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Nick Smith Jr.
LAL · Guard · 2025-26 · Arkansas · Year 3 · age 21 · born Apr 18, 2004 · unqualified
6.2 PPG0.8 RPG1.0 APG0.7 TPG12.5 MPG
- Height
- 6'2"
Weight185Nick Smith Jr., 2025-26 with LAL: 6.2 points, 0.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 12.5 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.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 1 | 1 | 12.5 |
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| Minutes share | 1 | 1 | 9.5% |
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| Availability | 5 | 4 | 36.6% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 29 | 37 | .552 |
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| Effective FG% | 46 | 55 | .540 |
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| Points per shot | 15 | 22 | 1.15 |
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| 3-point % | 83 | 80 | 39.5% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 32 | 25 | 2.9 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 71 | 63 | 53.4% |
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| 2-point % | 15 | 24 | 48.0% |
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| Free throw % | 28 | 15 | 73.3% |
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| FT attempts / g | 4 | 4 | 0.5 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 5 | 5 | 9.3% |
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| % points from 3 | 83 | 76 | 55.1% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 62 | 58 | 17.5 |
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| Assist % | 46 | 29 | 12.7% |
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| Assists / 75 | 40 | 24 | 2.9 |
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| Assist / turnover | 25 | 13 | 1.48 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 48 | 29 | 5.6 |
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| Usage % | 68 | 65 | 21.2% |
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| Turnover % | 62 | 65 | 11.1% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 43 | 53 | 2.0 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 2 | 4 | 0.9% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 70 | 56 | 8.8 |
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| Self-creation | 5 | 6 | low |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 74 | 73 | 63 |
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| Defender difficulty | 39 | 52 | low (−0.1) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 26 | 26 | -2.9 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 |
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| Def. rebound % | 1 | 2 | 5.4% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 18 | 15 | 0.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 9 | 15 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 6 | 9 | 1.0 |
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| Steal % | 23 | 17 | 1.2% |
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| Block % | 10 | 15 | 0.5% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 6 | 10 | +6.7% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 1 | 2 | low (9.6) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 17 | 19 | +2.8% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 7 | 15 | 6'2" |
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| Strength (weight) | 7 | 11 | 185 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 11 | 16 | 10.2 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 9 | 11 | .013 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 5 | 9 | −4.7 |
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| Offensive BPM | 18 | 21 | −2.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 2 | 3 | −2.6 |
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| VORP | 14 | 17 | -0.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 1 | 2 | 3.6 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2023-24 | CHA | 19 | 51 | 14.3 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .511 | −5.9 | 1 | |
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| 2024-25★ | CHA | 20 | 60 | 22.8 | 9.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .502 | −5.7 | 1 | |
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| 2025-26 | LAL | 21 | 30 | 12.5 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .552 | −4.7 | 5 | |
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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.