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The Wizards and unrestricted free agent Jason Smith have agreed to a deal, Shams Charania of The Vertical reports (via Twitter). It will be a three-year, $16MM pact, J. Michael of CSNMidAtlantic.com tweets. Smith has a player option for the final season, Michael adds.
The 30-year-old big man spent the 2015/16 campaign with the Magic, appearing in 76 games and averaging 7.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 15.5 minutes per outing. Smith’s shooting line on the year was .485/.250/.806.
In Smith, Washington adds a big man capable of stretching the floor with his shooting when he’s on, though the former No. 20 overall pick (2007, Miami) only owns a career mark of .293 from beyond the arc. His most successful campaign from deep was the 2014/15 season when he nailed 35.7% of his threes for the Knicks. But Smith is certainly a solid addition as a role-player, with Smith set to compete against Andrew Nicholson and Drew Gooden for minutes off the bench next season.
Best wishes to J Smooth from a Magic fan. Dude was a class act this season and can be a great second team pick and pop weapon when his shot is on.
Aren’t the Wizards over the cap?
Clearly not
really like the moves by the wizards this season, should be very interesting to watch
That was a great move tbh , i love when he gets his shot going ..
The Wizards are probably my sleeper in the east with a healthy wall and beal and gortat back to normal Morris and porter with a bench of mahinmini Burke outbreak Nicholson satoransky and drew goodness they can be surprisingly competitive
And now Jason smith