12-12-2020, 07:59 AM
Quote:This could be a make-or-break season for [b]Knicks[/b] guard [b]Dennis Smith[/b] Jr. and he’s impressed coach [b]Tom Thibodeau[/b] in the early days of camp, according to Greg Joyce of the New York Post. Smith could be a restricted or unrestricted free agent next offseason, depending upon the Knicks’ desire to extend him a qualifying offer. He’s also been subjected to trade rumors.
[i]“I think he’s come into camp and he’s been very aggressive,”[/i] Thibodeau said. [i]“I think each day, he’s gotten better and better. That’s what we’re asking him to do — to run his team, keep us organized, take advantage of what your strengths are, your ability to get downhill to force people to collapse, and then make the right play.”[/i]