Aaron Smith

Do Aaron Smith's games see more free throws?

In 2024-25 Aaron Smith worked 21 NBA games at 17.0 drawn free throws per 100 possessions, against a league rate of 17.9 over the same span.

Aaron Smith: drawn free throws per 100 possessions by season, against each season's league rate
SeasonGamesPossFTA / 100League
2020-21541069317.917.4
2021-22541036117.817.1
2022-23611199618.518.9
2023-24641255417.717.7
2024-2521419817.017.9

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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