Early life

Smith was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York and grew up in Lefrak City. He attended Archbishop Molloy, where he was coached by the legendary Jack Curran, the winningest coach in New York City and New York State history. Smith graduated in 1983 and then played basketball at the University of North Carolina for Dean Smith. In his young career he played for the New York Riverside Church.

Professional career

Smith was selected as a 6'3" 170 lb point guard by the Sacramento Kings with the sixth pick of the 1987 NBA draft. He played in the NBA from 1987 to 1997 as a member of the Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, and Denver Nuggets. In his professional career, Smith scored 9,397 points and recorded 4,073 assists. He won two NBA championships with the Rockets in 1994 and 1995. In the first game of the 1995 Finals against the Orlando Magic, Smith made seven three-pointers, including a game-tying shot which sent the game into overtime. The Rockets won the game 120-118.

Off the court

Broadcasting

Smith joined Turner Sports in 1998. He has teamed with Ernie Johnson Jr., Charles Barkley, and Shaquille O'Neal on Inside the NBA, a winner of the Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Studio Show. He occasionally appears on NBA TV as an analyst. He also served a stint as an analyst for the MSG Network's broadcasts of New York Knicks games from 2005-08, and has worked as an analyst for CBS/Turner during the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Personal life

Smith married model Gwendolyn Osborne on September 8, 2006. They have 2 children: Malloy Adrian Smith, b. March 26, 2008, and London Olivia Smith b. Sept. 29, 2012. His wife is a model on The Price Is Right. He is the father of R&B singer Kayla Brianna and KJ Smith He was previously married to Dawn Reavis.

NBA career statistics

Legend
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

†	Denotes seasons in which Smith won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1987-88	Sacramento	61	60	35.6	.477	.308	.819	2.3	7.1	1.5	.1	13.8
1988-89	Sacramento	81	81	38.8	.462	.359	.737	2.8	7.7	1.3	.1	17.3
1989-90	Sacramento	46	46	38.0	.461	.373	.809	2.6	6.6	1.2	.2	15.0
1989-90	Atlanta	33	5	20.4	.480	.167	.846	1.1	4.3	0.7	.0	7.7
1990-91	Houston	78	78	34.6	.520	.363	.844	2.1	7.1	1.4	.1	17.7
1991-92	Houston	81	80	33.8	.475	.394	.866	2.2	6.9	1.3	.1	14.0
1992-93	Houston	82	82	29.5	.520	.438	.878	2.0	5.4	1.0	.1	13.0
1993-94†	Houston	78	78	28.3	.480	.405	.871	1.8	4.2	0.8	.1	11.6
1994-95†	Houston	81	81	25.1	.484	.429	.851	1.9	4.0	0.9	.1	10.4
1995-96	Houston	68	56	23.8	.433	.382	.821	1.4	3.6	0.7	.0	8.5
1996-97	Detroit	9	0	7.1	.400	.500	1.000	0.6	1.1	0.1	.0	2.6
1996-97	Orlando	6	0	7.8	.462	.600	1.000	0.3	0.7	0.0	.0	2.8
1996-97	Denver	33	3	19.8	.422	.425	.854	1.1	3.1	0.5	.0	7.9
Career		737	650	30.1	.480	.399	.829	2.0	5.5	1.0	.1	12.8

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1991	Houston	3	3	37.7	.474	.500	.889	2.7	8.0	1.3	.3	15.3
1993	Houston	12	12	32.6	.492	.500	.778	2.0	4.2	0.8	.1	14.8
1994	Houston	23	23	30.3	.455	.447	.808	2.3	4.1	.96	.17	10.8
1995	Houston	22	22	29.6	.438	.442	.900	2.2	4.5	.64	.14	10.8
1996	Houston	8	8	23.9	.434	.387	1.000	1.5	4.8	0.6	.0	8.9
Career		68	68	30.0	.457	.448	.847	2.2	4.5	0.8	.1	11.5

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