PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Has appeared in 528 career games (404 starts) over eight seasons (2016-24) in Brooklyn and Dallas, averaging 8.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 27.8 minutes per game… Has shot .435 (1598-of-3674) from the field, .355 (791-of-2226) from 3-point range and .723 (373-of-516) from the free-throw line… 2022-23 Season (Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks): Appeared in and started 66 games with Brooklyn and Dallas and averaged 8.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 30.4 minutes per contest… Shot .391 (196-of-501) from the field, .337 (114-of-338) from beyond the arc and .763 (45-of-59) from the free-throw line… Appeared in and started 26 games with Brooklyn, averaging 7.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists on .351 (67-of-191) shooting from the floor, .306 (37-of-121) shooting from distance and .789 (15-of-19) shooting from the line, 4.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 27.7 minutes per game… Registered an offensive rating of 111.5, defensive rating of 113.0 and net rating of -1.5… Tallied seven double-digit scoring performances with Brooklyn and notched one double-double, the 13th of his career… Led the Nets in minutes in two games… Recorded 19 points (7-of-10 FG, 4-of-6 3FG, 1-of-1 FT), his most as a Net this season, to go with eight rebounds and two assists in a win over Atlanta on 3/31… His performance against the Hawks marked the start of the best three-game stretch of his 2022-23 season in Brooklyn when he averaged 13.7 points (.577 FG, .643 3FG, .667 FT), 6.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 blocks in 29.4 minutes per game from 3/31–4/4… Also appeared in 40 games with Dallas, averaging 9.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals while shooting .416 (129-of-310) from the floor, .355 (77-of-217) from 3-point range and .750 (30-of-40) from the charity stripe, 4.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 32.2 minutes per contest… Scored a season-high 21 points (7-of-15 FG, 7-of-13 3FG) in a win over the Clippers on 11/15… His teams were 5-1 in games he drained four or more 3-pointers in… Missed 14 games (right adductor strain)… Missed one game (not with team)… Missed one game (coach’s decision)… Missed one game (right wrist contusion)… Missed one game (right wrist contusion injury management)… 2021-22 Season (Dallas Mavericks): Appeared in 80 games (all starts, team high) and averaged a career-high 11.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, career-high 1.9 assists and career-high 1.1 steals in a career-high 33.0 minutes per game… Shot .471 (326-of-692) from the field, a career-best .395 (172-of-435) from 3-point range and .675 (56-of-83) from the free-throw line… Became the first player in NBA history to increase both his scoring average and 3-point field goal percentage in each of his first six seasons after becoming the first to do so through one’s first five seasons… Finished 28th in the league in 3-point field goal percentage and 10th in the NBA in minutes played (2,644)… Led the league in possessions guarding the opponent’s highest usage player on the floor (1,936), ranked third among non-centers in number of shots defended (1,027), fourth in the broadest profile of positions guarded (min. 4,000 possessions), fifth in points per chance allowed in isolations (min. 200 isolations) and eighth in total miles traveled on defense (90.5)… Led the team in total steals with career-best 88… Notched one double-double, three 20+ point games, 46 10+ point games (career high) and 11 games with at least three steals… Produced eight double-digit scoring quarters (Dallas went 7-1 in those games) after he had seven in his first five seasons combined… Recorded a career-best 13-game double-figure scoring streak from 12/13–1/9 and averaged 13.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 33.0 minutes per game on .489 (64-of-131) shooting from the floor, .416 (32-of-77) from beyond the arc and .750 (15-of-20) from the charity stripe during that stretch… Tallied 23 points (9-of-13 FG, 3-of-5 3FG, 2-of-2 FT), including 14 (5-of-6 FG, 2-of-2 3FG, 2-of-2 FT) in the third quarter, three rebounds, three assists and a steal in 37 minutes at Minnesota on 12/19… Notched a double-double (11th of career) with 17 points (6-of-11 FG, 4-of-7 3FG), a season-high 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals in 34 minutes vs. Oklahoma City on 1/17… Ended with 17 points (6-of-13 FG, 5-of-11 3FG), including a game-winning 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds left, six rebounds, two assists and two steals in 33 minutes and eclipsed the 3000 career points mark on 3/5 vs. Sacramento… Recorded 21 points (8-of-14 FG, 4-of-10 3FG), five rebounds, two assists and a steal in 39 minutes vs. Utah on 3/7… Notched a career-high 28 points (10-of-16 FG), including a then career-high-tying six 3-pointers (6-of-12 3FG), to go with a pair of rebounds, three assists and a block in 37 minutes at Cleveland on 3/30… Went a perfect 6-of-6 from the field (4-of-4 3FG) in the third quarter in the season finale vs. San Antonio on 4/10 and scored all 16 of his points in the period, marking the highest-scoring quarter of his career… Missed one game (non-COVID illness)… Missed one game (right arm contusion)… 2020-21 Season (Dallas Mavericks): Appeared in and started 60 games and averaged 9.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 32.0 minutes per game… Shot a career-high .472 (220-of-466) from the field, .394 (119-of-302) from 3-point range and a then career-best .756 (31-of-41) from the line… Became the first player in NBA history to increase both his points per game average and 3-point field goal percentage in each of his first five seasons to start his career (eclipsed this mark again after his sixth season in 2021-22)… Notched one double-double and a career-high four 20+ point games… Recorded a season-best eight-game double-figure scoring streak from 4/16–5/1, during which he averaged 15.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 34.7 minutes per game while shooting .608 (45-of-74) from the field, .580 (29-of-50) from 3-point range and 1.000 (3-of-3) from the free-throw line… Scored a season-high 23 points (5-of-12 3FG) to go with six rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in 34 minutes vs. Utah on 4/5… Notched his 10th career double-double with 12 points (5-of-10 FG) and season-high 11 rebounds in 35 minutes vs. Philadelphia on 4/12... Tallied 22 points (8-of-11 FG), including 11 in the second quarter, to go with four rebounds in 35 minutes vs. Sacramento on 4/18... Collected 21 points (8-of-13 FG, 4-of-7 3FG, 1-of-1 FT), seven rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes vs. the L.A. Lakers 4/24... Ended with 22 points (8-of-12 FG, 6-of-9 3FG), including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 9.2 seconds left, to go with five rebounds vs. Washington on 5/1… Missed nine games (health and safety protocols)… Missed two games (personal reasons)… Missed one game (lower leg soreness)… 2019-20 Season (Dallas Mavericks): Appeared in 71 games (68 starts) and averaged 9.5 points, a career-high 5.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 29.9 minutes per game… Shot .466 (243-of-522) from the field, .376 (114-of-303) from 3-point range and .722 (78-of-108) from the line… Recorded a career-high five double-doubles after he had four in his first three seasons combined, three games with 20+ points after he entered the 2019-20 season without a single 20-point effort, 32 games with 10+ points and a career-high nine games with 10+ rebounds after he had seven in his previous three seasons combined… Notched 22 points (8-of-10 FG, 3-of-4 3FG, 3-of-4 FT), five rebounds and three assists in 35 minutes vs. San Antonio on 11/18… Collected 22 points (7-of-13 FG, 4-of-7 3FG, 4-of-4 FT), seven boards, four assists and a pair of steals in 29 minutes vs. Atlanta 2/1… Grabbed his 1,000th career rebound in the fourth quarter at Orlando on 2/21… Earned 16 points and a career-high 16 boards in 41 minutes at Sacramento on 8/4, marking his first career 15/15 game… Helped the Mavericks sweep the Bucks with a season-high 27 points (10-of-19 FG, 6-of-12 3FG), including a then career-high six 3-pointers, to go with 11 rebounds, a season-high-tying five assists and no turnovers in a season-high 43 minutes vs. Milwaukee on 8/8, marking his first career 20/10 effort and he joined Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Dončić as the only players to post at least 25 points, 10 boards, five assists and no turnovers in a game in 2019-20… Missed three games (right hip injury)… Missed one game (left hip strain)… 2018-19 Season (Dallas Mavericks): Played in a career-high-tying 81 games (26 starts) and averaged 7.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.9 steals in 24.5 minutes per game… Shot .432 (228-of-528) from the field, .311 (79-of-254) from 3-point range and .709 (73-of-103) from the line… Recorded three double-doubles, four games with 15+ points and 25 games with 10+ points… As a starter, he averaged 9.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 31.8 minutes per game on .427 (90-of-211) shooting from the floor, .305 (32-105) from 3-point range and .639 (23-of-36) from the charity stripe… Posted a season-high 19 points (8-of-10 FG, 2-of-2 3FG, 1-of-2 FT), including 10 in the first quarter, to go with seven rebounds and a pair of steals in 27 minutes vs. New York on 11/2… Missed one game (mouth laceration)… 2017-18 Season (Dallas Mavericks): Appeared in 21 games (13 starts) and averaged 5.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 21.3 minutes per game… Shot .380 (46-of-121) from the floor, .299 (20-of-67) from 3-point range and .733 (11-of-15) from the line… Scored in double figures five times, including each of Dallas’ final four games… In his 100th career game, he recorded his first career double-double with season highs of 15 points (6-of-12 FG, 3-of-6 3FG), 10 rebounds and four assists in 37 minutes at Detroit on 4/6… Missed 55 games (left quadriceps tendinitis)… Missed four games (return from injury management)… 2016-17 Season (Dallas Mavericks): Featured in 81 games (35 starts), the most ever by a Mavericks undrafted rookie, and averaged 4.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in 20.3 minutes per game… Shot .372 (124-of-333) from the field, .293 (56-of-191) from 3-point range and .754 (46-of-61) from the line… As a starter, he averaged 5.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 25.9 minutes per game, shooting .382 (71-of-186) from the floor, .294 (32-of-109) from beyond the arc and .759 (22-of-29) from the free-throw line… Led the team in scoring for the first time in his career with a season-high 17 points (5-of-9 FG, 3-of-6 3FG, 4-of-4 FT) in 29 minutes vs. Sacramento on 12/18.

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE CAREER: Played one collegiate season (2011-12) at Virginia Tech before transferring and spending four years (2012-16) at the University of Florida including one redshirt season (2012-13), appearing in 134 games (91 starts) and averaging 10.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 28.6 minutes per game… Shot .411 (480-of-1168) from the field, .362 (185-of-511) from 3-point range and .657 (284-of-432) from the free-throw line… Became the first Florida player to join the 1000-point club after transferring to the school and finished with 1,220 career points as a Gator… Led Florida in rebounding in each of his three seasons at the school and led the team in scoring in both his junior and senior years… Redshirt Senior Season (2015-16): Appeared in and started 36 games and averaged a team-high 14.7 points, team-high 8.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 31.8 minutes per game… Shot .436 (169-of-388) from the field, .366 (71-of-194) from 3 point range and .733 (121-of-165) from the free-throw line… Earned All-SEC Second Team honors and All-SEC Third Team honors by the Associated Press… Recorded a team-high eight double-doubles, eight 20-point games and 10 double-figure rebounding efforts… Redshirt Junior Season (2014-15): Appeared in 28 games (23 starts) for Florida and averaged a team-high 13.1 points, team-high 6.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals in 27.9 minutes per game… Shot .472 (137-of-290) from the floor, a team-best .426 (49-of-115) from behind the arc and .587 (44-of-75) from the free-throw line… Notched three double-doubles, four 20+ point games and 22 10+ point games… Tallied a career-high 25 points (10-of-15 FG, 5-of-7 3FG) in Florida’s win over Jacksonville on 12/14… Earned All-SEC Second Team honors… Redshirt Sophomore Season (2013-14): Played in 37 games (two starts) for Florida and averaged 8.7 points, 6.7 rebounds (team high) and 2.1 assists in 25.7 minutes per game… Shot .371 (105-283) from the field, .295 (39-of-132) from 3-point range and .643 (74-of-115) from the free-throw line… Named the 2014 SEC Sixth Man of the Year, becoming the second Gator to win the award (Chris Richard, 2007)… Recorded a 22-point and 15-board performance in an OT win over Arkansas on 1/11… Helped lead Florida to an SEC Tournament championship, a No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and an appearance in the 2014 Final Four… Sophomore Season (2012-13): Redshirted, per NCAA regulations, after transferring to Florida from Virginia Tech… Freshman Season (2011-12): Played in 33 games (30 starts) in his lone season with Virginia Tech and averaged 6.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 29.0 minutes per game on .332 (69-of-208) shooting from the floor, .366 (26-of-71) from behind the arc and .584 (45-of-77) from the free-throw line… Named to the ACC All-Freshman Team.

PERSONAL LIFE

Parents are Desiree Finney-Henderson and Elbert Smith Jr.… Was a four-year letter winner at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, Va., two-time VHSL Class AAA Player of the Year and First-Team All-State, All-Region, All-Tidewater and All-District… Led team to back-to-back Group AAA championships, along with Eastern Region and District titles… Averaged 18.0 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.8 blocks as a senior… Posted 19 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks in the state championship game against L.C. Bird his senior year… His foundation, the Finney Family First Foundation, aims to inspire youth to become productive members of society by providing service to the community… The Foundation hosted a black-tie gala in Portsmouth, Va., on Sept. 23, 2023, in an effort to raise funds for three local nonprofits – Friends of Portsmouth Juvenile Courts, Hampton Roads Urban Agriculture and Greater Peninsula C.A.R.E.S. Foundation… Received a key to the city of Portsmouth, Va., and Sept. 1, 2023, was named “Dorian Finney-Smith Celebration Day” in recognition of his contributions to the community.