2025-26 NBA Heave Report

NBA players are heaving more — and deeper — than ever. Leaguewide attempts are up 61% while the average heave (+7 ft.) and made heave (+4 ft.) are further out compared to last season (updated 4/3/26).
NBA players are heaving more — and deeper — than ever. Leaguewide attempts are up 61% while the average heave (+7 ft.) and made heave (+4 ft.) are further out compared to last season (updated 4/3/26).

Heave Leaders (2025-26)

RankRK Player Heaves Pace Proj. Δ
vs. 2024-25
Projected increase vs last season
2024–25 Pre-Rule
Change
1 Luka Dončić
23
1Q: 0:00 @ OKC 74ft (4-2-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. CLE 58ft (3-31-26) 1Q: 0:01 vs. NJN 63ft (3-27-26) 3Q: 0:00 @ IND 69ft (3-25-26) 1Q: 0:00 @ DET 81ft (3-23-26) 1Q: 0:02 @ MIA 66ft (3-19-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. CHI 67ft (3-12-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. CHI 47ft (3-12-26) 2Q: 0:01 @ PHX 78ft (2-26-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ CHI 58ft (1-26-26) 3Q: 0:01 @ LA CLIPPERS 39ft (1-22-26) 2Q: 0:01 vs. ATL 61ft (1-13-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. MIL 57ft (1-9-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ NOH 64ft (1-6-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. SAC 75ft (12-28-25) ... and 5 more
25
8
+17
8
66 (9.4/season)
2 Nickeil Alexander-Walker
16
1 md.
1Q: 0:00 @ HOU 76ft (3-20-26) 1Q: 0:00 @ DAL 58ft (3-18-26) 1Q: 0:00 @ MIL 46ft (3-4-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. MIA 69ft (2-20-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ MEM 62ft (1-21-26) 1Q: 0:00 @ POR 64ft (1-15-26) 1Q: 0:01 @ LAL 67ft (1-13-26) 1Q: 0:00 @ TOR 49ft (1-5-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. ATL 44ft (made) (12-29-25) 1Q: 0:00 vs. NYK 56ft (12-27-25) 4Q: 0:00 vs. CHI 54ft (12-23-25) 3Q: 0:01 vs. SAS 68ft (12-19-25) 1Q: 0:00 @ DET 59ft (12-12-25) 2Q: 0:00 @ NOH 61ft (11-22-25) 2Q: 0:00 @ PHX 51ft (11-16-25) ... and 1 more
17
4
+13
4
21 (3.5/season)
3 Donovan Mitchell
15
1Q: 0:00 @ GSW 71ft (4-2-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. MIA 47ft (3-25-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. ORL 47ft (3-24-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. DAL 79ft (3-15-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. PHI 61ft (3-9-26) 4Q: 0:37 vs. BOS 36ft (3-8-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ SAC 48ft (2-7-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ ORL 45ft (1-24-26) 1Q: 0:00 @ PHI 56ft (1-16-26) 4Q: 0:00 vs. DET 40ft (1-4-26) 4Q: 0:01 @ NYK 77ft (12-25-25) 3Q: 0:01 vs. NOH 70ft (12-23-25) 3Q: 0:40 vs. GSW 36ft (12-6-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. IND 43ft (12-1-25) 1Q: 7:53 vs. LA CLIPPERS 37ft (11-23-25)
16
9
+7
9
47 (5.9/season)
4 Nikola Jokić
14
2 md.
1Q: 0:00 vs. GSW 46ft (3-29-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. UTA 40ft (made) (3-27-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. DAL 65ft (3-25-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. DAL 75ft (3-25-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. LAL 78ft (3-5-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. MIN 69ft (3-1-26) 4Q: 0:00 vs. MIN 79ft (12-25-25) 3Q: 0:00 @ IND 77ft (12-3-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. DEN 39ft (made) (11-24-25) 1Q: 0:01 vs. HOU 52ft (11-21-25) 4Q: 0:01 vs. CHI 36ft (11-17-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. SAC 40ft (11-11-25) 1Q: 0:00 vs. GSW 72ft (11-7-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. MIN 78ft (10-27-25)
15
27
3 md.
-12
27
3 md.
57 (5.7/season)
5 Royce O'Neale
14
1 md.
3Q: 0:00 @ IND 59ft (3-12-26) 3Q: 0:00 @ MIL 49ft (made) (3-10-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. CHH 44ft (3-8-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. ORL 52ft (2-21-26) 1Q: 0:26 vs. OKC 39ft (2-11-26) 3Q: 0:00 @ DET 61ft (1-15-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ MIN 77ft (12-8-25) 4Q: 0:01 vs. ATL 54ft (11-16-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. NOH 76ft (11-10-25) 2Q: 0:01 vs. LA CLIPPERS 46ft (11-8-25) 3Q: 0:39 vs. LA CLIPPERS 40ft (11-6-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. UTA 71ft (10-31-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. UTA 69ft (10-27-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. DEN 56ft (10-25-25)
15
5
+10
5
34 (4.2/season)
6 Bennedict Mathurin
12
4Q: 0:00 vs. SAS 64ft (3-16-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. MIN 45ft (3-11-26) 3Q: 0:00 @ GSW 80ft (3-2-26) 3Q: 0:00 @ LAL 58ft (2-20-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. DEN 45ft (2-19-26) 3Q: 0:00 @ HOU 56ft (2-11-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ HOU 75ft (2-10-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. HOU 72ft (2-2-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. ORL 43ft (12-31-25) 2Q: 0:00 @ PHI 81ft (12-12-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. DEN 75ft (12-3-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. OKC 44ft (10-23-25)
13
3
+10
3
9 (3.0/season)
7 Jalen Brunson
12
2Q: 0:00 @ NJN 58ft (3-20-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. GSW 55ft (3-15-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. SAS 45ft (3-1-26) 3Q: 0:00 @ CHI 53ft (2-22-26) 3Q: 0:00 @ BOS 46ft (2-8-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. LAL 58ft (2-1-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ PHX 56ft (1-9-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. NYK 61ft (1-5-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ ATL 56ft (12-27-25) 3Q: 0:00 @ BOS 55ft (12-2-25) 1Q: 0:01 vs. NJN 57ft (11-24-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. MEM 81ft (11-11-25)
13 +13 4 (0.6/season)
8 Jamal Shead
12
1 md.
3Q: 0:00 vs. SAC 61ft (4-1-26) 4Q: 0:00 vs. SAC 45ft (4-1-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. ORL 53ft (3-29-26) 4Q: 1:23 @ UTA 36ft (made) (3-23-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. IND 70ft (2-8-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ LAL 77ft (1-18-26) 1Q: 0:00 @ NJN 71ft (12-21-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. BOS 65ft (12-20-25) 1Q: 0:00 @ MIL 68ft (12-18-25) 1Q: 0:00 vs. IND 60ft (11-26-25) 2Q: 0:00 @ PHI 55ft (11-8-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. MEM 76ft (11-2-25)
13
4
+9
4
4 (4.0/season)
9 Kyle Kuzma
11
2Q: 0:03 @ PHX 51ft (3-21-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. CLE 67ft (3-17-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. NYK 68ft (2-27-26) 4Q: 0:00 vs. DEN 40ft (1-23-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. OKC 67ft (1-21-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ SAS 66ft (1-15-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ MEM 58ft (12-26-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. BOS 79ft (12-11-25) 1Q: 0:00 vs. PHI 49ft (12-5-25) 1Q: 0:00 vs. WAS 70ft (12-1-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. WAS 78ft (12-1-25)
12
5
1 md.
+7
5
1 md.
38 (4.8/season)
10 Tre Jones
11
3Q: 0:00 vs. CLE 66ft (3-19-26) 3Q: 0:00 @ LA CLIPPERS 73ft (3-13-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ LAL 50ft (3-12-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. DET 57ft (2-21-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. LA CLIPPERS 71ft (1-20-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. LA CLIPPERS 50ft (1-20-26) 3Q: 0:01 vs. MIL 48ft (12-27-25) 1Q: 0:00 @ ATL 66ft (12-23-25) 3Q: 0:00 @ CLE 60ft (12-19-25) 3Q: 0:00 @ IND 42ft (11-29-25) 1Q: 0:00 @ MIL 67ft (11-7-25)
12
1
1 md.
+11
1
1 md.
8 (1.6/season)
11 Trey Murphy III
11
1 md.
1Q: 0:00 vs. LA CLIPPERS 39ft (3-18-26) 1Q: 0:00 @ PHX 42ft (3-6-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ HOU 77ft (1-18-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. NJN 60ft (1-14-26) 3Q: 0:01 vs. NJN 46ft (1-14-26) 3Q: 11:37 vs. NOH 36ft (1-9-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. SAS 42ft (12-8-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. CHI 73ft (11-24-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. LAL 63ft (11-14-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. LAL 48ft (11-14-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. NOH 38ft (made) (11-8-25)
12
2
+10
2
8 (2.0/season)
12 Tyrese Maxey
11
1 md.
1Q: 0:00 vs. SAS 49ft (3-3-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. MIA 38ft (2-26-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. NYK 41ft (2-11-26) 4Q: 0:00 vs. CLE 38ft (1-16-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. LAL 51ft (12-7-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. GSW 53ft (12-4-25) 1Q: 0:00 vs. MIA 50ft (11-23-25) 2Q: 1:39 vs. MIA 40ft (made) (11-23-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. LA CLIPPERS 65ft (11-17-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. LA CLIPPERS 58ft (11-17-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. TOR 70ft (11-8-25)
12
4
+8
4
20 (4.0/season)
13 Alperen Sengun
10
2Q: 0:00 @ DEN 57ft (3-11-26) 3Q: 0:01 vs. LA CLIPPERS 83ft (2-10-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. CHH 72ft (2-5-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. LA CLIPPERS 54ft (12-11-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. UTA 77ft (12-1-25) 4Q: 0:00 vs. DEN 43ft (11-21-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. CLE 70ft (11-19-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. SAS 70ft (11-7-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. DAL 64ft (11-3-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. OKC 83ft (10-21-25)
11
1
+10
1
10 (2.5/season)
14 Anthony Edwards
10
1Q: 0:00 vs. NOH 80ft (2-6-26) 4Q: 0:00 @ MEM 53ft (2-2-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. GSW 44ft (1-25-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. GSW 44ft (1-25-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. GSW 44ft (1-25-26) 4Q: 0:00 @ SAS 54ft (1-17-26) 2Q: 0:01 vs. CLE 50ft (1-8-26) 1Q: 1:39 vs. MIN 37ft (12-25-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. NYK 40ft (11-5-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. POR 48ft (10-22-25)
11
12
-1
12
29 (5.8/season)
15 Brandin Podziemski
10
4Q: 0:00 vs. MIN 44ft (3-13-26) 4Q: 0:00 vs. CHI 62ft (3-10-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. BOS 51ft (2-19-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. BOS 48ft (2-19-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. SAS 81ft (2-11-26) 2Q: 0:01 @ PHI 52ft (12-4-25) 1Q: 0:00 vs. UTA 47ft (11-24-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. OKC 59ft (11-11-25) 1Q: 0:01 vs. MIL 65ft (10-30-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. DEN 70ft (10-23-25)
11
5
+6
5
7 (3.5/season)
16 Brandon Miller
10
2Q: 0:00 vs. PHI 70ft (3-28-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. MEM 74ft (3-21-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. ORL 49ft (3-19-26) 1Q: 0:00 @ POR 84ft (3-10-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. MIA 82ft (3-6-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. ATL 55ft (2-11-26) 1Q: 0:00 @ DAL 47ft (1-29-26) 1Q: 0:00 @ OKC 62ft (1-5-26) 1Q: 0:00 @ ORL 40ft (12-26-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. DEN 78ft (12-7-25)
11
5
+6
5
9 (4.5/season)
17 Julius Randle
10
3Q: 0:00 @ DEN 81ft (3-1-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ MEM 71ft (1-31-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ SAS 81ft (1-17-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ HOU 71ft (1-16-26) 2Q: 0:01 @ MIL 81ft (1-13-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. MIA 47ft (1-6-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. DAL 61ft (11-17-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. UTA 81ft (11-7-25) 3Q: 0:01 vs. NJN 35ft (11-3-25) 1Q: 0:00 vs. LAL 47ft (10-29-25)
11
1
+10
1
11 (1.0/season)
18 Ryan Rollins
10
2Q: 0:00 @ LA CLIPPERS 76ft (3-23-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. BOS 73ft (3-2-26) 2Q: 0:01 vs. NOH 54ft (2-4-26) 1Q: 0:00 @ WAS 65ft (1-29-26) 3Q: 0:00 @ PHI 83ft (1-27-26) 1Q: 0:00 @ SAS 72ft (1-15-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. CHH 51ft (1-2-26) 1Q: 0:00 @ MIN 49ft (12-21-25) 3Q: 0:01 vs. DET 56ft (12-3-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. GSW 44ft (10-30-25)
11
1
+10
1
1 (0.3/season)
19 Ayo Dosunmu
9
1 md.
1Q: 0:00 @ OKC 71ft (3-15-26) 1Q: 0:00 @ GSW 52ft (3-13-26) 3Q: 0:01 vs. TOR 65ft (3-5-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. MEM 42ft (3-3-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ MIL 60ft (2-3-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. CHH 42ft (made) (1-3-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. IND 60ft (11-29-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. IND 66ft (11-29-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. DET 64ft (11-12-25)
10 +10 3 (0.8/season)
20 Bruce Brown
9
3Q: 0:00 @ UTA 66ft (4-1-26) 1Q: 0:00 @ UTA 68ft (3-2-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. MEM 56ft (2-11-26) 3Q: 0:01 vs. OKC 59ft (2-1-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. NJN 44ft (1-29-26) 3Q: 0:00 @ MIL 46ft (1-23-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. DEN 69ft (1-5-26) 3Q: 0:00 vs. PHX 62ft (11-29-25) 1Q: 0:00 vs. MIN 63ft (10-27-25)
10
1
+9
1
7 (1.0/season)
21 Collin Gillespie
9
1 md.
2Q: 0:00 @ MEM 52ft (3-30-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. MIL 64ft (3-21-26) 3Q: 0:00 @ MIN 61ft (3-17-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. CHH 37ft (made) (3-8-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. DAL 66ft (2-10-26) 3Q: 0:02 vs. LA CLIPPERS 37ft (2-1-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. LAL 63ft (12-23-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. HOU 55ft (11-24-25) 1Q: 0:00 vs. SAS 41ft (11-23-25)
10
3
+7
3
4 (2.0/season)
22 Dylan Harper
9
1 md.
2Q: 4:26 @ LA CLIPPERS 50ft (4-2-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ LA CLIPPERS 42ft (made) (4-2-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. DEN 53ft (3-12-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. BOS 78ft (3-10-26) 3Q: 0:00 @ NJN 37ft (2-26-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. PHX 71ft (2-19-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. MIA 52ft (10-30-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. NJN 40ft (10-26-25) 1Q: 0:00 vs. NOH 40ft (10-24-25)
10 +10
23 Jamal Murray
9
3 md.
1Q: 0:00 @ UTA 49ft (made) (4-1-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ UTA 38ft (4-1-26) 4Q: 0:01 @ MEM 57ft (3-18-26) 4Q: 0:00 @ LAL 47ft (3-14-26) 3Q: 0:00 @ UTA 70ft (3-2-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. NJN 59ft (1-29-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. LAL 56ft (made) (1-20-26) 3Q: 0:00 @ ATL 42ft (12-5-25) 1Q: 0:01 vs. PHX 55ft (made) (10-25-25)
10
4
+6
4
52 (6.5/season)
24 Keyonte George
9
2Q: 0:00 vs. NJN 84ft (1-30-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. GSW 74ft (1-28-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. MIA 80ft (1-24-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. DAL 43ft (1-8-26) 5Q: 0:00 @ OKC 79ft (1-7-26) 2Q: 0:00 @ DEN 73ft (12-22-25) 3Q: 0:00 @ HOU 83ft (12-1-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. DET 79ft (11-5-25) 4Q: 0:00 vs. DET 67ft (11-5-25)
10
1
+9
1
4 (2.0/season)
25 Ausar Thompson
8
1 md.
2Q: 0:00 vs. SAS 61ft (2-23-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. NJN 42ft (made) (2-1-26) 1Q: 0:00 vs. PHX 78ft (1-15-26) 2Q: 0:00 vs. MIL 44ft (12-6-25) 3Q: 0:00 vs. ATL 57ft (11-18-25) 1Q: 0:00 vs. NJN 48ft (11-7-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. NJN 63ft (11-7-25) 2Q: 0:00 vs. UTA 80ft (11-5-25)
9
5
+4
5
11 (5.5/season)

Heave Attempts Over Time

Prorated to 82 games. Updated 4/3/26 Prorated to 82 games. Updated 4/3/26

Heave Makes Over Time

Prorated to 82 games. Updated 4/3/26 Prorated to 82 games. Updated 4/3/26

Latest Heaves (2025-26)

Watch most recent 36+ ft shots from 2025-26.

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Team Heaves (2025-26)

Team 36+ ft attempts vs. 2024-25.