Tolu Smith went undrafted in 2024 after college stints at Western Kentucky and Mississippi State, where he twice earned first-team All-SEC honors. The Bay St. Louis, Mississippi native signed a two-way deal with the Detroit Pistons, played for the G League’s Motor City Cruise, and landed a two-year standard contract in April 2026. On court, he has worn the Nike Giannis Freak 7, including a TB version, and the Nike LeBron XXI “Blue Diver.”