The Brooklyn Nets have signed guard Malachi Smith to a 10-day contract.
Smith (6’4”, 205) joins Brooklyn from its NBA G League affiliate, the Lengthy Island Nets. In 39 Tip-Off Match and common season video games (18 begins) for Lengthy Island this season, Smith has recorded averages of 14.4 factors on 52.0 p.c capturing from the sphere, 42.2 p.c capturing from 3-point vary and 76.9 p.c capturing from the free-throw line, 4.6 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 28.7 minutes per sport. The 26-year-old spent the earlier two seasons (2023-25) within the NBA G League with the Rip Metropolis Remix (2023-24), Wisconsin Herd (2024) and Memphis Hustle (2024-25), logging motion in 127 profession video games. He appeared in 46 video games (12 begins) with the Hustle final season, registering averages of 11.4 factors on 50.1 p.c capturing from the sphere and 34.7 capturing from 3-point vary, 4.2 rebounds and three.1 assists in 25.3 minutes per contest.
The Belleville, In poor health., native went undrafted within the 2023 NBA Draft after spending his last collegiate season (2022-23) at Gonzaga College, the place he earned West Coast Convention Sixth Man of the 12 months honors. Smith additionally spent two seasons (2020-22) on the College of Tennessee Chattanooga, the place he was named Southern Convention Participant of the 12 months as a junior, and one 12 months (2018-19) at Wright State College, the place he garnered Horizon League All-Freshman Group honors.
