Brooklyn Nets guard Dennis Smith Jr. has at all times been a aggressive participant, even again to his days as a youth rising up in Fayetteville, North Carolina. While his taking part in type now’s completely different from what it was when he got here into the NBA because the ninth general decide within the 2017 NBA Draft, Smith remains to be competing all the identical.
After reinventing himself as a defensive stalwart final season with the Charlotte Hornets, Smith is getting the possibility to do the identical factor with Brooklyn this season. Now that the Nets are shifting on from the Kevin Durant/Kyrie Irving period, the staff might want to hold its hat on the defensive finish, which is ideal for Smith.
Smith is arguably the very best defensive guard on the roster and that alone could possibly be sufficient for him to see constant taking part in time within the early going. During coaching camp this week, Smith has been attempting to earn as a lot taking part in time as potential and he has been elevating the depth stage for everybody else to observe.
Smith talked on Friday about what he’s trying to do throughout coaching camp and he had some attention-grabbing issues to say:
“Just a stage of competitiveness. I’m gonna be a canine each probability I get. I’m gonna compete, I’m gonna struggle, and I wish to win video games. I do not wish to lose and I believe that is going to rub off on guys. Dorian (Finney-Smith) (is) the identical manner. So, we each carry that to the staff and you’ll’t assist however observe go well with.”
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