According to an NBA source, the Knicks point guard has worked out with Rockets superstar Chris Paul while in Las Vegas, getting tips from one of the smartest playmakers in NBA history.
Dennis Smith Rumors
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Position: G
Born: 11/25/97
Height: 6-2 / 1.88
Weight:195 lbs. / 88.5 kg.
Salary: $4,463,640
Born: 11/25/97
Height: 6-2 / 1.88
Weight:195 lbs. / 88.5 kg.
Salary: $4,463,640
“I think we can hit the playoffs. Everybody do a lot of talking and things like that,” Dennis Smith Jr. said, “I’ve never really been one to feed into it on social media and things like that. But I think we have a really good team, and especially with the way I’ve been working this summer, I think I’m going to take my game to the next level and it’s going to put us in the playoffs.”
Dennis Smith Jr. wasn’t surprised Irving, Durant and even DeAndre Jordan chose the Nets. Jordan was Smith’s teammate in Dallas and New York last season. “I wasn’t surprised, to be honest with you. People in the league talk anyway. They just keep it private. People in the league talk,” Smith said. “They’re great players but I like what we have, to be honest with you. I know there are a lot of hecklers out there and talking this that and the third. But I like what we have and I’m not really concerned with what’s going on in Brooklyn.”
Mike Vorkunov: Dennis Smith Jr. has been working with Knicks assistant coach Keith Smart on his shot. Says that it’s undergone major changes. Smith is a career 31.6% 3pt shooter. “It’s a really big difference,” Smith said.
Mike Vorkunov: Dennis Smith Jr. loves the Knicks offseason adds. “I think we can hit the playoffs,” he said. “I think we have a really good team. Especially with the way I’m working this summer I believe it’s going to take my game to the next level and it’s going to put us into the playoffs.” pic.twitter.com/t7DOsAZvtS
And, thanks to the Porzingis deal, which netted the team a talented young guard in Dennis Smith Jr. and two future first-round picks, the Knicks will head into free agency with major salary cap space. “We’re going to do everything we can to try to attract free agents, as long as they’re the guys that buy into what we’re trying to do as an organization,” Mills said.
