Philadelphia 76ers: Future outlook for Zhaire Smith in Philadelphia

Moving forward there are some of the questions surrounding Zhaire Smith’s future and his outlook with the Philadelphia 76ers.

To say that Zhaire Smith hasn’t lived up to his status as a first round pick, would be an understatement. In two seasons and 13 total games, he’s averaged 11.0 minutes, 3.7 points, and 1.2 rebounds, while making 37.8 percent of his field goals. Despite having very limited production up to this point, he still could have a bright future with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Multiple injuries his rookie season stunted his development from a raw prospect into a viable NBA player. As a result, he spent almost all of his second year developing on the Sixers G-League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats. He saw some very promising progress in his development with the Blue Coats, as I’ve already written about.

With that in mind, he could very well have a promising future in Philadelphia, but that all depends on if he can stay on the roster. The Sixers could decide to use Smith in a potential trade to bulk up the bench or as an extra incentive for another team to take on Al Horford‘s terrible contract.