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Giannis Antetokounmpo put up 27 points in 27 minutes last night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, on the night of his 27th birthday. The reigning NBA Finals MVP has looked unstoppable, with the Milwaukee Bucks at full strength in the 2021-22 NBA campaign.
Despite having an extraordinary resume and proving to be one of the most dominant players ever, Giannis Antetokounmpo's skills have been criticized before, especially before winning the 2021 NBA championship.
Of course, free-throw shooting has been a topic of heavy discussion regarding Antetokounmpo's ability, especially in clutch situations. However, the Greek superstar has never shied away from the free-throw line and is always confident to attack the paint regardless of the chance of getting fouled and put in the FT line.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo's free-throw shooting has been good over his entire NBA career, as he has a 71.5 career percentage. However, he's made 66.1% of his free throws over the last three NBA regular seasons.
Still, the two-time NBA MVP and one-time Defensive Player of the Year award winner has led the league in free-throw attempts over the last two campaigns (is currently leading the NBA), proving that he will continue to put pressure on opposing defenders inside.
Five of Giannis Antetokounmpo's previous eight full NBA seasons have finished with the Greek superstar shooting over 70% from the free-throw line. Famously, he made 17 of his 19 attempts from the free-throw line in the most important game of his career so far, when he scored 50 points in Game 6 of the 2021 NBA Finals to lead the Bucks to the NBA title.
Without further ado, let's take a look at those five NBA seasons and how Giannis Antetokounmpo looked from the free-throw mark.
#5 2015-16 NBA season | 72.4%
In his third NBA season, Giannis Antetokounmpo was continuously showing improvement in his basketball skills and developing as a physical force in the NBA.
The Greek Freak had a solid regular season for the Milwaukee Bucks as a third-year talent, averaging 16.9 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.
He appeared in 80 games (79 starts) and made 50.6% of his field goals (12.7 attempts per game) and 296 of his 409 attempts from the free-throw line during the 2015-16 campaign.
#4 2018-19 NBA season | 72.9%
On his way to winning the NBA Most Valuable Player award for the first time in his career, Giannis Antetokounmpo had a dominant 2018-19 regular season for the Milwaukee Bucks.
He put up 27.7 points, 12.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.5 blocks per game (72 appearances).
Antetokounmpo posted the highest field-goal percentage of his career so far, with 57.8%. He converted 500 of his 686 attempts (second-most in the league that year) from the free-throw line, for a 72.9% clip for the entire campaign.
#3 2014-15 NBA season | 74.1%
The 2014-15 NBA season saw a sophomore Giannis Antetokounmpo show glimpses of what his potential really was in the NBA. The 20-year-old forward averaged 12.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and a block per game while starting in 71 of his 81 appearances.
He established himself as a starter and put up career-high numbers across his stat sheet in the 2014-15 campaign.
The Milwaukee Bucks made it to the NBA Playoffs for the first time in Giannis Antetokounmpo's career in 2015 and the season was certainly a good sample of his capabilities.
In terms of free-throw shooting, Antetokounmpo converted 257 of 347 attempts for a 74.1% for the entire regular season.
#2 2017-18 NBA season | 76%
In the 2017-18 NBA season, Giannis Antetokounmpo established himself as one of the best players in the NBA and a superstar in the league at just 23 years of age.
The Greek had career-highs across the board once again, and improved most of his main numbers as he had done every year since the start of his NBA career.
He earned his second consecutive All-Star Game selection and made his first appearance in the All-NBA team (second team).
Moreover, his free-throw shooting remained as good as it had been in his first few seasons, as he made 487 of his 641 attempts from the foul line (76%). He was fourth in the league in free throws made and second in attempts (behind Houston Rockets' James Harden).
#1 2016-17 NBA season | 77%
The 2016-17 NBA season saw great displays from Giannis Antetokounmpo, and he earned his first All-Star Game selection, while also receiving All-NBA and All-Defensive nods for the first time in his NBA journey.
It was Giannis Antetokounmpo's best season in terms of free-throw percentage, as he made 471 of his 612 attempts from the line (77%).
He averaged 22.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.9 blocks per game. Giannis Antetokounmpo made 52.1% of his field goals that year and finished seventh in the NBA MVP voting, his first of five appearances in the Top 10.
In terms of free throws made, Giannis finished ninth in the 2016-17 NBA season and eighth in attempts.
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