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Dorian Finney-Smith

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PF6'7"220 lbage 3310 yrs expFloridaPortsmouth, VA
11th best of 16 on CHAworth +0.1 wins to the rotation
OFF60DEF71
Capable shooter & perimeter defender
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Charlotte Hornets
Eastern · Southeast · proj. 46-36 (▲+4.1)
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A 3-and-D wing whose value has always been on the defensive end and from the corners. The 2025-26 sample was tiny and ugly — 37 games, 3.3 points on 27% from deep — so the shot wasn't falling, but the contract runs through 2029 and the switchable defense and connective passing are the reasons he's here.

3.3
PPG
2.5
RPG
1
APG
0.4
SPG
0.2
BPG
GP 37MPG 16.8FG% 33.33P% 27FT% 88.9TS% 45.2USG% 10.7PER 5.8BPM -4.3VORP -0.4EPM +0.6
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Shooting77
Perimeter defense71
Inside finishing67
Playmaking65
Rebounding62
Rim protection61
Scoring50

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2016-17 to 2025-26 · 10 seasons
8.0
PPG
4.4
RPG
1.4
APG
628
GAMES
Points 5,032Win Shares 28.9Starts 445Best season 2021-22 · 11.0 ppg
Games played, last three seasons68%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 30 → 32
▼Declining

Dorian, at 32, is trending downward — -2.0 → -4.3 box plus-minus over the window.

Age curve▼ Behind curve
Falling off faster than age alone predicts.
2026-27 forecast▲ 3.0 wins (+2.6)
Assumes a normal season; he played 37 games last year. Age takes about 0.8 wins off at 33. Range 1.4–4.6 wins.
Production (BPM)-2.0 → -4.3-2.326-27 forecast -2.7
His on-court production has slipped.
2023-24: -2.0 · 68 games2024-25: -1.0 · 63 games2025-26: -4.3 · 37 games2026-27: -2.7 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.2 → 0.4-0.726-27 forecast 3.0
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 1.2 · 68 games2024-25: 2.1 · 63 games2025-26: 0.4 · 37 games2026-27: 3.0 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $6.8M vs $13.3M salary−$6.5M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$13.3M salary2023-24: $3.1M · 68 games2024-25: $4.7M · 63 games2025-26: $2.1M · 37 games2026-27: $6.8M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $13,335,000 cap hit · through '29. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$13,335,000Guaranteed
8% of the club’s payroll · 7th of 17 priced deals
Runs through3 seasons
Est. market value$6,804,000 /yr
Surplus−$6,531,000
ABOVE VALUEpaid above his on-court value

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.