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Day-To-Day · expected back around Nov 8
Smith has been starting for Nic Claxton (hamstring), who hasn't played this season. However, the Bulls will be down another big, at least for the remainder of Wednesday's contest. As a result, Zach Collins should handle most of the minutes in the middle the rest of the way.
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vs2026-27 season
- GP
- 8
- MIN
- 22.4
- PTS
- 11.0
- REB
- 7.8
- AST
- 1.8
- STL
- 0.4
- BLK
- 0.9
- 3PM
- 1.4
- FG%
- 47.2
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | FG | STL | BLK | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | @NY | L 105-135 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0 | 1 | -15 |
| Nov 2 | @PHI | L 107-126 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6-10 | 0 | 0 | -15 |
| Oct 30 | @BOS | L 111-125 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0 | 2 | +3 |
| Oct 28 | vs NY | L 127-133 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7-12 | 0 | 3 | +12 |
| Oct 26 | @BOS | L 99-134 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs WSH | L 120-124 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| Oct 23 | @MIL | W 132-125 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6-10 | 3 | 0 | +4 |
| Oct 21 | @TOR | L 92-135 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0 | 1 | -19 |
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| Mar 25 | @PHI | L 137-157 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | -5 |
| Mar 23 | vs HOU | W 132-124 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6-8 | 0 | 2 | +17 |
| Mar 18 | vs TOR | L 109-139 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | -9 |
| Mar 16 | vs MEM | W 132-107 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0 | 0 | +30 |
| Mar 12 | @LAL | L 130-142 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 0 | 0 | -18 |
| Mar 10 | @GS | W 130-124 OT | 34 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3-13 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Mar 8 | @SAC | L 110-126 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0 | 1 | -6 |
| Feb 22 | vs NY | L 99-105 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 1 | 0 | -9 |
| Feb 21 | vs DET | L 110-126 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5-6 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| Feb 19 | vs TOR | L 101-110 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 3 | 1 | -8 |
| Feb 5 | @TOR | L 107-123 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 1 | 0 | -6 |
| Feb 3 | @MIL | L 115-131 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | +8 |
| Jan 29 | vs MIA | L 113-116 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | -11 |
| Jan 28 | @IND | L 110-113 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5-9 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| Jan 26 | vs LAL | L 118-129 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5-7 | 1 | 0 | +5 |
| Jan 24 | vs BOS | W 114-111 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 0 | 0 | +11 |
| Jan 22 | @MIN | W 120-115 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6-9 | 1 | 0 | +5 |
| Jan 20 | vs LAC | W 138-110 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | 1 | 2 | +10 |
| Jan 18 | vs BKN | W 124-102 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5-8 | 2 | 0 | +16 |
| Jan 16 | @BKN | L 109-112 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4-11 | 1 | 4 | -5 |
| Jan 14 | vs UTAH | W 128-126 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Jan 13 | @HOU | L 113-119 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 10 | vs DAL | W 125-107 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 0 | 2 | +15 |
| Jan 3 | vs CHA | L 99-112 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4-5 | 0 | 3 | +6 |
| Jan 2 | vs ORL | W 121-114 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 2 | 1 | +5 |
| Dec 31 | vs NO | W 134-118 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 1 | 2 | +21 |
| Dec 29 | vs MIN | L 101-136 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4-6 | 1 | 2 | -14 |
| Dec 27 | vs MIL | L 103-112 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2-8 | 0 | 1 | +3 |
| Dec 26 | vs PHI | W 109-102 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4-7 | 0 | 1 | +24 |
| Dec 23 | @ATL | W 126-123 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Dec 21 | @ATL | W 152-150 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Dec 19 | @CLE | W 136-125 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +9 |
| Dec 17 | vs CLE | W 127-111 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +11 |
| Dec 14 | vs NO | L 104-114 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1 | 2 | -10 |
| Dec 12 | @CHA | W 129-126 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2-9 | 1 | 1 | +10 |
| Nov 28 | @CHA | L 116-123 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | -19 |
| Nov 24 | @NO | L 130-143 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | +3 |
| Nov 22 | vs WSH | W 121-120 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4-13 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
| Nov 21 | vs MIA | L 107-143 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5-8 | 0 | 5 | -24 |
| Nov 19 | @POR | W 122-121 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 1 | 2 | +4 |
| Nov 17 | @DEN | W 130-127 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6-11 | 2 | 0 | +15 |
| Nov 16 | @UTAH | L 147-150 OT | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3-8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | @DET | L 113-124 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 0 | 0 | -7 |
| Nov 10 | vs SA | L 117-121 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5-13 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Nov 8 | @CLE | L 122-128 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6-6 | 0 | 1 | +17 |
| Nov 7 | @MIL | L 110-126 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Nov 4 | vs PHI | W 113-111 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Nov 2 | @NY | L 116-128 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Oct 31 | vs NY | W 135-125 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3-5 | 1 | 2 | +13 |
| Oct 29 | vs SAC | W 126-113 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Oct 27 | vs ATL | W 128-123 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| Oct 25 | @ORL | W 110-98 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6-8 | 1 | 0 | +16 |
| Oct 22 | vs DET | W 115-111 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0-7 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
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| Apr 13 | @PHI | W 122-102 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5-13 | 0 | 0 | +8 |
| Apr 12 | vs WSH | W 119-89 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +6 |
| Apr 8 | @CLE | L 113-135 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4-10 | 1 | 1 | -10 |
| Apr 2 | vs TOR | W 137-118 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | -4 |
| Apr 1 | @OKC | L 117-145 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0 | 2 | +8 |
| Mar 25 | @DEN | W 129-119 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | +17 |
| Mar 23 | @LAL | W 146-115 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Mar 16 | @HOU | L 114-117 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | +3 |
| Mar 9 | @MIA | W 114-109 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 0 | 2 | -8 |
| Mar 7 | @ORL | W 125-123 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1-6 | 0 | 1 | +7 |
| Mar 5 | vs CLE | L 117-139 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 0 | 1 | +3 |
| Mar 2 | @IND | L 112-127 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4-7 | 2 | 0 | +5 |
| Mar 1 | vs TOR | W 125-115 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 1 | 1 | -18 |
| Feb 21 | @NY | L 111-113 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Feb 13 | vs DET | L 110-128 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0 | 1 | +6 |
| Feb 12 | vs DET | L 92-132 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Feb 9 | vs GS | L 111-132 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | +6 |
| Feb 6 | @MIN | L 108-127 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Feb 5 | vs MIA | W 133-124 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | +8 |
| Feb 1 | @TOR | W 122-106 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7-10 | 0 | 0 | +7 |
| Jan 30 | @BOS | L 100-122 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3-10 | 0 | 3 | -9 |
| Jan 28 | vs DEN | W 129-121 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0 | 2 | +6 |
| Jan 26 | vs PHI | L 97-109 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Jan 24 | @GS | L 106-131 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0 | 1 | -10 |
| Jan 21 | @LAC | W 112-99 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 20 | @POR | L 102-113 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1 | 2 | -11 |
| Jan 18 | vs CHA | L 123-125 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | -7 |
| Jan 16 | vs ATL | L 94-110 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | -11 |
| Jan 15 | vs NO | L 113-119 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 0 | 0 | -17 |
| Jan 12 | vs SAC | L 119-124 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 0 | 0 | -7 |
| Jan 11 | vs WSH | W 138-105 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5-6 | 0 | 1 | +3 |
| Jan 9 | @IND | L 113-129 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | +3 |
| Jan 7 | vs SA | W 114-110 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3-11 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Jan 5 | vs NY | W 139-126 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 0 | 2 | +7 |
| Jan 2 | @WSH | L 107-125 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1 | 1 | -17 |
| Dec 31 | @CHA | W 115-108 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 1 | 1 | +11 |
| Dec 27 | @ATL | L 133-141 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 24 | vs MIL | L 91-112 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6-11 | 0 | 0 | -10 |
| Dec 22 | vs BOS | L 98-123 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | -16 |
Latest news
Smith (hand) won't return to Wednesday's game against the Knicks.
Smith has been starting for Nic Claxton (hamstring), who hasn't played this season. However, the Bulls will be down another big, at least for the remainder of Wednesday's contest. As a result, Zach Collins should handle most of the minutes in the middle the rest of the way.
RotoWire via ESPN · 2d ago
Smith went back to the locker room during Wednesday's game against the Knicks after suffering an apparent finger injury, Joel Lorenzi of The Athletic reports.
Smith appeared to hurt his finger contesting a shot from OG Anunoby, and for now, he should be considered questionable to return. If he needs to miss time, Zach Collins, Leonard Miller and Noa Essengue would help pick up the slack.
RotoWire via ESPN · 2d ago
Smith is available for Wednesday's game against the Knicks despite a left finger sprain.
Smith will shed a probable tag for this contest. He's averaging 12.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game this season, and the bulk of the center minutes should remain in Smith's hands until Nic Claxton (hamstring) is cleared to make his season debut.
RotoWire via ESPN · 2d ago
Smith is probable for Wednesday's game against the Knicks with a left finger sprain.
Smith is expected to play through the injury Wednesday, but his time as Chicago's starting center could be coming to an end. Nic Claxton (hamstring) is questionable to make his season debut, and his return would send Smith into a bench role.
RotoWire via ESPN · 3d ago
Smith registered 13 points (6-10 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 0-1 FT), seven rebounds and four assists across 28 minutes in Monday's 126-107 loss to the 76ers.
Smith provided efficient interior scoring and useful contributions on the glass while coming close to matching his season-high assist total. This was Smith's fifth double-digit scoring performance this season, and he has recorded at least seven rebounds five times. His scoring and rebounding will drive his fantasy appeal on a young Chicago roster.
RotoWire via ESPN · 4d ago
Smith (finger) is active for Monday's game against Philadelphia.
As expected, Smith will suit up versus the 76ers. He's averaging 12.0 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 blocks in 24.2 minutes across six outings so far this season. With Nic Claxton (hamstring) still sidelined, Smith is likely to continue starting for the Bulls.
RotoWire via ESPN · 4d ago