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Jalen Smith

RANK #1642025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEF562025-26 9-CAT #158 8-CAT #169F · Chicago BullsAge 266' 8"2025-26 season

10.2

Points / game

6.7

Rebounds

1.2

Assists

20.7

Minutes

48.3%

FG%

22.9

FPTS / game

-9.0

vs F median

TIER 6 · #164 OVERALLDepth piece — #56 among forwards

Jalen Smith is ranked #56 among 149 eligible NBA forwards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. His final five games came in 5.8 points per game below his average. His minutes held steady (21.2/game vs 20.6 on the season), so the drop appears related to lower per-minute production rather than reduced playing time.

Percentile63%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated July 27

VALUE PICK

Jalen Smith 2026-27 fantasy outlook

DAY TO DAY

22.5Proj FPTS/G · ~1395 / 62 games

16–29.1Typical game · middle 50%

#179Projected rank

139.7ADP (ESPN drafts)

We rank him #179 versus an ADP of 139.7 — the market drafts him 82 spots later than we rank him. Strong value if he's still there. Projection drivers: stable workload (20.6 minutes/gm), a late-season decline in per-minute production.

INJURY RISK High^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

Jalen Smith consistency and floor

53 GAMES

10.6

Floor (p10)

22.9

Average

33.6

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered68%

Boom rate125%+ of average28%

Bust rateunder half of average11%

22.8

Season avg FPTS

21.8

Last 10 FPTS

17.1

Last 5 FPTS

Smith vs other forwards

PERCENTILE · 149 RANKED

Points10.258

Rebounds6.790

Assists1.238

Steals0.531

Blocks0.885

Minutes20.744

Fantasy PPG22.963

Percentile among all ranked NBA forwards · 99 = best

Smith fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 49.6SEASON LOW 1.6LAST 5 AVG 17.1

Jalen Smith game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Mar 25	@PHI	L 157-137	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	0-1	0-1	4.2
Mar 24	HOU	W 132-124	26	15	6	2	0	2	3	6-8	3-5	28.2
Mar 19	TOR	L 139-109	17	10	4	1	1	0	3	3-4	2-3	16.3
Mar 17	MEM	W 132-107	27	13	5	0	0	0	1	5-10	0-4	18
Mar 13	@LAL	L 142-130	30	14	4	0	0	0	0	5-11	2-5	18.8
Mar 11	@GS	W 130-124 OT	34	12	12	3	0	1	1	3-13	2-10	32.9
Mar 9	@SAC	L 126-110	20	4	3	0	0	1	0	1-6	1-5	10.6
Feb 23	NY	L 105-99	18	12	5	1	1	0	2	5-11	2-6	20.5
Feb 22	DET	L 126-110	25	15	7	2	0	3	1	5-6	3-4	34.4
Feb 20	TOR	L 110-101	24	9	10	2	3	1	2	2-6	1-3	34
Feb 6	@TOR	L 123-107	24	13	9	1	1	0	0	6-11	0-3	28.3
Feb 4	@MIL	L 131-115	20	16	5	1	0	0	2	5-7	3-5	21.5
Jan 30	MIA	L 116-113	15	11	5	0	0	0	1	4-7	1-1	16
Jan 29	@IND	L 113-110	28	13	11	3	1	0	2	5-9	3-4	31.7
Jan 27	LAL	L 129-118	37	13	7	0	1	0	1	5-7	3-5	23.4
Jan 25	BOS	W 114-111	27	14	9	0	0	0	0	6-10	2-5	24.8
Jan 23	@MIN	W 120-115	27	17	4	0	1	0	1	6-9	3-4	23.8
Jan 21	LAC	W 138-110	24	10	9	1	1	2	1	4-10	2-4	30.3
Jan 19	BKN	W 124-102	31	12	10	3	2	0	1	5-8	2-4	33.5
Jan 17	@BKN	L 112-109	35	14	13	4	1	4	1	4-11	4-10	49.6
Jan 15	UTAH	W 128-126	17	12	10	1	0	0	1	3-7	2-5	24.5
Jan 14	@HOU	L 119-113	36	14	9	1	0	0	1	5-13	0-5	25.3
Jan 11	DAL	W 125-107	16	7	9	0	0	2	1	3-11	0-5	22.8
Jan 4	CHA	L 112-99	15	9	5	1	0	3	1	4-5	1-2	24.5
Jan 3	ORL	W 121-114	27	11	10	1	2	1	1	4-10	1-6	32.5
Jan 1	NO	W 134-118	26	14	14	1	1	2	1	5-11	1-5	40.3
Dec 30	MIN	L 136-101	26	12	6	1	1	2	1	4-6	3-4	28.7
Dec 28	MIL	L 112-103	22	6	10	1	0	1	0	2-8	2-6	22.5
Dec 27	PHI	W 109-102	22	12	8	3	0	1	0	4-7	2-4	29.1
Dec 24	@ATL	W 126-123	12	5	4	3	0	0	0	1-3	1-3	14.3
Dec 21	@ATL	W 152-150	13	3	5	3	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	12.5
Dec 20	@CLE	W 136-125	15	4	4	0	0	0	1	2-4	0-2	7.8
Dec 18	CLE	W 127-111	16	4	7	1	0	0	1	2-3	0-1	12.9
Dec 15	NO	L 114-104	12	6	0	1	1	2	2	2-3	0-1	14.5
Dec 13	@CHA	W 129-126	17	5	10	1	1	1	0	2-9	1-3	24.5
Nov 29	@CHA	L 123-116	17	6	5	0	0	0	2	3-5	0-2	10
Nov 25	@NO	L 143-130	26	13	6	1	0	0	2	4-6	3-5	19.7
Nov 23	WSH	W 121-120	19	9	9	1	0	1	0	4-13	1-6	24.3
Nov 22	MIA	L 143-107	24	14	2	2	0	5	1	5-8	2-5	33.4
Nov 20	@POR	W 122-121	12	5	1	0	1	2	0	2-6	1-4	15.2
Nov 18	@DEN	W 130-127	18	16	8	2	2	0	1	6-11	3-6	33.6
Nov 17	@UTAH	L 150-147 2OT	17	8	8	3	0	1	1	3-8	2-7	24.1
Nov 13	@DET	L 124-113	14	9	4	0	0	0	0	3-8	3-5	13.8
Nov 11	SA	L 121-117	21	11	12	2	0	0	1	5-13	1-4	27.4
Nov 9	@CLE	L 128-122	19	18	11	4	0	1	1	6-6	4-4	39.2
Nov 8	@MIL	L 126-110	17	7	5	3	0	0	1	3-6	0-2	16.5
Nov 5	PHI	W 113-111	17	14	4	0	0	0	4	4-8	3-7	14.8
Nov 3	@NY	L 128-116	16	12	5	0	0	0	0	5-7	2-4	18
Nov 1	NY	W 135-125	17	10	9	2	1	2	0	3-5	2-4	32.8
Oct 30	SAC	W 126-113	15	10	5	0	0	0	0	5-9	0-4	16
Oct 28	ATL	W 128-123	7	0	3	0	0	0	2	0-4	0-1	1.6
Oct 25	@ORL	W 110-98	17	16	3	1	1	0	2	6-8	2-2	22.1
Oct 23	DET	W 115-111	14	2	5	1	0	0	0	0-7	0-5	9.5

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QIs Jalen Smith a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #164 overall, #56 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Jalen Smith be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 139.7 (roughly round 14 in a 10-team league). We rank him #179, so he is a value at that price.

QHow many fantasy points will Jalen Smith score in 2026-27?

We project 22.5 points per game across an expected 62 games — approximately 1395 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 16 and 29.1 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #179 in projected scoring.

QHow does Jalen Smith rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Jalen Smith finished #158 in 9-cat and #169 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #164 in points formats. Low turnovers make him even more valuable when they count against you.

QHow consistent is Jalen Smith for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 68% of games, with a floor of 10.6 and a ceiling of 33.6 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 28% of games and busted (under half his average) in 11%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.