Dennis Smith Jr. was born on November 25, 1997), and his hometown is Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA. He is an American professional basketball player and a point guard. He officially joined the NBA on July 6, 2017.
Studied at North Carolina State University in college. During his college years, Smith Jr. was already a top scorer and all-around fighter (freshman season) in the United States. He averaged 18.1 points, 6.2 assists and 1.9 steals per game.
In the 2017 NBA draft, he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 9th overall pick in the first round. At 6-foot-3, Smith Jr. has the size of a standard point guard. The 195-pound weight is above par, giving him excellent physical resistance on the move. (2016-17 season) In his rookie season, Smith secured the position of the team’s starting point guard. In 69 games played for the Lone Ranger, he averaged 29.7 minutes per game, shooting 39.5% from the field and 31.3% from the field. The three-point shooting percentage contributed 15.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists. With the accumulation of career seasons, the negative trend became more obvious. He suffered a straight decline in his NBA career, and then signed a training camp contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 3, 2021.