8p 7a 6r 5s vs Team XL

-Continue to come away impressed each time I see Smith play because of the versatility that he brings to the court for his team. Smith showed great vision in the halfcourt to draw two wherever he went before he made a play for a teammate, came up with some tough rebounds in traffic, showed some nice touch around the basket, and is a dangerous dual threat to pass or score in the paint. He plays with a herky jerky pace with the ball in his hands and the wonky timing of his crossovers and changes of direction makes him difficult to track in the halfcourt. Love the fluidity and unselfish nature of his playmaking as a secondary or primary ballhandler for his team–depending on rotations.

-Smith proved to be a pretty effortless scorer and creator in the halfcourt throughout the afternoon as a prospect that can flourish both on or off the ball. In the first half alone Smith plucked his guy at halfcourt and beat the chasedown block to lay it in just past the defense, showed a quick first step after hitting the big with the sweep and finished with the double-clutch layup through contact. I thought that Smith did a great job of forcing turnovers both on and off the ball as a pesky guard that even rotated well to block a big at the rim midway through the 2H. Intriguing name to track in 2028 as he should pop onto people’s radars much more in his junior season.