Dennis Smith Jr. looked like the future of the Mavs in his rookie year in 2017 but now he’s been rumored to be on the trade block. Dallas is shutting all of that down now as according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN, they are confident that they can move forward with Smith and keep him.
The Mavs won’t even consider trading him unless they get good value in return. He’s averaged 12.6 PPG and 3 APG in 2018. Dallas currently stands at 20-24 and 13th in the West. Despite the lack of success, they’ve seen a positive in rookie Luka Doncic stuffing the stat sheets.
Filed to ESPN, story posting soon — Mavericks are optimistic that they can reconcile and move forward with point guard Dennis Smith Jr. and are insistent that they won’t trade their 2017 lottery pick unless they get good value in return, sources told ESPN.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 17, 2019
Dennis Smith Jr. has potential and can still grow so it may be a little bit too soon for Dallas to seek a trade. If the trade value for him is too good to pass up on though, don’t be surprised to see the Mavs pull the trigger as they are still in rebuild mode.
