Jericho Sims leads the NBA in true shooting percentage
Jericho Sims of the Milwaukee Bucks leads the NBA in true shooting percentage in the 2025-26 season at 77.2%, against a league average of 58.5%, as of October 5, 2026.
One number, the league’s average beside it, and the top 25. Every figure here is from the 2025-26 season.
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18.7 points above the league average of 58.5%. Scoring efficiency that counts threes and free throws at their real worth. On its own a figure is only a size, which is why the league's number sits beside it.
| # | The rest of the board | True shooting percentage | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jericho Sims · Milwaukee Bucks 1318 minutes | 77.2% | 1318 minutes |
| 2 |  Ryan Kalkbrenner · Charlotte Hornets 1479 minutes | 76.2% | 1479 minutes |
| 3 |  Jaxson Hayes · Los Angeles Lakers 1207 minutes | 75.8% | 1207 minutes |
| 4 |  Robert Williams · Portland Trail Blazers 1008 minutes | 72.2% | 1008 minutes |
| 5 |  Goga Bitadze · Orlando Magic 972 minutes | 70.0% | 972 minutes |
| 6 |  Jakob Poeltl · Toronto Raptors 1149 minutes | 69.8% | 1149 minutes |
| 7 | Luke Kennard · 2TM 1681 minutes | 68.9% | 1681 minutes |
| 8 |  Luke Kornet · San Antonio Spurs 1430 minutes | 68.9% | 1430 minutes |
| 9 |  Jalen Duren · Detroit Pistons 1976 minutes | 68.8% | 1976 minutes |
| 10 |  Luka Garza · Boston Celtics 1118 minutes | 68.2% | 1118 minutes |
| 11 |  Anthony Gill · Washington Wizards 951 minutes | 68.2% | 951 minutes |
| 12 |  Mark Williams · Phoenix Suns 1416 minutes | 68.0% | 1416 minutes |
| 13 |  Daniel Gafford · Dallas Mavericks 1195 minutes | 67.7% | 1195 minutes |
| 14 | Deandre Ayton · Los Angeles Lakers 1958 minutes | 67.6% | 1958 minutes |
| 15 |  Mitchell Robinson · New York Knicks 1175 minutes | 67.6% | 1175 minutes |
| 16 | Neemias Queta · Boston Celtics 1926 minutes | 67.4% | 1926 minutes |
| 17 |  Nikola Jokić · Denver Nuggets 2265 minutes | 67.0% | 2265 minutes |
| 18 |  Jarrett Allen · Cleveland Cavaliers 1519 minutes | 66.9% | 1519 minutes |
| 19 |  Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Oklahoma City Thunder 2259 minutes | 66.5% | 2259 minutes |
| 20 |  Rudy Gobert · Minnesota Timberwolves 2380 minutes | 66.4% | 2380 minutes |
| 21 |  Olivier-Maxence Prosper · Memphis Grizzlies 984 minutes | 66.2% | 984 minutes |
| 22 | Marvin Bagley III · 2TM 1201 minutes | 66.1% | 1201 minutes |
| 23 | Giannis Antetokounmpo · Milwaukee Bucks 1039 minutes | 65.8% | 1039 minutes |
| 24 | Isaiah Joe · Oklahoma City Thunder 1507 minutes | 65.7% | 1507 minutes |
| 25 | Chet Holmgren · Oklahoma City Thunder 1997 minutes | 65.3% | 1997 minutes |
Source: Basketball Reference, 2025-26 season. League average across 291 qualified players (941 minutes minimum, the board's own median sample). The lead is 3.8 standard deviations (sd) above the field: the unit the directory ranks leads by, because it lets a rate and a speed share one list. Measured (); the boards refresh twice a day.