The Rockets tried out St. John s Big Five point guard. His figure and characteristics are somewhat Van Jordan s meaning?

According to HoopsHype reporter Alberto De Roa, the Houston Rockets have tried out for Deivon Smith, a big five backcourt player from St. John's University.

Smith was born in March 2002 and is 23 years old, 183cm tall and weighs 78kg. He is a backcourt player with relatively comprehensive skills. Smith transferred from the University of Utah to join St. John's University this season. After joining the team, he made a total of 30 appearances in the NCAA field this season, including 17 of which were the starters. During his 27 minutes of playing time, Smith averaged 9.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.4 blocks, and had 1.6 turnovers and 1.7 fouls. He shot 38% from the field, 35.2% from three-point shooting percentage and 66.7% from free throws. Smith was the team's starting point guard at the beginning of the season, but as the season deepened, perhaps because his performance was not particularly outstanding, he also fell out of the team's starting lineup, and his playing time began to fluctuate.

Smith is a player with relatively comprehensive abilities. He has relatively solid skills. His dribble control ability is pretty good. He also has certain passing ability and organizational ability. His stability outside the three-point line is also good. As a backcourt player, his rebounding protection ability is also worthy of recognition, and he also has good personal defensive ability on the defensive end. However, Smith's shortcomings are also quite obvious. His physical talent is really poor. His height is seriously insufficient. Even among the No. 1 players, he is obviously shorter, and his athletic ability is not particularly outstanding. On the other hand, Smith is a big five player after all. He has played for Mississippi State University, Georgia Tech University and Utah in the past few seasons, but he has not performed particularly well. His performance this season is not particularly outstanding, which also shows that he may not have too high ceilings and potential, and his future development space should be relatively limited.

Judging from the current situation, Smith should be a high probability of becoming a undraft. His resume in the NCAA arena, his talent and his performance this season are all there, and he doesn't seem to be selected in the second round zone. However, Smith is also a player with certain characteristics, and his figure and style of play seem to be similar to the Rockets' current starting point guard Fred VanVleet. Of course, the difference in ability between the two can be seen from the naked eye, and Smith can only be regarded as the super bankrupt VanVleet. For the Rockets, they certainly won't choose Smith with their picks, but they can also use him as a potential focus target or observe him as a candidate for the team's NBA Development League team Rio Grand Canyon Vipers next season.