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Malachi Smith

BKN BKN· Guard· 2025-26

1.93 m · 93 kg · 26 years old

🧑‍💼 Michael (Boris) Lelchitski📄 2.2 M$ · 1 yrs · team option
🎮 NBA 2K27: 72 · Ball-Hawking Sharpshooter · potential B-
His profile in the leagueno. 73among guardsReboundsno. 79among guardsAssistsno. 84among guardsBlocks⚠︎ small sample · 15 games
Season
15 games
8.3PTS
3.4REB
3.3AST
0.8STL
0.3BLK
23.9MIN
FG%
48.5%
3P%
43.5%
FT%
100%
Season by season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFMINFG%3P%FT%
2025-26BKNBKN158.33.43.30.80.30.90.923.948.5%43.5%100%
Player DNA2025-26 · vs 179 players
SCORINGbelow averageBelow averageREBOUNDSno. 73AverageASSISTSno. 79AverageSTEALSbelow averageBelow averageBLOCKSno. 84Average
Career · 1 seasons
Points
0
8.3 per game
Rebounds
0
3.4 per game
Assists
0
3.3 per game
Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups
Brandon IngramBrandon Ingram33 poss18 pts/100
AJ GreenAJ Green31 poss13 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

3.06km

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

15 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.2

The ball sticks with him: he dribbles a lot before deciding.

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

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

61.1%

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

conversion rate

66.2%

He converts the rebound chances that come his way.

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

Readings
Distribution
Measured

Malachi Smith sits in the 59th percentile among the league's guards in rebounding (2025-26).

59
Percentile · Rebounding · 2025-26
Malachi Smith sits in the 59th percentile among the league's guards in rebounding (2025-26).ScoringP32 · 8.3ReboundingP59 · 3.4PlaymakingP56 · 3.3StealsP42 · 0.8BlocksP53 · 0.3
Against 179 league guards with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min
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▸ See evidence · 5 pieces of evidence
  1. 2025-26: percentile 32 in scoring among 179 guards
  2. 2025-26: percentile 59 in rebounding among 179 guards
  3. 2025-26: percentile 56 in playmaking among 179 guards
  4. 2025-26: percentile 42 in steals among 179 guards
  5. 2025-26: percentile 53 in blocks among 179 guards
Limits
  • Cohort adjusted by position (guards / bigs) and minutes; it does not compare with the whole league.
Revision eb50ba1a · measured
Observed

Malachi Smith averages 8.3 points per game in 2025-26: a single measured season, no evolution to compare.

8.3
Points per game · 2025-26
Malachi Smith averages 8.3 points per game in 2025-26: a single measured season, no evolution to compare.8.3
Career · 2025-26–2025-26 · 1 seasons
Observed

Malachi Smith passes most to Ben Saraf (10.40 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

10.40
Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26
Malachi Smith passes most to Ben Saraf (10.40 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.Ben Sar… 10.40Tyson E… 5.73E.J. Li… 3.20Chaney… 3.07
Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season
Measured

With Smith on the floor his team is 0.0 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

0.0
On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26
With Smith on the floor his team is 0.0 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).With him on th…-10.3With him off t…-10.3
Real lineups of 2025-26 · 190 min with him · 2,098 min without
Career highs · advanced
—PER
—WS
—BPM
—VORP
60.5%TS%
—USG%
Points per game · tap a bar
Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height193 cm
Weight93 kg
🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most
Miles Bridges1
Trendon Watford1
Cameron Payne1
Scoot Henderson1
Most blocked by
Corey Kispert1
Gabe Vincent1
Trayce Jackson-Davis1
Dylan Cardwell1
🔗 Who he plays with

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

Ben Saraf
His main partner
Ben Saraf
10.4 passes per game · 44% shooting after the pass
Passes to most
Ben Saraf10.430%
Tyson Etienne5.716%
E.J. Liddell3.29%
Chaney Johnson3.19%
Trevon Scott2.78%
Receives most from
Ben Saraf7.224%
E.J. Liddell3.913%
Tyson Etienne3.712%
Chaney Johnson3.311%
Trevon Scott2.58%
🎯 How he scores

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

46%
39%
14%
Three44%At the rim55%Mid-range
Assisted baskets: 58%Buzzer-beaters: 1bandeja: 35%
🪪 Passport and numbers
🇺🇸United StatesPosition: base
College: Gonzaga
His numbers
18BKN2025