Finally, Chus Mateo holds his reinforcement. On the transfer market for monthsReal Madrid have got their hands on a new player in the person of Dennis Smith Jr, signing a contract until the end of the season. The American leader (1.92 m, 27 years old) had been courted by the White House for several weeks.
The former 9th pick in the Draft in 2017 will thus discover the Euroleague after seeing the doors of the NBA close. In the Big League, he played 326 games including 154 as a starter in seven seasons with the Mavericks – where he worked alongside ex-Merengue Luka Doncic -, the Knicks and the Blazers.
Last season, he played for the Brooklyn Nets, where he averaged 6.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 19 minutes.