Dru Smith
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 203 lb
- Experience
- 4 yrs
Ignore his worst category (scoring) and he's worth -1.63.
A 1.5-steal rate in 18 minutes is legitimately elite, and Herro's exit gives the guard rotation a little more room, which our line reflects. Everything else is small — 6 points, minimal threes — and the games projection stays cautious in the mid-40s. Punt-points steals specialist, deep leagues only.
Dru Smith enters 2026-27 at #242 on our board — Round 21 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 6.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 17.7 minutes a night. The value is built on turnovers and steals, with scoring the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-scoring builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 45 games, which is priced into his draft value.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | -3.27 | 45 | 17.7 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 42.4% | 1.4 | 79.5% | 0.9 | 15.3% | -1.65 | -1.13 | -0.46 | 0.70 | -0.54 | -0.89 | -0.29 | -0.01 | 0.99 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2022-23BKN | -4.78 | 15 | 10.6 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 40.0% | 0.2 | 100.0% | 0.2 | 13.4% | -1.88 | -1.42 | -0.99 | -0.40 | -0.47 | -1.04 | -0.24 | 0.07 | 1.59 |
| 2023-24MIA | -4.26 | 9 | 14.5 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 45.5% | 0.2 | 100.0% | 0.6 | 13.2% | -1.76 | -1.43 | -0.97 | 0.05 | -0.59 | -0.73 | -0.11 | 0.08 | 1.19 |
| 2024-25MIA | -3.22 | 14 | 19.2 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 50.8% | 0.7 | 75.0% | 1.2 | 13.7% | -1.51 | -1.08 | -0.97 | 0.62 | -0.42 | -0.56 | 0.11 | -0.09 | 0.67 |
| 2025-26MIA | -3.55 | 70 | 16.3 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 41.5% | 1.2 | 82.9% | 0.8 | 15.1% | -1.67 | -1.19 | -0.55 | 0.51 | -0.56 | -0.94 | -0.30 | 0.08 | 1.07 |
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What round should I draft Dru Smith in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Dru Smith at #242 overall — Round 21 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 45), not just the per-game line.
Is Dru Smith a good fantasy basketball pick?
Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #242, helping most in turnovers and steals, with scoring the main cost.
How many games will Dru Smith play in 2026-27?
We project about 45 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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