Andre Drummond Credits Personal Improvement for Improved Free Throw Percentage
The Knicks center discusses how he overcame significant free throw struggles throughout his career.
New York Knicks center Andre Drummond has significantly improved his free throw shooting, achieving a career-best 63.1 percent from the charity stripe last season with the Philadelphia 76ers. This marks a substantial turnaround from his rookie season, when his free throw percentage stood at 37.1 percent, and it even dipped to 35.5 percent during his first All-Star campaign with the Detroit Pistons.
Drummond's free throw proficiency has been a point of focus throughout his 14-year NBA career, famously leading to strategies opponents employed against him, a tactic sometimes referred to as 'Hack-a-Drummond.' This stands in contrast to the current Knicks center, Mitchell Robinson, whose free throw struggles have also been a notable aspect of his game.