Team: Indiana Pacers · PG · Age 22 · Base role: reported two-way / Noblesville lead guard; zero simultaneous healthy-night minutes
Projection card
| GP | MPG | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .410 | .800 | 0.5 |
Nine-category: no redraft rank. Points: G League first. Dynasty: top 240-400, highly league-depth dependent.
Why the line looks like this
Indiana acquired the No. 38 pick's rights from Chicago for Kam Jones and other consideration. Smith's Purdue senior line was 14.3 points and an NCAA-leading 8.9 assists; Summer League included games of nine assists and an 8/6/8 closeout. Reporting says he will sign a two-way, but Indiana's three current two-way slots require another move. official draft-rights trade · Pacers prospect profile · reported two-way · July 15 Summer League recap
Redraft, dynasty, and scenarios
- Redraft: no value; even an official two-way leaves three veteran point guards ahead of him.
- Dynasty: stash in 30-team or 200-plus-prospect formats for passing feel; size and scoring translation cap upside.
- Floor: contract resolution is delayed or another organization acquires his rights.
- Ceiling: wins the two-way, dominates G League assists and earns a late-season 12-minute NBA audition.
Confidence
| Roster | Minutes | Rates | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium-low | Low | Low | High |
Career record
Pre-NBA: Purdue, four seasons (2022-26): 9.7/4.2/4.4 as a freshman starter, 12.0/5.8/7.5 in the 2024 national-runner-up year, 15.8/4.5/8.7 with 2.2 steals as a junior (2025 Bob Cousy Award, Big Ten Player of the Year), 14.3/3.5/8.8 with 1.7 steals on .440/.362/.825 as a senior (2026 Big Ten Tournament MVP). Career: 13.0 PTS / 4.5 REB / 7.4 AST / 1.7 STL over 149 games; two-time consensus first-team All-American; NCAA Division I all-time career assist leader (1,103, past Bobby Hurley's 1,076). Draft: 2026, Round 2, Pick 38, Chicago Bulls; rights traded to Indiana.
No NBA record. Most recent season: 2025-26 at Purdue (39 GP, 34.5 MPG, 14.3 PTS, 8.8 AST).
Durability: Never missed meaningful time at Purdue — 149 games in four seasons, 35-39 every year.
Trajectory: The record is four years of escalating elite playmaking with strong steals and free-throw shooting, capped by the all-time NCAA assist record — but at a listed 6-foot with modest scoring translation, which is why a two-time consensus All-American fell to pick 38. In 2026-27 he competes for a reported two-way slot and the Noblesville Boom lead-guard job, with no healthy-night NBA minutes behind Indiana's veteran guards. He becomes fantasy-relevant only in a deep-dynasty sense: if the two-way becomes official, he dominates G League assists, and a Pacers guard injury opens a 12-plus-minute audition where his assist rate could make him a deep-league AST/STL stream.
Career sources: Wikipedia, Sports-Reference college page, Purdue athletics profile.
Open questions
- Which two-way slot opens, and when does Smith's reported agreement become official?
- Can he defend NBA guards well enough for his passing to earn regular minutes?