Josh Smith

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Josh Smith
Smith with the Hawks in 2008
Smith with the Hawks in 2008
Position Small Forward/Power Forward
Height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight 240 lb (108.9 kg)
League NBA
Team Atlanta Hawks
Jersey #5
Born December 5, 1985 (1985-12-05) (age 23)
College Park, Georgia
Nationality American
High school McEachern
Powder Springs, Georgia
Oak Hill Academy, Virginia
Draft 17th overall, 2004
Atlanta Hawks
Pro career 2004–present
Awards All-Rookie Second Team 2004-05
2005 Slam Dunk Champion
Official profile Info Page

Joshua Smith (born December 5, 1985 in College Park, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player with the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. Josh was one of five kids born to Paulette and Pete Smith. His siblings are Walter, Phebe, Kasola and Shanti. His popular nickname is "J-Smoove".[1]

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High School

Attended John Mceachern High school. For his senior year, Smith transferred to Oak Hill Academy. In High School, received the Academic Award at Oak Hill for the highest grade point average maintained during the 2003-04 season.

Having entered the league straight out of high school, Smith has publicly disagreed with the rule change that prohibited high school players from entering the NBA Entry Draft. [2]

NBA career

Smith was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 17th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft.

He won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest his rookie year during the 2005 NBA All-Star Weekend. He averaged 9.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.95 blocks per game for the 2004-2005 season and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. For the 2005-06 season, Smith averaged 2.25 blocks per game, ranking seventh in the NBA.

After the NBA All-Star Weekend, he continued his steady development. He finished second in the NBA in total blocks, 4th in blocks per game and averaged 15.0 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 4.1 apg, 3.1 bpg and 1.0 spg after the All-Star break and his contribution helped the Hawks double their win total of 13 wins from the previous season to finish 26-56.

On March 3, 2007, Smith broke the 500-block mark, making him the youngest player to do so in NBA history.[3] Smith ended the 2006-2007 season with 16.4 points per game, 8.6 rebounds per game, 3.3 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.9 blocks, dramatically improving on his previous season's stats. Leading the Hawks after Joe Johnson's season-ending injury, Smith produced a career high 32 points and 19 rebounds in Johnson's absence. He eclipsed this mark on November 17, 2007 with a new career high of 38 points on the road against the Milwaukee Bucks.[4]

On August 8, 2008, Smith signed a $58 million offer sheet to play with the Memphis Grizzlies, but the Hawks quickly matched the offer sheet.[5] Smith was told by Atlanta to go out as a restricted free agency to test the market, putting the pressure on Smith to essentially go out and set his price. [6]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004–05 Atlanta 74 59 27.7 .455 .174 .688 6.2 1.7 .8 2.0 9.7
2005–06 Atlanta 80 73 32.0 .425 .309 .719 6.6 2.4 .8 2.6 11.3
2006–07 Atlanta 72 72 36.8 .439 .250 .693 8.6 3.3 1.4 2.9 16.4
2007–08 Atlanta 81 81 35.5 .457 .253 .710 8.2 3.4 1.5 2.8 17.2
Career 307 285 33.0 .445 .263 .703 7.4 2.7 1.1 2.5 13.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007–08 Atlanta 7 7 33.9 .398 .167 .841 6.4 2.9 1.7 2.9 15.7
Career 7 7 33.9 .398 .167 .841 6.4 2.9 1.7 2.9 15.7

References

  1. ^ http://www.nba.com/playerfile/josh_smith/bio.html
  2. ^ Kent, Austin (2008-8-17). "Never Send a Machine to do a Human's Job", The Good Point. Retrieved on 24 December 2008. 
  3. ^ ESPN -New York vs. Atlanta - Recap - March 03, 2007
  4. ^ http://www.nba.com/games/20071117/ATLMIL/boxscore.html NBA.com: Hawks at Bucks Game Info]
  5. ^ "Hawks match Grizzlies’ offer sheet for Josh Smith which means Josh Smith will remain in a Hawks Uniform through that 2012-2013 season". Yahoo.com. Retrieved on 2008-08-09.
  6. ^ Kent, Austin (2008-8-17). "Never Send a Machine to do a Human's Job", The Good Point. Retrieved on 24 December 2008. 

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Persondata
NAME Joshua Smith
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Josh Smith
SHORT DESCRIPTION National Basketball Association player
DATE OF BIRTH December 5, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH College Park, Georgia, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH