What happens when the defender helps?
There are no three-point attempts in this sample. On film, look for the alternative: screening, cutting, interior touches or passing that makes a help defender pay.
Inspect the record ↓Players Tolu Smith
The historical record · 2024-25
ToluSmith
Forward· 6' 11"
Inside the game of Tolu Smith.
PORTRAIT / NBA FORWARD2024-25 · Regular season
1 games · DETPoints / G14.0
Rebounds / G8.0
Assists / G0.0
Minutes / G22.0
Field goal66.7%
Three-point—
Early returns 1 games are a starting point. These are recorded results, not a projection of player strength.
Historical teams: DET. Impact and player-strength ratings are awaiting validation.
Historical seasonNo recorded 2024-25 regular-season appearance. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
Game highlights / ESPN
Watch on ESPN
1:49
ESPN · 2024-03-14
Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. LSU Tigers: 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?
— 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 volume— PTS / 36Comparison unavailable
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production— AST / 36Comparison unavailable
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production— REB / 36Comparison unavailable
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite0.0% of FGAComparison unavailable
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume33.3 FTA / 100 FGAComparison unavailable
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency67.8% 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.
Decisions under pressure
0.00 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 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.
2024-25 regular season · 1 games
Game by game
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2024-25 · Percentages and attempt volume.
67.8%True shooting
66.7%Effective FG
66.7%
Two-point9 attempts—
Three-point0 attempts66.7%
Free throws3 attemptsShare of points14 total points
Two-pointers 85.7%Three-pointers 0.0%Free throws 14.3%
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.
Every recorded appearance ↓Official player file
Tolu 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | DET | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 2025-26 | DET | 15 | 9.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 50.0% | — | 66.7% |
| 2024-25 | DET | 1 | 22.0 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7% | — | 66.7% |
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game data will appear as the season unfolds. | ||||||||||||
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Smith got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 6' 11"
- Weight
- 250 lbs
- Age now
- 26 years
- Born
- 2000-07-26
- Hometown
- Bay Saint Louis, MS
- College
- Mississippi State
- Experience
- 3rd Season
The contract
Salary not confirmed.
A dated salary for this player and team is not available in the current contract collection.