It seems like Dennis Smith, Jr. will soon be getting his wish. The New York Knicks guard joined a long list of athletes, celebrities, politicians, and more in condemning NCAA amateurism policies and the NBA's one-and-done rule after Duke sensation Zion Williamson left his team's marquee matchup against North Carolina with a knee injury.

Here's what Smith had to say about the injury:

“A guy like [Williamson] doesn’t need college. It’s just a stepping stone for him,” Smith said on Thursday, per Stefan Bondy of the Daily News. “Baseball players are allowed to go straight out of high school. I don’t really see the difference,” said Smith Jr., who was the top-ranked point guard of his 2016 high school class and spent a season at NC State. “And I love NC State. I’m grateful that I went there. But I’ve got a big family, some people that are depending on me. I would have gone straight out of high school if the option was there.”

Williamson suffered a knee injury in the opening minutes of Wednesday's highly-anticipated game when the 6-foot-7, 285-pounder tore through his shoe while making a routine cut.

Duke announced on Thursday that the presumptive number one overall draft pick suffered a Grade 1 sprain in his right knee, and is day-to-day.

Coincidentally, USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Zilligitt reported on Thursday that the league office has submitted a formal proposal to the National Basketball Players' Association that will lower the draft-eligible age from 19 to 18.

Commissioner Adam Silver expressed public support for the change last summer, indicating it was only a matter of time until high school players were again permitted to enter the NBA out of high school.

Smith, in his second NBA season after being traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Knicks, spent just one year at North Carolina State before turning pro.