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Dennis Cliff Smith Jr. (born November 25, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended North Carolina State University for one season of college basketball and earned second-team all-conference honors in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) as a freshman as well as ACC Freshman of the Year. Smith was selected ninth overall in the 2017 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Smith spent two seasons in Dallas before being traded to the New York Knicks in January 2019. He was traded to the Detroit Pistons in February 2021 and later joined the Portland Trail Blazers as a free agent in September of the same year. He was waived by the Blazers in February 2022 after suffering a right elbow injury and signed with the Charlotte Hornets in the 2022 off-season. He signed with the Brooklyn Nets in July 2023. High school career Smith attended Trinity Christian School in Fayetteville, North Carolina. During his first year at Trinity Christian in 2013, Smith came off the bench on the varsity basketball team, where he averaged 9.2 points and 3.0 assist per game. On December 28, 2013, Smith scored 41 points in a 82–73 win over Homeschool Christian Youth Association and future NBA player Justin Jackson. As a sophomore, Smith and Trinity Christian defeated Greenfield by one point to win the 2014 NCISAA 1-A State Championship; Smith scored 21 points and was named MVP. During the season, Smith averaged, 17.6 points per game and 9.3 assists, 6.9 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game. After the conclusion of his sophomore season, Smith participated in the NBPA Top 100 Camp on June 19, 2014, at John Paul Jones Arena in Virginia. Smith also competed in the 2014 Adidas Nations.In his junior year, Smith and Trinity Christian played in the 2014–2015 High School OT Holiday Invitational Tournament at Broughton High School in Raleigh. On December 26, 2014, Smith scored 23 points to help Trinity defeat Ravenscroft School (83–60). On December 29, 2014, Smith went head to head with an Orangeville Prep that featured future NBA players Jamal Murray and Thon Maker. Smith scored 38 points in a losing effort as Trinity Christian lost (79–75) in the semi-finals. On January 15, 2015, he scored 25 points in a 65–54 victory over Dudley High School, and on February 2, 2015, he scored 17 points to defeat Cape Fear Christian Academy in the NCISAA 1-A quarterfinals. On February 11, 2015, in the last game of the season, Smith scored 33 points in a (90–58) loss to Word of God Christian Academy in the NCISAA 1-A Semi-finals. On the season, Smith averaged 22.2 points per game, 7.1 assists, 5.1 rebounds per game and 3 steals, while leading the Crusaders to a (23–10) overall record. In 2015, he was named the Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year for North Carolina. Smith received surgery weeks later after the injury. Before the injury, in the summer of 2015, Smith competed on the Adidas Uprising Circuit for the AAU team, Team Loaded North Carolina (NC), alongside future NBA player Bam Adebayo. He led his team to victory in the Adidas Uprising Gauntlet Championship. Smith averaged 16.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 6.9 assists in 11 games on the circuit. On July 27, 2015, in a televised game on ESPNU, Smith recorded 29 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists in a 78–77 win over Kyle Guy and Indiana Elite. On August 10, 2015, while competing in an Adidas Nations event, Smith tore his ACL, but did not feel any serious pain or swelling in his knee. During surgery, Smith's doctors found that he had an extra ACL. He was originally ruled out for his entire senior season of high school but in between two weeks and two months, he claimed that he had become more explosive, with his vertical increasing by 8 inches.Smith was rated a five-star recruit and was considered one of the best players and point guards in the 2016 high school class. He was ranked No. 7 overall recruit by 247sports, while Scout.com ranked him No. 10 in the Class of 2016.On September 10, 2015, Smith committed to North Carolina State University, picking NC State over Duke, Wake Forest, North Carolina and Kentucky to play college basketball. College career In December 2015, Smith decided to reclassify and graduate early from Trinity Christian School and in January 2016 he enrolled at North Carolina State University. He decided to take the opportunity to get an early start on his first year by attending classes and rehabbing from his injury with the NC State medical staff before the start of the 2016–17 season. Smith began his freshman season playing in two exhibition games against Lynn University and Barton College. In his debut for the Wolfpack, Smith played 36 minutes and dished out five assists in an 81–79 victory against Georgia Southern. On November 21, 2016, Smith recorded a then-career-high 24 points to go along with 8 assists, defeating Saint Joseph's University, 73–63, in the Paradise Jam tournament. On November 26, 2016, he scored a season-high 30 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and tallied 7 assists to help NC State defeat Loyola University Chicago. On December 15, 2016, Smith recorded 22 points and 6 assists, leading NC State in a win over Appalachian State. On December 19, 2016, Smith earned ACC Freshman of the Week honors.On January 4, 2017, Smith recorded a triple-double—27 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists—in a win against the Virginia Tech Hokies, making him and Julius Hodge the only two NC State players to achieve this feat. On January 23, 2017, Smith scored a new career high with 32 points and 6 assists in an 84–82 victory against the Duke Blue Devils, leading NC State to its first win at Cameron Indoor Stadium since 1995. Smith recorded his second triple-double—13 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds—of the season on February 1 in a losing effort to Syracuse. He is the only player in ACC history to have recorded two triple-doubles against league opponents. On February 7, 2017, Smith earned his second ACC rookie of the week honor On February 21, 2017, Smith scored 18 points in a 71–69 win against Georgia Tech. On March 5, 2017, Smith was named ACC Rookie of the Year. Smith was additionally named to both Second team All-ACC and ACC All-Freshman teams. In 32 games for NC State in 2016–17, Smith averaged 18.1 points, 6.2 assists and 1.9 steals per game. After his freshman season, Smith announced his intention to forgo his final three years of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2017 NBA draft. Professional career Dallas Mavericks (2017–2019) Smith was selected with the ninth overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks. On July 5, 2017, he signed his rookie contract. While Smith would be out of action during the 2017 NBA Summer League in Orlando, he would return to action just in time for the event in Las Vegas. During the six games he played with the Mavericks out in Las Vegas, Smith recorded 17.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game in under 25..... Discover the Dennis Smith popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Dennis Smith books.

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  • Dennis Dwight Smith v. Monongahela Power synopsis, comments

    Dennis Dwight Smith v. Monongahela Power

    Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

    SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. "A defendant in a civil action has a right in advance of judgment to join a joint tortfeasor based on a cause of action for contribution. This is termed an...

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    Spirit Baptism and the Latter Rain

    Dennis Smith

    On the Day of Pentecost the early rain baptism of the Holy Spirit became available for every Christian. From that day onward every believer in Jesus could be filled with the Holy S...

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    The Devil Himself

    Peter Farris

    For Fans of Brian Panowich and Ron Rash. Southern Noir at its finest, The Devil Himself, sizzles with pageburning suspense and bewitching characters. Deep in the forest o...

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    Meet the Man from Hobbtown

    Dennis R Smith

    In Dennis' words: "Meet the Man from Hobbtown is a record of my life, written now when, at the present date, I am eightyeight years old. After being asked many times by my two daug...

  • Spirit Baptism and Deliverance synopsis, comments

    Spirit Baptism and Deliverance

    Dennis Smith

    In Pastor Smith’s previous books, many important subjects are presented that are related to the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Each book presents biblical truths that are essential fo...

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    10 Days

    Dennis Smith

    Have you ever wondered what it was like for the disciples when they first received the outpouring of the Holy Spirit? Or what it felt like when the tongues of fire rested on them? ...

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    Trust Yourself Again

    Dennis Chapman

    A quarter of women have been victims of gaslighting… and here’s how you can spot and stop the abuse. Have you ever been accused of being “crazy” or “insane” by your significant ot...

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    50 Days Prayers and Devotions

    Dennis Smith

    One of the most significant time periods in the Bible; 50 Days is the time from the Cross to Pentecost. During these 50 days, events happened that would transform the world, ensure...

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    Mystery on the Isles of Shoals

    J. Dennis Robinson

    For the first time, the full story of a crime that has haunted New England since 1873.The coldblooded ax murder of two innocent Norwegian women at their island home off the coast o...

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    Hollywood Hellraisers

    Robert Sellers

    'I don't know what people expect when they meet me. They seem to be afraid that I'm going to piss in the potted palm and slap them on the ass.' Marlon Brando'I should have been dea...

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    Tales from the New York Giants Sideline

    Paul Schwartz, Wellington Mara & John Mara

    Few sports franchises can match the long, stories history, rich tradition, and legion of passionate, loyal fans of the New York Giants. In this newlyupdated edition of Tales from t...

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    Dennis H. Smith v. State Florida

    Supreme Court of Florida

    Per Curiam. In this cause Mr. Chief Justice Buford, Mr. Justice Whitfield and Mr. Justice Terrell are of opinion that the judgment herein should be affirmed, while Mr. Justice Ell...

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    Pillow Talk

    Craig Conover

    Perfect for fans of One Day You’ll Thank Me and Capital Gaines, the star of Southern Charm and cofounder and CMO of Sewing Down South reveals how he turned his passion for sewing i...

  • Tales from the New York Jets Sideline synopsis, comments

    Tales from the New York Jets Sideline

    Mark Cannizzaro

    Ideal for fans of the Mark of a Lion series and Bill Parcells Pro football chronicle of the New York Jets Covers the successes and losses of the JetsFor over 55 seasons, the New Y...

  • Omega Apostasy and Laodicea synopsis, comments

    Omega Apostasy and Laodicea

    Dennis Smith

    Today God is calling His people out of their Laodicean condition. This book presents the urgency of responding to this call. You will learn how to let Jesus fully into your life an...

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    Rise the Dark

    Michael Koryta

    Rise the dark. These were the last words written in Lauren Novak's notebook before she was murdered in a strange Florida village. They've never meant anything to the police or to h...

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    Dennis v. Smith

    Supreme Court of Kansas

    The opinion of the court was delivered by This was an action to quiet title to 10,289 acres of land in Sherman County, Kansas, known as the Smith Ranch. A jury was ...

  • Dennis C. Smith v. State Nebraska synopsis, comments

    Dennis C. Smith v. State Nebraska

    Court of Appeals of New York

    On May 16, 1993, the appellee, Dennis C. Smith, was arrested by an officer of the Seward Police Department for driving while under the influence of alcohol. Prior to administering ...

  • Robert Dennis Smith v. State Indiana synopsis, comments

    Robert Dennis Smith v. State Indiana

    Supreme Court Of Indiana

    On November 29, 1975, the body of Mrs. Ellen Johnson was discovered, in her Porter County residence, lying on the kitchen floor in a large pool of blood, her clothing in disarray. ...

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    Report from Ground Zero

    Dennis Smith

    The tragic events of September 11, 2001, forever altered the American landscape, both figuratively and literally. Immediately after the jets struck the twin towers of the World Tra...

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    Spirit Baptism and the 1888 Message

    Dennis Smith

    In Pastor Smith’s previous books, many important subjects are presented relating to the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Each book presents biblical truths that are essential for God’s ...

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    Great Achievers and Characters in Australian Cricket

    Roland Perry

    From the turbulent life of the late Shane Warne to the skill, mentality and character behind Pat Cummins’ newlook captaincy, and through the decades to the wit, wisdom and genius o...

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    The Mammoth Book of Nightmare Stories

    Stephen Jones

    Winner of the British Fantasy AwardSixteen rare terror tales not to be read at night! To sleep, perchance to dream . . . of horrors! Here are some of the stories that gave their ow...

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    Average Expectations

    Shep Rose

    This witty and engaging collection of essays from the charismatic star of Southern Charm offers riproaring stories and tongueincheek advice on everything from relationships to trav...