The Portland Trail Blazers have until this Friday to decide on whether they keep guard Dennis Smith Jr. for the rest of the season.
The athletic point guard joins a list of players whose contracts become fully guaranteed at 5pm ET on January 7, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks.
Smith Jr. beat out Marquese Chriss, Patrick Patterson, and Quinn Cook during training camp to earn the Blazers’ 14th roster spot.
This season, the 24-year-old has played in 18 games, averaging 17.4 minutes, 5.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.