How Dennis Smith Jr. is handling his murky Knicks future

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There were less than two minutes remaining in the third quarter when Dennis Smith Jr. finally got off the bench on Wednesday night, but his first appearance in nearly one month didn’t last very long.

Smith was on the court for only 3 minutes and 36 seconds bridging the final two quarters of the Knicks’ 100-92 loss to the Lakers, and they were outscored by nine points during his first game action since suffering an oblique injury Dec. 23 against Washington.

With two weeks left before the Feb. 6 trade deadline, the 22-year-old Smith remains behind Elfrid Payton and Frank Ntilikina in the Knicks’ point-guard rotation. The 22-year-old former lottery pick potentially could be moved for the…