Redrafting the 2017 NBA Draft Class 

No. 8 pick - New York Knicks select Dennis Smith Jr.

Dennis Smith Jr. performs at the 2018 Verizon Slam Dunk Contest

The New York Knicks are looking for an NBA-ready point guard with a high ceiling, and there is no one left on the draft board better than Dennis Smith Jr. at this point.

Dennis Smith Jr. has been one of the top 5 rookie performers throughout the course of the season in terms of consistency. It is his defensive laxness that drops him this low on the draft board. On offense, however, Smith Jr. has all the chops to make him an elite scorer on a team with a secondary playmaker. DSJ is currently averaging 15.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.

He impressed everyone with his verticality and creativity in the Slam Dunk contest and missed out by a really narrow margin from making the finals after throwing down the most impressive dunk of the whole contest. A number of NBA centers have already been put on posters alongside Smith, who has been one of the bright lights in these dark times for the Mavericks.