PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Career Transactions

Went undrafted in the 2021 NBA Draft…signed with the Miami HEAT as a free agent on Sept. 10, 2021…waived by the HEAT on Oct. 15, 2021…signed with the HEAT as a free agent on Sept. 20, 2022…had the two-way player conversion option in his contract exercised on Oct. 13, 2022…waived by the HEAT on Nov. 13, 2022…signed a two-way contract with the HEAT on Nov. 25, 2022…waived by the HEAT on Dec. 11, 2022…signed a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets on Jan. 13, 2023…signed a two-way contract with the HEAT on July 1, 2023…signed to a standard NBA contract with the HEAT on Oct. 21, 2023…waived by the HEAT on Mar. 6, 2024…signed a two-way contract with the HEAT on July 1, 2024…re-signed a standard NBA contract with the HEAT on Aug. 16, 2025.

Professional Career

Has appeared in 38 NBA regular season games (two starts) and averaged 4.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.05 steals and 14.7 minutes while shooting 46 percent from the field, 42.4 percent from three-point range and 82.4 percent from the foul line…has missed 103 games due to injury, 30 as a DNP-CD, seven as a healthy scratch on the inactive list and 23 while on G League assignments…has scored in double figures seven times…has nine multi-steal games…his career high for consecutive games with a three-point field made is nine (Nov. 18-Dec. 21, 2024)…has yet to play in an NBA postseason game…has appeared in 32 NBA G League regular season games (16 starts) and averaged 13.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.78 steals and 31.0 minutes while shooting 46.3 percent from the field, 35.7 percent from three-point range and 68 percent from the foul line…has scored in double figures 22 times in G League play, including five games with at least 20 points…has tallied double-figure rebounds three times, double-figure assists twice and registered five double-doubles in G League play…came off the bench in the only two G League playoff games in which he’s appeared and averaged 16.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.00 steals and 35.5 minutes while shooting 56 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from three-point range and 33.3 percent from the foul line…has appeared in 15 G League Showcase Cup games (10 starts), averaging 16.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.87 steals, 0.93 blocks and 31.5 minutes while shooting 49.7 percent from the field, 38.8 percent from three-point range and 80 percent from the foul line…has scored in double figures on 12 occasions in Showcase Cup play, including three games with at least 20 points…has grabbed double-figure rebounds once and registered one double-double in Showcase Cup play.

2024-25 SEASON:

Appeared in 14 games (one start) with the HEAT and averaged 6.2 points (.508 FG%, .750 FT%), 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.50 steals and 19.2 minutes…missed a total of 57 games due to injury, was a DNP-CD on 10 occasions and was a healthy scratch on the inactive list once…sat out two games (Nov. 24-26) with a right knee bruise and the final 55 games of the season (Dec. 26-Apr. 13) due to a torn left Achilles tendon that occurred on Dec. 23 vs. Brooklyn and required surgery on Dec. 27…topped the HEAT in steals four times, blocks three times and plus/minus twice…was Miami’s leading scorer off the bench on three occasions and also led the HEAT reserves in steals six times, assists and blocks four times each, minutes and plus/minus three times each and rebounds twice…scored in double figures on five occasions…connected on 53.3 percent (16-30) of his three-point field goal attempts…had five multi-trey games and hit at least one three-point field goal in a career-high nine consecutive games from Nov. 18-Dec. 21…had six multi-steal games…grabbed a career-high six rebounds on Nov. 18 vs. Philadelphia…recorded a career-high in minutes played (33:36) on Dec. 12 vs. Toronto…recorded a game-and career-high six steals on Dec. 16 at Detroit…his six steals at Detroit on Dec. 16 were the HEAT single-game high in 2024-25…Season Highs: 13 points (twice), six rebounds (vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 18), six steals (at Detroit, Dec. 16), four assists (vs. Oklahoma City, 12-20-24), three blocks (vs. New York, Oct. 30) and 33:36 minutes (vs. Toronto, Dec. 12).

2023-24 SEASON:

Came off the bench in all nine games in which he appeared for the HEAT and averaged 4.3 points (.455 FG%,1.000 FT%), 1.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.00 steals and 14.5 minutes…missed a total of 46 games due to injury and was a DNP-CD on six occasions…suffered a season-ending right ACL injury at Cleveland on Nov. 22 that required reconstruction surgery on Dec. 29…topped the HEAT in steals twice…was Miami’s leading scorer off the bench twice and also led the HEAT reserves in assists four times, blocks three times, steals twice and minutes once…scored in double figures once…had two multi-steal games…Season Highs: 12 points (at San Antonio, Nov. 12), four rebounds (twice), four assists (at Minnesota, Oct. 28), three steals (twice), one block (three times) and 28:01 minutes (at Atlanta, Nov. 11).

2022-23 SEASON:

Split the season between the Miami HEAT and Brooklyn Nets of the NBA and Sioux Falls Skyforce and Long Island Nets of the NBA G League…appeared in 15 NBA games (one start) and averaged 2.9 points (.400 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 1.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 10.6 minutes…did not miss any games due to injury/illness but was a DNP-CD 18 times, a healthy scratch on the inactive list six times and missed 23 games while on G League assignments…scored in double figures once…appeared in five games (one start) while with the HEAT and averaged 2.2 points (.357 FG%), 1.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 13.4 minutes…led the HEAT in plus-minus once…made his NBA debut at Portland on Oct. 26 …made his first career NBA start on Dec. 8 vs. the L.A. Clippers…came off the bench in all 10 games in which he appeared for the Brooklyn Nets, averaging 3.3 points (.419 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 1.7 assists, 1.5 rebounds and 9.1 minutes…led the Nets in assists twice…tallied career highs in points (17) and assists (5) at Milwaukee on Mar. 9…played in 22 NBA G League games (11 starts) and averaged 15.5 points (.481 FG%, .682 FT%), 5.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 2.09 steals and 32.5 minutes…scored in double figures 18 times, including five games with at least 20 points…grabbed double-figure rebounds three times and handed out double-figure assists twice…posted five double-doubles…in 14 games (three starts) with the Long Island Nets, averaged 14.1 points (.500 FG%, .667 FT%), 5.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 2.00 steals and 30.3 minutes…led the team in assists four times and rebounding once…came off the bench in both of Long Island’s postseason games and averaged 16.5 points (.560 FG%, .333 FT%), 5.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.00 steals and 35.5 minutes…scored 19 points in their opening win vs. Cleveland on Mar. 31…started all eight games in which he appeared for the Skyforce and averaged 18.0 points (.456 FG%, .696 FT%), 7.1 assists, 6.0 rebounds, 2.25 steals and 36.3 minutes…led the Skyforce in scoring once, rebounds twice and assists six times…scored a G League career-high 28 points vs. Ontario on Dec. 31…both of his double-doubles were attained while with Sioux Falls, a 12-point, career-high 13-assist outing vs. Texas on Jan. 4 and an 18-point, 10-assist outing at Oklahoma City on Dec. 27…played in seven G League Showcase Cup games (five starts) and averaged 17.4 points (.517 FG%, .833 FT%), 5.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 2.00 steals and 31.0 minutes…scored in double figures five times, including two games with at least 20 points…tallied 28 points vs. Windy City on Nov. 19…secured double-figure rebounds once…recorded his lone double-double of the tournament in an 18-point, 11-rebound effort at Fort Wayne on Nov. 12…NBA Season Highs: 17 points (at Milwaukee, Mar. 9), five assists (at Milwaukee, Mar. 9), four rebounds (twice), two steals (vs. Phoenix, Feb. 7), two blocks (vs. Washington, Nov. 25) and 23:44 minutes (vs. Philadelphia, Apr. 9).

2021-22 SEASON:

Appeared in 10 regular season games (five starts) for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League and averaged 8.0 points (.405 FG%, .667 FT%), 3.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.20 steals and 27.5 minutes…waived by the Skyforce on Feb. 1 after suffering a season-ending knee injury…scored in double figures on four occasions…tallied three multi-steal games and four multi-trey games…appeared in eight G League Showcase Cup games (five starts) with the Skyforce and averaged 14.8 points (.480 FG%, .750 FT%), 4.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.75 steals, 1.25 blocks and 31.9 minutes…scored in double figures seven times, including a 26-point performance vs. Fort Wayne on Dec. 3.

BEFORE NBA

Played two seasons at the University of Evansville before transferring to the University of Missouri…appeared in 107 collegiate games (87 starts) and averaged 11.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 29.9 minutes while shooting 45.9 percent from the field, 37.3 percent from three-point range and 86.5 percent from the foul line…started all 56 career games at Missouri and averaged 13.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 2.05 steals and 33.3 minutes while shooting 42.7 percent from the field, 34.4 percent from three-point range and 87.2 percent from the foul line…as a senior in 2020-21, appeared in 25 games and averaged 14.1 points (.444 FG%, .830 FT%), 3.9 assists, 3.5 rebounds, 2.04 steals and 33.9 minutes while shooting 39.8 percent from three-point range…became the first player in school history to be named to the SEC All-Defensive Team…named to the All-SEC First Team…was a three-time SEC Player of the Week, the most by any player that season…led the SEC in steals for the second consecutive season and ranked among SEC leaders in assists (5th) and scoring (13th)…led the team in points, assists, steals, field goals made, free throws made and minutes…scored in double-figures 21 times, including a season-high 26 points vs. Kentucky on Feb. 3…as a junior, appeared in 31 games and averaged 12.7 points (.412 FG%, .899 FT%), 4.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 2.06 steals and 32.9 minutes…became just the second player in the SEC since 1992 to average at least his averages in points, rebounds, assists and steals…became just the third SEC player to total at least 393 points, 131 rebounds, 121 assists and 64 steals in a single-season, joining only John Wall and Ben Simmons…led the SEC in steals (64)…his 2.06 steals per game tied for the third highest single-season average in school history…his 89.9% free throw accuracy was the fifth-best single-season mark in school history…led the team in scoring average, assists, steals and free throw percentage…scored at least 20 points on four occasions…sat out the 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer rules…as a sophomore at Evansville, started in all 22 games in which he appeared and averaged 13.7 points (.578 FG%, .862 FT%), 4.6 assists, 3.5 rebounds, 2.05 steals and 30.3 minutes while shooting 48.2 percent from three-point range…was named to the MVC Most Improved Team…led the conference in steals per game and three-point field goal percentage and ranked third in field goal percentage and free throw percentage…scored in double figures 17 times, including four 20-point games…as a freshman, appeared in 28 games (eight starts) and averaged 5.3 points (.445 FG%, .818 FT%), 2.9 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 22.5 minutes…was selected to the MVC All-Freshman Team.

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Dru Hildry Smith…is the son of Leonard Smith and Kendra Giles…has two brothers (Jaxon Giles and Daveon Smith).…his stepfather Lavarus Giles was a running back at Jackson State and had stints with the Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints and Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL and with the Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL…his wife Marley played on the women’s basketball team at Evansville…graduated from Missouri with a degree in Finance…when his playing career is over he hopes to work in financial advising and wealth management for athletes to help them make the most of what they earned during their careers…says his most prized possession is his wedding ring for what it represents…his favorite sports other than basketball are football where he’s a fan of the Colts and golf…his favorite hobby is playing golf…as a junior at FJ Reitz High School he help lead his team to a 29-2 record and reach the Class 4A state title game…as a senior he was named to the Indiana All-Star team after leading Reitz HS to the class 4A regional finals…wears size 13 sneakers.

Dru Smith

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