Another hassle in the already well-stocked career in this area for Dennis Smith Jr. When he had just had his best game of the season against the Lakers the day before, the Blazers playmaker injured his right elbow in training the next day.
Examinations revealed a partial tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of his right elbow and his absence was estimated at three to four weeks. His unavailability will then be reassessed according to the progress of his recovery.
A blow that Portland would have done well without while the troops of Chauncey Billups slowly climbed the slope with a fourth consecutive victory acquired last night in Memphis.
| Dennis Smith | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2017-18 | DAL | 69 | 30 | 39.5 | 31.3 | 69.4 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 15.2 |
| 2018-19 * | All Teams | 53 | 29 | 42.8 | 32.2 | 63.5 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 13.6 |
| 2018-19 * | DAL | 32 | 28 | 44.0 | 34.4 | 69.5 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 12.9 |
| 2018-19 * | NYK | 21 | 29 | 41.3 | 28.9 | 56.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 14.7 |
| 2019-20 | NYK | 34 | 16 | 34.1 | 29.6 | 50.9 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 5.5 |
| 2020-21 * | All Teams | 23 | 18 | 40.0 | 32.8 | 73.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 6.7 |
| 2020-21 * | TED | 20 | 20 | 41.5 | 35.2 | 70.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
| 2020-21 * | NYK | 3 | 9 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| 2021-22 | ORP | 37 | 17 | 41.8 | 22.2 | 65.6 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
| Total | 216 | 24 | 40.2 | 31.2 | 65.2 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 10.7 | |
