Nick Smith Jr.
- Age
- 23
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Experience
- 3 yrs
Ignore his worst category (rebounds) and he's worth -3.81.
Threes-and-points bench guard — 1.2 triples with an 82% FT line — whose role went the wrong direction last season. No defensive stats and no clear path back to the 23-minute version; late-round shooting flier only.
Nick Smith Jr. enters 2026-27 at #413 on our board — Round 35 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 8.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 16.8 minutes a night. The value is built on turnovers and free-throw percentage, with rebounds the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-rebounds builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 38 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 | -5.24 | 38 | 16.8 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 41.8% | 0.9 | 82.3% | 0.9 | – | -1.38 | -1.43 | -1.08 | -0.82 | -0.69 | -0.50 | -0.41 | 0.05 | 1.01 |
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 | |||
| 2023-24CHA | -6.04 | 51 | 14.3 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 39.1% | 0.3 | 86.7% | 0.8 | 20.6% | -1.54 | -1.50 | -1.13 | -1.15 | -0.87 | -0.42 | -0.49 | 0.04 | 1.01 |
| 2024-25CHA | -4.93 | 60 | 22.8 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 39.1% | 0.8 | 93.5% | 1.4 | 20.9% | -0.99 | -1.24 | -0.63 | -1.10 | -0.84 | -0.10 | -0.73 | 0.21 | 0.49 |
| 2025-26LAL | -6.15 | 30 | 12.5 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 43.5% | 0.4 | 73.3% | 0.7 | 22.0% | -1.59 | -1.77 | -1.22 | -1.10 | -0.85 | -0.47 | -0.25 | -0.06 | 1.16 |
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What round should I draft Nick Smith Jr. in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Nick Smith Jr. at #413 overall — Round 35 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 38), not just the per-game line.
Is Nick Smith Jr. a good fantasy basketball pick?
Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #413, helping most in turnovers and free-throw percentage, with rebounds the main cost.
How many games will Nick Smith Jr. play in 2026-27?
We project about 38 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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