Dennis Smith’s performance at Adidas Nations over the weekend not only impressed NBA scouts, but also the media members there to cover it. Sports Illustrated’s Luke Winn wrote at length about Smith’s performance, comparing him to a young Chris Paul:
Smith showed flashes of freshman-at-Wake Forest-era Chris Paul—the quick hands and disruptive defensive mentality, the elite ballhandling and drive-and-dish skills, a jumper that’s not broken but still needs work—and did enough that his circle of advisors decided to shut him down for both games the following day as a precautionary measure
And according to Winn, at least one NBA scout thinks that Smith is now in the discussion for No.