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Mike Smrek

Michael Frank Smrek (Mike)

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 7-0 ▪ Weight: 250 lbs.
Born: August 31, 1962 in Welland, Canada
High School: Eastdale in Port Robinson, Canada
College: Canisius College
Draft: Portland Trail Blazers, 2nd round (1st pick, 25th overall), 1985 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 2, 1985

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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
1985-86 23 CHI NBA C 38 5 408 46 122 .377 0 2 .000 16 29 .552 46 64 110 19 6 23 29 95 108
1986-87 24 LAL NBA C 35 3 233 30 60 .500 0 0 16 25 .640 13 24 37 5 4 13 19 70 76
1987-88 25 LAL NBA C 48 2 421 44 103 .427 0 0 44 66 .667 27 58 85 8 7 42 30 105 132
1988-89 26 SAS NBA PF 43 18 623 72 153 .471 0 0 49 76 .645 42 87 129 12 13 58 48 102 193
1989-90 27 GSW NBA C 13 3 107 10 24 .417 0 0 1 6 .167 11 23 34 1 4 11 9 18 21
1990-91 28 TOT NBA C 15 0 95 9 27 .333 0 0 6 12 .500 7 19 26 4 3 3 3 27 24
1990-91 28 GSW NBA C 5 0 25 6 11 .545 0 0 2 4 .500 3 4 7 1 2 0 2 9 14
1990-91 28 LAC NBA C 10 0 70 3 16 .188 0 0 4 8 .500 4 15 19 3 1 3 1 18 10
1991-92 29 GSW NBA C 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career NBA 194 31 1890 211 489 .431 0 2 .000 132 214 .617 146 276 422 49 37 150 138 417 554

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
1985-86 23 CHI NBA C 38 5 10.7 1.2 3.2 .377 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.8 .552 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.8 2.5 2.8
1986-87 24 LAL NBA C 35 3 6.7 0.9 1.7 .500 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.7 .640 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 2.0 2.2
1987-88 25 LAL NBA C 48 2 8.8 0.9 2.1 .427 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.4 .667 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.6 2.2 2.8
1988-89 26 SAS NBA PF 43 18 14.5 1.7 3.6 .471 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.8 .645 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.1 2.4 4.5
1989-90 27 GSW NBA C 13 3 8.2 0.8 1.8 .417 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 .167 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.7 1.4 1.6
1990-91 28 TOT NBA C 15 0 6.3 0.6 1.8 .333 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 .500 0.5 1.3 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.8 1.6
1990-91 28 GSW NBA C 5 0 5.0 1.2 2.2 .545 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 .500 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.8 2.8
1990-91 28 LAC NBA C 10 0 7.0 0.3 1.6 .188 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 .500 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.8 1.0
1991-92 29 GSW NBA C 2 0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 194 31 9.7 1.1 2.5 .431 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .617 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.7 2.1 2.9

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
1985-86 23 CHI NBA C 38 5 408 4.1 10.8 .377 0.0 0.2 .000 1.4 2.6 .552 4.1 5.6 9.7 1.7 0.5 2.0 2.6 8.4 9.5
1986-87 24 LAL NBA C 35 3 233 4.6 9.3 .500 0.0 0.0 2.5 3.9 .640 2.0 3.7 5.7 0.8 0.6 2.0 2.9 10.8 11.7
1987-88 25 LAL NBA C 48 2 421 3.8 8.8 .427 0.0 0.0 3.8 5.6 .667 2.3 5.0 7.3 0.7 0.6 3.6 2.6 9.0 11.3
1988-89 26 SAS NBA PF 43 18 623 4.2 8.8 .471 0.0 0.0 2.8 4.4 .645 2.4 5.0 7.5 0.7 0.8 3.4 2.8 5.9 11.2
1989-90 27 GSW NBA C 13 3 107 3.4 8.1 .417 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.0 .167 3.7 7.7 11.4 0.3 1.3 3.7 3.0 6.1 7.1
1990-91 28 TOT NBA C 15 0 95 3.4 10.2 .333 0.0 0.0 2.3 4.5 .500 2.7 7.2 9.9 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.1 10.2 9.1
1990-91 28 GSW NBA C 5 0 25 8.6 15.8 .545 0.0 0.0 2.9 5.8 .500 4.3 5.8 10.1 1.4 2.9 0.0 2.9 13.0 20.2
1990-91 28 LAC NBA C 10 0 70 1.5 8.2 .188 0.0 0.0 2.1 4.1 .500 2.1 7.7 9.8 1.5 0.5 1.5 0.5 9.3 5.1
1991-92 29 GSW NBA C 2 0 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 194 31 1890 4.0 9.3 .431 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 4.1 .617 2.8 5.3 8.0 0.9 0.7 2.9 2.6 7.9 10.6

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
1985-86 23 CHI NBA C 38 408 6.5 .401 .377 12.3 18.4 15.2 6.1 0.7 3.2 17.7 16.3 88 111 -0.5 0.2 -0.2 -0.024
1986-87 24 LAL NBA C 35 233 5.0 .535 .500 6.7 10.7 8.8 2.6 0.8 3.1 21.1 15.7 94 108 -0.1 0.3 0.1 .031
1987-88 25 LAL NBA C 48 421 7.7 .500 .427 7.6 14.9 11.4 2.4 0.8 5.6 18.5 16.1 95 105 -0.2 0.6 0.4 .047
1988-89 26 SAS NBA PF 43 623 9.0 .518 .471 7.1 16.1 11.4 2.5 1.0 5.6 20.5 14.6 94 107 -0.3 0.7 0.4 .031
1989-90 27 GSW NBA C 13 107 7.1 .394 .417 11.5 21.8 16.9 1.2 1.7 5.7 25.3 13.3 76 107 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.039
1990-91 28 TOT NBA C 15 95 5.4 .372 .333 7.9 21.9 14.8 5.5 1.5 1.9 8.5 15.0 88 105 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .018
1990-91 28 GSW NBA C 5 25 14.6 .549 .545 13.2 17.6 15.4 6.1 3.7 0.0 13.6 23.6 106 105 0.0 0.0 0.1 .111
1990-91 28 LAC NBA C 10 70 2.1 .256 .188 6.1 23.5 14.6 5.3 0.7 2.6 4.9 11.9 74 105 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.015
1991-92 29 GSW NBA C 2 3 4.9 0.0 35.8 18.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 107 0.0 0.0 0.0 .054
Career NBA 194 1890 7.4 .475 .431 8.6 16.3 12.4 3.3 0.9 4.6 19.1 15.4 91 107 -1.4 2.1 0.7 .018

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
1985-86 23 CHI NBA C 3 0 5 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
1986-87 24 LAL NBA C 10 0 33 2 10 .200 0 0 4 6 .667 3 4 7 0 0 6 1 15 8
1987-88 25 LAL NBA C 8 0 34 1 5 .200 0 0 1 3 .333 1 5 6 0 1 3 2 4 3
Career NBA 21 0 72 3 16 .188 0 0 5 9 .556 4 9 13 0 1 10 3 21 11

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
1985-86 23 CHI NBA C 3 0 1.7 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0
1986-87 24 LAL NBA C 10 0 3.3 0.2 1.0 .200 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 .667 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 1.5 0.8
1987-88 25 LAL NBA C 8 0 4.3 0.1 0.6 .200 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 .333 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4
Career NBA 21 0 3.4 0.1 0.8 .188 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 .556 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 1.0 0.5

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
1985-86 23 CHI NBA C 3 0 5 0.0 7.2 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 0.0 14.4 0.0
1986-87 24 LAL NBA C 10 0 33 2.2 10.9 .200 0.0 0.0 4.4 6.5 .667 3.3 4.4 7.6 0.0 0.0 6.5 1.1 16.4 8.7
1987-88 25 LAL NBA C 8 0 34 1.1 5.3 .200 0.0 0.0 1.1 3.2 .333 1.1 5.3 6.4 0.0 1.1 3.2 2.1 4.2 3.2
Career NBA 21 0 72 1.5 8.0 .188 0.0 0.0 2.5 4.5 .556 2.0 4.5 6.5 0.0 0.5 5.0 1.5 10.5 5.5

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
1985-86 23 CHI NBA C 3 5 -5.9 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.6 0.0 8.4 0 119 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.191
1986-87 24 LAL NBA C 10 33 2.1 .316 .200 11.3 12.3 11.9 0.0 0.0 10.1 7.3 17.0 83 105 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .003
1987-88 25 LAL NBA C 8 34 1.4 .237 .200 3.6 16.7 10.4 0.0 1.5 5.3 24.0 10.9 48 107 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.092
Career NBA 21 72 1.2 .276 .188 6.9 13.5 10.4 0.0 0.7 8.0 13.1 13.5 67 107 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.055

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mike Smrek 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Olumide Oyedeji 53.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Shawnelle Scott 47.8 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2
Dave Feitl 43.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1
Dwayne Schintzius 41.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Jabari Smith 40.2 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.0
Cole Aldrich 36.5 0.6 0.6 0.2
Hamed Haddadi 32.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0
Alan Ogg 28.1 0.5 0.3 0.0
Chuck Nevitt 27.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2
Mamadou N'Diaye 20.9 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Mike Smrek 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Olumide Oyedeji 53.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Shawnelle Scott 47.8 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2
Dave Feitl 43.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1
Jabari Smith 40.2 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.0
Cole Aldrich 36.5 0.6 0.6 0.2
Hamed Haddadi 32.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0
Alan Ogg 28.1 0.5 0.3 0.0
Dwayne Schintzius 22.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Mamadou N'Diaye 20.9 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0
Kyrylo Fesenko 20.7 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1

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
1981-82 19 CANISIUS 22 311 24 54 7 14 68 4 30 28 57 55 .444 .500 14.1 2.5 3.1
1982-83 20 CANISIUS 28 560 49 106 27 52 131 8 36 52 93 125 .462 .519 20.0 4.5 4.7
1983-84 21 CANISIUS 30 829 153 242 56 96 175 6 54 73 102 362 .632 .583 27.6 12.1 5.8
1984-85 22 CANISIUS 28 812 172 286 97 148 192 14 52 77 86 441 .601 .655 29.0 15.8 6.9
Career 108 2512 398 688 187 310 566 32 172 230 338 983 .578 .603 23.3 9.1 5.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1987 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
1988 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)

Transactions

June 8, 1981: Traded by the Golden State Warriors (as a 1985 2nd round draft pick) with a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Audie Norris) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Mike Gale.

June 18, 1985: Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2nd round (25th pick) of the 1985 NBA Draft.

June 18, 1985: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers to the Chicago Bulls for Ben Coleman and Ken Johnson.

October 30, 1986: Waived by the Chicago Bulls.

November 7, 1986: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

November 2, 1988: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the San Antonio Spurs for a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Tony Smith).

July 19, 1989: Released by the San Antonio Spurs.

February 27, 1990: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Golden State Warriors

December 26, 1990: Claimed on waivers by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Golden State Warriors

June 26, 1991: Released by the Los Angeles Clippers.

October 3, 1991: Signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.

December 21, 1991: Waived by the Golden State Warriors.

January 28, 1992: Signed a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Chicago Bulls NBA $135,000
1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $200,000
1988-89 San Antonio Spurs NBA $175,000
1990-91 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $325,000
Career (may be incomplete) $835,000

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