Dennis Smith Jr. Miami Heat
Dennis Smith Jr. is a guard for the Miami Heat who has played 326 games over 7 seasons, averaging 6.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 2023-24.
Dennis Smith Jr. — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Dennis Smith Jr. stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Dennis Smith Jr. — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Dennis Smith Jr.
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Dennis Smith Jr. career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 69 | 29.7 | 15.2 | 3.8 | 5.2 | .395 | .313 |
| 2018-19 (Dallas) | 32 | 28.4 | 12.9 | 3.0 | 4.3 | .440 | .344 |
| 2018-19 (New York) | 21 | 28.6 | 14.7 | 2.8 | 5.4 | .413 | .289 |
| 2019-20 | 34 | 15.8 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .341 | .296 |
| 2020-21 (New York) | 3 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .200 | .000 |
| 2020-21 (Detroit) | 20 | 19.7 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 | .415 | .352 |
| 2021-22 | 37 | 17.3 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 3.6 | .418 | .222 |
| 2022-23 | 54 | 25.7 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 4.8 | .412 | .216 |
| 2023-24 | 56 | 18.9 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .435 | .294 |
| Career | 326 | 23.3 | 9.7 | 3.0 | 4.2 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Miami Heat built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Dennis Smith Jr.
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
Dennis Smith Jr.
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Dennis Smith Jr. is a guard for the Miami Heat.
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He has played 326 games over 7 seasons (2017-24), averaging 23.3 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.
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In 2023-24 he played 56 games, averaging 6.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 18.9 minutes.
Where things stand
Where Jr.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 205 lbs
- College
- NC State
- Experience
- 7th Season
- NBA debut
- 2017
- Born
- Fayetteville, NC
- Age
- 29
Dennis Smith Jr. is from Fayetteville, NC, born 1997-11-25, listed at 6'2" and 205 lb. He has 7 seasons of NBA service. This background is assembled from league records; the colour that fills a page like this comes later, from a human.
A guard on 23.3 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.
Dennis Smith Jr. — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Dennis Smith Jr., answered.
