Next stop, Dreamville.
N.C. State guard Dennis Smith Jr. announced Tuesday he will enter the NBA draft on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.” Smith called it his dream to play in the NBA.
A projected top 10 pick, Smith led the ACC in assists (6.2 per game) in his lone college season. He was N.C. State’s first ACC freshman of the year since 1977.
Smith, who is from Fayetteville, would be N.C. State’s first top 10 pick since forward Tom Gugliotta went No. 6 to the Washington Bullets in 1992 and 10th overall.
Smith, wearing a gray hat with his own “Jr.