team |
FTA |
1st |
Charlotte Hornets |
18.4 |
2nd |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
19.2 |
3rd |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
19.6 |
4th |
Orlando Magic |
19.8 |
5th |
Detroit Pistons |
20.9 |
6th |
Dallas Mavericks |
21.0 |
7th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
21.2 |
8th |
Utah Jazz |
21.5 |
9th |
Indiana Pacers |
21.6 |
10th |
Golden State Warriors |
21.9 |
11th |
San Antonio Spurs |
22.5 |
12th |
Denver Nuggets |
22.5 |
13th |
Brooklyn Nets |
22.6 |
14th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
22.9 |
15th |
Toronto Raptors |
23.2 |
16th |
Miami Heat |
23.6 |
17th |
Houston Rockets |
23.7 |
18th |
Sacramento Kings |
24.3 |
19th |
Boston Celtics |
24.5 |
20th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
24.5 |
21st |
Phoenix Suns |
24.5 |
22nd |
Los Angeles Clippers |
24.5 |
23rd |
New Orleans Pelicans |
24.7 |
24th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
24.7 |
25th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
25.0 |
26th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
25.2 |
27th |
New York Knicks |
25.7 |
28th |
Chicago Bulls |
26.0 |
29th |
Washington Wizards |
26.3 |
30th |
Atlanta Hawks |
27.4 |
2018-19 NBA Team Free Throw Attempts Allowed Per Game Leaders
FTA Rank |
Team |
FTA |
1st |
San Antonio Spurs |
20.2 |
2nd |
Charlotte Hornets |
20.2 |
3rd |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
20.5 |
4th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
20.7 |
5th |
Orlando Magic |
20.9 |
6th |
Indiana Pacers |
21.0 |
7th |
Dallas Mavericks |
22.0 |
8th |
Chicago Bulls |
22.0 |
9th |
Utah Jazz |
22.2 |
10th |
Denver Nuggets |
22.2 |
11th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
22.3 |
12th |
Toronto Raptors |
22.3 |
13th |
Miami Heat |
22.7 |
14th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
22.7 |
15th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
22.8 |
16th |
Boston Celtics |
22.8 |
17th |
Brooklyn Nets |
22.8 |
18th |
Washington Wizards |
23.1 |
19th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
23.5 |
20th |
Houston Rockets |
23.7 |
21st |
Detroit Pistons |
23.7 |
22nd |
New York Knicks |
23.8 |
23rd |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
24.0 |
24th |
Golden State Warriors |
24.2 |
25th |
Sacramento Kings |
24.4 |
26th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
24.5 |
27th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
24.7 |
28th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
26.3 |
29th |
Phoenix Suns |
27.6 |
30th |
Atlanta Hawks |
28.3 |
2017-18 NBA Team Free Throw Attempts Allowed Per Game Leaders
FTA Rank |
Team |
FTA |
1st |
Charlotte Hornets |
18.2 |
2nd |
Detroit Pistons |
18.9 |
3rd |
San Antonio Spurs |
18.9 |
4th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
19.4 |
5th |
Indiana Pacers |
19.5 |
6th |
Houston Rockets |
19.6 |
7th |
Chicago Bulls |
20.2 |
8th |
Denver Nuggets |
20.4 |
9th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
20.5 |
10th |
Utah Jazz |
20.5 |
11th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
20.5 |
12th |
Atlanta Hawks |
20.6 |
13th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
21.1 |
14th |
Orlando Magic |
21.2 |
15th |
Boston Celtics |
21.3 |
16th |
Dallas Mavericks |
21.4 |
17th |
Sacramento Kings |
21.5 |
18th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
22.0 |
19th |
Golden State Warriors |
22.0 |
20th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
22.5 |
21st |
Los Angeles Clippers |
22.7 |
22nd |
Miami Heat |
23.0 |
23rd |
New York Knicks |
23.2 |
24th |
Brooklyn Nets |
23.4 |
25th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
23.5 |
26th |
Washington Wizards |
23.5 |
27th |
Toronto Raptors |
23.7 |
28th |
Phoenix Suns |
24.6 |
29th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
25.6 |
30th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
26.8 |
2016-17 NBA Team Free Throw Attempts Allowed Per Game Leaders
FTA Rank |
Team |
FTA |
1st |
Charlotte Hornets |
18.2 |
2nd |
Chicago Bulls |
19.0 |
3rd |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
20.0 |
4th |
Atlanta Hawks |
20.2 |
5th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
20.7 |
6th |
Utah Jazz |
20.7 |
7th |
San Antonio Spurs |
20.8 |
8th |
Detroit Pistons |
21.0 |
9th |
Denver Nuggets |
21.9 |
10th |
Houston Rockets |
22.2 |
11th |
Dallas Mavericks |
22.3 |
12th |
Orlando Magic |
22.7 |
13th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
22.9 |
14th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
23.2 |
15th |
Golden State Warriors |
23.2 |
16th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
23.4 |
17th |
Miami Heat |
23.7 |
18th |
Toronto Raptors |
23.8 |
19th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
24.0 |
20th |
Indiana Pacers |
24.1 |
21st |
Washington Wizards |
24.2 |
22nd |
Sacramento Kings |
24.2 |
23rd |
New York Knicks |
24.2 |
24th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
24.3 |
25th |
Boston Celtics |
24.9 |
26th |
Brooklyn Nets |
25.0 |
27th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
26.0 |
28th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
26.5 |
29th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
26.9 |
30th |
Phoenix Suns |
29.1 |
2015-16 NBA Team Free Throw Attempts Allowed Per Game Leaders
FTA Rank |
Team |
FTA |
1st |
Brooklyn Nets |
19.6 |
2nd |
San Antonio Spurs |
19.6 |
3rd |
Detroit Pistons |
21.0 |
4th |
Charlotte Hornets |
21.2 |
5th |
Miami Heat |
21.5 |
6th |
Toronto Raptors |
22.1 |
7th |
Atlanta Hawks |
22.1 |
8th |
Chicago Bulls |
22.1 |
9th |
Utah Jazz |
22.5 |
10th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
22.5 |
11th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
22.6 |
12th |
Dallas Mavericks |
22.8 |
13th |
Indiana Pacers |
23.2 |
14th |
Sacramento Kings |
23.2 |
15th |
New York Knicks |
23.2 |
16th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
23.7 |
17th |
Washington Wizards |
23.7 |
18th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
23.8 |
19th |
Denver Nuggets |
23.9 |
20th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
23.9 |
21st |
Orlando Magic |
24.0 |
22nd |
New Orleans Pelicans |
24.0 |
23rd |
Golden State Warriors |
24.5 |
24th |
Houston Rockets |
24.6 |
25th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
25.1 |
26th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
25.7 |
27th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
26.0 |
28th |
Boston Celtics |
26.0 |
29th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
26.1 |
30th |
Phoenix Suns |
26.5 |
2014-15 NBA Team Free Throw Attempts Allowed Per Game Leaders
FTA Rank |
Team |
FTA |
1st |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
19.9 |
2nd |
Memphis Grizzlies |
20.1 |
3rd |
Atlanta Hawks |
20.1 |
4th |
Charlotte Hornets |
20.4 |
5th |
Detroit Pistons |
20.7 |
6th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
20.8 |
7th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
20.9 |
8th |
Chicago Bulls |
21.0 |
9th |
Brooklyn Nets |
21.3 |
10th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
21.4 |
11th |
San Antonio Spurs |
21.4 |
12th |
Utah Jazz |
21.5 |
13th |
Orlando Magic |
22.9 |
14th |
Dallas Mavericks |
22.9 |
15th |
Sacramento Kings |
23.1 |
16th |
Miami Heat |
23.2 |
17th |
Boston Celtics |
23.3 |
18th |
Toronto Raptors |
23.5 |
19th |
Houston Rockets |
23.6 |
20th |
Washington Wizards |
23.7 |
21st |
Indiana Pacers |
23.8 |
22nd |
Milwaukee Bucks |
24.3 |
23rd |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
24.5 |
24th |
Golden State Warriors |
24.5 |
25th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
24.7 |
26th |
Phoenix Suns |
24.8 |
27th |
New York Knicks |
24.8 |
28th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
25.7 |
29th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
25.8 |
30th |
Denver Nuggets |
26.9 |
2013-14 NBA Team Free Throw Attempts Allowed Per Game Leaders
FTA Rank |
Team |
FTA |
1st |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
20.1 |
2nd |
Charlotte Hornets |
20.1 |
3rd |
Chicago Bulls |
20.3 |
4th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
20.6 |
5th |
San Antonio Spurs |
20.6 |
6th |
Indiana Pacers |
21.6 |
7th |
Atlanta Hawks |
21.9 |
8th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
22.0 |
9th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
22.2 |
10th |
Miami Heat |
22.3 |
11th |
Houston Rockets |
22.5 |
12th |
Orlando Magic |
22.9 |
13th |
Washington Wizards |
23.3 |
14th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
23.7 |
15th |
Utah Jazz |
23.7 |
16th |
Detroit Pistons |
24.0 |
17th |
Boston Celtics |
24.3 |
18th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
24.5 |
19th |
Dallas Mavericks |
24.6 |
20th |
Golden State Warriors |
24.7 |
21st |
Brooklyn Nets |
24.7 |
22nd |
Los Angeles Clippers |
25.0 |
23rd |
New York Knicks |
25.0 |
24th |
Toronto Raptors |
25.3 |
25th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
25.4 |
26th |
Phoenix Suns |
25.8 |
27th |
Sacramento Kings |
26.1 |
28th |
Denver Nuggets |
26.4 |
29th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
26.5 |
30th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
27.6 |