Why not count assists if a guy makes free throw?

[329 Services]

So I seen multiple times with Lebron, he dishes great assist and his teammate gets fouled and goes to FT line and score 2.Why should we not award assist in such cases?

[lilteapot]

Because you're not helping the guy make the free throw, just get to the line.

[Ainosterhaspie]

Should be it's own stat, not added to assist stat. No info for that type of "assist" in prior years. Really should start tracking how many points are scored off a player's pass too. Track made twos, made threes and free throws (both and ones and regular shooting fouls).

[bison]

apparently there

[Celtics 1825]

Is this nikelrg?

[scuzzy]

They do


They're called potential assists


https://stats.nba.com/players/passing/?sort=POTENTIAL_AST&dir=1


Lebron leads the league

[NBAGOAT]

They do


They're called potential assists


https://stats.nba.com/players/passing/?sort=POTENTIAL_AST&dir=1


Lebron leads the league

Incorrect potential assists include missed shots. Better at measuring passing ability than raw assists but pretty incomplete too. Obviously throwing it to a guy who makes a contested jumper is a lot less valuable than attracting a double and throwing a lob for an easy jam

[SpaceJam2]

Assists = help on field goals

Free throws = not a field goal :lol