Heave Records

The best of 36+ feet since 2003

Career Attempts (since 2003)

Stephen Curry: 166 att. (20 md.)
Jamal Crawford: 147 att. (9 md.)
JR Smith: 109 att. (2 md.)
Andre Miller: 107 att. (3 md.)
Raymond Felton: 105 att. (4 md.)
Andre Iguodala: 100 att. (3 md.)
Devin Harris: 98 att. (3 md.)
LeBron James: 95 att. (2 md.)
Steve Blake: 95 att. (3 md.)
Joe Johnson: 87 att. (5 md.)

Career Makes (since 2003)

Trae Young: 20 makes (73 att., 27.4%)
Stephen Curry: 20 makes (166 att., 12.0%)
Damian Lillard: 13 makes (65 att., 20.0%)
Jamal Crawford: 9 makes (147 att., 6.1%)
Zach Randolph: 7 makes (58 att., 12.1%)
Luka Doncic: 6 makes (75 att., 8.0%)
Vince Carter: 6 makes (62 att., 9.7%)
Jason Kidd: 5 makes (64 att., 7.8%)
Gilbert Arenas: 5 makes (37 att., 13.5%)
Dwyane Wade: 5 makes (76 att., 6.6%)

Single-Game Player Heaves

Flip Murray (ATL): 3 att. (12-27-2008 @ CHI)
Trae Young (ATL): 3 att. (1 md.) (10-21-2018 @ CLE) Watch
Miles Bridges (CHA): 3 att. (12-01-2021 @ MIL)
Kyle Kuzma (WAS): 3 att. (1 md.) (01-16-2023 @ GSW) Watch
Luka Dončić (LAL): 3 att. (11-12-2025 @ OKC) Watch

Most Heave Makes

Trae Young (ATL): 2 makes (01-03-2022 @ POR) Watch

Single-Game Team Heaves

14 games tied with 4 heaves
NJN @ BOS (03-26-2004)
LAC @ NYK (02-10-2013)
OKC @ DEN (02-01-2018)
PHI @ CHA (03-19-2019)
UTA @ GSW (11-11-2019)
MIL @ BOS (12-23-2020)
CHA @ MIL (12-01-2021)
MIL @ CLE (11-04-2024)

Longest Made

82ft • LeBron James Watch
01-03-2007 • CLE @ BOS
82ft • Vince Carter Watch
02-19-2016 • MIN @ MEM
79ft • Ziaire Williams Watch
01-22-2023 • MEM @ PHX
76ft • Zoran Planinic Watch
11-09-2005 • UTA @ NJN
73ft • Andre Miller Watch
04-02-2006 • DEN @ DAL
71ft • Jose Calderon
04-16-2008 • TOR @ CHI
71ft • Andre Drummond Watch
02-08-2016 • TOR @ DET
70ft • Josh Howard
04-05-2009 • PHX @ DAL
69ft • Brian Cardinal
01-03-2004 • GSW @ DET
69ft • Caron Butler
03-28-2007 • PHI @ WAS

Most Attempts in a Day

Court Position Bias

Players with the strongest left/right heave preference (30+ attempts since 2003). Average horizontal position from center court (negative = left, positive = right).

Left Heaver: Jason Williams (46 attempts) (46 att.)
65.2% left, 32.6% right • Avg: Left 6.2ft
Right Heaver: Leandro Barbosa (48 attempts) (48 att.)
35.4% left, 56.2% right • Avg: Right 5.7ft
Right Heaver: Morris Peterson (38 attempts) (38 att.)
31.6% left, 63.2% right • Avg: Right 5.4ft
Left Heaver: Deron Williams (55 attempts) (55 att.)
70.9% left, 21.8% right • Avg: Left 5.3ft
Left Heaver: Marco Belinelli (47 attempts) (47 att.)
63.8% left, 25.5% right • Avg: Left 5.0ft
Left Heaver: Anthony Carter (32 attempts) (32 att.)
75.0% left, 25.0% right • Avg: Left 4.9ft
Right Heaver: Al Harrington (31 attempts) (31 att.)
35.5% left, 64.5% right • Avg: Right 4.8ft
Left Heaver: Jason Kidd (64 attempts) (64 att.)
56.2% left, 34.4% right • Avg: Left 4.4ft
Left Heaver: Reggie Jackson (55 attempts) (55 att.)
60.0% left, 30.9% right • Avg: Left 4.2ft
Left Heaver: Trevor Ariza (39 attempts) (39 att.)
59.0% left, 28.2% right • Avg: Left 4.2ft