Joe Smith (basketball)

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Joe Smith
Position Power forward
Height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Team Philadelphia 76ers
Nationality Flag of United States United States
Born July 26, 1975 (age 31)
Norfolk, Virginia
College Maryland
Draft 1st overall, 1995
Golden State Warriors
Pro career 1995–present
Former teams Golden State Warriors (1995–1998)
Philadelphia 76ers (1998)
Minnesota Timberwolves (1999–2000), (2001–2003)
Detroit Pistons (2000–2001)
Milwaukee Bucks (2003–2006)
Denver Nuggets (2006) Philadelphia 76ers (2006-)

Joseph Leynard "Joe" Smith (born July 26, 1975 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA. His height is listed as 6'10".

Smith attended Maury High School and played at the University of Maryland. He was selected by the Golden State Warriors as the first overall pick of the 1995 NBA Draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1995-96 season.

Smith is a power forward. He has played for various teams in his career, including the Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, and the Milwaukee Bucks. His career averages are 12.6 points per game and 7.2 rebounds per game.

In 1998, Smith was involved in a salary cap-tampering scandal involving Timberwolves executive Kevin McHale. Smith was allegedly promised a future multimillion dollar deal if he signed with the team for below market value, allowing the team to make some additional player moves in the short term. The league later found out about this violation and voided the last year of the contract, also severely punishing the Timberwolves by taking away five first round draft picks and fining the team $3.5 million.[1] Smith became a free agent and signed with the Pistons, returning to Minnesota the following year.

On August 10, 2006, the Bucks traded Smith to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Ruben Patterson.[2] Smith was traded on December 19, 2006, as part of the package sent to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Allen Iverson.[3]

On January 15, 2007, Smith misplaced $100,000 worth of jewelry in his hotel room.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_48_224/ai_67683257
  2. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2545939
  3. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2702501
  4. ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-76ers-smithjewelry&prov=ap&type=lgns]

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Preceded by
Glenn Robinson		 Naismith College Player of the Year (men)
1995		 Succeeded by
Marcus Camby
Preceded by
Glenn Robinson		 NBA first overall draft pick
1995 NBA Draft		 Succeeded by
Allen Iverson


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