The “free throw merchant” label has followed Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for the past few seasons, and his father has had enough. “I don't believe in shooting 50 3s a game,” Vaughn said when asked about the constant social media chatter. You go into the lane, bam, &-1, hit your free throw. You go into the lane, bam, &-1, hit your free throw. He averaged a ridiculous 9.0 free throw attempts per game and hit 87.9% of them.