Guard · Charlotte Hornets
Dennis Smith Jr.
Age 28 · USA · 188 cm (6'2") · 93 kg · Born Nov 25, 1997 · North Carolina State
9.9 PPG
3.1 RPG
4.4 APG
428 games
8 seasons
Career snapshot
8seasons
428games
4,239career pts
11.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Dallas Mavericks
· 101 games · 2017-18–2018-19
Position rank · 2023-24
#76PPG rank
#76PER rank
#76WS rank
Among 97 Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
15.2
2017-18 · DAL
RPG
4.8
2025-26 · Skyforce
APG
6.7
2025-26 · Skyforce
PER
14.1
2020-21 · DET
WS
0.6
2020-21 · DET
Draft
2017
Round 1 ·
Pick 9
from North Carolina State
Honors & awards
1×
All-Rookie Team
2017
Career by team
Sioux Falls Skyforce
2025-26 – 2025-26 · 1 seasons
8.2 PPG
4.8 RPG
6.7 APG
21 games
Wisconsin Herd
2025-26 – 2025-26 · 1 seasons
5.6 PPG
6.4 RPG
3.6 APG
5 games
Brooklyn Nets
2023-24 – 2023-24 · 1 seasons
6.6 PPG
2.9 RPG
3.6 APG
56 games
Charlotte Hornets
2022-23 – 2022-23 · 1 seasons
8.8 PPG
3.1 RPG
4.8 APG
54 games
Portland Trail Blazers
2021-22 – 2021-22 · 1 seasons
5.6 PPG
2.4 RPG
3.6 APG
37 games
New York Knicks
2018-19 – 2020-21 · 3 seasons
8.7 PPG
2.4 RPG
3.7 APG
58 games
Detroit Pistons
2020-21 – 2020-21 · 1 seasons
7.3 PPG
2.7 RPG
3.7 APG
20 games
Dallas Mavericks
2017-18 – 2018-19 · 2 seasons
14.5 PPG
3.5 RPG
4.9 APG
101 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | DAL | 69 | 69 | 29.7 | 15.2 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 39.5 | 31.3 | 69.4 | 12.8 | -0.7 |
| 2018-19 | NBA | 53 | 50 | 28.5 | 13.6 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 42.8 | 32.2 | 63.5 | — | — |
| 2018-19 | DAL | 32 | 32 | 28.4 | 12.9 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 44.0 | 34.4 | 69.5 | 11.5 | 0.2 |
| 2018-19 | NYK | 21 | 18 | 28.6 | 14.7 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 41.3 | 28.9 | 56.8 | 13.5 | -0.2 |
| 2019-20 | NYK | 34 | 3 | 15.8 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 34.1 | 29.6 | 50.9 | 7.4 | -0.9 |
| 2020-21 | NBA | 23 | 9 | 18.3 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 40.0 | 32.8 | 73.1 | — | — |
| 2020-21 | NYK | 3 | 0 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| 2020-21 | DET | 20 | 9 | 19.6 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 41.5 | 35.2 | 70.0 | 14.1 | 0.6 |
| 2021-22 | POR | 37 | 4 | 17.2 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 41.8 | 22.2 | 65.6 | 13.2 | 0.4 |
| 2022-23 | CHA | 54 | 15 | 25.7 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 41.2 | 21.6 | 73.6 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | BKN | 56 | 2 | 18.9 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 43.5 | 29.4 | 74.1 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | Skyforce | 21 | 0 | 25.7 | 8.2 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 39.8 | 29.2 | 53.8 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | Herd | 5 | 0 | 25.8 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 25.0 | 18.2 | 66.7 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2022 | Portland Trail Blazers | Charlotte Hornets | |
| Jul 2021 | New York Knicks | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Jul 2021 | Detroit Pistons | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Jul 2020 | New York Knicks | Detroit Pistons | |
| Jul 2018 | Dallas Mavericks | New York Knicks | |
All entries are season change.
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Born on November 25
About Dennis Smith Jr.
Dennis Cliff Smith Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and earned second-team all-conference honors in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) as a freshman as well as ACC Rookie of the Year.