Many NBA players who struggle from the free-throw line early in their careers make incremental improvements, practicing enough to perhaps become an averaFge or above-average foul shooter by the time they reach their prime. To use one example, Hall of Fame power forward and Louisiana native Karl Malone shot just 48.1 percent at the stripe as a rookie, but improved by roughly 10 percent each of the next two seasons, before shooting nearly 80 percent late in his career. Former New Orleans center Tyson Chandler shot in the high-50s during his three seasons in the Crescent City, but later climbed into the low-70s during stops in Charlotte, Dallas and Phoenix.
Did You Know That… Brandon Ingram was making a historically-great improvement at the foul line?
