Smith Jr. agrees to 1-year deal to return to Mavs

Guard Dennis Smith Jr. has agreed to a one-year woody to instrumentality to the Dallas Mavericks, cause Daniel Hazan of Hazan Sports Management told ESPN.

Smith reunites with the franchise that selected him with the No. 9 prime successful the 2017 NBA draft, and present he'll vie successful grooming campy successful Dallas. The Mavericks person a afloat roster currently, though defender Brandon Williams is connected a partially guaranteed contract.

Smith spent his archetypal 1 1/2 seasons with the Mavericks, averaging a vocation precocious 15.2 points successful his archetypal play portion being named to the 2017-18 All-Rookie Team.

In January 2019, helium was traded to the New York Knicks arsenic portion of the woody that sent Kristaps Porzingis to Dallas. The high-flyer played for the Knicks from February 2019 to February 2021, and was moved to the Detroit Pistons successful a commercialized that brought Derrick Rose backmost to New York.

Smith played for 3 antithetic teams (Portland Trail Blazers, Charlotte Hornets, Brooklyn Nets) successful 3 consecutive seasons -- the astir caller coming successful 2023-24, erstwhile helium ranked 2nd successful steals per 36 minutes among NBA players to play 1,000 minutes.

He spent the 2024-25 play with Real Madrid successful the Euroleague.

Smith, 27, has averaged 9.7 points, 4.2 assists and 3 rebounds successful 326 games implicit 7 NBA seasons.