2025-26 Season

DORIAN FINNEY-SMITH

Houston Rockets | Forward | 6-7

2025-26 Season

DORIAN FINNEY-SMITH

Houston Rockets | Forward | 6-7 | Yr 9

3.3 PPG

2.5 RPG

1.0 APG

16.8 MPG

-7.8 Impact

Finney-Smith produces at an poor rate for a 17-minute workload.

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NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average

-7.8

Scoring +2.3

Points 3.3 PPG = +1.4

Shot Making above expected FG% = +0.9

Creation +0.2

Creation 1.0 AST/g = +0.2

Turnovers -1.4

Turnovers 0.6/g = -1.4

Defense -0.4

Defense 0.4 STL, 0.2 BLK = -0.4

Hustle & Effort +2.3

Rebounds 2.5 RPG = +2.3

Raw Impact +3.0

Baseline (game-average expected) −10.8

Net Impact

-7.8

1st pctl vs Forwards

PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology

TEAM COMPARISON

#12

Impact

#11

Creation

#11

Hustle

#11

Defense

of 12 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Kevin Durant +16.1 Alperen Sengun +13.1 Amen Thompson +12.9 Jabari Smith Jr. +7.6 Steven Adams +2.8 Tari Eason +2.3 Reed Sheppard +2.2 Clint Capela -2.2 Josh Okogie -4.0 Jae'Sean Tate -4.1 Aaron Holiday -5.2 Dorian Finney-Smith -7.7

Similar Players

Same position, closest production profile this season.

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 234 Forwards with 10+ games

Scoring 4th

3.3 PPG

Efficiency 3th

39.7% TS

Playmaking 18th

1.0 APG

Rebounding 14th

2.5 RPG

Defense 17th

+4.7/g

Hustle 8th

+6.3/g

Creation 15th

+1.45/g

Shot Making 7th

+2.43/g

TO Discipline 80th

0.04/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

A brutal offensive slump and alarming passivity defined Dorian Finney-Smith's early season rotation minutes. He hit rock bottom on 01/28 vs SAS, posting a catastrophic -13.4 impact score while going completely scoreless. His total lack of aggression turned him into an offensive ghost, effectively forcing his teammates to play five-on-four basketball. Even when his shot occasionally fell, hidden costs quickly erased that value. Despite a rare eight-point outing on 01/18 vs NOP, a distinct lack of secondary playmaking still dragged him to a -2.3 impact score. He only managed to salvage his floor time when his defensive motor revved up, such as his +1.8 impact on 12/27 vs CLE despite scoring just three points. In that contest, textbook positional defense and flawless switchability anchored the second unit. Otherwise, he spent far too much time floating on the perimeter as a harmless decoy.

IMPACT TIMELINE

Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.

Jan 28 | -17.9 impact

PATTERNS

Struggling. Finney-Smith has posted negative impact in 97% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.

Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 14% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.

Average defender. Finney-Smith doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.

Flat trajectory all season — first-half impact -8.0, second-half -7.5. No major shifts, which fits with the overall steadiness.

In a rough stretch — 10 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 26 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 43 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.