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As Jeremy Lin and Nico Mannion tore it up in the Santa Cruz Warriors' eighth straight win Sunday, Alen Smailagic's wasn't quite as memorable.
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The 20-year-old big man tried to go full Stretch Armstrong on a dunk attempt, and that didn't exactly work out. The rim had other plans for Smiley.
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Smailagic scored just two points in Santa Cruz's 109-104 win over the Austin Spurs. He went 1-for-3 from the field in 20 minutes, and missed his only 3-point attempt. The 6-foot-10 Serbian grabbed three rebounds and added two assists.
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The Warriors selected Smailagic in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft. In six games with Santa Cruz, he's averaging 8.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
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Since being drafted, Smailagic has appeared in just 14 NBA games -- all in the 2019-20 season. He has averaged 4.2 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in the NBA.