The start of the 2019-20 campaign looked to be a chance for Zhaire Smith to earn himself a spot in the Sixers’ rotation. He was coming off of a rookie season plagued by injury and a near-death situation, but the young guard battled his way through those hardships to even appear in a few actual NBA games during the 2018-19 season, posting a career-high 17 points in a game against Chicago.
However, Sixers fans have rarely seen Zhaire Smith in an actual Sixers uniform this season. He had mainly been down in Delaware, sent to develop alongside Marial Shayok.