Dennis Smith, Talen Horton-Tucker on Mavericks' radar

Jake Fischer: “There was discussions of Russell Westbrook being the outgoing piece in whatever sign-and-trade machinations do come about, and then the Jazz would have waived him. That conversation was happening like day two of free agency, so don’t know what the exact holdups are to be honest. I haven’t really checked too much, but that’s just, you know, something that’s out there. If the Nuggets don’t end up being able to get Westbrook, there’s still plenty of interesting point guards available in the market, most notably Tyus Jones. I think he’s looking for much more than what Denver will be able to provide, and you’ve got some interesting potential minimum guys like Spencer Dinwiddie, Dennis Smith Jr… I mean Markelle Fultz is still out there, so I’m not saying that I know of any potential connections there between those guys and Denver, I’m just saying the backup point guard market still seems to be quite rich in terms of optionality, so I if I was a Nuggets fan I would be feeling decent about it.” -via YouTube / July 20, 2024

Barry Jackson: Highsmith had no offer approaching what Heat gave him (2 yrs, 11 M). Heat had no way of knowing that. But by giving him that much, they now cannot sign anyone but a rookie to 15th spot and avoid going over 2nd apron (which they won’t). Rules out Swider, Dennis Smith etc on standard deal -via Twitter @flasportsbuzz / July 8, 2024

The Dallas Mavericks have considered bringing one of two former guards back to the team, Spencer Dinwiddie and Dennis Smith Jr, league sources told HoopsHype. Should Dinwiddie and Smith Jr. land elsewhere, Malachi Flynn is also on Dallas’ radar, HoopsHype has learned. Flynn scored a career-high 50 points last season with Detroit -via app.slack.com / July 6, 2024