LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Former Texas Tech basketball standout Zhaire Smith has been signed by the Dallas Mavericks to an Exhibit 10 contract, according to the team’s PR team.

Smith is expected to play for the Texas Legends , the Mavs’ G League team, this season. The Legends play in Frisco. Smith graduated from Lakeview Centennial High School in Garland.

Smith played for the Texas Tech 2017-2018 team under Chris Beard. The Red Raiders reached the Elite Eight that season, eliminated by eventual national champion Villanova.

The Phoenix Suns selected Smith sixteenth in the 2018 NBA Draft, then traded him immediately to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Smith soon faced serious health issues in his professional career, including a broken foot then a life-threatening allergic reaction .

Smith was

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