Dennis Smith Jr. named to All-Rookie Second Team

DALLAS – The NBA announced today that guard Dennis Smith Jr. was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. It marks the second year in a row that Dallas has had a player earn NBA All-Rookie Team honors (Yogi Ferrell was named to the All-Rookie Second Team in 2016-17). Smith (6-3, 195) averaged 15.2 points, […]

Dennis Smith Jr. was having his best game before ankle injury in Brooklyn

NEW ORLEANS – The unfortunate set of circumstances surrounding the sprained left ankle injury Dennis Smith Jr. suffered Saturday night against the Brooklyn Nets is that the rookie point guard was well on his way to engineering the best game of his NBA career. Smith’s injury occurred with 3:30 remaining in the third quarter when […]

Dennis Smith Jr. representará a los Dallas Mavericks en el All Star Weekend (Dennis Smith Jr. will represent the Dallas Mavericks on the All Star Weekend)

A lo largo de su historia los Dallas Mavericks solo han estado representados en dos ocasiones en el concurso de mates. Así como sí que hay más tradición de jugadores Mavs formando parte del concurso de triples, Dallas no ha tenido grandes matadores que pudiesen participar en este evento, y de entre los que sí […]

Dennis Smith Jr. ready to put on a show for the city of Dallas

The first time Dennis Smith Jr. dunked was in the eighth grade. When most eighth graders were worried about who they’re taking to the junior high dance, Dennis was in a gym having his friends throw him alley-oops until he finally caught one with two hands for his first dunk. DSJ Dunk Bracket Fill out […]

Dennis Smith Jr. to compete in 2018 slam dunk contest

DALLAS – The Dallas Mavericks announced today that rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. will compete in the 2018 Verizon Slam Dunk as part of State Farm® All-Star Saturday Night. The event will take place at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 17, and be shown live on TNT. Smith (6-3, 195) will […]

Dennis Smith Jr. selected to play in 2018 Rising Stars game

DALLAS – The Dallas Mavericks announced today that rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. was selected to compete for the U.S. Team in the 2018 Mtn Dew Kickstart Rising Stars at All-Star 2018 in Los Angeles. The game will be played at the STAPLES Center in L.A. on Friday, Feb. 16, and will air live […]

Dennis Smith Jr. is learning to play without the ball

In a year of firsts for rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr., his most recent development is the first step into what might be his most exotic challenge yet: playing basketball without the basketball in his hands. “It’s just a new world for him,” Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle said. Smith has run point for […]

Dennis Smith Jr.’s ‘constant attacking mode’ gave Mavs goosebumps in win vs. Raptors

Dennis Smith Jr. had a night so good that Rick Carlisle caught himself looking ahead at what’s to come for his team’s 20-year-old rookie point guard. “Tonight convinced me that this kid’s gonna be a great player,” Carlisle said. Wait: He’s talking about the Smith that scored just eight points on 3-of-14 shooting, right? Based […]

The faster, the better for the Mavericks offense

Dennis Smith Jr. is known for his thunderous dunks, but his most destructive play Monday night in San Antonio was a layup. Smith took the ball out of the basket after a Brandon Paul bucket and raced it up the court, lifting off while there were still 21 seconds left on the shot clock and […]

Highlights from Dennis Smith Jr.’s Q&A with David Aldridge

Mavs rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. participated in a Q&A with the NBA’s David Aldridge for the respected writer’s Monday Morning Tip, a weekly column on all things NBA. Check out the full article here, with some of Smith’s best answers below. Aldridge: How have you tried to separate the mental toll of the […]