Top 30 Ugliest Shooting Forms in NBA History

Proper form is an essential fundamental to be successful in any sport that you play. Swimming, swinging a golf club, and hitting a baseball all include a technique that prioritizes form over power. The same can be said with pitching a baseball, throwing a football, and shooting a basketball. The ‘proper’ technique for a shooting a basketball requires your knees to be bent before the jump. Once in the air, your non-dominant hand should be placed on the side of the ball for balancing your shot. Your dominant hand should be placed under the basketball to ‘shoot’ the ball into the basket. Your elbow should be tucked in, meaning a your elbow should be aligned under your shooting hand. You should release the ball at the peak of your jumpshot, and follow through with the fingers of your shooting hand to get that ‘spin’ on the ball.

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If you do not follow this step-by-step guide on how to shoot a basketball, there is still a good chance you could make it to the NBA. Just ask these thirty players who have made it to the league doing things their own way.

Who has the ugliest jumpshot in the NBA?

Moses Malone of the Dallas Mavericks probably has one of the most wicked free throw forms in the NBA today.

Who has the ugliest jumpshot in NBA history?

Shaquille O’Neal, Shawn Marion, and Bill Cartwright have the most ugly jumpshot in NBA history. It is hard to say who definitively have the ugliest form, but these names constantly come up in the roundtable discussion. Although shooting forms have evolved over time to from an underhanded release to a shooting stroke as pure as Steph Curry, even some of today’s NBA stars have unorthodox shooting forms. Tyrese Haliburton is one of the league’s latest players in the league to be recognized for his unconventional form, while the Spurs Jeremy Sochan shoots one-handed free throws! Our Team at RNBPhilly curated of list (no order) of the ugliest jumpshots to ever grace the National Basketball Association. Let us know if we missed anybody!

Take a look at the Top 30 Ugliest shooting forms in NBA history below!

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1. Shaquille O'Neal

2. Bill Cartwright

3. Moses Brown

4. Andris Biedrins

5. Wilt Chamberlin

6. Shawn Marion

7. Marcus Camby

8. Chuck Hayes

9. Joakim Noah

10. Lonzo Ball

11. Ronnie Brewer

12. Ben Wallace

13. Ben Simmons

14. Dikembe Mutombo

15. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

16. Josh Childress

17. Tyrese Haliburton

18. Kevin Martin

19. DeSagana Diop

20. Anderson Varejao

21. Al Horford

22. Tayshaun Prince

23. Sam Perkins

24. Derek Fisher

25. Michael Redd

26. Michael Adams

27. Anthony Mason

28. Dick Barnett

29. Markelle Fultz

30. Manute Bol

31. Jamaal Wilkes