LAL
Nick Smith Jr.
Ball Ranks' AI model projects Nick Smith Jr. as the No. 444 player in 2026-27 9-category fantasy basketball: 6.9 points, 1.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.1 blocks, 1.3 three-pointers per game on 40.3% from the field, 87.6% from the line, and 0.9 turnovers, in 14.5 minutes a night across 53 projected games.
Has been available for roughly 54% of games across recent seasons, which pulls the games projection down. Young player, so the projection weights the latest season more heavily than the standard blend.
Value
-4.15
GP
53
MPG
14.5
PTS
6.9
Ranking Trend
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Stat Trend
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Within-Season Trend
Season History
Stored historical box-score aggregates for draft analysis.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MPG | Rank | Value | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FGA | FT% | FTA | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-27 Projection | 23 | LAL | 53 | 0 | 14.5 | #444 | -4.15 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 40.3% | 6.3 | 87.6% | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| 25-26 | 22 | LAL | 30 | 0 | 12.5 | #428 | -5.24 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 43.5% | 5.4 | 73.3% | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| 24-25 | 21 | CHA | 60 | 0 | 22.8 | #355 | -3.75 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 39.1% | 9.5 | 93.5% | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 23-24 | 20 | CHA | 51 | 0 | 14.3 | #399 | -5.08 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 39.1% | 5.7 | 86.7% | 0.3 | 0.8 |