It looks like a big story: the old choice n ° 9 of the Mavericks Dennis Smith Jr. returns home to Dallas on a one -year contract. He signed one, A story reported for the first time by Shams Charania d’Espn. The Mavericks need the depth of the leader until Kyrie Irving returns from her tear of the LCA, so that the franchise contacted an old trusted friend.
Reality is less a fairy tale: this is an unmarked contract. Smith will have to win a list place, which will not be easy because the Mavericks already have a full list of 15 players under contract – Smith will have to beat someone to get this work. The depth graph of the playmaker begins with Angelo Russell, followed by Dante Exum, and for third place, there is Brandon Williams, but he has no fully guaranteed contract (a buyout of $ 200,000). To make the list, Smith must probably beat Williams for the third point of the leader (until IRVING returns, then he becomes the fourth PG location).
Another option for Mavericks is to exchange Jaden Hardy to create a list point. This is something that the Mavericks considered before giving up and stretching the Olivier-Maxence Prosper contract to provide Exum. If the Mavericks want to keep Smith and Williams, this is an option.
Smith is a seven -year -old veteran from the NBA, but who was out of the NBA last season. He has on average two -digit points from a match for the Mavericks, then the Knicks in the first seasons after being drafted in 2017 of NC State, but his production decreased from there. Smith was a high-level defensive guardian and in the 2022-23 season in Charlotte collected an average of 8.8 points and 4.8 assists. He played the 2023-24 season in Brooklyn but was not brought back and sat last season.
He has a chance in a place in Dallas, but it will be difficult to win him.
