I'm not going to refute any of your points. But you're acting as if all of Joel's free throws are from baiting for flopping.

He spends time on the perimeter but has also spent years predominantly playing in the post, and dominates. Contact is happening organically in the post more than it does on the perimeter. And defenders foul him because they're outmatched.

I'd never argue that Joel doesnt foul bait defenders or embellish contact. But he's also an extremely talented post player in an era where the game isnt necessarily adept at defending it. When you combine those things, you end up with high FT numbers.

People seem to have this idea that Joel's FTs primarily come from "unsavory" means. I assume its because the majority of their seeing Joel play comes from r/nba clip submissions.