For the 2024-25 campaign, the Boston Celtics lead the NBA in free throws given up per contest with 13.7. Positioned in 2nd are the New York Knicks, having a free throws given up per contest total of 14.9. Earning a number of 14.9, the San Antonio Spurs come in at the third spot. Holding on to the 4th and 5th position are the Miami Heat (14.9) as well as the Minnesota Timberwolves (15.0).
2022-23 NBA Team Free Throws Allowed Per Game Leaders
FT Rank |
Team |
FT |
1st |
Boston Celtics |
13.7 |
2nd |
New York Knicks |
14.9 |
3rd |
San Antonio Spurs |
14.9 |
4th |
Miami Heat |
14.9 |
5th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
15.0 |
6th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
15.4 |
7th |
Denver Nuggets |
15.7 |
8th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
15.7 |
9th |
Utah Jazz |
16.4 |
10th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
16.6 |
11th |
Detroit Pistons |
16.7 |
12th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
16.9 |
13th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
16.9 |
14th |
Dallas Mavericks |
17.0 |
15th |
Atlanta Hawks |
17.1 |
16th |
Chicago Bulls |
17.1 |
17th |
Phoenix Suns |
17.1 |
18th |
Houston Rockets |
17.3 |
19th |
Orlando Magic |
17.5 |
20th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
17.7 |
21st |
Sacramento Kings |
17.7 |
22nd |
Golden State Warriors |
17.7 |
23rd |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
18.3 |
24th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
18.4 |
25th |
Charlotte Hornets |
18.4 |
26th |
Indiana Pacers |
18.7 |
27th |
Brooklyn Nets |
19.2 |
28th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
19.3 |
29th |
Washington Wizards |
20.0 |
30th |
Toronto Raptors |
21.6 |
2021-22 NBA Team Free Throws Allowed Per Game Leaders
FT Rank |
Team |
FT |
1st |
Utah Jazz |
14.6 |
2nd |
Milwaukee Bucks |
15.0 |
3rd |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
15.0 |
4th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
15.2 |
5th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
15.3 |
6th |
Atlanta Hawks |
15.8 |
7th |
Dallas Mavericks |
15.8 |
8th |
Sacramento Kings |
15.9 |
9th |
San Antonio Spurs |
16.0 |
10th |
Boston Celtics |
16.1 |
11th |
Denver Nuggets |
16.5 |
12th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
16.6 |
13th |
Toronto Raptors |
16.8 |
14th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
16.8 |
15th |
Charlotte Hornets |
16.9 |
16th |
New York Knicks |
17.0 |
17th |
Phoenix Suns |
17.3 |
18th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
17.3 |
19th |
Golden State Warriors |
17.4 |
20th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
17.4 |
21st |
Orlando Magic |
17.4 |
22nd |
Chicago Bulls |
17.4 |
23rd |
Miami Heat |
17.5 |
24th |
Indiana Pacers |
17.9 |
25th |
Washington Wizards |
18.0 |
26th |
Brooklyn Nets |
18.1 |
27th |
Houston Rockets |
18.5 |
28th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
19.1 |
29th |
Detroit Pistons |
19.5 |
30th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
19.8 |
2020-21 NBA Team Free Throws Allowed Per Game Leaders
FT Rank |
Team |
FT |
1st |
Charlotte Hornets |
14.4 |
2nd |
Utah Jazz |
14.5 |
3rd |
Milwaukee Bucks |
14.6 |
4th |
Orlando Magic |
15.2 |
5th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
15.3 |
6th |
Miami Heat |
15.6 |
7th |
San Antonio Spurs |
15.7 |
8th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
15.9 |
9th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
15.9 |
10th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
16.1 |
11th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
16.6 |
12th |
Phoenix Suns |
16.8 |
13th |
New York Knicks |
16.9 |
14th |
Atlanta Hawks |
16.9 |
15th |
Detroit Pistons |
17.0 |
16th |
Brooklyn Nets |
17.1 |
17th |
Denver Nuggets |
17.1 |
18th |
Dallas Mavericks |
17.2 |
19th |
Chicago Bulls |
17.2 |
20th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
17.4 |
21st |
Philadelphia 76ers |
17.4 |
22nd |
Sacramento Kings |
17.8 |
23rd |
Houston Rockets |
17.9 |
24th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
17.9 |
25th |
Indiana Pacers |
18.4 |
26th |
Boston Celtics |
18.5 |
27th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
18.5 |
28th |
Toronto Raptors |
19.8 |
29th |
Golden State Warriors |
19.8 |
30th |
Washington Wizards |
19.8 |
2019-20 NBA Team Free Throws Allowed Per Game Leaders
FT Rank |
Team |
FT |
1st |
Charlotte Hornets |
14.0 |
2nd |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
14.7 |
3rd |
Orlando Magic |
15.3 |
4th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
15.5 |
5th |
Dallas Mavericks |
16.0 |
6th |
Detroit Pistons |
16.2 |
7th |
Utah Jazz |
16.5 |
8th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
16.7 |
9th |
Indiana Pacers |
17.0 |
10th |
Denver Nuggets |
17.1 |
11th |
Golden State Warriors |
17.1 |
12th |
Brooklyn Nets |
17.4 |
13th |
San Antonio Spurs |
17.4 |
14th |
Toronto Raptors |
17.8 |
15th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
17.9 |
16th |
Houston Rockets |
18.0 |
17th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
18.4 |
18th |
Miami Heat |
18.4 |
19th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
18.5 |
20th |
Boston Celtics |
18.8 |
21st |
Portland Trail Blazers |
19.1 |
22nd |
Sacramento Kings |
19.2 |
23rd |
New York Knicks |
19.2 |
24th |
Phoenix Suns |
19.3 |
25th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
19.4 |
26th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
19.6 |
27th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
19.7 |
28th |
Chicago Bulls |
19.7 |
29th |
Washington Wizards |
20.4 |
30th |
Atlanta Hawks |
21.2 |
2018-19 NBA Team Free Throws Allowed Per Game Leaders
FT Rank |
Team |
FT |
1st |
Milwaukee Bucks |
15.1 |
2nd |
San Antonio Spurs |
15.2 |
3rd |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
15.8 |
4th |
Indiana Pacers |
15.8 |
5th |
Charlotte Hornets |
15.9 |
6th |
Orlando Magic |
16.3 |
7th |
Utah Jazz |
16.7 |
8th |
Denver Nuggets |
16.7 |
9th |
Chicago Bulls |
16.8 |
10th |
Toronto Raptors |
17.1 |
11th |
Dallas Mavericks |
17.1 |
12th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
17.1 |
13th |
Boston Celtics |
17.4 |
14th |
Miami Heat |
17.5 |
15th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
17.5 |
16th |
Brooklyn Nets |
17.6 |
17th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
17.8 |
18th |
Detroit Pistons |
17.9 |
19th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
17.9 |
20th |
Washington Wizards |
18.0 |
21st |
Houston Rockets |
18.2 |
22nd |
New York Knicks |
18.2 |
23rd |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
18.3 |
24th |
Golden State Warriors |
18.7 |
25th |
Sacramento Kings |
18.8 |
26th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
18.8 |
27th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
19.3 |
28th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
20.5 |
29th |
Phoenix Suns |
20.8 |
30th |
Atlanta Hawks |
21.5 |
2017-18 NBA Team Free Throws Allowed Per Game Leaders
FT Rank |
Team |
FT |
1st |
San Antonio Spurs |
14.3 |
2nd |
Charlotte Hornets |
14.5 |
3rd |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
14.6 |
4th |
Houston Rockets |
14.6 |
5th |
Detroit Pistons |
14.6 |
6th |
Indiana Pacers |
14.8 |
7th |
Denver Nuggets |
15.0 |
8th |
Utah Jazz |
15.8 |
9th |
Atlanta Hawks |
15.9 |
10th |
Chicago Bulls |
15.9 |
11th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
16.0 |
12th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
16.1 |
13th |
Dallas Mavericks |
16.2 |
14th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
16.2 |
15th |
Boston Celtics |
16.3 |
16th |
Orlando Magic |
16.4 |
17th |
Sacramento Kings |
16.4 |
18th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
16.6 |
19th |
Golden State Warriors |
16.7 |
20th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
17.1 |
21st |
Los Angeles Clippers |
17.8 |
22nd |
Washington Wizards |
17.9 |
23rd |
Brooklyn Nets |
17.9 |
24th |
New York Knicks |
18.0 |
25th |
Miami Heat |
18.0 |
26th |
Toronto Raptors |
18.2 |
27th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
18.4 |
28th |
Phoenix Suns |
18.8 |
29th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
19.1 |
30th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
20.6 |
2016-17 NBA Team Free Throws Allowed Per Game Leaders
FT Rank |
Team |
FT |
1st |
Charlotte Hornets |
14.2 |
2nd |
Chicago Bulls |
14.6 |
3rd |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
15.5 |
4th |
Atlanta Hawks |
15.6 |
5th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
15.8 |
6th |
Utah Jazz |
16.0 |
7th |
San Antonio Spurs |
16.0 |
8th |
Detroit Pistons |
16.4 |
9th |
Denver Nuggets |
17.1 |
10th |
Dallas Mavericks |
17.2 |
11th |
Houston Rockets |
17.3 |
12th |
Orlando Magic |
17.4 |
13th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
17.6 |
14th |
Golden State Warriors |
17.7 |
15th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
17.9 |
16th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
18.0 |
17th |
Washington Wizards |
18.2 |
18th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
18.3 |
19th |
Miami Heat |
18.5 |
20th |
Toronto Raptors |
18.5 |
21st |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
18.6 |
22nd |
New York Knicks |
18.7 |
23rd |
Sacramento Kings |
18.9 |
24th |
Indiana Pacers |
19.0 |
25th |
Boston Celtics |
19.1 |
26th |
Brooklyn Nets |
19.3 |
27th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
20.1 |
28th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
20.2 |
29th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
20.8 |
30th |
Phoenix Suns |
22.8 |
2015-16 NBA Team Free Throws Allowed Per Game Leaders
FT Rank |
Team |
FT |
1st |
San Antonio Spurs |
14.9 |
2nd |
Brooklyn Nets |
15.0 |
3rd |
Charlotte Hornets |
16.3 |
4th |
Chicago Bulls |
16.3 |
5th |
Detroit Pistons |
16.5 |
6th |
Toronto Raptors |
16.5 |
7th |
Miami Heat |
16.5 |
8th |
Atlanta Hawks |
16.7 |
9th |
Utah Jazz |
16.8 |
10th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
16.8 |
11th |
Dallas Mavericks |
16.9 |
12th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
17.0 |
13th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
17.3 |
14th |
Indiana Pacers |
17.4 |
15th |
New York Knicks |
17.5 |
16th |
Sacramento Kings |
17.7 |
17th |
Orlando Magic |
17.9 |
18th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
18.0 |
19th |
Denver Nuggets |
18.2 |
20th |
Washington Wizards |
18.3 |
21st |
Milwaukee Bucks |
18.4 |
22nd |
Golden State Warriors |
18.6 |
23rd |
Houston Rockets |
18.6 |
24th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
18.8 |
25th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
18.8 |
26th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
19.0 |
27th |
Boston Celtics |
19.7 |
28th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
19.7 |
29th |
Phoenix Suns |
19.9 |
30th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
20.5 |
2014-15 NBA Team Free Throws Allowed Per Game Leaders
FT Rank |
Team |
FT |
1st |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
14.8 |
2nd |
Memphis Grizzlies |
14.9 |
3rd |
Atlanta Hawks |
15.4 |
4th |
Brooklyn Nets |
15.6 |
5th |
Chicago Bulls |
15.7 |
6th |
Charlotte Hornets |
15.8 |
7th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
15.8 |
8th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
15.8 |
9th |
San Antonio Spurs |
15.9 |
10th |
Utah Jazz |
16.0 |
11th |
Detroit Pistons |
16.0 |
12th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
16.2 |
13th |
Miami Heat |
17.0 |
14th |
Toronto Raptors |
17.2 |
15th |
Orlando Magic |
17.2 |
16th |
Dallas Mavericks |
17.3 |
17th |
Sacramento Kings |
17.3 |
18th |
Washington Wizards |
17.5 |
19th |
Boston Celtics |
17.6 |
20th |
Houston Rockets |
17.7 |
21st |
Indiana Pacers |
17.9 |
22nd |
Milwaukee Bucks |
18.0 |
23rd |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
18.2 |
24th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
18.7 |
25th |
Golden State Warriors |
18.7 |
26th |
Phoenix Suns |
18.8 |
27th |
New York Knicks |
18.8 |
28th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
19.0 |
29th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
19.2 |
30th |
Denver Nuggets |
20.1 |
2013-14 NBA Team Free Throws Allowed Per Game Leaders
FT Rank |
Team |
FT |
1st |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
15.2 |
2nd |
Charlotte Hornets |
15.3 |
3rd |
Chicago Bulls |
15.3 |
4th |
San Antonio Spurs |
15.7 |
5th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
15.8 |
6th |
Indiana Pacers |
16.3 |
7th |
Atlanta Hawks |
16.4 |
8th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
16.6 |
9th |
Miami Heat |
16.8 |
10th |
Houston Rockets |
17.0 |
11th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
17.0 |
12th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
17.2 |
13th |
Orlando Magic |
17.7 |
14th |
Washington Wizards |
17.8 |
15th |
Detroit Pistons |
18.1 |
16th |
Utah Jazz |
18.3 |
17th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
18.4 |
18th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
18.4 |
19th |
Boston Celtics |
18.5 |
20th |
Dallas Mavericks |
18.7 |
21st |
Brooklyn Nets |
18.8 |
22nd |
Los Angeles Clippers |
18.9 |
23rd |
Golden State Warriors |
18.9 |
24th |
Toronto Raptors |
19.0 |
25th |
New York Knicks |
19.1 |
26th |
Sacramento Kings |
19.2 |
27th |
Phoenix Suns |
19.8 |
28th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
20.0 |
29th |
Denver Nuggets |
20.2 |
30th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
20.8 |