Top 10 FT % leaders heading into 2024-25

Free throws are only “free” points if you have a sweet stroke that helps you make almost every show you take at the charity stripe. Who are the best NBA players when it comes to converting free throws?
You are an NBA player. You’ve been fouled. Maybe you were going up for a shot, perhaps even from behind the arc. Or, perhaps you are in a classic “and one” situation. Shout out, of course, to Carlos Boozer. For some players, being fouled may be a cause for concern, because converting free throws is not easy for them. Others, though, are money from the line. Heading into the 2024-25 NBA campaign, these are the 10 players with the highest career free-throw percentage. This list includes two active players, and two active NBA head coaches.
Curry changed the game. This is not hyperbole. His three-point shooting and long-range bombs led young basketball players to dream of pulling up from the logo. However, few are as good as Curry, on account of him being the best shooter of a basketball to ever live. It’s not just the fact he is running away with the career three-pointers made record. Curry has converted nearly 91 percent of his free throws, which is the NBA record, and one he will likely not cede.
Nash didn’t like to shoot as much as Curry did. He didn’t pull up from three with the same aplomb, and he was as happy to dish out an assist as make a bucket. When Nash shot, though, he did it with extreme accuracy. The fact he has the second-best free-throw percentage is one example of that. There’s also the 50-40-90 Club. This is a “club” for players who finish the season converting 50 percent of their shots, 40 percent of their threes, and 90 percent of their free throws. Three NBA players have done it more than once. Larry Bird and Kevin Durant have done it twice. Nash? He did it four times.
Until Nash and Curry came around, Price was the low-key epitome of accuracy. He spent most of his career as a Cavalier, and he made four All-Star Games with the Cavs. Price is one of three NBA players with a career free-throw percentage over 90 percent, and one of the only two who is retired and locked into that. Although, if Curry retires with a free-throw percentage below 90, something has gone terribly wrong. Price also may have been a player in the wrong era. He converted 40.2 percent of his threes, but because he played in the 1980s and 1990s he only attempted 3.4 three-point shots per game.
Well, if we rounded up, Barry would be at 90 percent, but that’s not how we roll! Barry, an extreme and intense competitor, wouldn’t want that kind of generosity anyway. The Hall of Famer was a bucket getter, but he was also an excellent passer for a wing player and once led the NBA in steals per game. Of course, it’s also fitting that Barry is on this list, because of his famous shooting form. He memorably shot his free throws underhanded, and thanks to his success, it has been suggested to every single bad free-throw shooter ever since to try Barry’s technique.
Lillard has been a little unfortunate in that he has had to be in the shadow of Curry during his career. The former Trail Blazer is a great three-point shooter…but not as good as Steph. He’s in the top five in career free-throw percentage…but below Steph. Now with the Bucks in hopes of finally winning a ring, Lillard will never win an MVP, but he’s been an all-star time and time again, and clearly he knows how to shoot. 
Peja Stojakovic (.8948)
Chauncey Billups (.8940)
Ray Allen (.8939)
JJ Redick (.8918)
Calvin Murphy (.8916)