Knicks Trade Rumors: Pros and Cons of potentially trading for Marcus Smart

Con: Scoring Inefficiency

Marcus Smart is coming off of a career-year from an offensive perspective. He averaged 10.6 points and 4.6 assists per game, as well as 12.5 points and 5.5 assists per 36 minutes, which were all career-best numbers.

Unfortunately, Smart also shot 35.9 percent from the field and 28.3 percent from 3-point range in yet another inefficient season.

Smart shot just 30.8 percent on pull ups in 2016-17, and converted just 33.5 percent of his shots when he took at least one dribble. That’s a fair indication of just how inconsistent he is when he’s asked to put points on the board himself.

Smart also shot 48.1 percent in the restricted area, which is 13.0 percent lower than the league average of 61.1 percent—a dreadful reality.

It’s worth noting that Smart converted 31 corner 3-point field goals on 40.8 percent shooting in 2016-17. That’s a strength that could’ve been capitalized on in the triangle offense, and it would most certainly be utilized under head coach Jeff Hornacek.

Outside of his efficiency on corner 3s, however, Smart is a generally inefficient scorer who provides minimal value in that area of the game.