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J.R. Smith

Earl Smith III ▪ Twitter: @TheRealJRSmith

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: September 9, 1985 in Freehold, New Jersey
High School: Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey
Draft: New Orleans Hornets, 1st round (18th pick, 18th overall), 2004 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 2004
Age: 27 years, 253 days ▪ Experience: 9 years

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 19 NOH NBA SG 76 56 1859 295 748 .394 81 281 .288 111 161 .689 39 113 152 142 55 11 109 135 782
2005-06 20 NOK NBA SG 55 25 989 144 366 .393 52 140 .371 83 101 .822 19 91 110 58 37 4 54 90 423
2006-07 21 DEN NBA SG 63 24 1471 284 644 .441 149 382 .390 102 126 .810 30 113 143 91 49 9 85 147 819
2007-08 22 DEN NBA SG 74 0 1421 311 674 .461 157 390 .403 128 178 .719 43 109 152 128 62 12 112 144 907
2008-09 23 DEN NBA SG 81 18 2245 424 950 .446 180 453 .397 205 272 .754 43 254 297 227 78 14 150 190 1233
2009-10 24 DEN NBA SG 75 0 2082 428 1033 .414 158 467 .338 142 201 .706 28 206 234 183 99 20 139 174 1156
2010-11 25 DEN NBA SF 79 6 1968 341 784 .435 124 318 .390 163 221 .738 45 277 322 175 92 16 100 173 969
2011-12 26 NYK NBA SG 35 1 967 165 405 .407 67 193 .347 39 55 .709 29 107 136 84 54 6 46 87 436
2012-13 27 NYK NBA SG 80 0 2678 527 1249 .422 155 436 .356 237 311 .762 64 361 425 218 100 24 134 226 1446
Career NBA 618 130 15680 2919 6853 .426 1123 3060 .367 1210 1626 .744 340 1631 1971 1306 626 116 929 1366 8171

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 19 NOH NBA SG 76 56 24.5 3.9 9.8 .394 1.1 3.7 .288 1.5 2.1 .689 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.4 1.8 10.3
2005-06 20 NOK NBA SG 55 25 18.0 2.6 6.7 .393 0.9 2.5 .371 1.5 1.8 .822 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.1 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.6 7.7
2006-07 21 DEN NBA SG 63 24 23.3 4.5 10.2 .441 2.4 6.1 .390 1.6 2.0 .810 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.4 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.3 13.0
2007-08 22 DEN NBA SG 74 0 19.2 4.2 9.1 .461 2.1 5.3 .403 1.7 2.4 .719 0.6 1.5 2.1 1.7 0.8 0.2 1.5 1.9 12.3
2008-09 23 DEN NBA SG 81 18 27.7 5.2 11.7 .446 2.2 5.6 .397 2.5 3.4 .754 0.5 3.1 3.7 2.8 1.0 0.2 1.9 2.3 15.2
2009-10 24 DEN NBA SG 75 0 27.8 5.7 13.8 .414 2.1 6.2 .338 1.9 2.7 .706 0.4 2.7 3.1 2.4 1.3 0.3 1.9 2.3 15.4
2010-11 25 DEN NBA SF 79 6 24.9 4.3 9.9 .435 1.6 4.0 .390 2.1 2.8 .738 0.6 3.5 4.1 2.2 1.2 0.2 1.3 2.2 12.3
2011-12 26 NYK NBA SG 35 1 27.6 4.7 11.6 .407 1.9 5.5 .347 1.1 1.6 .709 0.8 3.1 3.9 2.4 1.5 0.2 1.3 2.5 12.5
2012-13 27 NYK NBA SG 80 0 33.5 6.6 15.6 .422 1.9 5.5 .356 3.0 3.9 .762 0.8 4.5 5.3 2.7 1.3 0.3 1.7 2.8 18.1
Career NBA 618 130 25.4 4.7 11.1 .426 1.8 5.0 .367 2.0 2.6 .744 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.1 1.0 0.2 1.5 2.2 13.2

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 19 NOH NBA SG 76 56 1859 5.7 14.5 .394 1.6 5.4 .288 2.1 3.1 .689 0.8 2.2 2.9 2.7 1.1 0.2 2.1 2.6 15.1
2005-06 20 NOK NBA SG 55 25 989 5.2 13.3 .393 1.9 5.1 .371 3.0 3.7 .822 0.7 3.3 4.0 2.1 1.3 0.1 2.0 3.3 15.4
2006-07 21 DEN NBA SG 63 24 1471 7.0 15.8 .441 3.6 9.3 .390 2.5 3.1 .810 0.7 2.8 3.5 2.2 1.2 0.2 2.1 3.6 20.0
2007-08 22 DEN NBA SG 74 0 1421 7.9 17.1 .461 4.0 9.9 .403 3.2 4.5 .719 1.1 2.8 3.9 3.2 1.6 0.3 2.8 3.6 23.0
2008-09 23 DEN NBA SG 81 18 2245 6.8 15.2 .446 2.9 7.3 .397 3.3 4.4 .754 0.7 4.1 4.8 3.6 1.3 0.2 2.4 3.0 19.8
2009-10 24 DEN NBA SG 75 0 2082 7.4 17.9 .414 2.7 8.1 .338 2.5 3.5 .706 0.5 3.6 4.0 3.2 1.7 0.3 2.4 3.0 20.0
2010-11 25 DEN NBA SF 79 6 1968 6.2 14.3 .435 2.3 5.8 .390 3.0 4.0 .738 0.8 5.1 5.9 3.2 1.7 0.3 1.8 3.2 17.7
2011-12 26 NYK NBA SG 35 1 967 6.1 15.1 .407 2.5 7.2 .347 1.5 2.0 .709 1.1 4.0 5.1 3.1 2.0 0.2 1.7 3.2 16.2
2012-13 27 NYK NBA SG 80 0 2678 7.1 16.8 .422 2.1 5.9 .356 3.2 4.2 .762 0.9 4.9 5.7 2.9 1.3 0.3 1.8 3.0 19.4
Career NBA 618 130 15680 6.7 15.7 .426 2.6 7.0 .367 2.8 3.7 .744 0.8 3.7 4.5 3.0 1.4 0.3 2.1 3.1 18.8

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2004-05 19 NOH NBA SG 76 1859 10.9 .478 .449 2.4 7.5 4.8 14.6 1.6 0.5 11.7 23.2 95 110 -0.7 0.9 0.2 .006
2005-06 20 NOK NBA SG 55 989 12.7 .515 .464 2.2 11.3 6.6 10.3 2.0 0.3 11.6 21.9 101 108 0.4 0.8 1.2 .060
2006-07 21 DEN NBA SG 63 1471 15.6 .585 .557 2.3 8.5 5.5 10.2 1.6 0.4 10.8 22.8 112 109 2.5 1.1 3.7 .120
2007-08 22 DEN NBA SG 74 1421 18.1 .603 .578 3.3 8.1 5.8 14.7 2.1 0.6 13.0 25.8 111 109 2.5 1.3 3.7 .126
2008-09 23 DEN NBA SG 81 2245 16.8 .576 .541 2.3 12.8 7.7 17.3 1.8 0.5 12.3 24.2 111 109 3.6 2.2 5.8 .124
2009-10 24 DEN NBA SG 75 2082 15.0 .515 .491 1.6 11.3 6.5 15.0 2.4 0.7 11.0 26.9 101 108 0.6 2.1 2.7 .062
2010-11 25 DEN NBA SF 79 1968 16.4 .550 .514 2.7 15.8 9.4 14.2 2.3 0.6 10.2 22.2 109 106 2.7 2.3 5.0 .121
2011-12 26 NYK NBA SG 35 967 15.2 .508 .490 3.4 12.9 8.1 15.2 2.9 0.5 9.7 22.0 104 100 1.0 1.5 2.5 .122
2012-13 27 NYK NBA SG 80 2678 17.6 .522 .484 2.7 16.3 9.3 14.5 2.0 0.8 8.8 26.5 107 106 4.0 2.7 6.7 .120
Career NBA 618 15680 15.6 .540 .508 2.5 12.0 7.3 14.3 2.0 0.6 10.9 24.3 106 107 16.5 15.0 31.5 .096

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2006-07 21 DEN NBA SG 4 0 47 6 22 .273 0 12 .000 6 6 1.000 1 8 9 2 4 1 3 6 18
2007-08 22 DEN NBA SG 4 0 108 23 43 .535 7 22 .318 20 24 .833 1 6 7 7 4 0 5 12 73
2008-09 23 DEN NBA SG 16 0 435 88 194 .454 38 106 .358 25 46 .543 11 42 53 45 17 4 26 51 239
2009-10 24 DEN NBA SG 6 0 159 21 57 .368 11 31 .355 14 16 .875 5 18 23 10 4 2 6 17 67
2010-11 25 DEN NBA SF 5 0 76 16 45 .356 9 21 .429 8 11 .727 1 9 10 5 2 0 8 8 49
2011-12 26 NYK NBA SG 5 0 175 24 76 .316 5 28 .179 8 8 1.000 2 11 13 11 6 1 11 19 61
2012-13 27 NYK NBA SG 11 0 351 54 163 .331 18 66 .273 31 43 .721 6 46 52 15 11 5 20 27 157
Career NBA 51 0 1351 232 600 .387 88 286 .308 112 154 .727 27 140 167 95 48 13 79 140 664

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2006-07 21 DEN NBA SG 4 0 11.8 1.5 5.5 .273 0.0 3.0 .000 1.5 1.5 1.000 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.5 1.0 0.3 0.8 1.5 4.5
2007-08 22 DEN NBA SG 4 0 27.0 5.8 10.8 .535 1.8 5.5 .318 5.0 6.0 .833 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.0 0.0 1.3 3.0 18.3
2008-09 23 DEN NBA SG 16 0 27.2 5.5 12.1 .454 2.4 6.6 .358 1.6 2.9 .543 0.7 2.6 3.3 2.8 1.1 0.3 1.6 3.2 14.9
2009-10 24 DEN NBA SG 6 0 26.5 3.5 9.5 .368 1.8 5.2 .355 2.3 2.7 .875 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.8 11.2
2010-11 25 DEN NBA SF 5 0 15.2 3.2 9.0 .356 1.8 4.2 .429 1.6 2.2 .727 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.0 0.4 0.0 1.6 1.6 9.8
2011-12 26 NYK NBA SG 5 0 35.0 4.8 15.2 .316 1.0 5.6 .179 1.6 1.6 1.000 0.4 2.2 2.6 2.2 1.2 0.2 2.2 3.8 12.2
2012-13 27 NYK NBA SG 11 0 31.9 4.9 14.8 .331 1.6 6.0 .273 2.8 3.9 .721 0.5 4.2 4.7 1.4 1.0 0.5 1.8 2.5 14.3
Career NBA 51 0 26.5 4.5 11.8 .387 1.7 5.6 .308 2.2 3.0 .727 0.5 2.7 3.3 1.9 0.9 0.3 1.5 2.7 13.0

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2006-07 21 DEN NBA SG 4 0 47 4.6 16.9 .273 0.0 9.2 .000 4.6 4.6 1.000 0.8 6.1 6.9 1.5 3.1 0.8 2.3 4.6 13.8
2007-08 22 DEN NBA SG 4 0 108 7.7 14.3 .535 2.3 7.3 .318 6.7 8.0 .833 0.3 2.0 2.3 2.3 1.3 0.0 1.7 4.0 24.3
2008-09 23 DEN NBA SG 16 0 435 7.3 16.1 .454 3.1 8.8 .358 2.1 3.8 .543 0.9 3.5 4.4 3.7 1.4 0.3 2.2 4.2 19.8
2009-10 24 DEN NBA SG 6 0 159 4.8 12.9 .368 2.5 7.0 .355 3.2 3.6 .875 1.1 4.1 5.2 2.3 0.9 0.5 1.4 3.8 15.2
2010-11 25 DEN NBA SF 5 0 76 7.6 21.3 .356 4.3 9.9 .429 3.8 5.2 .727 0.5 4.3 4.7 2.4 0.9 0.0 3.8 3.8 23.2
2011-12 26 NYK NBA SG 5 0 175 4.9 15.6 .316 1.0 5.8 .179 1.6 1.6 1.000 0.4 2.3 2.7 2.3 1.2 0.2 2.3 3.9 12.5
2012-13 27 NYK NBA SG 11 0 351 5.5 16.7 .331 1.8 6.8 .273 3.2 4.4 .721 0.6 4.7 5.3 1.5 1.1 0.5 2.1 2.8 16.1
Career NBA 51 0 1351 6.2 16.0 .387 2.3 7.6 .308 3.0 4.1 .727 0.7 3.7 4.5 2.5 1.3 0.3 2.1 3.7 17.7

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2006-07 21 DEN NBA SG 4 47 9.3 .365 .273 2.5 19.3 11.0 7.4 4.7 1.6 10.9 27.2 80 98 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.037
2007-08 22 DEN NBA SG 4 108 22.8 .681 .616 0.9 6.1 3.4 11.3 1.8 0.0 8.5 22.5 136 120 0.5 0.0 0.5 .206
2008-09 23 DEN NBA SG 16 435 16.9 .558 .552 3.0 11.7 7.3 18.0 2.0 0.8 10.8 25.2 109 109 0.6 0.4 1.0 .109
2009-10 24 DEN NBA SG 6 159 12.5 .523 .465 3.8 14.2 8.9 9.7 1.3 1.0 8.6 19.5 110 117 0.2 0.0 0.2 .057
2010-11 25 DEN NBA SF 5 76 12.0 .492 .456 1.5 13.2 7.3 14.0 1.3 0.0 13.8 34.8 87 110 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.076
2011-12 26 NYK NBA SG 5 175 5.4 .384 .349 1.3 8.0 4.5 12.6 1.9 0.5 12.2 24.5 82 112 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 -0.097
2012-13 27 NYK NBA SG 11 351 10.8 .432 .387 1.9 16.8 8.8 8.0 1.7 1.4 9.9 27.7 87 99 -0.5 0.6 0.1 .011
Career NBA 51 1351 13.2 .497 .460 2.3 12.8 7.3 12.6 1.9 0.9 10.6 25.5 99 109 0.2 1.0 1.2 .043

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 9 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
J.R. Smith 6.7 5.8 5.0 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.5 1.2 0.2
Raja Bell 93.3 6.8 5.8 4.5 3.7 3.6 2.2 1.7 1.1 -0.1
Raymond Felton 90.8 6.5 5.4 4.3 4.2 3.4 2.6 2.3 1.7
John Salmons 90.4 7.1 5.6 4.3 3.7 3.6 2.1 1.7 1.4 0.6
Dee Brown 90.1 6.8 6.4 6.4 3.5 3.4 2.5 2.4 1.0 0.3
Dave Twardzik 89.7 7.5 5.5 5.1 5.1 3.7 3.0 2.4 1.1
Charlie Ward 89.6 7.1 5.5 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.1 1.9 1.0 -0.2
Luke Ridnour 89.4 6.2 5.4 4.4 4.0 3.4 3.3 2.3 1.2 0.9
Butch Beard 88.7 7.6 5.9 5.6 4.4 3.7 2.2 2.0 1.5 0.0
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 88.1 5.4 5.3 5.0 4.5 3.3 2.5 2.2 1.1 0.2
Jarrett Jack 87.9 5.6 4.8 4.8 4.1 3.8 3.2 2.4 1.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
J.R. Smith 6.7 5.8 5.0 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.5 1.2 0.2
Raymond Felton 90.8 6.5 5.4 4.3 4.2 3.4 2.6 2.3 1.7
Dave Twardzik 89.7 7.5 5.5 5.1 5.1 3.7 3.0 2.4 1.1
Butch Beard 88.7 7.6 5.9 5.6 4.4 3.7 2.2 2.0 1.5 0.0
Raja Bell 88.6 6.8 5.8 4.5 3.7 3.6 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.1 1.1 0.5 -0.1
Jim Barnett 88.0 6.1 5.4 4.8 4.7 4.1 3.7 2.5 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.0
Jarrett Jack 87.9 5.6 4.8 4.8 4.1 3.8 3.2 2.4 1.2
Dee Brown 87.8 6.8 6.4 6.4 3.5 3.4 2.5 2.4 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.2 -0.3
Charlie Ward 87.2 7.1 5.5 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.1 2.9 1.9 1.0 0.5 -0.2
Jim Cleamons 87.2 7.1 5.5 3.8 3.4 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 0.1
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 86.9 5.4 5.3 5.0 4.5 3.3 2.5 2.2 1.1 0.6 0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Awards
2012-13 NBA Sixth Man of the Year
Weekly & Monthly Awards

Player of the Week: 1 time (Show/Hide)

Rookie of the Month: 3 times (Show/Hide)
Honors
2004 McDonald's All American
3-Pt Field Goals
2008-09 NBA 180 (5)
2009-10 NBA 158 (9)
Career NBA 1123 (52)
Career 1123 (52)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
2008-09 NBA 453 (5)
2009-10 NBA 467 (3)
Career NBA 3060 (54)
Career 3060 (54)
Effective Field Goal Pct
2007-08 NBA .578 (9)
Turnover Pct
Career NBA 10.9 (64)
Career 10.9 (74)
Usage Pct
Career NBA 24.3 (85)
Career 24.3 (99)
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.001 (105)
Career 0.001 (573)
      

Transactions

June 24, 2004: Drafted by the New Orleans Hornets in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 2004 NBA Draft.

July 14, 2006: Traded by the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets with P.J. Brown to the Chicago Bulls for Tyson Chandler.

July 20, 2006: Traded by the Chicago Bulls to the Denver Nuggets for Howard Eisley, a 2007 2nd round draft pick (JamesOn Curry) and a 2007 2nd round draft pick (Aaron Gray).

February 17, 2012: Signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2004-05 New Orleans Hornets NBA $1,206,600
2005-06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets NBA $1,297,080
2006-07 Denver Nuggets NBA $1,387,560
2007-08 Denver Nuggets NBA $2,134,067
2008-09 Denver Nuggets NBA $4,985,001
2009-10 Denver Nuggets NBA $5,508,426
2010-11 Denver Nuggets NBA $6,757,851
2011-12 New York Knicks NBA $2,382,353
Career (may be incomplete) $25,658,938

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13 2013-14
New York Knicks $2,806,452 $2,932,742
  • Signed July 11, 2012 for an assumed $5,739,194 for 2 years.
  • 2013-14 is a Player Option.

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