| PPG | APG | RPG | MPG | STLS | BLKS | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.21 | 1.23 | 6.70 | 20.2 | .5 | .8 | 11.58 |
| Compare to same point last season | ||||||
Jalen Smith Season Outlook: Healthy Backup Eyes Rotation Minutes in Crowded Frontcourt
Jalen Smith enters his second season in Chicago looking past the calf issues that hampered him last year. Now fully healthy, the 26-year-old big man sits third on the Bulls' power forward depth chart behind Caleb Wilson and Patrick Williams, explaining his modest 3% fantasy rostership.
Despite a reserve role, our projections anticipate steady court time, modeling Smith for 20.1 minutes and 19.8 fantasy points per game across 65 contests. We project he will average 9.4 points and 6.1 rebounds while chipping in 0.7 blocks per game, providing reliable per-minute utility.
Unless frontcourt injuries open up expanded minutes, Smith lacks the consistent volume required for standard 10-to-12 team formats. However, his balanced inside-out skill set cements him as an efficient deep-league stash and a reactive streaming target whenever rotation opportunities arise.
| DATE | OPP | M | FG | PTS | AST | STL | REB | BLK | TO | FPT | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/25 | PHI | 6 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 57 |
| 03/23 | HOU | 25 | 6/8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 32 |
| 03/18 | TOR | 17 | 3/4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 03/16 | MEM | 26 | 5/10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 42 |
| 03/12 | LAL | 30 | 5/11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 28 |
| 03/10 | GS | 33 | 3/13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 25 |
| 03/08 | SAC | 19 | 1/6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 42 |
| 02/22 | NY | 18 | 5/11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 27 |
| 02/21 | DET | 24 | 5/6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 33 |
| 02/19 | TOR | 24 | 2/6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 28 |
| 02/05 | TOR | 24 | 6/11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 37 |
| 02/03 | MIL | 20 | 5/7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 37 |
| 01/29 | MIA | 15 | 4/7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 50 |
| 01/28 | IND | 27 | 5/9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 31 |
| 01/26 | LAL | 36 | 5/7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 31 |
| 01/24 | BOS | 27 | 6/10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 |
| 01/22 | MIN | 26 | 6/9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 33 |
| 01/20 | LAC | 23 | 4/10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 |
| 01/18 | BKN | 30 | 5/8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 11 |
| 01/16 | BKN | 35 | 4/11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 10 |
| 01/14 | UTA | 17 | 3/7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| 01/13 | HOU | 36 | 5/13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 23 |
| 01/10 | DAL | 16 | 3/11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 28 |
| 01/03 | CHA | 15 | 4/5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 33 |
| 01/02 | ORL | 26 | 4/10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 26 |
| 12/31 | NO | 26 | 5/11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 21 |
| 12/29 | MIN | 25 | 4/6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 31 |
| 12/27 | MIL | 22 | 2/8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 32 |
| 12/26 | PHI | 22 | 4/7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 20 |
| 12/23 | ATL | 11 | 1/3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
| 12/21 | ATL | 13 | 0/1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 48 |
| 12/19 | CLE | 15 | 2/4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 41 |
| 12/17 | CLE | 15 | 2/3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 38 |
| 12/14 | NO | 12 | 2/3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 34 |
| 12/12 | CHA | 16 | 2/9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 25 |
| 11/28 | CHA | 17 | 3/5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 52 |
| 11/24 | NO | 26 | 4/6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 41 |
| 11/22 | WAS | 19 | 4/13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 22 |
| 11/21 | MIA | 24 | 5/8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 20 |
| 11/19 | POR | 11 | 2/6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 40 |
| 11/17 | DEN | 17 | 6/11 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 |
| 11/16 | UTA | 16 | 3/8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 42 |
| 11/12 | DET | 13 | 3/8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
| 11/10 | SA | 21 | 5/13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 42 |
| 11/08 | CLE | 18 | 6/6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 18 |
| 11/07 | MIL | 16 | 3/6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 60 |
| 11/04 | PHI | 16 | 4/8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 11/02 | NY | 16 | 5/7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 31 |
| 10/31 | NY | 17 | 3/5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 25 |
| 10/29 | SAC | 15 | 5/9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 36 |
| 10/27 | ATL | 7 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 69 |
| 10/25 | ORL | 16 | 6/8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 20 |
| 10/22 | DET | 13 | 0/7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 58 |
| Totals: | 1070 | 195/404 | 541 | 65 | 24 | 355 | 42 | 53 | 1149 | ||
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | M | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PPG | AST | REB | BLK | STL | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | PHO | 21 | 4.0 | .438 | .273 | .333 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 21-22 | PHO | 53 | 18.4 | .493 | .311 | .782 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| 22-23 | IND | 67 | 18.1 | .475 | .277 | .759 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 23-24 | IND | 63 | 16.4 | .588 | .421 | .698 | 9.6 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 24-25 | CHI | 64 | 14.3 | .466 | .330 | .814 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 25-26 | CHI | 53 | 20.2 | .483 | .373 | .742 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 61 | 16.5 | .513 | .370 | .742 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | |
| Totals | 334 | 16.1 | .499 | .342 | .754 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
| MIN | FG% | FT% | 3P% | 3PM | 3PA | 2PM | FTA | FTM | FGA | FGM | OREB | DREB | A/T | DD | TD | PF | REB | AST | BLK | PTS | STL | TO | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62.3 | 0.505 | 0.737 | 0.388 | 11.6 | 4.8 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 22.4 | 11.4 | 5.1 | 13.7 | 1 | 0.42 | 0 | 6.5 | 18.8 | 3.3 | 2 | 31.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 20.8 |
| MIN | FG% | FT% | 3P% | 3PM | 3PA | 2PM | FTA | FTM | FGA | FGM | OREB | DREB | A/T | DD | TD | PF | REB | AST | BLK | PTS | STL | TO | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Giddey SG/PG | 100% | 100% |
| Tre Jones PG/SG | 17% | 5% |
| Norman Powell SG/SF | 100% | 97% |
| Rob Dillingham PG/SG | 2% | 2% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Matas Buzelis SF/PF | 100% | 85% |
| Caleb Wilson PF | 100% | 76% |
| Dailyn Swain SF | 3% | 0% |
| Jalen Smith PF/C | 5% | 0% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Claxton C | 20% | 17% |
| Team | W-L | Win % | GB | PTS | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60-22 | 0.732 | - | 117.8 | 109.6 | |
| 52-30 | 0.634 | 8 | 119.5 | 115.4 | |
| 32-50 | 0.390 | 28 | 110.6 | 116.8 | |
| 31-51 | 0.378 | 29 | 116.3 | 121.5 | |
| 19-63 | 0.232 | 41 | 112.4 | 120.4 |
| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton | 68 | 15.4 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 48.5 | 40.1 | 85.5 | |
| Tre Jones | 65 | 14.1 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 55.3 | 31.5 | 84.1 | |
| Rob Dillingham | 65 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 39.6 | 31.6 | 74.5 | |
| Mac McClung | 11 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 39.0 | 23.3 | 77.8 | |
| Yuki Kawamura | 18 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 32.7 | 29.7 | 89.5 |
| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Giddey | 54 | 17.0 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 44.8 | 36.4 | 76.3 | |
| Anfernee Simons | 55 | 14.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 44.0 | 38.5 | 89.6 | |
| Jaden Ivey | 37 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 44.5 | 37.3 | 80.9 | |
| Trentyn Flowers | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matas Buzelis | 77 | 16.3 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 46.3 | 34.9 | 78.6 | |
| Isaac Okoro | 63 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 46.0 | 33.0 | 79.5 |
| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Smith | 53 | 10.2 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 48.3 | 37.3 | 74.2 | |
| Mouhamadou Gueye | 2 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 54.5 | 20.0 | 75.0 | |
| Leonard Miller | 46 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 55.3 | 32.3 | 73.6 | |
| Patrick Williams | 72 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 37.2 | 34.7 | 72.0 | |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 67 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 40.1 | 35.2 | 75.0 | |
| Lachlan Olbrich | 37 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 46.8 | 10.5 | 37.5 | |
| Noa Essengue | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Collins | 10 | 9.7 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 57.8 | 42.9 | 70.0 | |
| Nick Richards | 47 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 51.2 | 27.8 | 64.4 |
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| Yaxel Lendeborg GS PF | +6.7 |
| Aday Mara OKC C | +2.8 |
| Donte DiVincenzo MIN SG | +2.7 |
| Jusuf Nurkic UTA C | +2.4 |
| Brandin Podziemski GS SG | +1.9 |
| Derik Queen NO C | +1.8 |
| Ty Jerome MEM PG | +1.7 |
| Darryn Peterson UTA SG | +1.6 |
| Cameron Boozer MEM PF | +1.5 |
| Caleb Wilson CHI PF | +1.5 |
| bradley beal LAC SG | +1.4 |
| Max Christie DAL SG | +1.4 |
| Isaiah Jackson LAC PF | +1.4 |
| Kingston Flemings ATL PG | +1.4 |
| Keaton Wagler LAC SG | +1.2 |
| Reed Sheppard HOU PG | -2.9 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. MIL SF | -2.6 |
| Peyton Watson CLE SF | -2.5 |
| Ace Bailey UTA SF | -2.4 |
| Draymond Green GS PF | -2.3 |
| Julian Champagnie SA SF | -2.0 |
| Kyle Filipowski UTA C | -2.0 |
| Moussa Diabate CHA PF | -1.9 |
| Ben Simmons SAC PG | -1.8 |
| Keldon Johnson SA SF | -1.8 |
| Miles McBride NY PG | -1.6 |
| De'Anthony Melton GS SG | -1.6 |
| Andrew Wiggins MIA SF | -1.4 |
| Zach Edey MEM C | -1.4 |
| Myles Turner MIL C | -1.4 |