The most dazzling star in this game is Brunson on the Knicks side. The backcourt sharp knife of the Mavericks last season scored 27 points and 13 assists in the game, hitting the big heart several times at critical moments, enjoying the cheers and cheers of New York City fans.
But at the other end of the court, another former Mavericks defender also performed well. He scored 14 points and 11 assists in the game, and also scored and exquisite assists at critical moments, helping the Hornets retain hope of winning the game.
He is Dennis Smith, a player who has almost been forgotten by the league.
Maybe when you hear Dennis Smith's name, you will exclaim: "What, he is still in the league?"
But at the beginning, he was also a future star that was highly anticipated by countless fans.
Dennis Smith was selected by the Mavericks in the 2017 draft with the ninth pick in the first round, starting his NBA journey.
His performance in the rookie season is quite remarkable. He played in 69 games in the season, averaged 15.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, and was selected into the second team of the All-Squad. His performance in the rookie season is still remarkable.
But everyone may remember that the Mavericks selected the genius Doncic in the summer of 2018. Smith, who is shorter in height, overlapping the functions of the court, and has lower efficiency, became a victim.
18-19 season, he played 32 games for the Mavericks, averaged 12.9 points per game and was packaged and traded to the Knicks, where he only played good goals for half a season, and was also abandoned by the Knicks in the years that followed.
19-20 season, when he was so bad at the time, he only got 34 opportunities to play, averaged only 15.8 minutes per game, and his data of 5.5 points and 2.3 rebounds was also quite pitiful.
20-21 season, he only played for the Knicks and was traded to Pistons after playing 3 games. The next year he moved to Trail Blazers . In the past three years, he only played 94 games in total.
In recent years, from a potential rookie with a lotto ranking to a trade that everyone abandoned, many fans who have supported him have long forgotten this player, and more fans don’t remember it, nor do they care where he went.
This season he came to the Hornets and changed his jersey number to No. 8, which did not cause any sensation, just like a dead leaf falling to the ground.
However, in the four games of the season, he scored twice in double digits in every game. He contributed 18 points and 6 assists in the last game, and contributed 14 points and 11 assists in this game.
coach also gave him full trust and gave him more than 30 minutes of playing time. It seems that Charlotte , a city that has been ridiculed by countless people, has at least one advantage, that is, they will not give up any player.
He is only 24 years old and has no bad record in his personality. Maybe you have forgotten him, but he has been working silently to chase the self who is highly anticipated.
