On February 22, Beijing time, the NBA came to the news that the Blazers chose to cut the 24-year-old Dennis Smith. Dennis Smith was the ninth pick in 17 years and was at the peak of his debut. But in the past few seasons, he has become an NBA tramp. Now because of the elbow injury, he is completely unemployed in the NBA.
Dennis Smith, who was hailed as one of the four point guards of the 17th time, was selected by the Lone Rangers with the 9th pick in the first round. In his rookie season, Dennis Smith averaged 15.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, which was also his best season since entering the NBA.
Unfortunately, Dennis Smith's peak was too short. He played for only one and a half seasons with the Lone Rangers before being traded to the Knicks and starting his NBA wandering career. Why did Dennis Smith leave the Lone Ranger? It starts with the Lone Ranger choosing Doncic.
Needless to say, Doncic's talent is already the NBA's hottest rising star. But at first, Smith was also arrogant, and he thought Thatcic had come to assist him. Coupled with the Factros' then-coach Carlisle did not appreciate Dennis Smith, he eventually sent him to the Knicks to focus on developing Doncic.
It turns out that the Lone Ranger's decision was the right one, and Doncic was the real player for the team. After being traded by the Mavericks, Dennis Smith embarked on a wandering mode, from the Mavericks to the Knicks to the Pistons to the Blazers today. At just 24 years old, Dennis Smith completely lost his position in the NBA.
Dennis Smith has a lot of reasons to go high and low in the NBA. First, his body size is small, and his height of 1 meter 88 is too much. Second, there are too many injuries and illnesses, and the attendance rate is too low. Since leaving the Lone Ranger, he has only played 115 games. Third, the shooting is too bad. Dennis Smith shot just 40 percent from the field and 31 percent from three-point range in his career!
According to previous information, Dennis Smith's elbow injury will be out of the game for 3-4 weeks. Considering he's only 24 years old, plus good tandem ability. After recovering from injury, it is estimated that NBA teams will give him a short-term contract.