The height of an NBA basketball hoop is 10 feet above the ground. The backboards are 72 inches wide and 42inches in height. Another thing is the inner rectangle on the inside of the backboard that you are told to aim for when shooting which is 24 inches wide and 18 inches tall. Also all basketball rims are 18 inches in diameter. The actual basketballs used are about 9.55 inches in diameter. This leaves around 8.5 inches for the ball the go into the net. I would have 8 different spots around the basket 5 around the 3 point line and 3 around the paint. Out of the first 3 points the first one would be 15 feet straight forward from the basket or on the free throw line. The other 2 spots would be a little over 15 feet away at the corners of the
