Dennis Smith Jr. has absolutely no respect for gravity

It’s summer workout video season and Dennis Smith Jr.’s contribution makes clear he’s going be dunking on some fools this year.

Dennis Smith Jr. had a respectable rookie season. Overshadowed by the exploits of Ben Simmons, Jayson Tatum and Donovan Mitchell, Smith Jr. averaged 15.2 points, 5.2 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game for the 24-58 Mavericks. This is the time of year where every NBA players is in the gym, preparing for the upcoming season and documenting the evidence of said preparations for social media.

Smith Jr. offered up his own version yesterday and it’s as impressive as anything we’ve seen on Twitter or Instagram this summer.

Yes, that’s Smith Jr.’s waist rising above the head of the guy throwing the alley-oop. And, yes, that’s Smith Jr.’s head rising above the rim. If he was a few inches taller or had a few extra inches of wingspan we’d be in “snatching quarters off the top of the backboard” territory. Honestly, my ACL’s and Achilles’ tendons ache just watching this clip.

Put this together with his best dunks from last season and you have to be excited about the possibilities for years of highlights to come.

With the addition of Luka Doncic and DeAndre Jordan this summer, the Mavericks will be pushing hard to return to the playoffs and a lot of responsibility will fall on Smith Jr.’s shoulders. As impressive as his counting stats were last season he struggled shooting the ball — just 30.6 percent on all jumpshots, regardless of distance. Doncic will share ball-handling responsibilities and help spacing, as will Jordan’s rolls to the rim. Still, Smith Jr. has to be more efficient as a finisher and shooter off the dribble this season if the Mavericks offense is going to be good enough for them to make the 20-25 win improvement it will likely take to be in playoff contention.

And who knows, just simply trying to dunk everything inside the 3-point line seems like it’s increasingly reasonable.