Smith was moved ahead of the trade deadline to the Knicks in the Kristaps Porzingis deal amid reports he and Doncic were a bad fit with each other on the court. In reality, Smith celebrated his 21st birthday with Doncic last November, and said he and Doncic didn’t just workout together this summer, but also hung out off the court. “It’s always been all love,” Smith told Henderson, who also goes by the moniker SeeHendo. “People tried to create this kind of picture. He’s a great dude. I don’t know where that story came from or who really started that narrative, but me and Luka always got along well. That’s my dog, for real.”
