Luguentz Dort vs. J.R. Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of J.R. Smith and Luguentz Dort, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Luguentz Dort played 7 years in the NBA, 9 less than J.R. Smith, who played 16. Luguentz Dort had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while J.R. Smith had his rookie season in 2004-05. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Luguentz Dort 7 3 2019-20 to 2025-26
J.R. Smith 16 12 2004-05 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luguentz Dort J.R. Smith
Season 2019-202004-05
Team Oklahoma City ThunderNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 36 22.8 6.8 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.8 0.9 0.1 0.6 2.7 2.4 6.1 .394 0.8 2.8 .297 1.2 1.5 .792
difference:+40+1.7+3.5+0.2+0.1+0.3+1.1+0.2-0.8-0.9+1.5+3.7+0.3+0.9+.009+0.3+0.6+.103
J.R. Smith 76 24.5 10.3 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.4 1.8 3.9 9.8 .394 1.1 3.7 .288 1.5 2.1 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 6 29.2 12.5 0.8 2.8 3.7 1.0 0.3 1.0 2.5 4.2 4.5 12.7 .355 2.2 8.3 .260 1.3 2.5 .533
J.R. Smith DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Luguentz Dort J.R. Smith
Season 2020-212005-06
Team Oklahoma City ThunderNew Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 52 29.7 14.0 0.7 2.9 3.6 1.7 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.6 4.8 12.3 .387 2.2 6.3 .343 2.3 3.2 .744
difference:+3+11.7+6.3+0.4+1.2+1.6+0.6+0.2+0.3-0.5-1.0+2.2+5.6+.006+1.3+3.8+.028+0.8+1.4+.078
J.R. Smith 55 18.0 7.7 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.1 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.6 2.6 6.7 .393 0.9 2.5 .371 1.5 1.8 .822
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Luguentz Dort nor J.R. Smith played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Luguentz Dort J.R. Smith
Season 2021-222006-07
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 51 32.6 17.2 0.7 3.4 4.2 1.7 0.9 0.4 1.7 2.9 5.7 14.2 .404 2.5 7.7 .332 3.2 3.7 .843
difference:+12+9.3+4.2+0.2+1.6+1.9+0.3+0.1+0.3-0.4-0.6+1.2+4.0+.037+0.1+1.6+.058+1.6+1.7+.033
J.R. Smith 63 23.3 13.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.4 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.3 4.5 10.2 .441 2.4 6.1 .390 1.6 2.0 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort DNP------ --- ----------
J.R. Smith 4 11.8 4.5 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.5 1.0 0.3 0.8 1.5 1.5 5.5 .273 0.0 3.0 .000 1.5 1.5 1.000

Season 4
Luguentz Dort J.R. Smith
Season 2022-232007-08
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 74 30.7 13.7 1.7 2.9 4.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.2 3.3 4.6 11.8 .388 1.8 5.5 .330 2.7 3.5 .772
difference:+11.5+1.4+1.1+1.4+2.5+0.4+0.2+0.1-0.3-1.4+0.4+2.7+.073+0.3+0.2+.073+1.0+1.1+.053
J.R. Smith 74 19.2 12.3 0.6 1.5 2.1 1.7 0.8 0.2 1.5 1.9 4.2 9.1 .461 2.1 5.3 .403 1.7 2.4 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort DNP------ --- ----------
J.R. Smith 4 27.0 18.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.0 0.0 1.3 3.0 5.8 10.8 .535 1.8 5.5 .318 5.0 6.0 .833

Season 5
Luguentz Dort J.R. Smith
Season 2023-242008-09
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 79 28.4 10.9 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.9 3.6 8.3 .438 2.0 5.0 .394 1.6 2.0 .826
difference:+2+0.7+4.3+0.4+0.4+0.1+1.4+0.1+0.4-1.0-0.6+1.6+3.4+.008+0.2+0.6+.003+0.9+1.4+.072
J.R. Smith 81 27.7 15.2 0.5 3.1 3.7 2.8 1.0 0.2 1.9 2.3 5.2 11.7 .446 2.2 5.6 .397 2.5 3.4 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 10 35.0 10.7 1.9 2.7 4.6 2.0 1.3 0.2 1.1 4.2 3.3 9.1 .363 2.5 6.4 .391 1.6 1.9 .842
difference:+6+7.8+4.2+1.2+0.1+1.3+0.8+0.2+0.1-0.5-1.0+2.2+3.0+.091+0.1+0.2+.033+1.0+.299
J.R. Smith 16 27.2 14.9 0.7 2.6 3.3 2.8 1.1 0.3 1.6 3.2 5.5 12.1 .454 2.4 6.6 .358 1.6 2.9 .543

Season 6
Luguentz Dort J.R. Smith
Season 2024-252009-10
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 71 29.2 10.1 1.3 2.9 4.1 1.6 1.1 0.5 0.7 2.9 3.6 8.4 .435 2.4 5.8 .412 0.5 0.6 .717
difference:+4+1.4+5.3+0.9+0.2+1.0+0.8+0.2+0.2-1.2-0.6+2.1+5.4+.021+0.3+0.4+.074+1.4+2.1+.011
J.R. Smith 75 27.8 15.4 0.4 2.7 3.1 2.4 1.3 0.3 1.9 2.3 5.7 13.8 .414 2.1 6.2 .338 1.9 2.7 .706
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 23 29.0 7.9 1.4 2.5 3.9 0.9 1.3 0.4 0.9 3.3 2.6 7.1 .366 2.1 6.1 .343 0.6 1.0 .636
difference:+17+2.5+3.3+0.6+0.5+0.1+0.8+0.6+0.1-0.1-0.5+0.9+2.4+.002+0.3+0.9+.012+1.7+1.7+.239
J.R. Smith 6 26.5 11.2 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.8 3.5 9.5 .368 1.8 5.2 .355 2.3 2.7 .875

Season 7
Luguentz Dort J.R. Smith
Season 2025-262010-11
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 9 30.3 7.8 1.6 2.9 4.4 1.4 0.9 0.2 0.7 2.8 2.6 7.4 .343 1.3 4.9 .273 1.3 1.4 .923
difference:+70+5.4+4.5+1.0+0.6+0.3+0.8+0.3-0.6-0.6+1.7+2.5+.092+0.3+0.9+.117+0.8+1.4+.185
J.R. Smith 79 24.9 12.3 0.6 3.5 4.1 2.2 1.2 0.2 1.3 2.2 4.3 9.9 .435 1.6 4.0 .390 2.1 2.8 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort DNP------ --- ----------
J.R. Smith 5 15.2 9.8 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.0 0.4 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.2 9.0 .356 1.8 4.2 .429 1.6 2.2 .727

Additional Years

* J.R. Smith played 9 seasons more than Luguentz Dort in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 16, from 2012 to 2020—J.R. Smith played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 9 extra years over Luguentz Dort, J.R. Smith got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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