Jason Smith to Wizards: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction

The Washington Wizards continued to retool their frontcourt Tuesday when they agreed to terms on a three-year deal with free-agent center Jason Smith, his agency, Priority Sports, announced on Twitter.    

According to The Vertical's Shams Charania, Smith will earn $16 million total over three seasons. 

Tim Bontemps of the Washington Post broke down how the Smith signing will shape the Wizards' plan moving forward: 

The eight-year veteran recently wrapped up his lone season with the Orlando Magic, and he was surprisingly productive in just 15.5 minutes a night in 2015-16. 

All told, the 30-year-old averaged 7.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.9 blocks while shooting 48.5 percent from the field over the course of 76 appearances. Smith also recorded a player efficiency rating of 14.6 that served as his highest mark since the 2012-13 season. 

Smith now joins a Wizards front line that has undergone some retooling over the past few days. Specifically, former Indiana Pacers center Ian Mahinmi reportedly joined the fold Saturday on a four-year, $64 million deal, per Bontemps.  

Washington also added Smith's former Orlando teammate Andrew Nicholson to give the team another versatile threat behind 2016 trade-deadline acquisition Markieff Morris, per The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski.

And even though adding Smith may seem a bit redundant with Mahinmi, Morris, Nicholson and incumbent starting center Marcin Gortat all on the roster, Smith can allow head coach Scott Brooks to get creative with his pairings at the 4 and the 5.

Smith is not a conventional big who lives below the free-throw line. Rather, the 7-footer generally prefers to operate outside the paint. 

Last season, Smith attempted 65.2 percent of his total shots between 16 feet and the three-point line. That mid-range area of the floor has generally become stigmatized during the NBA's three-point revolution, but Smith did well and knocked down 47 percent of his shots from his favorite zone.

And while Smith converted just 25 percent of his threes last season, he drilled 42.9 percent of his long-range attempts from the corners.  

At an average annual value of $5.3 million, Smith could soon look like a value signing if he's able to keep knocking down outside shots at strong clips. 

Statistics courtesy of Basketball-Reference.com and NBA.com unless noted otherwise.