Portland Trail Blazers: Damian Lillard on track to be all-time free throw percentage leader
Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is one the greatest free throw shooters in NBA history. How close is he to becoming the all-time leader?
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is a dead eye shooter and will go down as one of the greatest shooters to ever grace an NBA court. He earns a lot of his points at the line, and like contemporary Stephen Curry he has one of the highest free throw percentages in NBA history. Lillard himself is at 88.89 percent – good enough for 11th all-time. How far away is he from reaching the top and who is in his way?
88.89%. Orlando Magic guard <a rel=. . . SCOTT SKILES
. . J.J. REDICK. 89.05%. <a rel=
. CALVIN MURPHY. 89.16%. Houston Rockets Hall of Famer <a rel=.
. . RAY ALLEN. 89.39%. You would have to have been living under a rock to have not heard of Hall of Famer and NBA champion <a rel=
89.40%. Detroit Pistons great <a rel=. . . CHAUNCEY BILLUPS
89.48%. European great <a rel=. . . PEJA STOJAKOVIC
89.98%. Warriors Hall of Famer <a rel=. . . RICK BARRY
MARK PRICE. 90.39%. Cleveland Cavaliers great <a rel=. .
90.43%. Hall of Famer <a href=. . . STEVE NASH
90.47%. Stephen Curry is the all-time leader and may never be overtaken. Lillard still has a good chance of eclipsing Curry. But as arguably the greatest shooter of all-time Curry has put up seasons of 91, 92 ad 93 percent in his career. Lillard would need to be a model of consistency and hope Curry himself doesn’t continue to up his game if he wanted to go past him.. . . STEPHEN CURRY
Damian Lillard only has two current NBA players ahead of him on this leaderboard. With some all-time great shooting seasons under his belt already, Lillard has a chance to etch himself permanently in the NBA record books.