Drives are an important part of the basketball game of Dallas Mavericks second-year player Dennis Smith Jr. In his rookie season, DSJ did 12.7 drives per game, according to NBA Stats. Only four rookies ever made more drives per game (Ben Simmons, Donovan Mitchell, Elfrid Payton, Michael Carter-Williams). Among all NBA players, it was the tenth most last season.
It is not working out so far. Among 103 players who played at least 41 games and made at least five drives per game last season, Dennis Smith Jr. ranked 96th in field goal percentage (40.