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Shot twins · 2025-26 regular season

Who shoots like LeBron James?

The 5 current players whose shot diet is closest to his: where the shots come from, plus how often he gets to the line.

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LeBron James's shot diet

919 shots · 2025-26 regular season
  • At the rim39.0%
  • Paint (non-rim)17.8%
  • Midrange16.8%
  • Corner 35.3%
  • Above the break 321.1%
  • Free throw rate34.4

Share of his shots from each zone, plus free throw rate (free throw attempts per 100 shots). Regular season only. See every shot

Closest shot twins

Out of 279 current players with 300+ shots
Who counts
1Kevin Porter Jr.Milwaukee Bucks · G · 514 shots86match out of 100

James Porter Jr.

  • RimJames 39.0, Porter Jr. 31.5
  • PaintJames 17.8, Porter Jr. 21.0
  • MidJames 16.8, Porter Jr. 19.6
  • Corner 3James 5.3, Porter Jr. 6.0
  • Above break 3James 21.1, Porter Jr. 21.8
  • FT rateJames 34.4, Porter Jr. 30.4

Biggest gap: Porter Jr. takes fewer shots at the rim (-7.5 per 100 shots).

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2Julius RandleBrooklyn Nets · F · 1208 shots85match out of 100

James Randle

  • RimJames 39.0, Randle 34.5
  • PaintJames 17.8, Randle 22.5
  • MidJames 16.8, Randle 14.3
  • Corner 3James 5.3, Randle 6.4
  • Above break 3James 21.1, Randle 22.3
  • FT rateJames 34.4, Randle 41.1

Biggest gap: Randle gets to the line more (+6.7 free throws per 100 shots).

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3Chet HolmgrenOklahoma City Thunder · C-F · 778 shots84match out of 100

James Holmgren

  • RimJames 39.0, Holmgren 40.7
  • PaintJames 17.8, Holmgren 20.3
  • MidJames 16.8, Holmgren 7.7
  • Corner 3James 5.3, Holmgren 6.6
  • Above break 3James 21.1, Holmgren 24.7
  • FT rateJames 34.4, Holmgren 36.5

Biggest gap: Holmgren takes fewer midrange shots (-9.1 per 100 shots).

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4Wendell Carter Jr.Orlando Magic · F · 637 shots83match out of 100

James Carter Jr.

  • RimJames 39.0, Carter Jr. 38.9
  • PaintJames 17.8, Carter Jr. 16.3
  • MidJames 16.8, Carter Jr. 9.3
  • Corner 3James 5.3, Carter Jr. 12.4
  • Above break 3James 21.1, Carter Jr. 23.1
  • FT rateJames 34.4, Carter Jr. 39.2

Biggest gap: Carter Jr. takes fewer midrange shots (-7.5 per 100 shots).

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5Victor WembanyamaSan Antonio Spurs · F-C · 1080 shots82match out of 100

James Wembanyama

  • RimJames 39.0, Wembanyama 36.0
  • PaintJames 17.8, Wembanyama 15.6
  • MidJames 16.8, Wembanyama 16.0
  • Corner 3James 5.3, Wembanyama 2.8
  • Above break 3James 21.1, Wembanyama 29.6
  • FT rateJames 34.4, Wembanyama 41.7

Biggest gap: Wembanyama takes more above the break 3s (+8.5 per 100 shots).

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How the match works

We line up six numbers for every current player with 300+ shots this regular season: the share of his shots at the rim, in the rest of the paint, from midrange, from the corner 3 and from above the break 3, plus free throws per 100 shots. The gap between two players is the straight-line distance across all six numbers. The match score is 100 minus 1.5 times that gap, so identical diets score 100 and every point of gap costs 1.5 points. Most players' closest twin scores between 83 and 94, and two random players score around 50. It measures where shots come from, not how well they go in. Glossary