Aaron Nesmith
Guard · Indiana Pacers · #23
Aaron Nesmith: season analysis
Aaron Nesmith is a 27-year-old guard for the Indiana Pacers, wearing number 23. Listed at 6-foot-5 and 215 pounds, Nesmith has 7 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Vanderbilt.
In 2026-27, Nesmith is averaging 11.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 25.2 minutes per game, with 9 starts in 10 games. The shooting line reads 36.9% from the field, 30.0% from three-point range and 79.3% from the free-throw line. Nesmith ranks fifth on the team in scoring.
Compared with 2025-26 (13.8 points in 29.7 minutes per game), scoring is down by 2.1 points per game and playing time down by 4.5 minutes.
Before this season, Nesmith played 6 NBA seasons and 333 games, averaging 9.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2025-26 at 13.8 points per game.
Injury report: Nesmith is listed as day-to-day.
Background
Nesmith was drafted in 2020 by the Boston Celtics franchise. Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Aaron Nesmith on Wikipedia ↗
Injury status
Day-To-Day · reported 2026-11-12
Profile
| Team | Indiana Pacers |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #23 |
| Age | 27 |
| Born | October 16, 1999 · Charleston, SC, USA |
| Height | 6' 5" (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 215 lbs (98 kg) |
| College | Vanderbilt |
| NBA experience | 7 years |
| Salary | $11,000,000 (2026-27) |
Pacers teammates
Kobe BrownG · #24
Johnny FurphyG · #12
Tyrese HaliburtonG · #0
Jay HuffC · #32
Quenton JacksonG · #29
T.J. McConnellG · #9
Larry Nance Jr.F · #22
Andrew NembhardG · #2
Kelly Oubre Jr.G · #10
Ben SheppardG · #26
Pascal SiakamF · #43
Jalen SlawsonF · #18
Braden SmithG · #3
Obi ToppinF · #1
Jarace WalkerF · #5
Ivica ZubacC · #40
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | vs WAS | W 114-101 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | +4 |
| 2026-11-09 | @ DAL | L 122-125 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-14 | 4-10 | 4-6 | -5 |
| 2026-11-07 | vs DEN | L 102-114 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-11 | 2-7 | 0-0 | -10 |
| 2026-11-04 | @ MEM | W 107-103 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-16 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 2026-11-02 | vs ATL | L 104-108 | Did not play — left hamstring - injury management | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-01 | vs BKN | L 90-98 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 5-6 | -15 |
| 2026-10-30 | @ MIA | L 125-145 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 4-4 | -25 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs PHI | L 109-114 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-16 | 3-9 | 5-5 | +1 |
| 2026-10-26 | @ MIL | L 102-110 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | +1 |
| 2026-10-25 | @ BKN | W 136-109 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 1-1 | +13 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | indiana pacers | 10 | 9 | 25.2 | 11.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 36.9 | 30.0 | 79.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.8-10.3 | 1.8-6.0 | 2.3-2.9 |
| 2025-26 | indiana pacers | 45 | 42 | 29.7 | 13.8 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 41.4 | 37.9 | 82.9 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.7-11.4 | 2.3-6.2 | 2.0-2.5 |
| 2024-25 | indiana pacers | 45 | 37 | 24.9 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 50.7 | 43.1 | 91.3 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 4.3-8.4 | 1.9-4.3 | 1.6-1.8 |
| 2023-24 | indiana pacers | 72 | 47 | 27.7 | 12.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 49.6 | 41.9 | 78.1 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 4.4-8.8 | 1.9-4.6 | 1.5-1.9 |
| 2022-23 | indiana pacers | 73 | 60 | 24.9 | 10.1 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 42.7 | 36.6 | 83.8 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.5-8.1 | 1.6-4.3 | 1.6-1.9 |
| 2021-22 | boston celtics | 52 | 3 | 11.0 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 39.6 | 27.0 | 80.8 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.4-3.5 | 0.6-2.2 | 0.4-0.5 |
| 2020-21 | boston celtics | 46 | 1 | 14.5 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 43.8 | 37.0 | 78.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.7-3.9 | 0.9-2.3 | 0.5-0.6 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.