Dennis Smith Jr. Player Breakdown! 7 Reasons Why He'll Be a Superstar!

After being selected #9 in last night's draft, we break down Dennis Smith Jr. and why we believe he'll be a star in the NBA.
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[@zmaj6524]

As a Mavs fan Im excited. Superstar or not he will be good. Love that he doesnt waste time, doesnt try to look fancy just beats his defender quick.

[@chrisdeleon2615]

Young Buck I know right, us Mavs fans got lucky with this one, this is literally the perfect situation for all parties

[@kingjames1056]

Young Buck a Dennis "Westbrook " Smith Jr

[@vick2x487]

Young Buck yea

[@DomoSkyy]

he is a future superstar I have no doubt in my mind the Knicks and every team but Philly will be kicking their selfs for skipping on Dennis but I'm so happy they did the first time in forever the mavs have a rookie to be excited about

[@tr3ybandz458]

Domo Skyy well he’s with our Knicks now baby

[@MAVSMANE]

@@tr3ybandz458 and my Mavs now have Kristaps. nice doing business with you

[@easyp8123]

Too bad they don’t use him right

[@FrStreetnc]

I know yall seen him snatch that ball from Lonzo Ball at 10:45.

[@jquaite]

Look forward to him replicating that when we play the Lakers this season

[@gc2926]

FrStreetnc I'd take dennis smith over lonzo ball

[@thedude4417]

im not liking this comment cause i dont wanna break 41 likes

[@njgivan3858]

best in the draft

[@ikeyj304]

NJ Givan Faxxx

[@ohthatsmyron1865]

LMAO this aged well

[@trestafford5733]

these are the most useful basketball videos on youtube

[@MakePlayz]

+Tre Staff Really appreciate that man !

[@Phoenixspin]

Dude, you know your stuff.

[@chrisperry2754]

Can't wait to see the way Carlisle can impact a player that has high talent and top tier athleticism. Type of player that could fall in love with the coach and never leave. I called the pick in march, really glad they took him.

[@harrycorbin4504]

He went to the best possible team to perfect his shot. Mavs have the best shooting coaches.

[@mikea2715]

True man, and it also includes Holger Geschwindner, Dirk's shooting coach from Germany. So yea, I'm willing to bet that Smith Jr.'s shooting should improve throughout his NBA career. The part that really gets me excited about Smith though is, I feel that that the Mavs are the perfect fit for him because of the ability of the team to create spacing on the floor. I can't think of a team that creates more space (other than the Warriors) while Dirk is on the floor to draw out a 4, or a lot of times a 5. With Dirk, Curry and Matthews' ability to shoot the 3, Smith will have all the space he needs to beat his guy for easy buckets. The Mavs haven't had a guy that could legit create his own shot since MAYBE Monte Ellis, but even Monte didn't have the ball handling ability or explosiveness that Smith has. I can't wait for next season.

[@Billionairevon]

Been saying he will and now he's in the perfect position to be great just watch

[@juanmora9332]

This guy a all star already

[@jquaite]

Thanks for this awesome vid. Best breakdown of Smith BY FAR, and I've watched a lot of them.

[@crapdragoon]

hopefully mavs have no trouble resigning noel, he and smith could end up having amazing 2 man give n go/lob action going.

[@phlemphlam574]

LOVE IT AND CAN"T WAIT FOR NEXT SEASON! GO MAVS!

[@TituzzzD]

Great Video! As a Mavs fan I couldnt be more excited about Smith Jr. The only thing I am missing in this video is his weaknesses. I am sure he has some and it would have been nice if you would have mentioned them. Its always nice to know them before and to see how a player develops over the course of his first season. Keep up the great work!

[@baboonking529]

great pick up can't wait to see him go at ball can't wait to see the moves Cuban continue to make hopefully we get some more monsters for a great yr to come LET'S GO DIRT!!!!!

[@DamianWayneAnimationsTM]

Cause he's Derrick Rose and Damian lillard

[@seventhraikage2538]

Markelle Fultz next please? I know that his high school highlights will be a bit different from college because he developed different skills but it would be appreciated. love the videos, keep up the excellent work!

[@MrFilbouldes]

This is a great commentary!!!. You really did your homework. Im picking him for "Rookie of the Year"

[@MakePlayz]

+Mr Bodez Thank you and I agree I think he'll be ROY

[@gmr9x556]

Only thing I'm worried about is his health. 82 game season plus the playoffs... that's a lot of wear and tear on the body. This guy has all the intangibles to be a great player. I'm not too much worried about his defense, simply for the fact that we have Rick Carlisle (top 3 coach in the league) as our coach. He will put Dennis where he needs to be defensively, and build up his defensive IQ when it comes to defensive rotations. Offensively, well I'm already wanting to go see this guy play at AA Center and light teams up lol. We got us a gem and a steal in this PG loaded draft. One that will go down in the books I believe as one of the best. #MAVSNATION

[@vividvi0lin156]

Great video and analysis!!

[@vick2x487]

yeaaa he got A LOT of potential!!!

[@billkevin4501]

As a Mavs fan,I know he will not disappoint.

[@jrgonzalez615]

Great video bro 👍👍👍👍👍 Pretty much all I needed to know now about DSJ, and I'm excited. He's in the perfect situation, especially extending his game wise with coach Carlise and this young Mavs team we're starting too have. Steal! IMO. Go Mavs! #MFFL

[@philiphuncho]

Love your breakdown Videos , keep up the great work

[@michaelburton5964]

Dennis Smith is the 3rd best player of this year's draft.While I don't believe that he will be better than Markelle Fultz or Josh Jackson,he will be a Superstar if develops correctly.He got underrated in this year's draft becasue of a injury from 2 years ago.The Dallas Maverick got a true steal in this year's draft and teams like the Lakers,maybe the Kings(tho I believe DeAaron Fox will be decent to good player with a outside chance he becomes a superstar if he becomes a better shooter and passer),the Magic,the Bulls and the Knicks.

[@jquaite]

I agree with you on Fox. At this point, Smith has the better physical profile due to his strength and explosiveness, better shooting, and better scoring ability because he has a more complex handle than Fox. And while people laude Fox over his defensive potential because of his lateral quickness, he is rail thin and needs a lot of work on his technique. (I'll still give him the edge there because he showed more desire to defend than Smith did at times). What also isn't talked about enough with Smith is his passing ability. He had some special games this year passing the ball and averaged 6.2 assists per game which was more than both Fultz and Fox (and note that Fox had much more talent around him than Smith did). I was watching the draft the other day and was surprised by how much the "experts" were pegging him as a score first PG who doesn't pass the rock much. Finally, when thinking about Smith's potential and how he was definitely undervalued in this draft, you have to look at his rebounding potential. He averaged nearly 5 boards per game and had a couple double digit rebounding games that resulted in triple doubles for him. If Smith had been in a better situation and had a chance at a tournament run like Fox, Smith would have been drafted over him easily. The one thing I will say about Fox is that he seems like more of a leader than Smith does at this point in his career, but hey both these guys are young, and Smith is going into a very positive culture in Dallas where he does not have to be the leader right away because of the veterans on the team. This will give him a chance to learn from the likes of Wes Matthews, Harrison Barnes, and of course Dirk, 3 of the most poised, hard working athletes in the league.

[@Askar23]

GREAT video

[@MakePlayz]

+167, 553 views Thank you!

[@thevillen6281]

Should have been a Laker!!! Can’t believe they passed on him😭😭😭

[@theofficialphil]

These videos are just great keep it up please

[@Kinggully]

awesome video well commentated too :)

[@UVAFan11yeechuckswag]

Great Video. Your vids continue to give me tips on how to improve my game. Could you do Jahvon Quinerly next?

[@MakePlayz]

+UVAFan 11 Appreciate that! And I'm going to save Jahvon's for when he commits

[@warrengslab]

I totally agree with everything preach

[@ceezy7675]

Jahvon quinerly next pls

[@marcxdjomo]

lawanda brown YES

[@HoopsHQ]

Dude is legit for sure! Great video

[@galileoyap8115]

Whether it's a dunk or whether it's a dime/ I'm sure we'll see him in the top plays all the time Ayyy that rhyme tho

[@MakePlayz]

+Galileo Yap 😂😂😂my wife says I'm corny

[@jlhhdz9165]

calling it now rookie of the year

[@slyguy4135]

can you break down Marvin Bagely

[@ChristisLord2]

Do Tyga campbell next

[@jackmoran5345]

whats the instrumental in the intro ??

[@reneperezjr8383]

I hope he is a all star as a rookie!!!

[@Kiddo_J]

Breakdown jalen hill pls

[@CamHamer]

Corey Sanders next

[@richyung4502]

He will be the best player in this draft. 2-6 stand up.

[@nathannelissen8751]

great video, do spencer freedman!

[@cassiusclay6202]

Zay Washington

[@chefmacky1903]

didnt age too well but he hasnt had a real chance to show his full abilities

[@johnsamsjr4718]

you have to have surrounding pieces Dallas is not a free agent zone Dirk is almost done

[@abboss4013]

Do Josh Jackson

[@tattedteflon]

This did not age well

[@nycnow811]

Knicks will regret their pick for a long long time.

[@gc2926]

Jay Fires frank ntilikina is a beast tho

[@richardlawrence5742]

is he connected to j Cole label or something

[@jlhhdz9165]

Richard Lawrence naw if I'm not mistaken smith was born in north carolina so he's just showing love to cole and I'm sure they cool friends too

[@jocquesesanders2753]

They both from the same town.... Fayvetteville, NC #910

[@kneo12]

this aged poorly

[@casualgamerthatsucks6576]

LOL

[@javiergutierrez2282]

Mffl

[@therealfart1363]

this didnt age well

[@clsupreme7408]

Welp!! THIS didn’t age well…

[@cbomb1738]

This didn't age well

[@westoncase5447]

He's good but I hope he's a bust cuz I fucking hate Ncstate

[@flossyb8408]

Weston Case well he not wit me state no mo we with my Dallas Mavericks & down here n Dallas we loving him