Marcus Smart had two very solid years with the Cowboys. OKST was not a super team, Brown, their other top player, got picked #44.
His SL stats were ok. 29%FG. I think he was king of the free throw line at 25/30...83.3% with 10 steals in 5 games.
I like his game as he is a courageous defender.
He takes pride in his defense, which, is a key intangible.
On offense, his body "surrounds the ball." The guy is square on the floor. Good defensive back material.
On defense, he takes the game to his opponent, creating turnovers and disrupting play.
The kid has a will to win and the physical tools to match it.....reminds me of long ago, kid out of U San Francicso. Couldn't shoot very well, but was murder on D. Like Smart got a lot of steals, tremendous handle.
KC Jones wasn't much of an offensive threat....eight rings and two national championships later, nobody really cared much about the 8 points per game did they?