At 6 feet 5 inches, he's the kind of big, strong and smart player the Giants want to build their future around.

Yet other teams have smart players with skill and vision.

If you're a smart player, you understand how to deal with him.

He is a smart player who has no particular strength in his game.

He's probably one of the smartest players in the league.

The smart players take stock early and prepare for a career off the court.

"He's such a smart player and person he really helped me out the last couple of years," Best said.

He's such a smart player, that's one thing I've learned in watching him.

"Sometimes when you have smart players, they do things better than what the coach says."

And you have to have smart players to do that.