Dennis Smith Jr. is out of labor this season after taking part in properly in 56 video games for the Brooklyn Nets final season. The truth that he nonetheless hasn’t been signed by an NBA staff is a shock, given what number of groups want a defensive-minded guard off the bench.
In an effort to show he nonetheless has what it takes to compete on the highest degree, Dennis Smith Jr. entered his identify into the upcoming G-League Showcase and was claimed by the Wisconsin Herd, the affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks G-League. The G-League Showcase is a tournament-style occasion being held in Orlando this season, the place each G-League staff can carry out in a single place in entrance of NBA basic managers and scouts, and gamers can hopefully the, to be recruited by the NBA. It would happen from the nineteenth to the twenty second.
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Smith is not the one former lottery decide to have his identify entered for this showcase, as Frank Kaminsky will play for the Raptors 905 G-League staff.
The Dallas Mavericks chosen Dennis Smith Jr. ninth general within the 2017 NBA Draft, and he had an amazing rookie season, averaging 15.2 PPG and 5.2 APG, ending fifth within the Rookie of the Yr vote behind Ben Simmons, Donovan Mitchell, Jayson Tatum and Kyle Kuzma. Sadly, it might be the most effective season of Smith’s profession.
Luka Doncic was acquired in a draft commerce main into Smith’s second season, and though he and Doncic acquired alongside properly, the Mavericks did not suppose they may coexist. They traded Smith to the New York Knicks throughout Doncic’s rookie season as a part of a large package deal that introduced Kristaps Porzingis and Tim Hardaway Jr. to Dallas. From there, Smith bounced round, taking part in for the Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Hornets and Brooklyn Nets throughout his seven-year profession.
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