| No. 83 Portland Trail Blazers | |
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| Power forward | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | November 10, 1983 |
| Place of birth | Inglewood, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Boston College |
| NBA Draft | 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall |
| Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| Pro career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (2006-2009) Los Angeles Clippers (2009-2011) Portland Trail Blazers (2011-present) |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| 2006-07 NBA Rookie All Second-Team | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's basketball | ||
| Competitor for United States | ||
| Summer Universiade | ||
| Gold | 2005 Izmir | National team |
Craig Smith (born November 10, 1983) is an American professional basketball power forward with the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. After playing at Boston College from 2002–2006, he was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 36th overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft.
Smith was born in Inglewood, California and is nicknamed "Rhino".[1] He scored 2,349 points in his collegiate career, placing him second on Boston College's career scoring list (behind Troy Bell). In his senior season, he had per-game averages of 17.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.8 blocked shots. He also attended Worcester Academy, a preparatory school in Worcester, Massachusetts for a year as a post-graduate student before college.
Craig Smith averaged 7.4 points and 5.1 rebounds in his rookie year (2006–07) with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He earned a starting role for the last five games of the season and averaged 12.0 points and 10.2 rebounds while logging an average 34.4 minutes. He had an increased role in the 2007–08 season after a strong rookie performance and a Vegas Summer League performance during which he averaged 21.8 points and 6.0 rebounds.
On July 20, 2009, Smith was traded, along with Mark Madsen and Sebastian Telfair, to the Los Angeles Clippers for Quentin Richardson.[2] On July 19, 2010 Smith's agent confirmed that Smith had signed a one-year deal to return to the Clippers.[3]
In December 2011, Smith was signed by the Portland Trail Blazers.[4]
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On May 8, 2007, Craig Smith was named to the 2006–07 All-Rookie Second Team.[5]
On December 11, 2007, Smith scored 36 points in a 88–102 loss to the Washington Wizards, logging 38 minutes and making 14 of his 22 field goal attempts.[6]
| Legend | |||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Minnesota | 82 | 5 | 18.7 | .531 | .000 | .624 | 5.1 | .6 | .6 | .2 | 7.4 |
| 2007–08 | Minnesota | 77 | 11 | 20.1 | .563 | .000 | .665 | 4.6 | .8 | .5 | .2 | 9.4 |
| 2008–09 | Minnesota | 74 | 31 | 19.7 | .562 | .000 | .677 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .4 | .3 | 10.1 |
| 2009–10 | L.A. Clippers | 75 | 2 | 16.4 | .569 | .200 | .635 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .4 | .3 | 7.8 |
| 2010–11 | L.A. Clippers | 48 | 0 | 12.2 | .553 | .000 | .735 | 2.4 | .6 | .3 | .2 | 5.4 |
| Career | 356 | 49 | 17.9 | .556 | .038 | .658 | 4.1 | .9 | .5 | .2 | 8.2 |
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