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Braden Smith
IND
Indiana Pacers

Braden Smith

#3 · Indiana Pacers · 5-11 (180 cm) · 170 lb · Purdue

Braden Smith plays for the Indiana Pacers. On the depth chart he's listed as #5 at point guard. Braden Smith is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 8 games, 4 as a starter, averaging 13.2 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at point guard (100 %). He averages 3.8 points, 0.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Dyson Daniels, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and Kris Murray, who score 16.4 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Luguentz Dort.

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PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers ·

Would come off the bench per the depth chart.

Pacers vs 76ers → Pacers schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Point Guard 5th

Positions he can play: Point Guard

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On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
8
Min/game
13.2
Starts
4

Minutes by position

  • Point Guard100 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 8 13.2 3.8 0.6 2.4 1.0 0.4 44.8 28.6 50.0 48.8 15.9

Game log

In his last 5 games: 5.8 pts, 1.0 reb and 3.4 ast in 17.7 min (2.1 pts above his season average, 3.8)

Best games of the season: 19 pts vs Hawks (Nov 2) · 4 reb vs Hawks (Nov 2) · 10 ast vs Hawks (Nov 2)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 vs
WAS
Washington Wizards
Wizards
W 114-101 DNP - Coach's Decision
Nov 9 @
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Mavericks
L 122-125 10:24 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -3
Nov 7 vs
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Nuggets
L 102-114 11:38 0 0 2 0-4 0-1 0-0 -12
Nov 4 @
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies
W 107-103 23:35 10 1 5 5-9 0-1 0-0 +2
Nov 2 vs
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Hawks
L 104-108 42:13 19 4 10 8-13 2-3 1-2 -2
Nov 1 vs
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Nets
L 90-98 0:39 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Oct 30 @
MIA
Miami Heat
Heat
L 125-145 11:41 1 0 1 0-3 0-2 1-2 +8
Oct 28 vs
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
76ers
L 109-114 5:08 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 -2
Oct 26 @
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Bucks
L 102-110 0:18 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Oct 25 @
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Nets
W 136-109 Inactive - G League - Two-Way

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
183
Pts/100 poss.
16.4
FG%
54%

Opponents he guarded most in 5 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Dyson Daniels 24 1 0/2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 16 2 1/1
Kris Murray 15 2 1/3
Cedric Coward 12 2 1/1
CJ McCollum 11 4 2/3

Who guards him

Possessions
177
Pts/100 poss.
29.9
FG%
45%

Defenders who guarded him most in 5 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Luguentz Dort 23 6 2/5
Aaron Wiggins 12 2 1/5
Dyson Daniels 11 0 0/2
Caleb Martin 11 0 0/0
Ty Jerome 10 11 5/9