Deivon Smith
Updated on 7/3/24. Written by Alan Lu.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 180
College: St. John’s
Classification: Fifth-Year Senior
Birthdate: 3/8/2002
Projected Draft Range: 2nd Round to Undrafted
Pros:
Solid shooter, especially from deep
Decent scorer off the dribble
Solid playmaker
Good rebounder for his size
Solid athlete
Cons:
Just now is a good outside shooter
Needs to improve his free throw shooting
A bit undersized for his position
Relative unknown commodity
Summary:
Deivon Smith is an agile, skilled playmaker that played for Utah this past season. He had a very good senior season, and he showed off solid all-around skills this past year. He’ll need to show that he can sustain this level of production beyond this year, but if so, he could end up being a solid backup point guard in the NBA.
Links:
RealGM Profile
Games Scouted:
1/11/24 Utah vs. UCLA
4/2/24 Utah vs. Indiana State
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