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League elite in Steals · among guards

Dru Smith

MIA MIA· Guard· #12· 2025-26

1.88 m · 91 kg · 28 years old

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Among the best in the leagueno. 18among guardsStealsno. 73among guardsBlocks
Season
70 games
5.6PTS
2.5REB
2.6AST
1.4STL
0.3BLK
16.3MIN
FG%
41.5%
3P%
29.5%
FT%
82.9%
Season by season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFMINFG%3P%FT%
2025-26MIAMIA705.62.52.61.40.30.81.616.341.5%29.5%82.9%
2024-25MIAMIA146.22.61.61.50.41.22.119.150.8%53.3%75%
2023-24MIAMIA94.31.61.610.30.61.314.645.5%41.2%100%
2022-23MIAMIA/BKN152.91.61.50.70.30.21.510.540%26.3%100%
Player DNA2025-26 · vs 178 players
SCORINGbelow averageBelow averageREBOUNDSbelow averageBelow averageASSISTSbelow averageBelow averageSTEALSno. 18EliteBLOCKSno. 73Average
Career · 4 seasons
Points
0
5.2 per game
Rebounds
0
2.3 per game
Assists
0
2.2 per game
His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: catch & shoot — below the league average (0.9 pts/possession)

Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups
Tyus JonesTyus Jones43 poss19 pts/100
Jordan ClarksonJordan Clarkson39 poss26 pts/100
Ayo DosunmuAyo Dosunmu35 poss0 pts/100
Coby WhiteCoby White35 poss14 pts/100
Ryan RollinsRyan Rollins32 poss22 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

Videosplay by play · official NBA clips

Watch him do it: his best recent plays, straight from the real play-by-play.

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TRACKING PROFILE · NBA 2025-26

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distance

2.09km#292/414

Covers more court per minute than most: one of those who never stops.

70 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.2#321/342

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Possessions

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

72.7%

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · CatchShoot + PullUpShot

conversion rate

52.0%

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Rebounding

Readings
Distribution
Measured

Dru Smith sits in the 90th percentile among the league's guards in steals (2025-26).

90
Percentile · Steals · 2025-26
Dru Smith sits in the 90th percentile among the league's guards in steals (2025-26).ScoringP10 · 5.6ReboundingP29 · 2.5PlaymakingP41 · 2.6StealsP90 · 1.4BlocksP59 · 0.3
Against 178 league guards with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min
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▸ See evidence · 5 pieces of evidence
  1. 2025-26: percentile 10 in scoring among 178 guards
  2. 2025-26: percentile 29 in rebounding among 178 guards
  3. 2025-26: percentile 41 in playmaking among 178 guards
  4. 2025-26: percentile 90 in steals among 178 guards
  5. 2025-26: percentile 59 in blocks among 178 guards
Limits
  • Cohort adjusted by position (guards / bigs) and minutes; it does not compare with the whole league.
Revision f7c1b5ee · measured
Measured

With Smith on the floor his team is 8.1 points worse per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

-8.1
On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26
With Smith on the floor his team is 8.1 points worse per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).With him on th…-0.4With him off t…+7.7
Real lineups of 2025-26 · 713 min with him · 1,955 min without
Observed

Dru Smith: 5 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, points created by assists (#151 of 414).

6.5
Points created by assists · 2025-26
Dru Smith: 5 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, points created by assists (#151 of 414).Kilometres…Points per…Paint touc…Drives per…Points cre…
Optical tracking · 2025-26 · ranks among players with ≥ 30 games
Forecast

Dru Smith: projected impact 0.2 in 2026-27 (band -2.5–2.9, BPM scale).

0.2
Projected impact · 2026-27
Dru Smith: projected impact 0.2 in 2026-27 (band -2.5–2.9, BPM scale).0.2
Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-20
Observed

Dru Smith holds around 5.6 points per game: 4 seasons without a material change.

5.6
Points per game · 2025-26
Dru Smith holds around 5.6 points per game: 4 seasons without a material change.5.6
Career · 2022-23–2025-26 · 4 seasons
Observed

Dru Smith passes most to Jaime Jaquez Jr. (7.61 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

7.61
Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26
Dru Smith passes most to Jaime Jaquez Jr. (7.61 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.Jaime J… 7.61Simone… 3.16Nikola… 3.10Bam Ade… 2.23
Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season
Career highs · advanced
13.3PER
0.7WS
2.1BPM
0.3VORP
65.6%TS%
13.8%USG%
Points per game · tap a bar
2022-232025-262025-26
Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height188 cm
Weight91 kg
Injury history
2026-06-29foot · right
2024-11-26knee1 days out
2023-11-23knee · right104 days out
🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most
Jalen Williams2
Will Barton2
Javon Small2
Trae Young2
Most blocked by
Naz Reid3
Craig Porter Jr.2
Ryan Kalkbrenner2
Mikal Bridges1
🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2025 season. Source: NBA tracking.

Jaime Jaquez Jr.
His main partner
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
7.6 passes per game · 42% shooting after the pass
Passes to most
Jaime Jaquez Jr.7.629%
Simone Fontecchio3.212%
Nikola Jović3.112%
Bam Adebayo2.29%
Pelle Larsson1.66%
Receives most from
Jaime Jaquez Jr.7.430%
Nikola Jović2.812%
Simone Fontecchio2.510%
Kel'el Ware2.39%
Bam Adebayo2.08%
🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

45%
42%
13%
At the rim51%Three33%Mid-range41%
Assisted baskets: 60%Buzzer-beaters: 2bandeja: 42%semigancho: 13%suspensión: 6%
🪪 Passport and numbers
🇺🇸United StatesPosition: base
College: Missouri
His numbers
12MIA2024–20259BKN2022