NBA foul-drawing leaders, 2025-26

Who led NBA in foul-drawing in 2025-26?

Jimmy Butler III led NBA in foul-drawing in 2025-26 at +24.1 shooting-foul free throws over expected per 100 possessions. Measured against the season's own league rate, not a flat average.

NBA foul-drawing leaders, 2025-26 — top 25 of 297 qualified players, shooting-foul free throws over expected per 100 possessions

#	Player	Team	Poss	FTA	Expected	shooting-foul free throws over expected / 100
1	Jimmy Butler III	GSW	539	234	104.3	+24.1
2	Zion Williamson	NOP	996	423	191.6	+23.2
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	779	307	150.2	+20.1
4	Jalen Duren	DET	969	375	185.0	+19.6
5	Deni Avdija	POR	1314	508	252.6	+19.4
6	Rudy Gobert	MIN	647	248	123.4	+19.3
7	Paolo Banchero	ORL	1419	539	274.5	+18.6
8	Brandon Williams	DAL	769	268	149.3	+15.4
9	Jaxson Hayes	LAL	326	113	63.1	+15.3
10	Jordan Miller	LAC	469	161	91.5	+14.8
11	Stephon Castle	SAS	1043	352	198.9	+14.7
12	Joel Embiid	PHI	830	276	158.8	+14.1
13	Bennedict Mathurin	IND / LAC	795	262	153.3	+13.7
14	James Harden	LAC / CLE	1347	439	260.5	+13.3
15	DeMar DeRozan	SAC	1103	357	212.3	+13.1
16	Daniel Gafford	DAL	390	124	74.4	+12.7
17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	1542	496	300.1	+12.7
18	Moussa Diabaté	CHA	436	138	85.2	+12.1
19	Jerami Grant	POR	803	250	154.0	+11.9
20	Jarrett Allen	CLE	644	199	122.3	+11.9
21	Aaron Gordon	DEN	440	134	83.5	+11.5
22	Keyonte George	UTA	1036	315	198.6	+11.2
23	Mark Williams	PHX	513	154	97.3	+11.1
24	Luka Dončić	LAL	1728	522	331.2	+11.0
25	Pelle Larsson	MIA	654	195	125.2	+10.7

Ranked over 297 qualified players. This measures shooting-foul free throws over expected per 100 possessions; it does not separate playstyle, skill and officiating, and it is not a causal claim about any of them.

Seasons covered: 2020-21 to 2025-26. What this metric is and what it misses: definition.

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