Nick Smith Jr.

LAL · SG · Age 22 · 6'2"

25-26 season · 30 GP · 12.5 MPG

Overall

$13,197

25-26 salary

6.2

PPG

0.8

RPG

1.0

APG

0.3

SPG

0.1

BPG

55.2%

TS%

26-27 projection

BPM

-3.1+1.6

range -5.7–-0.6 · now -4.7

WS / 48

0.027+0.014

range -0.026–0.081 · now 0.013

Bands are the projected range for 26-27. See the full projections.

Contract

Nick Smith Jr.

VETERAN CONTRACT (REST OF SEASON)RFA

Nick Smith Jr. signed a 1-2 year, $2,511,009 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Apr 12, 2026. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $13,197 to $2,497,812.

Total value: $2,511,009
Guaranteed: $13,197 (1%)
AAV: $1,255,505
Length: 1 - 2 years
Avg cap %: 0.8%
Signing method: Minimum Salary Exception
Signing team: LAL
Signed: April 12, 2026

Season	Option	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed	Likely inc.	Unlikely inc.
2025-26current	—	$13,197	0.0%	$13,197	$13,197	$0	$0
2026-27	team opt	$2,497,812	1.5%	$2,497,812	$0	$0	$0

Qualifying offer: $3,372,046Cap hold 2027-28: $2,702,711

Updated 6/13/2026

Past contracts (2)

Smith Jr.'s earlier deals — career earnings history

2023-24 – 2026-27ROOKIE SCALE CONTRACT

Total $12,651,907AAV $3,162,977Avg cap 2.1%Length 2 - 4 yearsTeam CHAVia Rookie ExceptionJuly 3, 2023

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2023-24	$2,463,960	1.8%	$2,463,960	$2,463,960
2024-25	$2,587,200	1.8%	$2,587,200	$2,587,200
2025-26team opt ✓waived	$2,710,680	1.8%	$2,710,680	$2,710,680
2026-27team optwaived	$4,890,067	3.0%	$4,890,067	$0

2025-26TWO-WAY CONTRACT

Total $636,434AAV $636,434Avg cap 0.0%Length 1 yearTeam LALVia Two-WaySeptember 29, 2025

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2025-26	$0	0.0%	$636,434	$0

25-26 scorecard

Overall Impact

PER10.2D

BPM-4.7F

VORP-0.3D

Win Shares0.1F

PIE6.7%D

Net Rtg-1.1C-

Scoring & Efficiency

PPG6.2F

TS%55.2%C-

eFG%54.0%C+

FG%43.5%C

3P%39.5%B

FT%73.3%—

Corner 3FG%20.0%—

Playmaking

APG1.0F

AST%12.0%D

TOV%11.1%B-

Rebounding

RPG0.8F

ORB/G0.1F

TRB%3.6%F

ORB%1.0%F

Defense

SPG0.3F

BPG0.1D

STL%1.2%D

BLK%0.5%D

DBPM-2.6F

Defensive WS0.2F

Def Rtg111.7B

Style & Role

USG%22.0%

3PAr0.53

FTr0.09

Dunks1

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