The Dallas Mavericks have drafted in the lottery two straight years. They used the picks to secure Dennis Smith Jr. and Luka Doncic to the building blocks of their team.
The two prospects have done nicely in building an off-court relationship, but now Smith Jr. is doing everything he can to adjust to Doncic on the court. DSJ has had a steep learning curve when it comes to playing off-ball on offense when he shares the floor with Doncic.
Coming into this season, Smith’s only experience being anything other than the primary initiator on offense came in short spurts playing next to J.