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Top 10 NBA players with most missed shots by Sporting News

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Being a great player means making sacrifices and making critical decisions at every step of your career. Achieving the most desired goals in sport is not easy, but the number of talented athletes is enormous. For example, many of the legendary NBA names have a large number of misses in their careers. It takes many attempted shots to reach their level but also many missed shots that still count. In this list, Sporting News tells you which NBA players have missed the most careers. The names and their numbers might surprise you.

  1. Wilt Chamberlain – 10.816

Wilt is the first legendary Los Angeles Lakers player in this shameful list. Despite leading the NBA for the first seven seasons, he made many mistakes. Most people remember his unique talent and style of play, but also his 100-point game against the Philadelphia Warriors in 1962. Chamberlain was a 4-time NBA MVP. Now you can also remember him for his missed shots.

  1. Elgin Baylor – 11.208

The second Lakers player on this list is Hall, by famer Elgin Baylor. Although he helped the Lakers to the 1959 NBA Finals, Elgin’s shooting record wasn’t among the best. He was in the early days of the biggest NBA rivalry against the Celtics. An eight-time Western Conference champion, Elgin could have done much better if the number of missed shots had been fewer. But the fans don’t mind as he brought them a lot of joy.

  1. Allen Iverson – 11.439

The Philadelphia NBA legend was among the best in the NBA league in 2001. He even won the MVP title at the All-Star Game. Allen was the second youngest player to score 50 points in a game, but not too accurate either. His coach wasn’t happy with his missed shots, even though he was rookie of the year. Allen changed the game of basketball with his unique style of play.

  1. Dominique Wilkins – 11.626

One of the tallest NBA players in Atlanta is known for missing many shots in his game. Wilkins missed shots, but he also scored a lot. In 1986, Dominique won the NBA title averaging 30.3 ppg. The Hawks have yet to see another player to be an all-time franchise leader in both ratings and steals. He is one of 12 players to have accumulated more than 25,000 points in an NBA career, which also earned his name many misses.

  1. Michael Jordan – 12.345

This also happens to the big ones. Michael is also part of this list because he has always been reckless with the ball. Phill Jackson allowed him to do too much on his own, which is one of the reasons for missing out too much. Careless handling of the ball always leads to misses and even loss of very important games. However, that won’t change the value of the tallest NBA player in 6 championships with Chicago Bulls.

  1. Kareem Abdul Jabbar – 12,470

Hall of Famer Kareem led the NBA in many stats, but he also increased the number of misses each year. Missing shots paid off because he broke Wilt’s career record and Jerry West’s all-time playoff record. In 1985, he was named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year and retired with the most points in an NBA career (38,387).

  1. Karl Malone – 12.682

Utah Jazz is proud to have legendary NBA athletes like Malone. Karl co-wrote the history of the NBA team from Utah with John Stockton. They can be counted among the greatest dynamic NBA duos of all time. Although Karl was incredible, he also wasted a lot of shots. His career rating is in the top 5 of all time, but he’s also one of the most missed players.

  1. Elvin Hayes – 13,296

Another legendary player is not very accurateshooter. Hayes didn’t care about the number of shots he had to attempt per game. His goals were much different and bigger. Elvin was the second leader with 27,000 points and a 21 ppg average. He received the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990 and is one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history.

  1. John Havlicek – 13.418

Havlicek furiously jumped into the NBA league since his first year as a pro player, he won four NBA titles. The Celtics player won eight NBA titles in his career and many could not comprehend his dominance on the court. John is still the team’s leader despite being second on this list.

  1. Kobe Bryant – 13.421

This was the year that Kobe overtook Michael on the all-time scoring list. However, it was also the year he became the most-missed player of his career. The Lakers superstar and arguably their greatest player isn’t happy with that performance. Even though he holds the ball most often of all his teammates, Kobe is still very dominant and progressive on the court. Bryant doesn’t mind being on this list with five championship rings.

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