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Dennis Smith Jr.
DAL · Guard · 2017-18 · North Carolina State · Year 1 · age 20 · born Nov 25, 1997
15.2 PPG3.8 RPG5.2 APG2.8 TPG29.7 MPG
All-Rookie 2nd
- Height
- 6'3"
Weight195Dennis Smith Jr., 2017-18 with DAL: 15.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 29.7 minutes a game. Against the 319 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist % (93rd percentile), Assists / 75 (89th) and 3-point attempts / g (79th); his lowest are Win Shares / 48 (2nd percentile) and True shooting % (3rd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 7 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 319 qualified players in 2017-18; the second number is his rank among the 156 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 72 | 71 | 29.7 |
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| Minutes share | 72 | 73 | 51.7% |
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| Availability | 44 | 49 | 84.1% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 3 | 4 | .473 |
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| Effective FG% | 5 | 9 | .446 |
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| Points per shot | 3 | 4 | 1.02 |
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| 3-point % | 27 | 22 | 31.3% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 79 | 73 | 4.9 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 45 | 31 | 33.1% |
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| 2-point % | 10 | 13 | 43.5% |
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| Free throw % | 19 | 9 | 69.4% |
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| FT attempts / g | 74 | 75 | 2.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 35 | 44 | 18.8% |
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| % points from 3 | 48 | 35 | 30.3% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 78 | 77 | 18.8 |
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| Assist % | 93 | 87 | 30.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 89 | 80 | 6.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 65 | 43 | 1.85 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 92 | 83 | 13.3 |
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| Usage % | 93 | 91 | 28.0% |
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| Turnover % | 24 | 29 | 14.9% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 4 | 6 | 3.5 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 42 | 71 | 2.3% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 95 | 91 | 15.7 |
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| Self-creation | 54 | 63 | avg |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 10 | 12 | 33 |
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| Defender difficulty | 56 | 83 | avg (+0.0) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 5 | 7 | -9.6 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 38 | 70 | 4.7 |
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| Def. rebound % | 40 | 71 | 10.6% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 66 | 56 | 1.3 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 27 | 47 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 40 | 51 | 1.6 |
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| Steal % | 64 | 55 | 1.7% |
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| Block % | 30 | 52 | 0.8% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 10 | 19 | +6.6% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 87 | 85 | elite (13.2) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 26 | 32 | +1.6% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 73 | 65 | 2.6 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 14 | 29 | 6'3" |
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| Strength (weight) | 22 | 43 | 195 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 37 | 45 | 12.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 2 | 3 | −.017 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 20 | 27 | −2.4 |
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| Offensive BPM | 31 | 39 | −1.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 15 | 21 | −1.2 |
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| VORP | 17 | 22 | -0.2 |
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| Game Score / g | 65 | 67 | 9.4 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2017-18★ | DAL | 20 | 69 | 29.7 | 15.2 | 3.8 | 5.2 | .473 | −2.4 | 20 | All-Rookie 2nd |
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| 2018-19 | NYK | 21 | 53 | 28.5 | 13.6 | 2.9 | 4.8 | .502 | −1.9 | 26 | |
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| 2019-20 | NYK | 22 | 34 | 15.8 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .399 | −6.1 | 1 | |
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| 2020-21 | DET | 23 | 23 | 18.3 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 3.3 | .492 | +0.4 | 65 | |
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| 2021-22 | DAL | 24 | 37 | 17.3 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 3.6 | .474 | −1.7 | 28 | |
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| 2022-23 | CHA | 25 | 54 | 25.7 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 4.8 | .475 | −2.2 | 20 | |
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| 2023-24 | BKN | 26 | 56 | 18.9 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .508 | −0.8 | 42 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.