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Derek Smith

Derek Ervin Smith

Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-6    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: November 1, 1961 in Hogansville, Georgia
Died: August 10, 1996
High School: Hogansville in Hogansville, Georgia
College: University of Louisville

Drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the 2nd round (12th pick, 35th overall) of the 1982 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1982-83 21 GSW NBA 27 0 154 21 51 .412 0 2 .000 17 25 .680 10 28 38 2 0 4 11 40 59
1983-84 22 SDC NBA 61 20 1297 238 436 .546 1 6 .167 123 163 .755 54 116 170 82 33 22 78 165 600
1984-85 23 LAC NBA 80 80 2762 682 1271 .537 3 19 .158 400 504 .794 174 253 427 216 77 52 230 317 1767
1985-86 24 LAC NBA 11 9 339 100 181 .552 1 2 .500 58 84 .690 20 21 41 31 9 13 33 35 259
1986-87 25 SAC NBA 52 42 1658 338 757 .446 9 33 .273 178 228 .781 60 122 182 204 46 23 126 184 863
1987-88 26 SAC NBA 35 18 899 174 364 .478 8 23 .348 87 113 .770 35 68 103 89 21 17 48 108 443
1988-89 27 TOT NBA 65 38 1295 216 496 .435 7 31 .226 129 188 .686 61 106 167 128 43 23 88 164 568
1988-89 27 SAC NBA 29 20 600 111 276 .402 3 15 .200 64 95 .674 30 51 81 60 19 8 44 64 289
1988-89 27 PHI NBA 36 18 695 105 220 .477 4 16 .250 65 93 .699 31 55 86 68 24 15 44 100 279
1989-90 28 PHI NBA 75 7 1405 261 514 .508 16 36 .444 130 186 .699 62 110 172 109 35 20 85 198 668
1990-91 29 BOS NBA 2 0 16 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 3 5
Career NBA 408 214 9825 2031 4074 .499 45 153 .294 1125 1495 .753 476 824 1300 866 265 175 700 1214 5232

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1982-83 21 GSW NBA 27 0 5.7 0.8 1.9 .412 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.9 .680 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.5 2.2
1983-84 22 SDC NBA 61 20 21.3 3.9 7.1 .546 0.0 0.1 .167 2.0 2.7 .755 0.9 1.9 2.8 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.7 9.8
1984-85 23 LAC NBA 80 80 34.5 8.5 15.9 .537 0.0 0.2 .158 5.0 6.3 .794 2.2 3.2 5.3 2.7 1.0 0.7 2.9 4.0 22.1
1985-86 24 LAC NBA 11 9 30.8 9.1 16.5 .552 0.1 0.2 .500 5.3 7.6 .690 1.8 1.9 3.7 2.8 0.8 1.2 3.0 3.2 23.5
1986-87 25 SAC NBA 52 42 31.9 6.5 14.6 .446 0.2 0.6 .273 3.4 4.4 .781 1.2 2.3 3.5 3.9 0.9 0.4 2.4 3.5 16.6
1987-88 26 SAC NBA 35 18 25.7 5.0 10.4 .478 0.2 0.7 .348 2.5 3.2 .770 1.0 1.9 2.9 2.5 0.6 0.5 1.4 3.1 12.7
1988-89 27 TOT NBA 65 38 19.9 3.3 7.6 .435 0.1 0.5 .226 2.0 2.9 .686 0.9 1.6 2.6 2.0 0.7 0.4 1.4 2.5 8.7
1988-89 27 SAC NBA 29 20 20.7 3.8 9.5 .402 0.1 0.5 .200 2.2 3.3 .674 1.0 1.8 2.8 2.1 0.7 0.3 1.5 2.2 10.0
1988-89 27 PHI NBA 36 18 19.3 2.9 6.1 .477 0.1 0.4 .250 1.8 2.6 .699 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.9 0.7 0.4 1.2 2.8 7.8
1989-90 28 PHI NBA 75 7 18.7 3.5 6.9 .508 0.2 0.5 .444 1.7 2.5 .699 0.8 1.5 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.1 2.6 8.9
1990-91 29 BOS NBA 2 0 8.0 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.5 .000 1.5 2.0 .750 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.5
Career NBA 408 214 24.1 5.0 10.0 .499 0.1 0.4 .294 2.8 3.7 .753 1.2 2.0 3.2 2.1 0.6 0.4 1.7 3.0 12.8

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1982-83 21 GSW NBA 27 0 154 4.9 11.9 .412 0.0 0.5 .000 4.0 5.8 .680 2.3 6.5 8.9 0.5 0.0 0.9 2.6 9.4 13.8
1983-84 22 SDC NBA 61 20 1297 6.6 12.1 .546 0.0 0.2 .167 3.4 4.5 .755 1.5 3.2 4.7 2.3 0.9 0.6 2.2 4.6 16.7
1984-85 23 LAC NBA 80 80 2762 8.9 16.6 .537 0.0 0.2 .158 5.2 6.6 .794 2.3 3.3 5.6 2.8 1.0 0.7 3.0 4.1 23.0
1985-86 24 LAC NBA 11 9 339 10.6 19.2 .552 0.1 0.2 .500 6.2 8.9 .690 2.1 2.2 4.4 3.3 1.0 1.4 3.5 3.7 27.5
1986-87 25 SAC NBA 52 42 1658 7.3 16.4 .446 0.2 0.7 .273 3.9 5.0 .781 1.3 2.6 4.0 4.4 1.0 0.5 2.7 4.0 18.7
1987-88 26 SAC NBA 35 18 899 7.0 14.6 .478 0.3 0.9 .348 3.5 4.5 .770 1.4 2.7 4.1 3.6 0.8 0.7 1.9 4.3 17.7
1988-89 27 TOT NBA 65 38 1295 6.0 13.8 .435 0.2 0.9 .226 3.6 5.2 .686 1.7 2.9 4.6 3.6 1.2 0.6 2.4 4.6 15.8
1988-89 27 SAC NBA 29 20 600 6.7 16.6 .402 0.2 0.9 .200 3.8 5.7 .674 1.8 3.1 4.9 3.6 1.1 0.5 2.6 3.8 17.3
1988-89 27 PHI NBA 36 18 695 5.4 11.4 .477 0.2 0.8 .250 3.4 4.8 .699 1.6 2.8 4.5 3.5 1.2 0.8 2.3 5.2 14.5
1989-90 28 PHI NBA 75 7 1405 6.7 13.2 .508 0.4 0.9 .444 3.3 4.8 .699 1.6 2.8 4.4 2.8 0.9 0.5 2.2 5.1 17.1
1990-91 29 BOS NBA 2 0 16 2.3 9.0 .250 0.0 2.3 .000 6.8 9.0 .750 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 6.8 11.3
Career NBA 408 214 9825 7.4 14.9 .499 0.2 0.6 .294 4.1 5.5 .753 1.7 3.0 4.8 3.2 1.0 0.6 2.6 4.4 19.2

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1982-83 21 GSW NBA 27 154 6.9 .476 .412 6.8 20.4 13.4 1.7 0.0 1.4 15.1 18.6 94 109 0.0 0.1 0.0
1983-84 22 SDC NBA 61 1297 14.0 .591 .547 4.7 10.1 7.4 8.6 1.2 0.9 13.3 18.0 116 114 2.3 0.4 2.6
1984-85 23 LAC NBA 80 2762 19.1 .592 .538 7.2 9.8 8.6 12.1 1.3 1.0 13.4 25.4 115 112 6.3 1.7 8.0
1985-86 24 LAC NBA 11 339 21.8 .594 .555 6.4 6.9 6.7 16.3 1.2 2.1 13.1 29.7 112 114 0.7 0.1 0.8
1986-87 25 SAC NBA 52 1658 13.1 .503 .452 3.9 8.1 6.0 17.9 1.3 0.8 12.8 23.7 104 114 0.9 0.6 1.6
1987-88 26 SAC NBA 35 899 13.9 .535 .489 4.2 8.3 6.2 14.5 1.1 1.1 10.4 20.7 111 114 1.2 0.2 1.5
1988-89 27 TOT NBA 65 1295 11.7 .491 .443 5.1 9.1 7.1 14.1 1.6 1.0 13.2 21.2 100 112 0.2 0.7 0.9
1988-89 27 SAC NBA 29 600 11.3 .455 .408 5.3 9.3 7.2 15.0 1.5 0.8 12.2 24.7 95 112 -0.4 0.4 0.0
1988-89 27 PHI NBA 36 695 12.0 .535 .486 5.0 8.9 6.9 13.3 1.7 1.3 14.4 18.2 107 113 0.6 0.3 0.9
1989-90 28 PHI NBA 75 1405 13.7 .561 .523 5.0 8.8 6.9 11.4 1.2 0.9 12.5 20.5 111 111 1.9 1.0 2.9
1990-91 29 BOS NBA 2 16 13.7 .434 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 35.9 3.0 3.6 14.8 17.8 107 107 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 408 9825 15.1 .553 .504 5.4 9.2 7.3 13.0 1.3 1.0 12.9 22.5 110 113 13.6 4.7 18.3

Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1988-89 27 PHI NBA 3 48 9 14 0 0 1 2 2 7 3 1 0 6 9 19 .643 .500 16.0 6.3 2.3 1.0
1989-90 28 PHI NBA 1 15 5 8 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 11 .625 .000 .500 15.0 11.0 0.0 1.0
1990-91 29 BOS NBA 10 86 9 21 0 1 11 14 2 9 5 3 1 8 20 29 .429 .000 .786 8.6 2.9 0.9 0.5
Career NBA 14 149 23 43 0 2 13 18 4 16 9 5 1 15 32 59 .535 .000 .722 10.6 4.2 1.1 0.6

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1988-89 27 PHI NBA 3 48 7.8 .638 .643 4.7 11.5 8.1 9.3 1.1 0.0 28.7 19.2 90 112 -0.1 0.0 0.0
1989-90 28 PHI NBA 1 15 20.1 .619 .625 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.6 3.4 0.0 10.1 29.2 110 115 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990-91 29 BOS NBA 10 86 5.4 .534 .429 2.8 8.9 6.0 7.8 1.8 0.7 22.8 17.9 93 114 -0.1 0.1 0.0
Career NBA 14 149 7.7 .579 .535 3.1 8.8 6.1 9.0 1.7 0.4 22.8 19.4 94 114 -0.1 0.1 0.0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Personal Fouls

1984-85 NBA 317 (4)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (531)

Transactions

October 19, 1981: Traded by the Washington Bullets (as a 1982 2nd round draft pick) with a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Steve Burtt) to the Golden State Warriors for John Lucas.

June 29, 1982: Drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the 2nd round (35th pick) of the 1982 NBA Draft.

September 8, 1983: Waived by the Golden State Warriors.

September 13, 1983: Signed as a free agent with the San Diego Clippers.

August 19, 1986: Traded by the Los Angeles Clippers with Junior Bridgeman and Franklin Edwards to the Sacramento Kings for Larry Drew, Mike Woodson, a 1988 1st round draft pick (Hersey Hawkins) and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Jay Edwards).

February 7, 1989: Waived by the Sacramento Kings.

February 13, 1989: Signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.

December 22, 1990: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Boston Celtics.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1984-85 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $400,000
1985-86 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $375,000
1986-87 Sacramento Kings NBA *$637,500
1987-88 Sacramento Kings NBA $900,000
1988-89 Total NBA $925,000
1989-90 Philadelphia 76ers NBA *$620,000
1990-91 Boston Celtics NBA $315,000
Career (may be incomplete) $4,172,500
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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