You mean, a free throw is a chance shot that when missed awards the defense?

Seems like that would have a huge impact on end of game strategy.

It would change the “in the paint” strategy—maybe defense would foul earlier to avoid the 2+1? Hoping instead to split the 2, 1-1 with a miss. Of course, the centers and forwards, who typically aren’t great free throw shooters, are gonna get the ball less. Where does the play go? 3pt land, where it’s way more risky to foul.

I still like the idea.

To clarify, award the offense a point when fouled shooting a 2-point shot and two points if shooting a 3.

There’s still a free-throw left to earn the old fashioned way.

Mostly the thinking is this encourages post-play since bigs are usually worse free-throw shooters. Also, it should shorten game length which is another recent audience concern.

Ah! That would speed up the game a bit, for sure.

I like my idea a bit better. Fouls become way more strategic. Maybe you do away with the bonus, though. A foul on the floor just changes possession. A foul during shot becomes almost a toss up. You still have foul limits on players, and maybe you decrease the foul out limit to 4 just for fun. :)