Dallas Mavericks rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. has had a really nice rookie season and recently sat down for an interview with Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated to talk about life on and off the basketball court, and how he is adapting to his new life now that he is in the NBA.
Turns out, Dennis Smith Jr is a big paintballer and actually made his own course near his hometown in Fayetteville North Carolina that family and friends play on. He made it very clear about one player though that he wouldn't want to have on his team.
He was asked who would be good on his team, and who would be bad.
“My man ‘Do,’ Dorian Finney-Smith. Do is my guy. That is like my cousin right there. I am going to take him on my team. Do would be my first pick. My last pick would be Dirk [Nowitzki]). Too big a target. He is not going to be in position where I want him to be. Ain’t no snipers in paintball, so he can’t shoot from distance. He is going to have to move. I don’t want him moving on my team.”
As Dirk has gotten up there in age, he has also slowed down a lot, and he isn't as mobile as he used to be. Diving and hiding on the paintball course might be a bit of a challenge for the 39-year-old forward.
For Smith though, he is young and is really turning into a great young talent. He is currently averaging 14.8 points, 4.9 assists, and 3.4 rebounds.
Can he be the next young star for the Mavericks that tries to fill in the big shoes that Dirk will leave when he retires?
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