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Dennis Smith Jr. has given his first statements to the official Real Madrid media after having made official his signing for the white team until the end of the season. “It means a lot to come here.”he assures.
The new Madrid point guard affirms that he finally decided to play for the club thanks to Luka Doncicwith whom he coincided in the Mavericks, and Jordi Fernándezcurrent coach of the Nets, who were his last team in the NBA. “They are two important people in basketball whom I respect a lot and they spoke very well to me about the club. Doncic spoke very well to me about the city, he told me that he loves it. So I didn’t have to think much when I decided to go abroad ”account.
Dennis Smith Jr. poses in front of a Real Madrid shield.@RMBasketball
Smith Jr., trying to explain what he can do on the courtsays he comes “to provide intensity, be able to step into the zone, assist teammates and be one of the best defenders in the League. You have to have a winning mentality, help my teammates to be at their highest level and fit into the locker room. I’m a guy who tries to do everything right. Before coming, I was watching videos from when I was at University and I saw the difference between how I saw the game before and how I see it now. What matters most to me is helping the team”.
Reunion with Hezonja
The American player will meet again with Mario Hezonja, with whom he met in the Knicks: “I want to see him. He is someone with whom I had a good relationship when we were colleagues. Besides, I was able to talk to him and get an idea of what things would be like here.”. In Madrid there are other players that he faced in the NBA. “There are also Campazzo and Ibaka, I have played against them. I love being able to have them as teammates,” he celebrates.
I come to provide intensity, be able to step into the zone, assist my teammates and be one of the best defenders in the League.
Dennis Smith Jr., new point guard for Real Madrid
Smith Jr. has already had the opportunity to talk a little with Chus Mateo, who has asked him “to develop my game and maximize my possibilities with and without the ball. I think it’s going to be interesting and I’m really looking forward to it.” Regarding the level in Europe, he tells what they have told him: “That Every game is competitive and every possession counts. The players never relax here. They always want to compete at the highest level. It is something that is also in my DNA and I want to live it”.
