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Dorian Finney-Smith Atlanta Hawks · #8

Forward · 6'7", 220 lb · Portsmouth, VA · Age 33 · 12th season

Dorian Finney-Smith is a forward for the Atlanta Hawks who has played 628 games over 10 seasons, averaging 3.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 2025-26.

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Atlanta Hawks · #8 · Forward

Dorian Finney-Smith

Season avg3.3 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.0 ast · .333 fg

Career avg8.0 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.4 ast · .425 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

3.3pts

2.5reb

1.0ast

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Scouting report

Dorian Finney-Smith — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

Forward · Rotation piece · Impact 48

Dorian Finney-Smith is a forward for the Atlanta Hawks who has played 628 games over 10 seasons, averaging 3.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Dorian Finney-Smith stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

43%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #445 of 627 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

48Impact index

18Star score

Career scoring average8.0 ppg

Seasons in the index12

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Dorian Finney-Smith — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

3.3 PPG

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Playmaking

1.0 APG

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Rebounding

2.5 RPG

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Shooting

.270 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Dorian Finney-Smith

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.

Projected 2026-27 71% confidence

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pts

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reb

1.4–3.0

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ast

0.2–1.6

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health

.402

fg%

~base

.347

3p%

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Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 10-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 3.3 → projected 2.8 PPG

Minutes / role

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Development (his trend)

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Age curve

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Live context

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Net vs last season-0.5 PPG

Everything it reads

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12 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 33 — applied per stat

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 20 / 43 / 37 → games & confidence

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The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Dorian Finney-Smith career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2016-17	81	20.3	4.3	2.7	0.8	.372	.293
2017-18	21	21.3	5.9	3.6	1.2	.380	.299
2018-19	81	24.5	7.5	4.8	1.2	.432	.311
2019-20	71	29.9	9.5	5.7	1.6	.466	.376
2020-21	60	32.0	9.8	5.4	1.7	.472	.394
2021-22	80	33.1	11.0	4.7	1.9	.471	.395
2022-23 (Dallas)	40	32.2	9.1	4.7	1.5	.416	.355
2022-23 (Brooklyn)	26	27.7	7.2	4.9	1.6	.351	.306
2023-24	68	28.5	8.5	4.7	1.6	.421	.348
2024-25 (Brooklyn)	20	29.0	10.4	4.6	1.6	.459	.435
2024-25 (LA Lakers)	43	28.8	7.9	3.6	1.4	.442	.398
2025-26	37	16.8	3.3	2.5	1.0	.333	.270
Career	628	27.3	8.0	4.4	1.4

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Atlanta Hawks built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

49–33proj record

#6conf seed

+3net rtg

115.4off rtg

112.5def rtg

89%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Switch-heavy — Switches 1–4 (or 1–5) to erase actions and keep bodies in front. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Dyson Daniels, Luguentz Dort.

How his role moves

Projected 49–33, 6th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

48 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Dorian Finney-Smith

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1993-05-04

The beginning

Dorian Finney-Smith is a forward for the Atlanta Hawks.

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Dorian Finney-Smith is a forward for the Atlanta Hawks.

Chapter

He has played 628 games over 10 seasons (2016-26), averaging 27.3 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.

Chapter

In 2025-26 he played 37 games, averaging 3.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 16.8 minutes.

Where things stand

Where Finney-Smith goes from here.

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Finney-Smith's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Active

Height: 6' 7"
Weight: 220 lbs
College: Florida
Experience: 11th Season
NBA debut: 2016
Born: Portsmouth, VA
Age: 33
Jersey: #8

Beyond the game

Dorian Finney-Smith is from Portsmouth, VA, born 1993-05-04, listed at 6'7" and 220 lb. He has 11 seasons of NBA service. This background is assembled from league records; the colour that fills a page like this comes later, from a human.

The person

A forward on 27.3 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth16.8 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 27.0% from three.

Veteran11 seasons of NBA service.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Dorian Finney-Smith — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Dorian Finney-Smith, answered.

What position does Dorian Finney-Smith play?

Dorian Finney-Smith is a forward for the Atlanta Hawks.

How many NBA games has Dorian Finney-Smith played?

628 regular-season games over 10 seasons, averaging 27.3 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Dorian Finney-Smith played?

10 seasons (2016-26).

How tall is Dorian Finney-Smith?

6'7", 220 lb

Dorian Finney-Smith career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Dorian Finney-Smith Atlanta Hawks · #8

Dorian Finney-Smith — the report card

Where Dorian Finney-Smith stands

Dorian Finney-Smith — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Dorian Finney-Smith

Dorian Finney-Smith career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Atlanta Hawks built to win?

The Ballad of Dorian Finney-Smith

The beginning

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Chapter

Chapter

Where things stand

Off the court

Dorian Finney-Smith — frequently asked

Availability & durability

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