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The Warriors kept the Serbian youngster Alen Smailagic a secret until they could draft him. On Feb 8 2020, the mysterious rookie made a splashy national TV debut against LeBron James and the Lakers.
First, he went for a truly epic dunk, which everyone admired for its ferocity and absolute unit guts. It did not achieve epicness.
A for effort Smiley pic.twitter.com/NLRePUkomg
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) February 9, 2020
But then, later on he risked it all for basketball again, and this time, it paid off:
That’s more like it Smiley pic.twitter.com/Ku86iPBDmF
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) February 9, 2020
This is a video analysis of how Smiley threw down that enormous dunk on LeBron James.
(facebook version)
Explain One Play: Alen Smailagic Dunks on LeBron (short version)The Warriors kept the Serbian youngster Alen Smailagic a secret until they could draft him. On Feb 8 2020, the mysterious rookie made a splashy national TV debut against LeBron James and the Lakers. This is a video analysis of how Smiley threw down an enormous dunk on LeBron James. If you like this, you can see the extended version which includes video comparison of Draymond Green running similar plays with Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant at https://www.letsgowarriors.com/p/explain-one-play-alen-smailagic-dunks By @EricApricot. Full article and more videos at http://tinyurl.com/eapricot !
Posted by Golden State of Mind on Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Extended Version
If you like this, you can see the extended version which includes video comparison of Draymond Green running similar plays with Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant at https://www.letsgowarriors.com/p/explain-one-play-alen-smailagic-dunks and more videos at http://tinyurl.com/eapricot !
Poll
Poll
Alen Smailagic will peak as a
This poll is closed
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3%
benchwarmer
(17 votes) -
26%
rotation player
(116 votes) -
25%
starter
(110 votes) -
10%
All-Star
(44 votes) -
7%
Hall of Famer
(32 votes) -
25%
THE SMILEY, he has already transcended all these petty categories
(111 votes)