Nick Buchert

Do Nick Buchert's games see more free throws?

In 2025-26 Nick Buchert worked 63 NBA games at 19.7 drawn free throws per 100 possessions, against a league rate of 18.9 over the same span.

Nick Buchert: drawn free throws per 100 possessions by season, against each season's league rate
SeasonGamesPossFTA / 100League
2020-2148945416.817.4
2021-22641240616.717.1
2022-23611198518.918.9
2023-24601175817.417.7
2024-25661286517.917.9
2025-26631243319.718.9

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.

Over Expected is a basketball shot-value platform covering NBA, EuroLeague, EuroCup, Liga ACB, Lega Basket Serie A, Basketball Bundesliga, Greek Basket League, ABA Liga, WNBA.