Michael Smith

Do Michael Smith's games see more free throws?

In 2025-26 Michael Smith worked 39 NBA games at 18.9 drawn free throws per 100 possessions, against a league rate of 18.9 over the same span.

Michael Smith: drawn free throws per 100 possessions by season, against each season's league rate
SeasonGamesPossFTA / 100League
2020-2146911817.117.4
2021-22561094418.017.1
2022-23551077818.418.9
2023-24531032917.617.7
2024-2538746117.217.9
2025-2639771418.918.9

What this does not measure: assignments are not random, crew tendency is already one of the context features the expected-free-throw model adjusts for, and no player-by-official split is published. It is not evidence of bias.

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