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Charles Barkley says Mavericks' Dennis Smith Jr. is in two-man race for Rookie of the Year with this guy...

The Dennis Smith Jr. bandwagon keeps getting more crowded.

Charles Barkley said Wednesday that he believes the Rookie of the Year award this season is going to be a two-person race. And the Mavericks rookie is one of the contenders.

"I think Dennis Smith is a stud," Barkley said. "I picked him for Rookie of the Year. I think it's going to come down to him and De'Aaron Fox [of Sacramento]. I think they're both terrific.

"I love what the Mavs did drafting him. I had to flip a coin between him and De'Aaron Fox for Rookie of the Year.