Basketball Savant / Players / Malachi Smith 8.3 PPG3.4 RPG3.3 APG0.9 TPG23.9 MPGMS
Malachi Smith
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Malachi Smith, 2025-26 with BKN: 8.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 23.9 minutes a game. He fell short of the qualifying floor (20 games at 15 minutes a game), so the percentiles below set a small sample against the 349 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 178 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
Small sample
Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes / game | 47 | 48 | 23.9 |
| Minutes share | 1 | 1 | 9.1% |
| Availability | 1 | 1 | 18.3% |
Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | |||
| True shooting % | 69 | 78 | .605 |
| Effective FG% | 80 | 89 | .586 |
| Points per shot | 42 | 54 | 1.25 |
| 3-point % | 96 | 97 | 43.5% |
| 3-point attempts / g | 37 | 31 | 3.1 |
| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 56 | 49 | 46.5% |
| 2-point % | 43 | 59 | 52.8% |
| Free throw % | 99 | 99 | 100.0% |
| FT attempts / g | 4 | 4 | 0.5 |
| FT rate (of FGA) | 4 | 4 | 8.1% |
| % points from 3 | 74 | 66 | 48.4% |
| Creation & playmaking | |||
| Points / 75 | 18 | 21 | 12.3 |
| Assist % | 74 | 59 | 20.4% |
| Assists / 75 | 75 | 60 | 4.9 |
| Assist / turnover | 96 | 93 | 3.50 |
| Potential assists / 75 | 72 | 54 | 8.3 |
| Usage % | 14 | 12 | 13.6% |
| Turnover % | 50 | 56 | 12.0% |
| Turnovers / 75 | 79 | 79 | 1.4 |
| Offensive rebound % | 46 | 67 | 3.2% |
| Drive rate / 75 | 69 | 55 | 8.7 |
| Self-creation | 61 | 75 | avg |
| Defender difficulty | 1 | 1 | low (−0.6) |
| Impact | |||
| On/Off net | 68 | 68 | 2.9 |
Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebounding | |||
| Rebounds / 75 | 41 | 69 | 5.1 |
| Def. rebound % | 55 | 81 | 12.3% |
| Activity & outcomes | |||
| Steals / 75 | 52 | 44 | 1.2 |
| Blocks / 75 | 36 | 53 | 0.4 |
| Stocks / 75 | 38 | 47 | 1.6 |
| Steal % | 51 | 43 | 1.6% |
| Block % | 33 | 52 | 1.0% |
| Rim FG% def. diff | 6 | 9 | +7.6% |
| Matchup difficulty | 3 | 3 | low (10.3) |
| Opp FG% on matchups | 1 | 1 | +9.6% |
| Deflections / 75 | 56 | 49 | 2.5 |
| Physical ingredients | |||
| Height | 22 | 43 | 6'4" |
| Strength (weight) | 37 | 64 | 205 |
Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall value | |||
| PER | 44 | 51 | 13.7 |
| Win Shares / 48 | 46 | 52 | .094 |
| Box Plus/Minus | 43 | 46 | −0.8 |
| Offensive BPM | 53 | 56 | −0.1 |
| Defensive BPM | 30 | 33 | −0.8 |
| VORP | 29 | 33 | 0.1 |
| Game Score / g | 44 | 49 | 8.3 |
Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | BKN | 26 | 15 | 23.9 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | .605 | −0.8 | 43 |
BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.