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Dorian Finney-Smith

Forward · Atlanta Hawks · #8

Last: @ New Orleans Pelicans · Tipped off 7:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

NBA / F
Points per game1.52 games
Rebounds per game1.02 games
Assists per game0.52 games
Threes per game0.52 games
Minutes per game4.82 games
2026-27 season

Points by game

Season average1.5
2 games · 2 with data
3
0
CHAOct 23
HOUOct 26
Box score per game · game log through 2026-10-26.

The Edge

Role and usage

Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.

Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.

Minutes per game4.8 min
below the floor of 3+ games and 10+ minutes
Usage rate15.8%
below the floor of 3+ games and 10+ minutes
True shooting75.0%
below the floor of 3+ games and 10+ minutes
Touches per game5.0
below the floor of 2+ games and 10+ minutes
Drives per game0.5
below the floor of 2+ games and 10+ minutes
Rebound chances per game2.0
below the floor of 2+ games and 10+ minutes
Catch-and-shoot attempts per game1.0
below the floor of 3+ games and 10+ minutes
Potential assists per game1.0
below the floor of 2+ games and 10+ minutes
First basket rate—
0 starts recorded · rates shown after 5 starts
Percentiles are among 292 players with 3+ games and 10+ minutes per game; tracking metrics are ranked among the players tracked for them, a smaller group, and show no percentile until at least 50 players qualify.
OddsIndex analysis

Our pick

Current pick context · independent of season selection

No picks recorded on Dorian Finney-Smith yet.

Betting context · 2026-27

Points against the line

OverUnder

Hypothetical threshold · no verified market line: 1.5

1.5
3
0
NO
CHAOct 23
HOUOct 26
NOnext
Over 1 of 2 · 50%Under 1 of 22026-27 season vs hypothetical 1.5 · historical frequency, not a forecast
1.5

2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-26

Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the season median 1.5

away, in wins and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.

This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.

Shot profile · 2026-27 · 2 FGA

Where he scores

50% of his shots come from the right corner three, where he makes 100%, 66.1 percentage points above the league rate there (1 attempt so far).

  • Restricted areaNo shotsNo restricted area attempts yet
  • Three-pointers50%▲ 15.7 vs league100% of attempts · 2 FGA · small sample
  • Mid-rangeNo shotsNo mid-range attempts yet
50%0% FG0%no shots50%100% FG0%no shots0%no shots0%no shots
  • Share of attempts
  • FG% above league
  • below
  • under 20 attempts

Where he shoots from, against the league

  • Restricted area0% / 29%No attempts · league 66% FG
  • Paint (non-restricted)0% / 19%No attempts · league 44% FG
  • Mid-range0% / 10%No attempts · league 40% FG
  • Left corner 30% / 6%No attempts · league 34% FG
  • Right corner 350% / 5%1 of 1 · 100% FG against 34% for the league
  • Above-the-break 350% / 31%0 of 1 · 0% FG against 34% for the league

Distance buckets and the period split are not available: this player's shots for this season are not in our shot chart yet.

Season to date from the daily league shot-location snapshot dated 2026-10-30; the league figure is every player in that snapshot added together.
Next game · Tipped off 7:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Matchup: @ New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans defense

Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to forwards.

Who guards him

Last season (2025-26): no defender on this roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season yet. Bennedict Mathurin has guarded him most: 22.1 partial possessions, 3 points on 1 of 3.

2025-26 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.

Team defense

New Orleans Pelicans: the 20th-best defense at a fast pace; about average against forwards on points.

Defensive rating113.4
20th-best defense · middling
Pace104.9 poss
fast · possessions per 48 minutes
Offensive rating111.6
16th-best offense · points per 100 possessions
Points allowed to forwards12.8 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Rebounds allowed to forwards5.4 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Assists allowed to forwards2.5 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Threes allowed to forwards1.4 per game
average · per game vs forwards
PRA allowed to forwards20.7 per game
average · per game vs forwards

Allowed-to-forwards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 259 forward-games against NO · team ratings over 5 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.

2 meetings on record: 4.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists per game (last on Mar 13). The vs NO window above shows each game.

NO injury report · Oct 30

Lineup context

Team ratings with him on and off the floor.

On and off

The team is 50.1 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).

  • Net rating
    On · 8 min62.9
    Off · 136 min12.8
Offensive and defensive rating
  • Offensive rating
    On · 8 min142.9
    Off · 136 min119.6
  • Defensive rating (lower is better)
    On · 8 min80.0
    Off · 136 min106.8

Points per 100 possessions · 1 game · as of Oct 26.

Detailed records · both seasons on record

Game log & career

Data availability

Coverage dates show how far the available figures extend.

Who guards him

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

First basket

Available

Observations through 2026-10-29.

Game log

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Hit rates by window

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Hustle

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Matchup

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Next game

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

On and off

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Picks

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Prop hit rates

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Recent form

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Role and usage

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Season averages

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Shot profile

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Shot quality

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.