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New York Knicks: Dennis Smith Jr. wants to take leadership role

The offseason’s end is around the corner, as the New York Knicks will meet for training camp on Tuesday, Sept. 30. It starts the road to the regular season, with the preseason in between, and allows preparation for what is potentially ahead.

One of a few Knicks with an important season ahead, Dennis Smith Jr. enters his first training camp with the team after arriving in a January trade. He is one of multiple players contesting for a role later this month on a full roster.

Exciting for the upcoming campaign, Smith anticipates what he can build with this team and thinks there is potential for them to win some games, per an interview with YouTube’s Chris Henderson (h/t The New York Daily News for transcription):

“Our team, it’s really a group of guys that wanna hoop, compete at a high level and win games,” he said.