NBA: 10 Worst Free-Throw Shooters EVER

Ben Wallace and Shaquille O'Neal are both on this list.
Who's No. 1?

#3 DeAndre Jordan

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DeAndre Jordan

Career: 1343-3006 (51.1%)

Five of the last six seasons, LA Clippers' DeAndre Jordan has led the league field goal percentage but the same story doesn't apply to his free-throw numbers. Jordan has been among the league's worst when it comes to free-throws

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A huge reason why he's led the league in field goal percentage is that a lot of his baskets come in the form of alley-oops, a majority of them from the former All-Star duo of Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. His troubles combined with those of Dwight Howard's led to everybody experiencing long Playoff games during the Conference Semifinals Series in 2015 between the Houston Rockets and the LA Clippers.

It's been up-and-down all through his career. He's gone to the depths of shooting lows like 37.5% (in his 2nd season) and shot highs like 52.5% in 2011-12. The 2017-18 season is Jordan's 10th in the league and although he is shooting a career-high this season (60.2%) but this doesn't seem to help his career ranking as he is still the third-worst in the league history.

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