The Dennis Smith Jr. the Nets are getting is an entirely different version than the one the Knicks saw.
But years, injuries and tough times have matured him.
Smith, who said the Nets called him on the first day of the free-agency period, inked a one-year, $2,528,233 guaranteed deal, and has a chance to carve out a role.But Ben Simmons was shut down last season with a bad back and a nerve impingement, his ongoing recovery keeping him out of next month’s FIBA World Cup.AP
“Yep, I had thought about that a couple of weeks before I had a call with them. So my excitement was matching theirs whenever they were on a call with me, so it’s a place I can see myself at and it worked out perfectly.”He played well in 21 games — all but three of them starts — averaging 14.7 points and 5.4 assists.The point guard dealt with back injuries and inconsistent play that was made worse by the death of his stepmother and boos from the Garden crowd.
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