Dennis Smith Jr. Stats, Shot Chart & Advanced Analytics — 2023-24

Inside his season

Through March 31

Smith Jr. is 123rd in the site's Player Rankings, at 0.0 points per 100 possessions against an average player, after 167th last season, and his rebounds have risen the most, to 7.6 per 100 possessions from 5.6.

He's averaging 6.6 points a game, down from 8.8 last season, and his true shooting is 50.8%, up from 47.5%.

He has 34.6% of the Nets' assists while he's on the floor. Nic Claxton finishes the most of them.

Tomorrow against the 76ers

Last time, March 5, 2024: 7 points on 3 for 6 shooting, 6 assists and 1 rebound in a 112-107 win.
In 11 games against the 76ers, he has averaged 7.7 points, 4.5 assists and 1.9 rebounds.
Of the 76ers, Kyle Lowry has guarded him the most in their careers: 115 possessions over 11 games. Smith Jr. has 14 points on 6 for 21 shooting against him, well under his usual scoring rate.

His passing

22.8

points his passes create per 100 possessions he plays, from 20.8 last season

Finishing them: Nic Claxton 32, Mikal Bridges 28, Day'Ron Sharpe 25.
41% of the baskets he set up were threes.

Where his shots come from

Zone	Share	Last season	Made	Last season
At the rim	44.2%	37.9%	62.4%	63.2%
Rest of the paint	15.1%	21.1%	25.5%	34.7%
Midrange	8.6%	16.9%	31.0%	27.6%
Corner threes	11.9%	5.8%	37.5%	26.9%
Threes above the break	20.2%	18.4%	25.0%	20.5%

His work inside

He's grabbing 5.6 rebounds per 36 minutes, 232nd among the 436 players with 200 minutes.
He's taking 44.2% of his shots at the rim, and he's 93 for 149 there, 62.4% (the league: 66.3%).

What changed from last season

The drop is coming from fewer shots and the free throw line. His shots have moved away from the basket: fewer from midrange, 8.6%, down from 16.9%, and more from three, 32.0%, up from 24.2%. He's 32 for 109 on threes, 29.4%, up from 21.6%, but he's making 25.5% in the paint away from the rim, down from 34.7%. He's getting to the line less, 17.2 free throws per 100 shots, down from 23.5.

He's taking 6.0 shots a game, down from 8.4, and playing 18.9 minutes a game, down from 25.7.

With him on the floor

The Nets have been outscored by 1.6 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor, 111.6 to 113.1, with garbage time left out. They're minus 3.3 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

March 31, 2024, a 116-104 loss to the Lakers

Dennis Smith Jr.

2 PTS0 REB0 AST1-2 FG0-1 3P3:38 min

Points1st 22nd 03rd 04th 0

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

Before this game he averaged 6.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 55 regular-season games.

Shot making: 2 points from the field on 2 shotsabout what the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving layup1st quarter, 5:12 leftchance to win 20% to 29%
Guarded by: Dinwiddie: 5 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Dinwiddie: 4 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 0.32 miles5.17 mph on average8 touches
Rating: Performance Score −0.550.0% true shooting22.2% usage

His last game

His season

Career

7 seasons

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	3PM	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−	Honors
2017-18DAL	DAL	69	29.7	15.2	3.8	5.2	1.0	0.3	2.8	.395	1.5	.313	.694	.473	−4.6	All-Rookie 2nd
2018-192 teams	2 teams	53	28.5	13.6	2.9	4.8	1.3	0.4	2.9	.428	1.3	.322	.635	.502	−2.8
DAL	DAL	32	28.4	12.9	3.0	4.3	1.3	0.3	3.1	.440	1.3	.344	.695	.527	−1.7
NYK	NYK	21	28.6	14.7	2.8	5.4	1.3	0.4	2.6	.413	1.1	.289	.568	.473	−4.6
2019-20NYK	NYK	34	15.8	5.5	2.3	2.9	0.8	0.2	1.7	.341	0.5	.296	.509	.399	−5.7
2020-212 teams	2 teams	23	18.3	6.7	2.4	3.3	1.0	0.6	1.1	.400	0.8	.328	.731	.492	−0.8
NYK	NYK	3	9.2	3.0	0.7	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	.200	0.0	.000	.833	.356	−2.0
DET	DET	20	19.6	7.3	2.6	3.7	1.0	0.7	1.3	.415	0.9	.352	.700	.504	−0.7
2021-22POR	POR	37	17.3	5.6	2.4	3.6	1.2	0.3	1.4	.418	0.2	.222	.656	.474	−3.7
2022-23CHA	CHA	54	25.7	8.8	3.1	4.8	1.4	0.5	1.5	.412	0.4	.216	.736	.475	−1.3
2023-24BKN	BKN	56	18.9	6.6	2.9	3.6	1.2	0.2	1.2	.435	0.6	.294	.741	.508	−0.7
Career7 seasons	7 seasons	326	23.3	9.7	3.0	4.2	1.2	0.3	1.9	.407	0.8	.298	.674	.479	−2.8

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, 326 games

Best game+10.613 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists on 6 for 11 shooting against Oklahoma City, Jan. 5, 2024The story Best four games+15.711.3 points a game, Feb. 24 to March 3, 2021Last game

Where his points come from

This season, against the league

Source	Smith Jr.	NBA avg
Paint	57.5%	44.0%
Mid-range	4.9%	7.3%
Threes	26.0%	33.7%
Free throws	11.7%	14.9%
Fast break	16.8%	12.6%
Off turnovers	19.5%	14.4%
Unassisted makes	47.6%	36.8%

Who stops him, and who he stops

Every matchup his career

Scorers he held down most

De'Aaron Fox

Scored 36 points on 13 for 36 shooting in 260 possessions with Smith Jr. guarding him, over 10 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Oct. 31, 2022	3	1-2	13.9
Jan. 9, 2022	2	1-3	10.9
Nov. 24, 2021	0	0-1	9.3
April 8, 2021	9	3-8	36.2
Feb. 26, 2021	5	2-5	28.2
March 9, 2019	7	3-5	32.9
March 4, 2019	5	1-3	35.4
March 27, 2018	0	0-3	29.1
Feb. 13, 2018	2	1-3	30.8
Feb. 3, 2018	3	1-3	33.0

The NBA’s matchup counts: possessions one man guarded another, and the points and shots that came of them. Usual is a scorer’s rate on everyone else who guarded him in the same years. Ranked with 250 possessions or more, about four full games of one man on the other, and a long record counts for more than a short one.

Advanced

2023-24, 56 games

Usage rate	17.4%
Assist rate	27.6%
Assists per turnover	2.99
Turnover rate (per 100 plays)	10.7
Offensive rating	109.9
Defensive rating	109.9
Net rating	−0.1
Offensive rebound rate	4.6%
Defensive rebound rate	10.8%
Effective FG%	48.2%
Fouls drawn a game	0.9

Not ranked: NBA ranks need 58+ games, and he has played 56.

Shot profile

Where he shoots, against the league

Zone	Smith Jr.	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
At the rim	44.1%	29.6%	62.4%	66.3%
Paint (non-rim)	15.1%	19.7%	25.5%	44.1%
Mid-range	8.6%	11.2%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG	3P	FT	TO	PF	+/−
Mar 31	vs LAL	L104–116	3:38	2	0	0	0	0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0	0	−5
Mar 23	@ NYK	L93–105	14:08	8	0	1	2	0	3–4	1–2	1–2	2	1	−2
Mar 21	@ MIL	L108–115	18:34	5	3	6	3	0	2–2	1–1	0–0	3	2	−7
Mar 19	vs NOP	L91–104	9:55	0	0	3	1	0	0–2	0–0	0–0	1	1	−3
Mar 17	@ SAS	L115–122

Stat	Avg	NBA rank
Deflections	2.4
Contested shots	2.6
Twos contested	1.3
Threes contested	1.3
Charges drawn	0.04
Loose balls recovered	0.7
Box outs	0.1
Screen assists	0.3
Points from screen assists	0.9

Per game	Smith Jr.	NBA avg
Distance (miles)	1.40	1.93
Average speed (mph)	4.24	4.24
Touches	38.4	43.3
Passes	29.4	30.1
Potential assists	6.1	5.0
Secondary assists	0.1	0.4
Offensive rebound chances	2.1	2.7
Defensive rebound chances	4.2	6.0

Split	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
Location
Home	29	6.8	3.4	4.1	43.4%	24.6%	66.7%	49.0%	+0.7
Away	27	6.4	2.4	3.1	43.6%	35.4%	80.6%	52.9%	−2.1
Result

Corner three		11.8%	10.1%	37.5%	39.0%

Above-break three		20.1%	29.2%	25.0%	36.0%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	FT	TO	+/−
Mar 31	vs LAL	L104–116	3:38	2	0	0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0	−5
Mar 23	@ NYK	L93–105	14:08	8	0	1	3–4	1–2	1–2	2	−2
Mar 21	@ MIL	L108–115	18:34	5	3	6	2–2	1–1	0–0	3	−7
Mar 19	vs NOP	L91–104	9:55	0	0	3	0–2	0–0	0–0	1	−3
Mar 17	@ SAS	L115–122	16:59	5	3	4	2–6	1–2	0–0	1	−6
Mar 16	@ IND	L100–121	11:25	4	0	2	2–4	0–1	0–0	1	−4
Mar 13	@ ORL	L106–114	18:23	10	3	2	4–7	2–5	0–0	0	+8
Mar 10	@ CLE	W120–101	20:21	7	3	2	2–3	1–2	2–2	1	+22
Mar 9	@ CHA	L99–110	14:06	7	3	0	2–4	1–3	2–2	1	−13
Mar 7	@ DET	L112–118	23:34	9	2	3	3–10	1–4	2–2	1	−2

Month

Oct

4.3

3.0

1.3

41.7%

50.0%

50.5%

+1.7

Nov

6.4

2.0

3.9

39.2%

33.3%

100.0%

47.5%

−1.9

Dec

8.5

4.0

4.5

42.2%

12.5%

80.0%

48.2%

−0.5

Jan

7.5

3.8

4.4

47.1%

28.0%

76.9%

53.5%

−2.4

Feb

6.2

3.0

3.6

43.1%

30.0%

54.5%

48.7%

+1.2

Mar

5.5

1.9

2.7

44.3%

34.5%

72.7%

54.7%

−0.4

Distance	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Under 8 ft	101–180	53.3%	41.4%	56.1%	59.8%
8–16 ft	7–27	8.0%	13.4%	25.9%	44.3%
16–24 ft	7–22	6.5%	5.7%	31.8%	40.7%
24+ ft	32–108	32.0%	39.3%	29.6%	36.8%
Backcourt	0–1	0.3%	0.2%	0.0%	2.4%

Type	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Dunks	25–28	8.3%	6.0%	89.3%	89.1%
Layups	72–141	41.7%	27.4%	51.1%	56.8%
Floaters	3–9	2.7%	8.4%	33.3%	44.9%
Hooks	1–2	0.6%	3.0%	50.0%	47.3%
Pull-up jumpers	12–35	10.4%	13.2%	34.3%	39.5%
Step-backs	6–21	6.2%	5.1%	28.6%	38.2%
Turnarounds and fadeaways	1–14	4.1%	5.2%	7.1%	41.7%
Other jump shots	27–88	26.0%	31.8%	30.7%	37.9%

Dennis Smith Jr.

Inside his season

Tomorrow against the 76ers

His passing

Where his shots come from

His work inside

What changed from last season

With him on the floor

Inside his season

His last game

His last game

His season

Career

Career bests

Where his points come from

Who stops him, and who he stops

Scorers he held down most

Advanced

Shot profile

Game log

Shot chart

Hustle

Movement and touches

Rim defense

Pick your games

Splits

Last 10 games

By distance

By shot type

Clutch

Trends

Career bests

Who stops him, and who he stops

Scorers he held down most

His last game

Inside his season

Tomorrow against the 76ers

His passing

Where his shots come from

His work inside

What changed from last season

With him on the floor