Jalen Smith
Chicago Bulls · F
Injury risk score: 68/100 (Medium).
Current status: not on today’s NBA injury report.
Why Jalen Smith’s risk score is 68
- Injury History (+36): 22 recorded injury events, 11 in the past 18 months, 3 severe
- Recurring Injury (+16): Ankle has been the site of 5 separate injury episodes — a recurring, chronic-pattern concern rather than isolated bad luck
- Return to Play (-1): 8 healthy games since returning from his calf injury — each 5 lowers the score a little (up to 8 points) during the first year back
- Contract Year (×1.12): In a contract year (fringe-tier contract) — more incentive to play through a minor issue rather than rest it: can mean a monster season, but also raises the odds of a nagging injury compounding
The injury risk score (0–100) is built from a player’s injury history — how often, how recently and how seriously he has been hurt — plus a body part that keeps failing, age, a recent return from injury, and his contract situation. 70+ is High risk, 40–69 Medium, under 40 Low.
Jalen Smith injury history
Jalen Smith has 14 recorded injuries since 2023, 4 of which cost games (21 games missed in total). Most common: ankle (5), back (2), knee (2).
- Nov 5: Back (Day-To-Day)
- Nov 5: Hand (Day-To-Day)
- Oct 9: Foot (Day-To-Day)
- Jan 2026: Calf strain (Out) — 10 games missed
- Jan 2026: Head concussion (Out) — 1 game missed
- Dec 2025: Hamstring strain (Probable) — 1 game missed
- Apr 2025: Ankle sprain (Probable)
- Dec 2024: Ankle sprain (Probable)
- Nov 2024: Ankle sprain (Questionable)
- Oct 2024: Ankle sprain (Questionable)
- Apr 2024: Ankle sprain (Questionable)
- Nov 2023: Knee contusion (Questionable) — 9 games missed
Chicago Bulls injury report
- Zach Collins — Day-To-Day: Illness
- Norman Powell — Day-To-Day: Shoulder
Chicago Bulls injury risk
- Norman Powell, G — 80 High
- Nic Claxton, C — 72 High
- Patrick Williams, F — 63 Medium
- Josh Giddey, G — 57 Medium
- Zach Collins, F — 57 Medium
- Isaac Okoro, F — 52 Medium
- Tre Jones, G — 50 Medium
- Jordan Hawkins, G — 37 Low
- Matas Buzelis, F — 34 Low
- Noa Essengue, F — 29 Low
- Tobe Awaka, F — 26 Low
- Leonard Miller, F — 25 Low
- Buddy Hield, G — 17 Low
- Dailyn Swain, G — 16 Low
- Jaylin Sellers, G — 11 Low