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Jalen Smith

Chicago Bulls · #25 · Rotation
C6'8"215 lbage 266 yrs expMarylandBaltimore, MD
9th best of 13 on CHI
OFF75DEF71
High-level shooter & rebounder
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Eastern · Central · proj. 32-50 (▲+12.2)
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A bouncy, efficient energy big who crushes the glass (93rd percentile rebounding) and protects the rim (87th), posting 10.2 points and 6.7 boards on 60.8% true shooting in 21 minutes. He even stretched it to 37.3% from three on low volume — a tidy, productive backup five who does the dirty work.

10.2
PPG
6.7
RPG
1.2
APG
0.5
SPG
0.8
BPG
GP 53MPG 20.7FG% 48.33P% 37.3FT% 74.2TS% 60.8USG% 19PER 16.6BPM -0.7VORP 0.4EPM -0.6
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Shooting86
Rebounding81
Inside finishing76
Scoring74
Rim protection73
Playmaking64
Perimeter defense58

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

2020-21 to 2025-26 · 6 seasons
8.7
PPG
5.5
RPG
0.9
APG
324
GAMES
Points 2,831Win Shares 14.6Starts 77Best season 2023-24 · 9.9 ppg
Games played, last three seasons72%

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 23 → 25
▼Declining

Jalen, at 25, is trending downward — 3.4 → 1.9 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▼ Behind curve
Developing slower than his age would suggest.
2026-27 forecast▲ 2.4 wins (+0.4)
Age should add a little at 26. Range 1.4–3.3 wins.
Production (BPM)+2.4 → -0.7-3.126-27 forecast +0.5
His on-court production has slipped.
2023-24: +2.4 · 61 games2024-25: +0.9 · 64 games2025-26: -0.7 · 53 games2026-27: +0.5 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)3.4 → 1.9-1.526-27 forecast 2.4
His win contribution is trending down.
2023-24: 3.4 · 61 games2024-25: 2.5 · 64 games2025-26: 1.9 · 53 games2026-27: 2.4 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $5.2M vs $9.4M salary−$4.3M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$9.4M salary2023-24: $7.9M · 61 games2024-25: $5.4M · 64 games2025-26: $4.4M · 53 games2026-27: $5.2M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $9,428,571 cap hit · through '27. 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
$9,428,571Guaranteed
6% of the club’s payroll · 7th of 14 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$5,157,333 /yr
Surplus−$4,271,238
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.

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.