The Portland Trail Blazers, in the years since moving on from LaMarcus Aldridge to Damian Lillard, have ranked near the bottom of the league in the number of fouls committed per game. They have also remained in the bottom 10 percent in the number of free throw attempts their opponents are allowed. Then, in their third post-Aldridge year, the Trail Blazers bumped up to the middle of the league in these categories.
On the surface this seems like a significant improvement, which begs the question: Are the Blazers really getting better at fouling?