Steve Smith (basketball)
American basketball player (born 1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Steven Delano Smith (born March 31, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player who is a basketball analyst for Turner Sports. After a collegiate career with Michigan State, he played with several teams in his 14-season National Basketball Association career, including the Miami Heat, the Portland Trail Blazers and the San Antonio Spurs, but is perhaps best known for his five-year stint with the Atlanta Hawks which included an All-Star Game appearance in 1998. He won a championship with the Spurs in 2003. Smith was widely regarded as an excellent three-point shooter, and is one of three players to make seven 3-pointers in a quarter.
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Born | (1969-03-31) March 31, 1969 (age 55) Highland Park, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High school | John J. Pershing (Detroit, Michigan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College | Michigan State (1987–1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1991: 1st round, 5th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Miami Heat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1991–2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 3, 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1994 | Miami Heat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1999 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2001 | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | San Antonio Spurs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | New Orleans Hornets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Charlotte Bobcats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Miami Heat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Points | 13,430 (14.3 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 3,060 (3.2 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assists | 2,922 (3.1 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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He joined the USA men's national basketball team in the 1994 FIBA World Championship[1] winning the gold medal. He won another gold medal at the 1999 Tournament of the Americas and an Olympic gold medal with the USA men's national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics with eleven other NBA All-Stars.