Season stats: 2025-26. Updated 6 h ago.
Jalen Smith Heads Into 2026-27 Bulls Season Off a Career-Best Year
newsroom · just nowJalen Smith is back with the Chicago Bulls for the 2026-27 season, wearing No. 25 as a forward-center. He is not on the injury report. The season opener has not been played yet, so the numbers below are from last season, 2025-26.
Where Smith Fits on the Roster
Jalen Smith returns to the Bulls for 2026-27 as a frontcourt piece, listed at forward-center and wearing No. 25. He is 26 years old, in his sixth NBA season, and came out of Maryland. At 6-8 and 244 pounds, he gives Chicago a big who can play either forward spot or slide to center in stretches. He is not on the injury report, so he heads into the year as a full participant. With training camp and preseason work ahead, Smith projects as a rotation forward who can rebound and space the floor a bit, based on what he showed last season in Chicago.
Last Season by the Numbers
In 2025-26, his most recent season with Chicago, Smith played 53 games and averaged 20.7 minutes a night. He put up 10.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, with 1.0 turnovers. He shot 48.3 percent from the field, 37.3 percent from three, and 74.2 percent from the line, good for a true shooting mark of 60.8 percent. His usage rate sat at 18.3 percent, and his plus-minus was plus-1.6. Those numbers point to an efficient reserve or spot-starter role: a big who hits from range and does not turn the ball over much.
The Shooting Profile
The most notable number in Smith's 2025-26 line is the three-point shooting: 37.3 percent from deep for a 6-8 big man. Paired with 48.3 percent overall shooting and 74.2 percent from the free-throw line, it is a clean, efficient shooting season across the board. His 60.8 true shooting percentage backs that up. For a frontcourt player, stretching the floor at that clip is valuable, and it is the number to watch as he begins 2026-27 in Chicago.
Injury Report
Heading into 2026-27, Jalen Smith is not on the injury report. There is no injury history on file for him with the Bulls. Barring any update once camp opens, he is expected to be available.
What's Next
The 2026-27 season has not started yet for Smith and the Bulls, so there is no current game log or box score to point to. The season opener is coming, and Smith enters it off a 53-game 2025-26 campaign in Chicago in which he shot better than 48 percent from the field and better than 37 percent from three. There are no rumors and no recent transactions tied to him at this point. The next real data point will be how he looks once the games start counting.
Questions fans ask
What number does Jalen Smith wear for the Bulls?
He wears No. 25.
What position does Jalen Smith play?
He is listed as a forward-center.
Is Jalen Smith injured?
No. He is not on the injury report.
How did Jalen Smith play last season?
In 2025-26 with Chicago, he averaged 10.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 53 games, shooting 48.3 percent from the field and 37.3 percent from three.
Where did Jalen Smith go to college?
He played at Maryland.
How many years of NBA experience does Jalen Smith have?
He is entering his sixth NBA season.
Game log
last 0| Date | Opp | Result | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG | 3P | +/- |
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