Joe Smith
Center, Basketball Player
1975 –
Who is Joe Smith?
Joseph Leynard Smith is an American former professional basketball player who last played at power forward for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA.
Born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, Smith was the College Player of the Year at Maryland in 1995 and the No. 1 pick of that season's NBA Draft, picked by the Golden State Warriors. He was named to the 1995–96 All-Rookie team. Smith was mobile throughout his career: in 1998, Smith was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers; he then played for the Minnesota Timberwolves until 2003. He later played for the Milwaukee Bucks, the Denver Nuggets, the 76ers again, the Chicago Bulls, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Atlanta Hawks, the New Jersey Nets, and the Lakers. With Chucky Brown, Tony Massenburg and Jim Jackson, he shares the record for most teams in an NBA career.
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- Born
- Jul 26, 1975
Norfolk - Spouses
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Maryland, College Park
- Matthew Fontaine Maury High School
- Lived in
- Norfolk
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on July 23, 2013
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