Joe Smith (basketball)

Joe Smith
Smith with the Lakers in December 2010
Personal information
Born (1975-07-26) July 26, 1975 (age 49)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolMatthew Fontaine Maury
(Norfolk, Virginia)
CollegeMaryland (1993–1995)
NBA draft1995: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career1995–2011
PositionPower forward
Number32, 9, 8, 7, 1
Career history
1995–1998Golden State Warriors
1998Philadelphia 76ers
1999–2000Minnesota Timberwolves
2000–2001Detroit Pistons
2001–2003Minnesota Timberwolves
2003–2006Milwaukee Bucks
2006Denver Nuggets
2006–2007Philadelphia 76ers
2007–2008Chicago Bulls
2008Cleveland Cavaliers
2008–2009Oklahoma City Thunder
2009Cleveland Cavaliers
2009–2010Atlanta Hawks
2010New Jersey Nets
2010–2011Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points11,208 (10.9 ppg)
Rebounds6,575 (6.4 rpg)
Blocks868 (0.8 bpg)
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Joseph Leynard Smith (born July 26, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. A power forward, he played for 12 teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) during his 16-year career.

Born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, Smith was the College Player of the Year at Maryland in 1995 and the No. 1 pick of that season's NBA draft, picked by the Golden State Warriors. He was named to the 1995–96 All-Rookie team.[1] Smith was mobile throughout his career, as he was one of the most traded players in league history.[2] In 1998, Smith was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers; he then played for the Minnesota Timberwolves (with a midway pitstop for the Detroit Pistons) until 2003. He later played for the Milwaukee Bucks, the Denver Nuggets, the 76ers again, the Chicago Bulls, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Atlanta Hawks, the New Jersey Nets, and the Los Angeles Lakers. Smith was on the active roster of 12 different teams, which was an NBA record shared with Jim Jackson, Tony Massenburg, Chucky Brown, and Ish Smith; until Ish played with the Denver Nuggets, his 13th team, in the 2022–23 season.[3]

Smith attended Maury High School and played at the University of Maryland.

  1. ^ "Joe Smith (biography)". NBA Media Ventures. 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011.
  2. ^ Most traded NBA players include: Joe Smith, Chucky Brown, Tony Massenburg and Jim Jackson. "Most Franchises Played For". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014.
  3. ^ BasketballReference.com"Most Teams".