Professional DNA

Dennis Smith Jr.: DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST

Defensive impact · 2023-24 · 56 games

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Confidence: lowData through: 2023-24

The question

What kind of player is Dennis Smith Jr.?

The evidence

Dennis Smith Jr. · Defensive impact: 92th percentile (DBPM 1.8: defensive impact per 100 possessions compared with an average player)

92 percentilcompared against: 50 percentil (+42) · 445 players with a sample in 2023-24

Dennis Smith Jr.: what moved most is Scoring

35 percentilcompared against: 76 percentil (-41) · Dennis Smith Jr., from 2018-19 to 2019-20

The read

What they are, the role they held and what sets them apart. Every line comes from a figure further down this same page.

What they areDEFENSIVE SPECIALIST
RoleShort rotation: 18.9 minutes per game across 56 games
What sets them apartDefensive impact · 92th percentile
DBPM 1.8: defensive impact per 100 possessions compared with an average player

The axes, one by one

Every axis with its percentile against 445 players with a sample in 2023-24. An axis without enough sample says «no data» and is not filled in.

Scoring39th percentile
6.6 points per game
Playmaking78th percentile
3.6 assists per game
Outside shooting30th percentile
Defensive impact92th percentile
DBPM 1.8: defensive impact per 100 possessions compared with an average player
Finishing at the rim46th percentile
65.4 % · 133 attempts
Rebounding39th percentile
2.9 rebounds per game

Strengths

Defensive impact92th percentile
Elite · DBPM 1.8: defensive impact per 100 possessions compared with an average player
Playmaking78th percentile
Very high · 3.6 assists per game

Limitations

Finishing at the rim46th percentile
Average · 65.4 % · 133 attempts
Scoring39th percentile
Low · 6.6 points per game
Rebounding39th percentile
Low · 2.9 rebounds per game
Outside shooting30th percentile
Low
This DNA profile does not include movement or touch data.
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Recent change

Scoring: 76th percentile → 39th percentile (-37) · Playmaking: 90th percentile → 78th percentile (-12) · Rebounding: 36th percentile → 39th percentile (+3)

2018-1976th percentile
53 games · 28.5 minutes per game
Scoring
76th percentile
Playmaking
90th percentile
Rebounding
36th percentile
2019-2024th percentile
34 games · 15.8 minutes per game
Scoring
24th percentile
Playmaking
74th percentile
Rebounding
21th percentile
2020-2135th percentile
23 games · 18.3 minutes per game
Scoring
35th percentile
Playmaking
78th percentile
Rebounding
25th percentile
2021-2225th percentile
37 games · 17.2 minutes per game
Scoring
25th percentile
Playmaking
81th percentile
Rebounding
24th percentile
2022-2351th percentile
54 games · 25.7 minutes per game
Scoring
51th percentile
Playmaking
87th percentile
Rebounding
44th percentile
2023-2439th percentile
56 games · 18.9 minutes per game
Scoring
39th percentile
Playmaking
78th percentile
Rebounding
39th percentile

Context

2023-24 · 56 games · 18.9 minutes per game · Percentile against 445 measured players in 2023-24 · SportiveWorld own data

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What this does not prove

Percentiles compare inside the NBA. Outside it they do not mean the same thing.
It portrays the 2023-24 season, already closed. It is not what comes next.
This DNA profile does not include movement or touch data.

From here

What if…?

What happened to his team when he did not play

Career atlas

When his game changed, season by season

Where it comes from

Source

not stated

Model input

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Computation

not stated

This answer

2026-10-13

Where this comes from

Season averages · closed season · its clock is the seasonBox scores · closed season · its clock is the season

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