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Tolu Smith
DET
Detroit Pistons

Tolu Smith

#35 · Detroit Pistons · 6-11 (211 cm) · Mississippi State

Tolu Smith plays for the Detroit Pistons. On the depth chart he's listed as #4 at center. Tolu Smith is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 7 games, 0 as a starter, averaging 3.9 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at center (100 %). He averages 0.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Andre Drummond, Adem Bona, and Moritz Wagner, who score 9.2 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Adem Bona.

Next game

@
MIA
Miami Heat
Miami Heat ·

Would come off the bench per the depth chart.

Pistons vs Heat → Pistons schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Center 4th

Positions he can play: Power Forward / Center

See the full Pistons depth chart →

On-court role

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

Games
7
Min/game
3.9
Starts
0

Minutes by position

  • Center100 %

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 7 3.9 0.9 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 40.0 0.0 33.3 39.3 13.0
2025-26 15 9.2 3.7 3.3 0.9 0.1 0.4 50.0 0.0 66.7 56.9 17.7

Game log

In his last 5 games: 1.2 pts, 1.8 reb and 0.2 ast in 4.5 min (0.3 pts above his season average, 0.9)

Best games of the season: 2 pts @ Nets (Oct 30) · 4 reb @ Knicks (Oct 27) · 1 ast @ Nets (Oct 30)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 12 @
WAS
Washington Wizards
Wizards
W 144-140 DNP - Coach's Decision
Nov 9 vs
WAS
Washington Wizards
Wizards
W 122-111 DNP - Coach's Decision
Nov 8 vs
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
L 116-121 DNP - Coach's Decision
Nov 4 vs
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
76ers
L 106-112 4:57 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 1-2 -7
Nov 2 @
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Hornets
W 124-91 8:05 0 2 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 +3
Oct 30 @
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Nets
W 110-94 2:52 2 1 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 -5
Oct 28 vs
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Hornets
W 97-89 0:40 2 1 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 +2
Oct 27 @
NYK
New York Knicks
Knicks
L 97-111 6:01 1 4 0 0-1 0-0 1-4 -18
Oct 25 @
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
76ers
W 106-93 2:53 0 1 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 +1
Oct 23 @
MIA
Miami Heat
Heat
W 128-111 1:56 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -3

Compare with another player

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
54
Pts/100 poss.
9.2
FG%
40%

Opponents he guarded most in 7 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Andre Drummond 9 1 0/1
Adem Bona 7 0 0/1
Moritz Wagner 5 2 1/1
Ryan Kalkbrenner 4 0 0/0
Hannes Steinbach 4 0 0/1

Who guards him

Possessions
51
Pts/100 poss.
27.3
FG%
67%

Defenders who guarded him most in 6 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Adem Bona 8 0 0/0
Ryan Kalkbrenner 8 0 0/0
Andre Drummond 7 2 1/2
Hannes Steinbach 5 0 0/0
Moritz Wagner 3 0 0/0