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Michael Smith

Michael John Smith

Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: May 19, 1965 in Rochester, New York
High School: Los Altos in Hacienda Heights, California
College: Brigham Young University
Draft: Boston Celtics, 1st round (13th pick, 13th overall), 1989 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 17, 1989

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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
1989-90 24 BOS NBA 65 7 620 136 286 .476 2 28 .071 53 64 .828 40 60 100 79 9 1 54 51 327
1990-91 25 BOS NBA 47 3 389 95 200 .475 6 24 .250 22 27 .815 21 35 56 43 6 2 37 27 218
1994-95 29 LAC NBA 29 0 319 63 134 .470 1 8 .125 26 30 .867 13 43 56 20 6 2 18 41 153
Career NBA 141 10 1328 294 620 .474 9 60 .150 101 121 .835 74 138 212 142 21 5 109 119 698

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
1989-90 24 BOS NBA 65 7 9.5 2.1 4.4 .476 0.0 0.4 .071 0.8 1.0 .828 0.6 0.9 1.5 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.8 5.0
1990-91 25 BOS NBA 47 3 8.3 2.0 4.3 .475 0.1 0.5 .250 0.5 0.6 .815 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.6 4.6
1994-95 29 LAC NBA 29 0 11.0 2.2 4.6 .470 0.0 0.3 .125 0.9 1.0 .867 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.4 5.3
Career NBA 141 10 9.4 2.1 4.4 .474 0.1 0.4 .150 0.7 0.9 .835 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.8 5.0

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
1989-90 24 BOS NBA 65 7 620 7.9 16.6 .476 0.1 1.6 .071 3.1 3.7 .828 2.3 3.5 5.8 4.6 0.5 0.1 3.1 3.0 19.0
1990-91 25 BOS NBA 47 3 389 8.8 18.5 .475 0.6 2.2 .250 2.0 2.5 .815 1.9 3.2 5.2 4.0 0.6 0.2 3.4 2.5 20.2
1994-95 29 LAC NBA 29 0 319 7.1 15.1 .470 0.1 0.9 .125 2.9 3.4 .867 1.5 4.9 6.3 2.3 0.7 0.2 2.0 4.6 17.3
Career NBA 141 10 1328 8.0 16.8 .474 0.2 1.6 .150 2.7 3.3 .835 2.0 3.7 5.7 3.8 0.6 0.1 3.0 3.2 18.9

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 WS/48
1989-90 24 BOS NBA 65 620 14.2 .520 .479 7.5 10.2 8.9 18.6 0.7 0.1 14.7 25.0 103 112 0.3 0.4 0.7 .055
1990-91 25 BOS NBA 47 389 14.3 .514 .490 6.5 9.2 7.9 16.1 0.8 0.3 14.9 26.9 101 111 0.1 0.2 0.3 .042
1994-95 29 LAC NBA 29 319 13.3 .520 .474 4.5 17.0 10.3 11.0 1.0 0.5 10.9 22.5 103 113 0.2 0.2 0.3 .046
Career NBA 141 1328 14.0 .518 .481 6.5 11.5 9.0 16.0 0.8 0.2 13.9 25.0 102 112 0.6 0.8 1.4 .049

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
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
1989-90 24 BOS NBA 4 16 5 8 0 2 7 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17 .625 .000 1.000 4.0 4.3 0.0 0.0
1990-91 25 BOS NBA 2 6 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 .500 .000 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.5
Career NBA 6 22 6 10 0 3 7 7 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 19 .600 .000 1.000 3.7 3.2 0.0 0.2

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1989-90 24 BOS NBA 4 16 33.4 .767 .625 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 8.3 31.8 147 120 0.1 0.0 0.1 .339
1990-91 25 BOS NBA 2 6 6.6 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.6 121 121 0.0 0.0 0.0 .070
Career NBA 6 22 26.1 .726 .600 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7 2.2 0.0 7.1 27.1 143 120 0.1 0.0 0.1 .266

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 3 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3
Michael Smith 0.7 0.3 0.3
Gene Guarilia 81.9 0.7 0.5 0.3
Jerrod Mustaf 79.3 0.8 0.5 0.4
Jamie Watson 78.8 0.8 0.3 0.1
Bill Curley 78.7 0.7 0.5 0.2
Hank McDowell 78.3 0.7 0.4 0.1
Scott Roth 77.5 0.7 0.3 0.1
Yakhouba Diawara 75.1 0.7 0.5 0.5
Cartier Martin 74.6 0.8 0.4 0.1
Maceo Baston 70.3 1.1 0.4 0.3
Mark Randall 69.5 0.5 0.3 0.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Michael Smith 0.7 0.3 0.3
Jerrod Mustaf 78.4 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.0
Jamie Watson 78.1 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.0
Scott Roth 77.5 0.7 0.3 0.1
Ansu Sesay 75.1 0.8 0.5 0.2 -0.1
Cartier Martin 74.6 0.8 0.4 0.1
Obinna Ekezie 73.2 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.2
Bill Curley 69.5 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0
Mark Randall 68.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.0
Yakhouba Diawara 67.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 -0.1
Cal Bowdler 66.0 1.0 0.5 0.2

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1983-84 18 BYU 29 99 218 34 45 153 77 12 9 63 77 232 .454 .756 8.0 5.3 2.7
1986-87 21 BYU 32 253 497 34 70 103 114 273 55 13 6 65 75 643 .509 .486 .904 20.1 8.5 1.7
1987-88 22 BYU 32 248 489 49 113 134 159 248 100 24 3 101 94 679 .507 .434 .843 21.2 7.8 3.1
1988-89 23 BYU 29 286 545 33 87 160 173 248 85 21 4 130 74 765 .525 .379 .925 26.4 8.6 2.9
Career 122 886 1749 116 270 431 491 922 317 70 22 359 320 2319 .507 .430 .878 19.0 7.6 2.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1983 McDonald's All American
1987-88 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)

Transactions

June 27, 1989: Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1989 NBA Draft.

October 30, 1991: Waived by the Boston Celtics.

October 8, 1992: Signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks.

October 26, 1992: Waived by the Milwaukee Bucks.

February 20, 1995: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Los Angeles Clippers

September 19, 1995: Released by the Los Angeles Clippers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1990-91 Boston Celtics NBA $525,000
1991-92 Boston Celtics NBA $625,000
1992-93 Boston Celtics NBA $650,000
Career (may be incomplete) $1,800,000

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