How much should you trust the jumper?
43.5% from three on 46 attempts. Fewer than 100 attempts leave plenty of room for the percentage to move. Watch the misses and the closeouts, too.
Inspect the record ↓Players Malachi Smith
MalachiSmith
#18 · Guard· 6' 4"· 26 years
Inside the game of Malachi Smith.
PORTRAIT / NBA GUARDLast completed season · 2025-26
15 games · BKNPoints / G8.3
Rebounds / G3.4
Assists / G3.3
Minutes / G23.9
Field goal48.5%
Three-point43.5%
2026-27 No verified regular-season sample yet. The numbers above describe 2025-26; preseason is separate below.
NBA game-log minutes are rounded; season averages may differ slightly from the league’s full-precision totals.
Recent official source check · No recorded 2026-27 regular-season appearance. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
Game highlights / ESPN
Watch on ESPN
1:14
ESPN · 2026-10-17
Toronto Raptors vs. Detroit Pistons: Game Highlights
Open the full clip with the publisher.
02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
359 recorded minutes
No league ranking without a qualified, same-season comparison sample. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.
Scoring volume12.4 PTS / 36Comparison unavailable
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production4.9 AST / 36Comparison unavailable
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production5.1 REB / 36Comparison unavailable
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite46.5% of FGAComparison unavailable
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume8.1 FTA / 100 FGAComparison unavailable
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency60.5% TSComparison unavailable
True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts
How to read this profile
Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.
NBA source record ↗Decisions under pressure
3.50 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.
Inspect the record ↓The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current TOR teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2025-26 records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.
| Player | Position | MIN / G | AST / G | 3P% | 3PA | REB / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Barnes ↗ | F-G | 33.5 | 5.9 | 30.4% | 224 | 7.5 |
| Immanuel Quickley ↗ | G | 32.0 | 5.9 | 37.4% | 476 | 4.0 |
| RJ Barrett ↗ | F-G | 30.2 | 3.3 | 33.9% | 283 | 5.3 |
| Jamal Shead ↗ | G | 22.5 | 5.4 | 32.1% | 262 | 1.7 |
| Ja'Kobe Walter ↗ | G | 20.4 | 1.2 | 40.9% | 269 | 2.6 |
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Smith’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.
Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓03 / The numbers
A season in motion.
2025-26 regular season · 15 games
Game by game
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2025-26 · Percentages and attempt volume.
60.5%True shooting
58.6%Effective FG
52.8%
Two-point53 attempts43.5%
Three-point46 attempts100.0%
Free throws8 attemptsShare of points124 total points
Two-pointers 45.2%Three-pointers 48.4%Free throws 6.5%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
The next chapter is on the court.
Reviewed player analysis appears here as game reports are published.
Open the latest game ↗Every recorded appearance ↓Official player file
Malachi Smith: the NBA biography ↗
Background, career notes and the official player record.
05 / The long view
The career, chapter by chapter.
Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | BKN | 15 | 23.9 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 48.5% | 43.5% | 100.0% |
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
3 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | Preseason | TOR vs NYK ↗ | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | — | -0.5Box only · provisional |
| Oct 10 | Preseason | TOR vs LAC ↗ | 13.4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40.0% | 0.0% | — | -2.1Box only · provisional |
| Oct 3 | Preseason | TOR vs MIA ↗ | 30.6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27.3% | 0.0% | 50.0% | -7.0Box only · provisional |
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Individual performance breakdowns +
Preseason
Oct 13, 2026 · TOR vs NYK
Bench · 6.1 minutes
Impact-0.5
- PTS
- 3
- REB
- 0
- AST
- 2
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 100% 1 attempts
- 3PT
- 100% 1 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -1
- True shooting
- 150.0%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 14, 2026 · 02:15 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 10, 2026 · TOR vs LAC
Bench · 13.4 minutes
Impact-2.1
- PTS
- 4
- REB
- 1
- AST
- 4
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 40% 5 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 2 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -9
- True shooting
- 40.0%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:52 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 3, 2026 · TOR vs MIA
Bench · 30.6 minutes
Impact-7.0
- PTS
- 7
- REB
- 4
- AST
- 2
- STL
- 2
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 2
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 27.3% 11 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 4 attempts
- FT
- 50% 2 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -31
- True shooting
- 29.5%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:38 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Smith got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 205 lbs
- Age now
- 26 years
- Born
- 1999-12-06
- Hometown
- Belleville, IL
- College
- Gonzaga
- Experience
- 2nd Season
Signed on 08/17/26
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$0.68M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$0.68M
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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