Aaron Nesmith Stats, Shot Chart & Advanced Analytics — IND 2026-27

Inside his season

Through Nov. 13

Nesmith is 213th in the site's Player Rankings, at −1.4 points per 100 possessions against an average player, after 97th last season.

He's averaging 12.3 points a game, down from 13.8 last season, and his true shooting is 53.3%, down from 55.4%.

Tonight at Philadelphia

Last time, Oct. 28: 18 points on 5 for 16 shooting, 1 assist and 2 rebounds in a 114-109 loss.
In 15 games against the 76ers, he has averaged 11.5 points, 1.4 assists and 4.1 rebounds.
Of the 76ers, Jaylen Brown has guarded him the most in their careers: 222 possessions over 15 games. Nesmith has 28 points on 13 for 27 shooting against him, well under his usual scoring rate.
On the 76ers' injury report as of Nov. 15: Joel Embiid (out).

Where his shots come from

Zone	Share	Last season	Made	Last season
At the rim	21.2%	18.6%	62.5%	52.6%
Rest of the paint	12.4%	16.2%	42.9%	39.8%
Midrange	10.6%	11.1%	33.3%	42.1%
Corner threes	23.0%	15.6%	30.8%	43.8%
Threes above the break	32.7%	38.5%	32.4%	35.5%

He's taking 23.0% of his shots from the corners for three, up from 15.6% last season.
He takes 27.4 free throws per 100 shots, from 21.7 last season.

What changed from last season

The drop is coming from his threes. He's making 50.0% of his twos, up from 45.5%, with more falling at the rim (62.5%, 15 for 24, up from 52.6%), but he's 20 for 63 on threes, 31.7%, down from 37.9%.

He's playing 25.9 minutes a game, down from 29.7.

With him on the floor

The Pacers have been outscored by 9.4 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor, 104.8 to 114.2, with garbage time left out. They're minus 2.2 overall.

Lineup numbers leave garbage time out and count points per 100 the NBA’s way; ages are exact, game by game, from 2015-16 on.

Inside his season

His last game

Nov. 13, a 106-104 win over New York

Aaron Nesmith

2-2 FT32:31 min

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His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Before this game he averaged 11.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 10 regular-season games.

Shot making: 16 points from the field on 10 shots4.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 29-foot 3-pointer3rd quarter, 6:26 leftchance to win 57% to 64%
Guarded by: Bridges: 13 poss, 0 ptsBrunson: 11 poss, 5 ptsShamet: 8 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Brunson: 20 poss, 9 ptsHart: 7 poss, 0 ptsAnunoby: 6 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.52 miles4.68 mph on average41 touches
Hustle: 8 shots contested1 box-out1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +3.8+0.14 wins added82.7% true shooting13.6% usage

His last game

His season

2026-27 so far, 11 games

Best game: 18 points against New York on Nov. 13, +3.8.Box score

Impact

His Player Rankings card

−1.4

points per 100 possessions against an average player, from this season’s lineup data

213th of 271 players with 317 possessions or more, likely 86th to 253rd.
Offense −0.7 (171st), defense −0.8 (214th).
0.1 wins added so far over a replacement player, likely −0.4 to 0.6, 223rd in the league.
The Pacers are 12.6 points per 100 worse with him on the floor than off it (605 and 625 possessions).
11 games in, his box score, minutes and team’s results this season are about 92% of the rating; nothing carries over from last season. Counting last season, he would be at −0.3, 132nd.

His season

His game

Regular seasons

88% of Nesmith’s baskets since 2025-26 came off a pass, 29% of those from Andrew Nembhard, who still plays beside him.

Career

7 seasons

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	3PM	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
2020-21BOS	BOS	46	14.5	4.7	2.8	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.5	.438	0.9	.370	.786	.573	−0.2
2021-22BOS	BOS	52	11.0	3.8	1.7	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.6	.396	0.6	.270	.808	.507	+0.4
2022-23IND	IND	73	24.9	10.1	3.8	1.3	0.8	0.5	1.0	.427	1.6	.366	.838	.566	−2.9
2023-24IND	IND	72	27.7	12.2	3.8	1.5	0.9	0.7	0.9	.496	1.9	.419	.781	.631	+2.2
2024-25IND	IND	45	24.9	12.0	4.0	1.2	0.8	0.4	0.8	.507	1.9	.431	.912	.653	+4.4
2025-26IND	IND	45	29.7	13.8	4.2	1.9	0.6	0.5	1.4	.414	2.3	.379	.829	.554	−4.5
2026-27so farIND, so far	IND	11	25.9	12.3	2.6	1.6	0.7	0.3	1.5	.398	1.8	.317	.806	.533	−5.4
NBA rank			122nd	105th	202nd	171st	142nd	165th				136th	60th		229th
Career7 seasons	7 seasons	344	22.7	9.7	3.4	1.2	0.7	0.4	0.9	.450	1.6	.381	.827	.587	−0.3

Blue: his best season in each column (20 games or more, four in the playoffs; 3P% with two tries a game, FT% with one).

Career bests

Performance Score, 405 games

Best game+12.326 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists on 11 for 17 shooting at Boston, Jan. 30, 2024The story Best four games+26.420.0 points a game, Jan. 25 to 30, 2024Last game

Where his points come from

This season, against the league

Source	Nesmith	NBA avg
Paint	31.1%	41.2%
Mid-range	5.9%	6.3%
Threes	44.4%	35.2%
Free throws	18.6%	17.2%
Fast break	21.5%	12.7%
Off turnovers	14.8%	16.2%
Unassisted makes	15.6%	34.8%

Who stops him, and who he stops

Every matchup his career

Toughest defenders on him

Jalen Brunson

Nesmith scored 46 points on 17 for 33 shooting in 402 possessions against him, over 24 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Nov. 13, 2026	5	2-2	11.3
March 13, 2026	0	0-0	11.3
Feb. 10, 2026	0	0-1	13.6
May 31, 2025	2	1-2	12.0
May 29, 2025	0	0-4	11.2
May 27, 2025	4	2-2	32.4
May 25, 2025	2	0-1	16.8
May 23, 2025	7	2-3	26.5
May 21, 2025	6	2-2	26.7
Feb. 11, 2025	0	0-0	8.2
Oct. 25, 2024	0

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG	3P	FT	TO	PF	+/−
Nov 13	vs NYK	W106–104	32:31	18	7	1	0	0	7–10	2–3	2–2	1	1	−12
Nov 11	vs WAS	W114–101	21:48	2	1	1	0	0	1–6	0–4	0–0	0	2	+4
Nov 9	@ DAL	L122–125	34:07	18	2	2	1	1	5–14	4–10	4–6	2	4	−5
Nov 7	vs DEN	L102–114	27:10	8	5	1	0	0	3–11	2–7	0–0	2	5	−10
Nov 4	@ MEM	W107–103

Distance	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Under 8 ft	19–35	31.0%	38.9%	54.3%	59.1%
8–16 ft	5–9	8.0%	13.4%	55.6%	43.9%
16–24 ft	1–6	5.3%	4.6%

Stat	Avg	NBA rank
Deflections	1.0	220th
Contested shots	4.5	80th
Twos contested	2.9	65th
Threes contested	1.6	104th
Charges drawn	0.27	5th
Loose balls recovered	0.5	81st
Box outs	0.6	113th
Screen assists	0.5	118th
Points from screen assists	1.2	107th

Per game	Nesmith	NBA avg
Distance (miles)	2.00	1.76
Average speed (mph)	4.72	4.43
Touches	40.3	38.0
Passes	30.6	29.0
Potential assists

Split	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
Location
Home	5	11.6	3.4	1.6	38.3%	24.0%	84.2%	52.4%	−6.6
Away	5	13.8	1.4	1.8	43.6%	38.7%	75.0%	57.2%	−3.2
Neutral site	1	8.0	5.0	1.0	27.3%

Usage rate	20.5%	92nd
Assist rate	9.6%	188th
Assists per turnover	1.13	214th
Turnover rate (per 100 plays)	10.1	134th
Offensive rating	102.6	244th
Defensive rating	111.8	148th
Net rating	−9.2	215th
Offensive rebound rate	2.0%	214th
Defensive rebound rate	7.8%	209th
Effective FG%	48.7%
Fouls drawn a game	2.7	80th

Zone	Nesmith	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
At the rim	21.2%	27.7%	62.5%	65.6%
Paint (non-rim)	12.4%	19.0%	42.9%	44.4%
Mid-range	10.6%	10.2%	33.3%	40.0%
Corner three	23.0%	11.7%	30.8%	36.1%
Above-break three	32.7%	31.4%	32.4%	34.8%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	FT	TO	+/−
Nov 13	vs NYK	W106–104	32:31	18	7	1	7–10	2–3	2–2	1	−12
Nov 11	vs WAS	W114–101	21:48	2	1	1	1–6	0–4	0–0	0	+4
Nov 9	@ DAL	L122–125	34:07	18	2	2	5–14	4–10	4–6	2	−5
Nov 7	vs DEN	L102–114	27:10	8	5	1	3–11	2–7	0–0	2	−10
Nov 4	@ MEM	W107–103	30:18	16	1	2	7–16	2–6	0–1

24+ ft	20–63	55.8%	43.1%	31.7%	35.1%

Type	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Dunks	4–4	3.5%	5.8%	100.0%	88.4%
Layups	13–26	23.0%	25.7%	50.0%	56.0%
Floaters	5–9	8.0%	8.8%	55.6%	45.3%
Hooks	0–0	0.0%	2.1%	—	47.5%
Pull-up jumpers	3–17	15.0%	13.7%	17.6%	37.6%
Step-backs	1–8	7.1%	5.2%	12.5%	37.9%
Turnarounds and fadeaways	1–1	0.9%	5.2%	100.0%	40.3%
Other jump shots	18–48	42.5%	33.5%	37.5%	36.2%

Secondary assists	0.5	0.4

Offensive rebound chances	2.0	2.6

Defensive rebound chances	5.6	5.9

Stat	Nesmith	NBA avg
Rim shots defended per game	2.4	2.1
Opponent FG% at the rim	50.0%	64.4%

Games	Min	Pts	FG	FG%	3P	FT	+/−
5	8.4	12	3–6	50.0%	3–6	3–4	0

Result
Wins	4	12.3	2.5	1.5	47.6%	33.3%	75.0%	56.0%	+1.3
Losses	7	12.3	2.7	1.7	35.2%	31.1%	81.5%	51.9%	−9.1

Result

Wins

12.3

2.5

1.5

47.6%

33.3%

75.0%

56.0%

+1.3

Losses

12.3

2.7

1.7

35.2%

31.1%

81.5%

51.9%

−9.1

Month
Oct	5	12.4	2.0	1.4	39.6%	34.5%	87.5%	56.3%	−4.2
Nov	6	12.2	3.2	1.8	40.0%	29.4%	73.3%	51.0%	−6.3

Month

Oct

12.4

2.0

1.4

39.6%

34.5%

87.5%

56.3%

−4.2

Nov

12.2

3.2

1.8

40.0%

29.4%

73.3%

51.0%

−6.3

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Oct. 30, 2024	9	2-5	29.5
May 27, 2024	2	1-5	35.9
May 25, 2024	17	6-9	47.5
May 23, 2024	2	1-4	27.8
May 21, 2024	5	1-7	42.0
Jan. 30, 2024	11	5-7	27.8
Jan. 6, 2024	5	2-7	29.6
Dec. 4, 2023	7	3-7	29.5
Nov. 1, 2023	4	2-3	13.0
March 24, 2023	8	3-4	6.8
Feb. 23, 2023	0	0-3	8.4
Dec. 21, 2022	2	1-2	9.1

Aaron Nesmith

Inside his season

Tonight at Philadelphia

Where his shots come from

What changed from last season

With him on the floor

Inside his season

His last game

His last game

His season

Impact

His season

His game

Career

Career bests

Where his points come from

Who stops him, and who he stops

Toughest defenders on him

Game log

Shot chart

By distance

Hustle

Movement and touches

Pick your games

Splits

Advanced

Shot profile

Last 10 games

By shot type

Rim defense

Clutch

Trends

Who stops him, and who he stops

Toughest defenders on him

Scorers he held down most

His game

Career bests

His last game

His season

Impact

Inside his season

Tonight at Philadelphia

Where his shots come from

What changed from last season

With him on the floor