2025-26 Season
MARCUS SMART
2025-26 Season
MARCUS SMART
Smart produces at an below average rate for a 29-minute workload.
Smart produces at an below average rate for a 29-minute workload.
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
of 15 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 246 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Marcus Smart's first 21 games of the 2025-26 season were defined by erratic shooting slumps and a wildly fluctuating role that bounced him between the starting lineup and the bench. On 12/21 vs LAC, his offensive limitations were glaringly obvious as he bricked his way to 5 points on 1-for-12 shooting. This abysmal shot selection—including zero makes on nine attempts from deep—tanked his overall value and resulted in a brutal -9.2 Impact score. Even when he put up decent counting stats, his inefficiency often dragged the team down. Despite scoring an above-average 11 points and adding five assists on 10/26 vs SAC, Smart registered a poor -4.5 Impact score. The hidden costs of his perimeter bricks—going 0-for-3 from downtown—and defensive gambles completely neutralized his basic box score production. When he actually found a rhythm, however, his two-way ceiling remained incredibly high. He tallied 13 points, four rebounds, and five assists on 11/11 vs CHA, generating a massive +14.6 Impact score by pairing efficient shooting with relentless hustle.
Marcus Smart’s midseason campaign was defined by maddening offensive volatility that routinely sabotaged his defensive value. He briefly found his rhythm during the 01/18 vs POR matchup, pouring in 25 points on sharp shooting to generate a stellar +11.4 Impact. Conversely, he managed to stay out of the red on 01/10 vs MIL with a +0.7 Impact despite scoring a meager 9 points. That positive mark stemmed entirely from his relentless perimeter defense and loose-ball hustle, keeping him valuable on the floor even when his jumper abandoned him. However, his offensive limitations were often too severe to hide. During the 01/30 vs WAS contest, his extreme passivity resulted in a catastrophic -14.9 Impact. He attempted just two shots and tallied 3 points, dragging down the entire unit because his complete lack of scoring gravity allowed defenders to freely roam and clog passing lanes. When a veteran guard's aggression fluctuates this wildly, pure defensive intensity simply cannot mask the offensive dead weight.
Marcus Smart’s midseason stretch was defined by a brutal offensive identity crisis that repeatedly sabotaged his defensive grit. The bottom fell out entirely on 02/22 vs BOS. He threw up a disastrous goose egg on 0-for-7 shooting in that contest, resulting in a staggering -16.8 Impact score as his perimeter bricks completely crippled the offense. He flipped the script briefly on 03/14 vs DEN, hunting his shot with rare efficiency to drill five three-pointers for 21 points and a massive +20.6 Impact. However, the illusion of box score production frequently masked his true cost on the floor. During the 04/18 vs HOU matchup, he tallied 15 points and eight assists but still generated a poor -8.7 Impact because his erratic 1-for-5 chucking from deep heavily outweighed his playmaking. Smart remains a chaotic variable, but during this run, his offensive misfires punished his team far more often than his hustle saved them.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Smart's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~6 points per game.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 32% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Defensive difference-maker. Smart consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 3 games. Longest cold streak: 8 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 46 days ago
Based on 64 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.
ON OFFENSE: WHO GUARDED HIM
His shooting stats against each primary defender this season
ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED
How opponents shot when he was the primary defender. Lower FG% = better defense.
SEASON STATS
GAME LOG
72 games played
