Dru Smith
Guard · Miami Heat · #12
Dru Smith: season analysis
Dru Smith is a 28-year-old guard for the Miami Heat, wearing number 12. Listed at 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds, Smith has 5 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Missouri.
In 2026-27, Smith is averaging 2.5 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 8.3 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 6 games. The shooting line reads 44.4% from the field, 50.0% from three-point range and 66.7% from the free-throw line.
Compared with 2025-26 (5.6 points in 16.3 minutes per game), scoring is down by 3.1 points per game and playing time down by 8.0 minutes.
Before this season, Smith played 4 NBA seasons and 123 games, averaging 4.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2024-25 at 6.2 points per game.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Dru Smith on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Miami Heat |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #12 |
| Age | 28 |
| Born | December 30, 1997 · Evansville, IN, USA |
| Height | 6' 2" (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 200 lbs (91 kg) |
| College | Missouri |
| NBA experience | 5 years |
| Salary | $2,584,359 (2026-27) |
Heat teammates
Bam AdebayoC · #13
Giannis AntetokounmpoF · #7
Ryan ConwellG · #4
Tre DonaldsonG · #24
Simone FontecchioF · #0
Myron GardnerF · #15
Vladislav GoldinC · #50
Tim Hardaway Jr.G · #10
Keshad JohnsonF · #16
Nikola JovicF · #5
Pelle LarssonG · #9
Davion MitchellG · #2
Bobby PortisF · #95
Nick RichardsC · #8
Klay ThompsonG · #11
Andrew WigginsF · #22
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | @ UTA | W 115-109 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-08 | @ SAC | W 114-108 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-05 | @ GSW | L 100-120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
| 2026-11-04 | @ LAC | W 117-116 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-02 | @ LAL | L 117-138 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3-4 | -2 |
| 2026-10-30 | vs IND | W 145-125 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| 2026-10-28 | @ ATL | W 129-117 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +4 |
| 2026-10-26 | vs DAL | L 109-113 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
| 2026-10-24 | @ CHA | L 110-115 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-23 | vs DET | L 111-128 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +7 |
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 | miami heat | 6 | 0 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 44.4 | 50.0 | 66.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7-1.5 | 0.5-1.0 | 0.7-1.0 |
| 2025-26 | miami heat | 70 | 1 | 16.3 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 41.5 | 29.5 | 82.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.9-4.6 | 0.5-1.8 | 1.2-1.5 |
| 2024-25 | miami heat | 14 | 1 | 19.1 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 50.8 | 53.3 | 75.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.2-4.4 | 1.1-2.1 | 0.6-0.9 |
| 2023-24 | miami heat | 9 | 0 | 14.6 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 45.5 | 41.2 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7-3.7 | 0.8-1.9 | 0.2-0.2 |
| 2022-23 | 2022 23 Totals | 15 | 1 | 10.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 40.0 | 26.3 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.2-3.0 | 0.3-1.3 | 0.2-0.2 |
| 2022-23 | brooklyn nets | 10 | 0 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 41.9 | 30.8 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.3-3.1 | 0.4-1.3 | 0.3-0.3 |
| 2022-23 | miami heat | 5 | 1 | 13.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 35.7 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.0-2.8 | 0.2-1.2 | 0.0-0.0 |
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.