5 Predictions for Dennis Smith Jr.’s Rookie Season

By Isaac Harris

Aug 25, 2017

GREENBURGH, NY - AUGUST 11: Dennis Smith Jr of the Dallas Mavericks poses for a portrait during the 2017 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot at MSG Training Center on August 11, 2017 in Greenburgh, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

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GREENBURGH, NY – AUGUST 11: Dennis Smith Jr of the Dallas Mavericks poses for a portrait during the 2017 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot at MSG Training Center on August 11, 2017 in Greenburgh, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

1.) Dennis Smith Jr. Will Average More Points Than Any Other Rookie Point Guard

When it’s all said and done, this rookie class could go down as one of the best point guard rookie classes of all time.

Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball, De’Aaron Fox, Frank Ntilikina, Dennis Smith Jr.

All will play mostly point guard at the next level and all top ten draft picks.

For scoring, the supporting cast and role means everything when comparing Smith Jr.’s scoring to the rest of them.

I am going to go ahead and take out both Ball and Ntilikina in the discussion for which point guard will average more. Fox will have a featured role, but doesn’t have the outside shot yet to put up those type of scoring averages.

That leaves the discussion between Fultz and Smith Jr.

I give the edge to Smith Jr. mainly due the young supporting cast around Fultz. With Simmons, Redick, Covington and Embiid around Fultz in the starting unit, it should limit Fultz’s offensive numbers to an extent.