Tyler Smith

Tyler Smith took the road less traveled to the NBA — Overtime Elite, then the G League Ignite instead of college — and Milwaukee grabbed the 6-foot-9 stretch forward 33rd overall in 2024 on the strength of his shooting touch for his size. The jumper is real; the fit has been the hard part. After a quiet rookie year, the Bucks waived him before 2025-26, and his second season became a tour of the league's margins: a G League stint, a brief Houston two-way, and finally a two-way deal with Dallas in the spring. It's the unglamorous reality for a young big still proving he can defend and rebound enough to stay on the floor. The shooting gives him a path; the rest of the game has to catch up before a team hands him real minutes.