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Dru Smith
Heat · G · 28
Dru Smith
vs
2026-27
21
Thunder · G · 22
Josh Dix
Head to head · 2026-27 regular season · stats.nba.com

Dru Smith vs Josh Dix

11-5categories
Smith · Dix
Dru Smith
Smith
Heat
2026-27
Dix
Thunder
21
6
Games
availability
7
8.3
Minutes
per game
14.6
2.5
Points
per game
2.3
1.0
Rebounds
per game
1.0
1.3
Assists
per game
0.3
0.5
Steals + blocks
per game
0.4
0.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.3
44.4%
Field goal %
33.3%
50.0%
Three-point %
1.0 vs 1.7 attempts
16.7%
66.7%
Free throw %
0.0%
64.4%
True shooting
TS%
38.1%
13.1%
Usage
USG%
9.5%
20.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
2.6%
5.8%
Rebound %
of available
3.2%
+3.5
Net rating
on court
+6.5
5.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
0.6%
+0.7
Plus-minus
per game
+2.3
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Dru Smith scored more in 2026-27, 0.2 points a game apart (2.5 vs 2.3), on Smith's heavier usage (13.1% vs 9.5%).

Smith is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.4% to 38.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Smith (1.3 vs 0.3 assists), the glass to Dix (1.0 vs 1.0 rebounds).

With Dix on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.5 per 100 possessions, against +3.5 for Smith; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Smith $2.6M through 2027-28, Dix — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2026-27 · from the game logs
Smith
2026-27
Dix
2-4
Record when playing
5-2
3.0
Points at home
0.7
2.0
Points on the road
3.5
1.5
Points in wins
1.4
3.0
Points in losses
4.5
6
Season high
7
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Smith · last 5
Thu, Nov 5 at GSW0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Nov 4 at LAC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Nov 2 at LAL3 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 30 vs IND0 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 28 at ATL3 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Dix · last 5
Sat, Nov 7 vs WAS2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Nov 6 at MEM5 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Nov 4 vs CLE0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Nov 2 at CLE0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 31 at HOU7 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Smith · contract
2026-27$2.6M
2027-28team option$2.9M
Dix · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2026-27 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).

Smith · Dix · from the live data

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