With reference to the 2024-25 season, the Memphis Grizzlies are the best in the league in fouls with 1,000. Positioned in second are the Toronto Raptors, possessing a personal fouls total of 1,000. Having a number of 979, the Orlando Magic rank in the third spot. Rounding out the top 5 are the Brooklyn Nets (962) as well as the Detroit Pistons (931).
2022-23 NBA Team Personal Fouls Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Memphis Grizzlies |
1,000 |
2nd |
Toronto Raptors |
1,000 |
3rd |
Orlando Magic |
979 |
4th |
Brooklyn Nets |
962 |
5th |
Detroit Pistons |
931 |
6th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
924 |
7th |
Washington Wizards |
919 |
8th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
908 |
9th |
Houston Rockets |
906 |
10th |
Sacramento Kings |
904 |
11th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
900 |
12th |
Dallas Mavericks |
898 |
13th |
Golden State Warriors |
890 |
14th |
Atlanta Hawks |
869 |
15th |
Charlotte Hornets |
866 |
16th |
Indiana Pacers |
862 |
17th |
Utah Jazz |
858 |
18th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
857 |
19th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
852 |
20th |
Chicago Bulls |
839 |
21st |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
838 |
22nd |
Milwaukee Bucks |
837 |
23rd |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
829 |
24th |
Phoenix Suns |
808 |
25th |
New York Knicks |
804 |
26th |
Denver Nuggets |
800 |
27th |
Boston Celtics |
768 |
28th |
Miami Heat |
725 |
29th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
721 |
30th |
San Antonio Spurs |
688 |
2021-22 NBA Team Personal Fouls Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Detroit Pistons |
1,799 |
2nd |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
1,786 |
3rd |
Portland Trail Blazers |
1,728 |
4th |
Golden State Warriors |
1,723 |
5th |
Houston Rockets |
1,692 |
6th |
Miami Heat |
1,679 |
7th |
Indiana Pacers |
1,675 |
8th |
New York Knicks |
1,672 |
9th |
Brooklyn Nets |
1,670 |
10th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
1,654 |
11th |
Denver Nuggets |
1,639 |
12th |
Phoenix Suns |
1,633 |
13th |
Charlotte Hornets |
1,629 |
14th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
1,620 |
15th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
1,612 |
16th |
Dallas Mavericks |
1,612 |
17th |
Orlando Magic |
1,612 |
18th |
Toronto Raptors |
1,607 |
19th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
1,590 |
20th |
Sacramento Kings |
1,552 |
21st |
Utah Jazz |
1,547 |
22nd |
Washington Wizards |
1,545 |
23rd |
Chicago Bulls |
1,540 |
24th |
Atlanta Hawks |
1,534 |
25th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
1,528 |
26th |
Boston Celtics |
1,521 |
27th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
1,497 |
28th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
1,494 |
29th |
San Antonio Spurs |
1,483 |
30th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
1,433 |
2020-21 NBA Team Personal Fouls Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Washington Wizards |
1,555 |
2nd |
Golden State Warriors |
1,526 |
3rd |
Toronto Raptors |
1,526 |
4th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
1,507 |
5th |
Detroit Pistons |
1,477 |
6th |
New York Knicks |
1,473 |
7th |
Boston Celtics |
1,471 |
8th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
1,456 |
9th |
Indiana Pacers |
1,453 |
10th |
Houston Rockets |
1,407 |
11th |
Sacramento Kings |
1,400 |
12th |
Dallas Mavericks |
1,396 |
13th |
Atlanta Hawks |
1,392 |
14th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
1,383 |
15th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
1,377 |
16th |
Phoenix Suns |
1,374 |
17th |
Denver Nuggets |
1,374 |
18th |
Brooklyn Nets |
1,371 |
19th |
Miami Heat |
1,363 |
20th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
1,362 |
21st |
Chicago Bulls |
1,362 |
22nd |
Memphis Grizzlies |
1,349 |
23rd |
Utah Jazz |
1,335 |
24th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
1,308 |
25th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
1,305 |
26th |
Charlotte Hornets |
1,298 |
27th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
1,295 |
28th |
San Antonio Spurs |
1,293 |
29th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
1,244 |
30th |
Orlando Magic |
1,237 |
2019-20 NBA Team Personal Fouls Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Washington Wizards |
1,634 |
2nd |
Phoenix Suns |
1,609 |
3rd |
Portland Trail Blazers |
1,606 |
4th |
Sacramento Kings |
1,595 |
5th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
1,594 |
6th |
Houston Rockets |
1,566 |
7th |
Toronto Raptors |
1,559 |
8th |
Boston Celtics |
1,553 |
9th |
Atlanta Hawks |
1,548 |
10th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
1,546 |
11th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
1,529 |
12th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
1,524 |
13th |
Brooklyn Nets |
1,510 |
14th |
Miami Heat |
1,501 |
15th |
Denver Nuggets |
1,485 |
16th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
1,471 |
17th |
Utah Jazz |
1,468 |
18th |
New York Knicks |
1,464 |
19th |
Dallas Mavericks |
1,462 |
20th |
Indiana Pacers |
1,445 |
21st |
Milwaukee Bucks |
1,431 |
22nd |
Chicago Bulls |
1,417 |
23rd |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
1,390 |
24th |
San Antonio Spurs |
1,377 |
25th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
1,370 |
26th |
Orlando Magic |
1,336 |
27th |
Golden State Warriors |
1,304 |
28th |
Detroit Pistons |
1,299 |
29th |
Charlotte Hornets |
1,223 |
30th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
1,188 |
2018-19 NBA Team Personal Fouls Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Atlanta Hawks |
1,932 |
2nd |
Phoenix Suns |
1,932 |
3rd |
Los Angeles Clippers |
1,913 |
4th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
1,839 |
5th |
Detroit Pistons |
1,811 |
6th |
Houston Rockets |
1,803 |
7th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
1,801 |
8th |
Brooklyn Nets |
1,763 |
9th |
Golden State Warriors |
1,757 |
10th |
Sacramento Kings |
1,751 |
11th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
1,745 |
12th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
1,732 |
13th |
Utah Jazz |
1,728 |
14th |
Toronto Raptors |
1,724 |
15th |
New York Knicks |
1,713 |
16th |
Miami Heat |
1,712 |
17th |
Washington Wizards |
1,701 |
18th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
1,701 |
19th |
Boston Celtics |
1,670 |
20th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
1,669 |
21st |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
1,664 |
22nd |
Chicago Bulls |
1,663 |
23rd |
Dallas Mavericks |
1,650 |
24th |
Denver Nuggets |
1,644 |
25th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
1,642 |
26th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
1,608 |
27th |
Indiana Pacers |
1,594 |
28th |
Charlotte Hornets |
1,550 |
29th |
Orlando Magic |
1,526 |
30th |
San Antonio Spurs |
1,487 |
2017-18 NBA Team Personal Fouls Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Memphis Grizzlies |
1,900 |
2nd |
Philadelphia 76ers |
1,811 |
3rd |
Phoenix Suns |
1,807 |
4th |
Toronto Raptors |
1,783 |
5th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
1,752 |
6th |
Washington Wizards |
1,746 |
7th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
1,736 |
8th |
Brooklyn Nets |
1,688 |
9th |
New York Knicks |
1,682 |
10th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
1,653 |
11th |
Miami Heat |
1,648 |
12th |
Sacramento Kings |
1,639 |
13th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
1,638 |
14th |
Boston Celtics |
1,618 |
15th |
Utah Jazz |
1,608 |
16th |
Golden State Warriors |
1,607 |
17th |
Atlanta Hawks |
1,606 |
18th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
1,599 |
19th |
Houston Rockets |
1,597 |
20th |
Orlando Magic |
1,579 |
21st |
Dallas Mavericks |
1,578 |
22nd |
Chicago Bulls |
1,571 |
23rd |
New Orleans Pelicans |
1,570 |
24th |
Indiana Pacers |
1,544 |
25th |
Denver Nuggets |
1,533 |
26th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
1,524 |
27th |
Detroit Pistons |
1,508 |
28th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
1,495 |
29th |
Charlotte Hornets |
1,409 |
30th |
San Antonio Spurs |
1,408 |
2016-17 NBA Team Personal Fouls Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Phoenix Suns |
2,030 |
2nd |
Memphis Grizzlies |
1,840 |
3rd |
Philadelphia 76ers |
1,793 |
4th |
Washington Wizards |
1,745 |
5th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
1,736 |
6th |
Brooklyn Nets |
1,726 |
7th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
1,715 |
8th |
Toronto Raptors |
1,708 |
9th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
1,698 |
10th |
Boston Celtics |
1,686 |
11th |
Miami Heat |
1,680 |
12th |
New York Knicks |
1,668 |
13th |
Sacramento Kings |
1,667 |
14th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
1,660 |
15th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
1,646 |
16th |
Houston Rockets |
1,634 |
17th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
1,626 |
18th |
Indiana Pacers |
1,597 |
19th |
Golden State Warriors |
1,585 |
20th |
Orlando Magic |
1,584 |
21st |
Denver Nuggets |
1,567 |
22nd |
Dallas Mavericks |
1,567 |
23rd |
Utah Jazz |
1,545 |
24th |
San Antonio Spurs |
1,498 |
25th |
Atlanta Hawks |
1,491 |
26th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
1,490 |
27th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
1,486 |
28th |
Detroit Pistons |
1,467 |
29th |
Chicago Bulls |
1,455 |
30th |
Charlotte Hornets |
1,360 |
2015-16 NBA Team Personal Fouls Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Phoenix Suns |
1,858 |
2nd |
Boston Celtics |
1,796 |
3rd |
Houston Rockets |
1,790 |
4th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
1,783 |
5th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
1,782 |
6th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
1,780 |
7th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
1,746 |
8th |
Denver Nuggets |
1,723 |
9th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
1,713 |
10th |
Washington Wizards |
1,708 |
11th |
Golden State Warriors |
1,701 |
12th |
Orlando Magic |
1,701 |
13th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
1,696 |
14th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
1,695 |
15th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
1,691 |
16th |
Sacramento Kings |
1,676 |
17th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
1,666 |
18th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
1,662 |
19th |
Utah Jazz |
1,655 |
20th |
Indiana Pacers |
1,641 |
21st |
New York Knicks |
1,616 |
22nd |
Toronto Raptors |
1,610 |
23rd |
Dallas Mavericks |
1,595 |
24th |
Atlanta Hawks |
1,570 |
25th |
Detroit Pistons |
1,557 |
26th |
Chicago Bulls |
1,545 |
27th |
Miami Heat |
1,502 |
28th |
Charlotte Hornets |
1,487 |
29th |
Brooklyn Nets |
1,476 |
30th |
San Antonio Spurs |
1,433 |
2014-15 NBA Team Personal Fouls Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Denver Nuggets |
1,882 |
2nd |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
1,829 |
3rd |
Milwaukee Bucks |
1,814 |
4th |
Houston Rockets |
1,803 |
5th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
1,778 |
6th |
New York Knicks |
1,768 |
7th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
1,749 |
8th |
Phoenix Suns |
1,744 |
9th |
Indiana Pacers |
1,742 |
10th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
1,741 |
11th |
Boston Celtics |
1,738 |
12th |
Orlando Magic |
1,714 |
13th |
Toronto Raptors |
1,712 |
14th |
Washington Wizards |
1,707 |
15th |
Sacramento Kings |
1,696 |
16th |
Dallas Mavericks |
1,644 |
17th |
Miami Heat |
1,636 |
18th |
Golden State Warriors |
1,628 |
19th |
Utah Jazz |
1,583 |
20th |
Brooklyn Nets |
1,579 |
21st |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
1,571 |
22nd |
Memphis Grizzlies |
1,567 |
23rd |
San Antonio Spurs |
1,564 |
24th |
Detroit Pistons |
1,559 |
25th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
1,530 |
26th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
1,510 |
27th |
Chicago Bulls |
1,495 |
28th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
1,494 |
29th |
Charlotte Hornets |
1,494 |
30th |
Atlanta Hawks |
1,457 |
2013-14 NBA Team Personal Fouls Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Denver Nuggets |
1,890 |
2nd |
Toronto Raptors |
1,882 |
3rd |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
1,858 |
4th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
1,857 |
5th |
Sacramento Kings |
1,849 |
6th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
1,844 |
7th |
New York Knicks |
1,815 |
8th |
Phoenix Suns |
1,798 |
9th |
Golden State Warriors |
1,784 |
10th |
Brooklyn Nets |
1,777 |
11th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
1,767 |
12th |
Boston Celtics |
1,743 |
13th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
1,713 |
14th |
Utah Jazz |
1,699 |
15th |
Orlando Magic |
1,678 |
16th |
Houston Rockets |
1,676 |
17th |
Washington Wizards |
1,675 |
18th |
Indiana Pacers |
1,675 |
19th |
Detroit Pistons |
1,666 |
20th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
1,640 |
21st |
Dallas Mavericks |
1,636 |
22nd |
Los Angeles Lakers |
1,627 |
23rd |
Miami Heat |
1,596 |
24th |
Atlanta Hawks |
1,577 |
25th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
1,576 |
26th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
1,568 |
27th |
Chicago Bulls |
1,565 |
28th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
1,504 |
29th |
San Antonio Spurs |
1,495 |
30th |
Charlotte Hornets |
1,493 |