Joshua Smith was born on December 5,1985 and is an American former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association.
27 Facts About Josh Smith
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Josh Smith is sometimes referred to by his nickname "J-Smoove".
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Josh Smith transferred to Oak Hill Academy for his senior year where he was teammates with Rajon Rondo.
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Josh Smith committed to play for Indiana University but he decided to forgo college and enter the NBA draft.
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Josh Smith was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 17th overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft.
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Josh Smith won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest his rookie year during the 2005 NBA All-Star Weekend.
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Josh Smith became only the fifth player to record three perfect scores in the same contest along with Jason Richardson, Vince Carter, Spud Webb, and Michael Jordan.
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On March 3,2007, Josh Smith broke the 500 career block mark, making him the youngest player to do so in NBA history.
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On November 17,2007, Josh Smith scored a career-high 38 points on the road against the Milwaukee Bucks.
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That offseason, on August 8,2008, Josh Smith signed an offer sheet with the Memphis Grizzlies, but the Hawks quickly matched the offer sheet.
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On July 10,2013, Josh Smith signed with the Detroit Pistons on a reported four-year, $54 million deal.
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Josh Smith finished his first season in Detroit with averages of 16.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game.
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On December 22,2014, Josh Smith was waived by the Pistons.
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In 105 career games with the Pistons, Josh Smith averaged 15.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.
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On December 26,2014, Josh Smith signed with the Houston Rockets and went on to make his debut that night.
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In Game 2 of the first round against the Dallas Mavericks, Josh Smith tied his playoff career-high of 9 assists, 6 of which were alley-oops to childhood friend and former AAU teammate Dwight Howard, as he helped lead the Rockets to victory.
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Josh Smith later scored 23 and 20 points in Games 4 and 5, respectively, as the Rockets won the series in five games.
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On July 16,2015, Josh Smith signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Clippers.
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On January 22,2016, Josh Smith was traded back to the Houston Rockets, along with the draft rights to Serhiy Lishchuk and cash considerations, in exchange for the draft rights to Maarty Leunen.
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On November 8,2016, Josh Smith signed a three-month, $1.5+ million contract with the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association.
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Josh Smith left the team in late January 2017, and in 26 games, he averaged 18.8 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.0 blocks in 29.5 minutes per game while making only one start.
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On September 28,2017, Josh Smith joined the Israeli team Maccabi Haifa for their preseason US tour, with the aim being to play in the NBA again.
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On October 28,2017, Josh Smith signed with the New Orleans Pelicans to help the team deal with numerous injuries.
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Josh Smith appeared in three games for the Pelicans before being waived on November 10,2017.
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In March 2019, Josh Smith signed to play in the Big3 3-on-3 basketball league.
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Josh Smith is one of five children born to Pete and Paulette Josh Smith.
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Josh Smith's father was a professional basketball player during the 1970s and played in the American Basketball Association.