With NBA free agents being signed, Dennis Smith Jr., the 2016-17 NC State one-and-done and ACC Rookie of the Year, is steadily moving up the rankings of top available talent.
According to the latest tracker and rankings from HoopsHype’s Frank Urbina and Raul Barrigon, 26-year-old Dennis Smith Jr. is currently ranked No. 10 among available players. Urbina and Barrigon provided a summary highlighting the potential that the former five-star recruit and 2017 lottery pick from Fayetteville, N.C. offers to a team during what should be his prime athletic years:
“While he may not reach the superstar potential projected for him, he has effectively utilized his athleticism on defense, where he can be quite disruptive against opposing point guards.”
Smith Jr.’s most productive season came in his rookie year with the Dallas Mavericks in 2017-18, where he averaged 15.2 points over 69 games as a starting player.
Overall, he has participated in 326 regular-season games with six different teams.
During his first season with the Brooklyn Nets, Smith averaged 6.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.2 steals in 18.9 minutes per game while coming off the bench.
Although the 6-foot-2, 205-pound guard posted a 29.4 shooting percentage from three-point range—his highest since the 2020-21 season—this might be affecting the number of teams interested in him.
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