When he was first acquired at the 2017 trade deadline, fans had a lot of hope for Brendan Smith. He was young enough to stick around for a while and brought a physical presence to the defense that hadn’t been there before.
He proved his value in that year’s playoffs and signed a four-year contract worth $17.4 million over the summer. Then, everything seemed to go wrong.
But, what if it didn’t have to stay that way? We’ve said in the past that this team needs Smith to come back stronger than ever this year.
It’s true, especially after the atrocious season he just had.