Nick Smith Jr. Stats, Shot Chart & Advanced Analytics — LAL 2025-26

Inside his season

Through April 12

Smith Jr. is averaging 6.2 points a game, down from 9.8 last season, and his true shooting is 55.2%, up from 50.2%.

Tonight at Phoenix

Last time, April 10: 4 points on 1 for 5 shooting, no assists and 2 rebounds in a 101-73 win.
In 7 games against the Suns, he has averaged 7.0 points, 0.9 assists and 1.9 rebounds.
On the Suns' injury report as of Nov. 15: Mark Williams (out).

Where his shots come from

Zone	Share	Last season	Made	Last season
At the rim	5.0%	7.9%	62.5%	57.8%
Rest of the paint	27.3%	25.2%	47.7%	42.7%
Midrange	14.3%	13.1%	43.5%	41.9%
Corner threes	6.8%	11.3%	27.3%	35.9%
Threes above the break	46.6%	42.5%	41.3%	33.6%

He takes 9.3 free throws per 100 shots, from 8.1 last season.

What changed from last season

The drop is coming from fewer shots. More of his shots are going in: he's 34 for 86 on threes, 39.5%, up from 34.0%, and he's making 47.7% in the paint away from the rim, up from 42.7%. He's making more of his own baskets: 56.6% are unassisted, up from 40.3%.

He's taking 5.4 shots a game, down from 9.5, and playing 12.5 minutes a game, down from 22.8.

With him on the floor

The Lakers have been outscored by 4.4 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor, 113.9 to 118.4, with garbage time left out. They're plus 2.0 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

May 9, a 131-108 loss to Oklahoma City, playoffs

Nick Smith Jr.

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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 6.2 points, 0.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 30 regular-season games.

Shot making: 5 points from the field on 2 shots3.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Guarded by: Topić: 4 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 0.27 miles4.49 mph on average5 touches
Hustle: 1 shot contested
Rating: Performance Score +4.00.00 wins added104.2% true shooting33.3% usage

His last game

His season

Career

3 seasons

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	3PM	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
2023-24CHA	CHA	51	14.3	5.9	1.4	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.8	.391	1.2	.432	.867	.511	−3.8
2024-25CHA	CHA	60	22.8	9.8	2.1	2.4	0.3	0.1	1.4	.391	1.7	.340	.935	.502	−6.6
2025-26LAL	LAL	30	12.5	6.2	0.8	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.7	.435	1.1	.395	.733	.552	−0.1
Career3 seasons	3 seasons	141	17.5	7.6	1.6	1.7	0.3	0.1	1.0	.398	1.4	.374	.882	.513	−4.2

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, 147 games

Best game+11.728 points and 10 assists on 8 for 13 shooting at Toronto, April 9, 2025The story Best four games+9.47.8 points a game, Nov. 15 to Dec. 5, 2025Last game

Where his points come from

This season, against the league

Source	Smith Jr.	NBA avg
Paint	28.1%	43.1%
Mid-range	10.8%	6.5%
Threes	55.1%	34.5%
Free throws	6.0%	15.9%
Fast break	6.5%	13.2%
Off turnovers	23.2%	15.4%
Unassisted makes	52.9%	36.3%

Advanced

2025-26, 30 games

Usage rate	21.2%
Assist rate	12.7%
Assists per turnover	1.48
Turnover rate (per 100 plays)	9.6
Offensive rating	110.6
Defensive rating	111.7
Net rating	−1.1
Offensive rebound rate	0.9%
Defensive rebound rate	5.4%
Effective FG%	54.0%
Fouls drawn a game	0.6

Not ranked: NBA ranks need 58+ games, and he has played 30.

Shot profile

Where he shoots, against the league

Zone	Smith Jr.	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
At the rim	5.0%	28.4%	62.5%	67.1%
Paint (non-rim)	27.3%	20.0%	47.7%	44.6%
Mid-range	14.3%	10.0%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG	3P	FT	TO	PF	+/−
Apr 12	vs UTA	W131–107	17:34	12	0	1	0	0	5–11	2–6	0–0	1	0	+6
Apr 10	vs PHX	W101–73	13:12	4	2	0	0	0	1–5	0–3	2–2	1	2	+6
Apr 9	@ GSW	W119–103	11:20	12	0	0	0	0	4–5	4–5	0–0	0	0	+9
Apr 7	vs OKC	L87–123	12:00	11	0	2	0	0	4–6	1–2	2–2	0	1	−5
Apr 5	@ DAL	L128–134

Stat	Avg	NBA rank
Deflections	0.4
Contested shots	1.6
Twos contested	0.6
Threes contested	0.9
Charges drawn	0.00
Loose balls recovered	0.3
Box outs	0.0
Screen assists	0.2
Points from screen assists	0.4

Per game	Smith Jr.	NBA avg
Touches	21.3	38.3
Passes	15.6	29.2
Potential assists	2.0	5.0
Secondary assists	0.3	0.5
Offensive rebound chances	0.5	2.1
Defensive rebound chances	2.7	4.7

Stat	Smith Jr.	NBA avg
Rim shots defended per game	0.7	2.3
Opponent FG% at the rim	85.7%	65.3%

Split	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
Location
Home	14	5.8	0.7	1.0	43.1%	35.0%	83.3%	54.3%	−0.3
Away	16	6.5	0.8	1.1	43.8%	43.5%	66.7%	55.9%	+0.1
Result

Corner three		6.8%	10.8%	27.3%	38.7%

Above-break three		46.6%	30.7%	41.3%	35.0%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	FT	TO	+/−
Apr 12	vs UTA	W131–107	17:34	12	0	1	5–11	2–6	0–0	1	+6
Apr 10	vs PHX	W101–73	13:12	4	2	0	1–5	0–3	2–2	1	+6
Apr 9	@ GSW	W119–103	11:20	12	0	0	4–5	4–5	0–0	0	+9
Apr 7	vs OKC	L87–123	12:00	11	0	2	4–6	1–2	2–2	0	−5
Apr 5	@ DAL	L128–134	2:21	0	1	0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0	−1
Feb 10	vs SAS	L108–136	17:04	6	2	1	3–8	0–1	0–0	1	−5
Feb 1	@ NYK	L100–112	0:59	0	0	0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0	+1
Jan 18	vs TOR	W110–93	2:17	3	0	0	1–3	1–2	0–0	0	−1
Jan 17	@ POR	L116–132	9:42	5	0	3	2–3	0–1	1–1	2	−5
Jan 15	vs CHA	L117–135	1:30	0	0	0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0	−2

Under 8 ft

8–17

10.6%

40.1%

47.1%

60.4%

8–16 ft

24–50

31.1%

13.5%

48.0%

44.6%

16–24 ft

4–8

5.0%

4.9%

50.0%

40.1%

24+ ft

34–86

53.4%

41.5%

39.5%

36.0%

Month

Oct

4.5

2.0

27.3%

16.7%

66.7%

36.5%

−6.0

Nov

8.3

0.5

2.3

50.0%

58.3%

—

63.5%

+7.0

Dec

9.1

1.4

0.6

44.4%

38.2%

57.1%

55.2%

−1.0

Jan

2.8

0.1

1.0

37.5%

100.0%

51.1%

−2.4

Feb

3.0

1.0

0.5

33.3%

0.0%

—

33.3%

−2.0

Apr

7.8

0.6

50.0%

41.2%

100.0%

65.5%

+3.0

Type	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Dunks	1–1	0.6%	6.1%	100.0%	88.6%
Layups	4–7	4.3%	26.4%	57.1%	57.2%
Floaters	12–24	14.9%	8.7%	50.0%	45.0%
Hooks	1–1	0.6%	2.6%	100.0%	48.8%
Pull-up jumpers	14–33	20.5%	13.5%	42.4%	38.3%
Step-backs	7–21	13.0%	5.2%	33.3%	37.9%
Turnarounds and fadeaways	9–21	13.0%	5.0%	42.9%	43.0%
Other jump shots	22–53	32.9%	32.4%	41.5%	37.2%

Nick Smith Jr.

Inside his season

Tonight at Phoenix

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

Career

Career bests

Where his points come from

Advanced

Shot profile

Game log

Shot chart

By distance

Hustle

Movement and touches

Rim defense

Pick your games

Splits

Last 10 games

By shot type

Clutch

Trends

Career bests

His last game

Inside his season

Tonight at Phoenix

Where his shots come from

What changed from last season

With him on the floor