In the paint, from the elbow and outside of the arc, there are many spots on the hardwood from which to shoot a basketball.

And with finger rolls, layups, hooks, floaters, line drives and rainbows, there are also a multitude of ways in which to shoot the ball.

Across the course of theย NBA's history, a litany of players have made their name by jacking up shots and often celebrating the spoils.

However, many of these stars have also missed their fair share, too.

From Melo to Mamba and a pair of GOATS, here is the full list of NBA players to have missed 11,000 or more career field goal attempts.

Missed field goals Player Team/s
14,481 Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers
14,476 LeBron James Cleveland/Miami/Los Angeles Lakers
13,417 John Havlicek Boston
13,296 Elvin Hayes San Diego/Houston/Baltimore/Capital/Washington
12,682 Karl Malone Utah/Los Angeles Lakers
12,565 Dirk Nowitzki Dallas
12,524 Carmelo Anthony Denver/New York/Oklahoma City Thunder/Houston/Portland/Los Angeles Lakers
12,470 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Milwaukee/Los Angeles Lakers
12,345 Michael Jordan Chicago/Washington
12,046 Vince Carter Toronto/New Jersey/Orlando/Phoenix/Dallas/Memphis/Sacramento/Atlanta
11,626 Dominique Wilkins Atlanta/Los Angeles Clippers/Boston/San Antonio/Orlando
11,604 Elgin Baylor Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers
11,439 Allen Iverson Philadelphia/Denver/Detroit/Memphis