Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations & General Manager Mitch Kupchak announced today that the team has signed free agent guard Dennis Smith Jr.
Smith Jr., a native of Fayetteville, N.C., has appeared in 216 games (135 starts) in five NBA seasons, averaging 10.7 points (40.2 FG%, 31.2 3P%, 65.2 FT%), 2.9 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.1 steals in 23.9 minutes per game.
He saw action in 37 games (four starts) for the Portland Trail Blazers in 2021-22, averaging 5.6 points (41.8 FG%, 22.2 3P%, 65.6 FT%), 2.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals in 17.2 minutes per game.
