28 Facts About Ish Smith

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Ishmael Larry Smith was born on July 5,1988 and is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association.

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Ish Smith played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

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Ish Smith attended Central Cabarrus High School playing under Scott Brewer.

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Ish Smith stands as the only player in school history with 1,000 points and 600 assists in his career.

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Ish Smith was named Second-Team All-ACC and earned Second-Team All-District honors from the NABC.

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On February 24,2011, Ish Smith was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies along with teammate Shane Battier in exchange for Hasheem Thabeet, DeMarre Carroll and a future first-round draft pick.

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On December 14,2011, Ish Smith was waived by the Grizzlies.

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On December 16,2011, Ish Smith was claimed off waivers by the Golden State Warriors.

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Ish Smith was later waived by the Warriors on January 13,2012.

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On February 2,2012, Ish Smith signed with the Orlando Magic.

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On February 21,2013, Ish Smith was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks along with JJ Redick and Gustavo Ayon in exchange for Beno Udrih, Doron Lamb and Tobias Harris.

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Ish Smith became one of only three Suns backups since the 1980s to collect at least two 8-assist games in less than 20 minutes of playing time in a single season; the others being Jeff Hornacek and Goran Dragic.

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On July 19,2014, Ish Smith signed with the Houston Rockets.

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On November 7,2014, Ish Smith signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder to help the team deal with numerous injuries.

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On February 19,2015, Ish Smith was traded, along with the rights to Latavious Williams, cash considerations and draft considerations, to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for further draft considerations.

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Ish Smith was waived by the Pelicans later that day.

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On February 22,2015, Ish Smith signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.

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On September 25,2015, Ish Smith signed with the Washington Wizards.

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On December 24,2015, Ish Smith was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for two future second-round draft picks.

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On July 8,2016, Ish Smith signed with the Detroit Pistons, marking the tenth team he has played for in 7 seasons.

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Ish Smith aggravated the injury in his third game back.

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On July 9,2019, Ish Smith signed with the Washington Wizards, and played his first game with the team on October 23,2019, scoring 7 points.

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The signing marked Ish Smith's record-tying 12th different NBA franchise, joining Joe Ish Smith, Chucky Brown, Jim Jackson, Kevin Ollie and Tony Massenburg as the only players to play for 12 different NBA teams.

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On February 10,2022, Ish Smith was traded back to the Washington Wizards, alongside Vernon Carey Jr.

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On July 6,2022, Ish Smith was traded, alongside Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Monte Morris and Will Barton.

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The son of Gwen and Larry Ish Smith, he has three siblings: two sisters and one brother.

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Ish Smith is a devout Christian with a degree in religion.

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Ish Smith reads the Bible often and prays during the national anthem before games.