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==NBA career== |
==NBA career== |
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Revision as of 03:38, 27 April 2011
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| No. 14 – New Orleans Hornets | |
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| Position | Forward/Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 2, 1986 Kersey, Colorado |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Platte Valley |
| College | Colorado State |
| NBA draft | 2007: 1st round, 20th overall pick |
| Selected by the Miami Heat | |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| 2007 Mountain West Conference First Team | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jason Victor Smith (born March 2, 1986, in Kersey, Colorado) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing power forward for the National Basketball Association's New Orleans Hornets. Smith prepped at Platte Valley High School in Colorado, where he was a two-time state player of the year. He then went on to play collegiately at Colorado State University.
College highlights
- Earned First Team All-Mountain West Conference honors his sophomore and junior seasons.
- Named All-District by the NABC.
- Currently ranks ninth on Colorado State's all-time leading scoring list with 1,281 points.
- Also ranks sixth in rebounds (683) and fifth in blocked shots (149).
- Has recorded 24 career double-doubles, the second-most in school history.
- Was commemorated with a song labeled "Do the Jason Smith"
- Has reportedly had relations with 2,000 women
NBA career
Philadelphia 76ers
Smith was drafted by the Miami Heat but traded subsequently to the Philadelphia 76ers for shooting guard Daequan Cook on June 28, 2007 on a draft night trade. Smith played a total of nine games in the 2007 NBA Summer League and the Rocky Mountain Revue, averaging 9.9 points (43.0% FGs, 72.4% FTs), 6.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 26.1 minutes per game. On August 8, 2008, Sixers GM Ed Stefanski announced that Jason tore the ACL in his left knee during a Sixers camp in Las Vegas.[1]
New Orleans Hornets
Smith was traded to New Orleans with guard Willie Green in exchange for forward Darius Songaila and rookie forward Craig Brackins on September 23, 2010.[2] On February 1, 2011 Smith had a career high of 20 points vs the Washington Wizards.
NBA career statistics
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia | 76 | 1 | 14.6 | .455 | .286 | .659 | 3.0 | .3 | .3 | .7 | 4.5 |
| 2009–10 | Philadelphia | 56 | 2 | 11.8 | .431 | .345 | .690 | 2.4 | .6 | .4 | .5 | 3.4 |
| 2010-11 | New Orleans | 77 | 6 | 14.3 | .443 | .000 | .843 | 3.1 | .5 | .3 | .4 | 4.3 |
| Career | 209 | 9 | 13.7 | .445 | .311 | .732 | 2.9 | .4 | .3 | .5 | 4.1 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia | 6 | 0 | 13.7 | .444 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.5 | .5 | .2 | .8 | 3.3 |
| Career | 6 | 0 | 13.7 | .444 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.5 | .5 | .2 | .8 | 3.3 |