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A way-too-early evaluation of the Alen Smailagić era

Alen Smailagiu0107 has to wait more than 19 months before he can legally drink alcohol in the country where he is employed. He’s played in just half a dozen NBA games, logging a mere 69 minutes.

Seems like a pretty good time to evaluate his performance, right? We’ve been calm and patient. We’ve waited long enough, don’t you think?

The Golden State Warriors intriguing and amusing young project had the best game of his short career last night, in the team’s 107-98 loss to the world-beating Milwaukee Bucks. Smiley cracked double digits for the first time in his career, needing fewer than 12 minutes to log 10 points and 4 rebounds.