The Brooklyn Nets are giving Malachi Smith an extended look.

After inking him to a 10-day contract on March 13, the Nets are renewing the combo guard’s 10-day deal, per Hoopshype’s Michael Scotto.

After going undrafted out of Gonzaga in 2023, Smith bounced around the G League, spending time with the Trailblazers, Bucks, and Grizzlies affiliates before being dealt to Long Island last September.

While playing in 39 total games for Brooklyn’s affiliate this season, production took off January 6, when Long Island head coach Mfon Udofia handed him the keys at point guard following Nolan Traore’s call-up to Brooklyn.

Since the move, Smith dominated. Over his last 24 games in the G League, he averaged 17.7 points, 7.3 assists, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per night, all while shooting an efficient 51.9% from the field and 42.9% from three.

Throughout six games with Brooklyn on his initial 10-day contract, Smith averaged 6.2 points, 2.7 assists, 2.2 rebounds, and a steal in 19.5 minutes while shooting 50% from the field and beyond the arc.

Against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, he notched a career high of 18 points along with three steals, four assists, and two rebounds.

All together, he compiled 37 points, 16 assists, 13 rebounds, six steals, and three blocks in 117 minutes while hitting 15 of his 30 field goal attempts and five of his ten tries from 3-point range. He also committed nine turnovers.

By signing him to a second 10-day contract, Smith is expected to remain with Brooklyn through April 4.

From there, the Nets face a decision.

Because this is his second 10-day stint, Brooklyn can either convert Smith to a standard NBA deal for the final five games of the season or have him to return to Long Island, where he remains under a standard G League contract.

While it’s an excellent opportunity for Smith to continue to build up his stock in the NBA, it’s a tough break for Long Island at the worst possible time.

The team clinched a playoff spot, but momentum is not in their favor. They’ve dropped five straight and have been shorthanded, missing all three two-way players, Chaney Johnson, Tyson Etienne, and E.J. Liddell, while also dealing with Grant Nelson’s season-ending injury and now losing Smith.

And there’s not much time left to figure it out, as the G League playoffs begin March 31 and are single elimination, meaning one night ends the season.

At the same time, Smith’s rise is another example of Long Island’s player development paying off.

Head coach Mfon Udofia, associate head coach Shawn Swords, and their staff have consistently put players with all different types of backstories in position to reveal their value, and Smith is the latest to benefit. He is the third player from Long Island to earn an NBA opportunity this season, joining Nelson, who signed a 10-day contract with Brooklyn, and Nate Williams, who landed with the Golden State Warriors on a two-way deal.

Overall, Smith gets a longer look in Brooklyn, while Long Island heads into their final regular-season game hoping to get in the win column before postseason play kicks off.