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Inside the development of Alen Smailagic, who is a long-term play for the Warriors

Up by two with less than a minute left in the fourth quarter, center Alen Smailagic got the ball on the left wing, pump faked his defender, took two dribbles and laid down a right-handed dunk through three defenders.

The tomahawk put the finishing touches on the Santa Cruz Warriors’ win over the Agua Caliente Clippers Tuesday. Smailagic, in his second season with Golden State’s G League affiliate, finished with a career-high 29 points.

“He loves to catch it beyond the arc and just drive it right down your throat and dunk it in your face,” Santa Cruz broadcaster Kevin Danna said.