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Charles Smith
Forward ·Boston Celtics ·NBA

Charles Smith

Age58 BornNov 29, 1967 FromUSA Height185 cm (6'1") Weight73 kg CollegeGeorgetown Draft1997 · #26
Career averages
10.8PPG
4.3RPG
1.3APG
908 games · 14 seasons

At a glance

BOS hub
Position rank2001-02
#51PPG rank
#43PER rank
#46Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 91 Forward players with 41+ games
Career snapshot
14Seasons
908Games
9,838Career points
9.2PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Clippers · 318 games · 1988-89 to 1998-99
Honors and awards2 total
Basketball Hall of Fame2024
All-Rookie Team1988
Career highsSingle season
21.1PPG · 1989-90 · LAC
8.2RPG · 1990-91 · LAC
1.8APG · 1990-91 · LAC
19.5PER · 1989-90 · LAC
9.4Win shares · 1989-90 · LAC
Draft1997
1Round
26Overall pick
Selected by Miami Heat · from Georgetown

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1988-89 LAC 71 56 30.4 16.3 6.5 1.5 1.0 1.3 49.5 0.0 72.5 15.6 4.0
1989-90 BOS 60 0 8.7 2.9 1.2 1.7 0.6 0.1 44.4 0.0 69.7 13.3 1.1
1989-90 LAC 78 76 35.0 21.1 6.7 1.5 1.1 1.5 52.0 8.3 79.4 19.5 9.4
1990-91 BOS 5 0 6.0 1.8 0.4 1.2 0.2 0.0 42.9 0.0 60.0 6.3 0.0
1990-91 LAC 74 74 36.5 20.0 8.2 1.8 1.1 2.0 46.9 0.0 79.3 17.6 7.4
1991-92 LAC 49 25 26.7 14.6 6.1 1.1 0.8 2.0 46.6 0.0 78.5 18.6 4.4
1992-93 NYK 81 68 26.8 12.4 5.3 1.8 0.6 1.2 46.9 0.0 78.2 14.9 6.6
1993-94 NYK 43 21 25.7 10.4 3.8 1.2 0.6 1.0 44.3 50.0 71.9 11.3 2.4
1994-95 NYK 76 58 28.3 12.7 4.3 1.6 0.6 1.3 47.1 22.6 79.2 13.9 4.8
1995-96 NYK 41 4 21.7 7.4 3.9 0.7 0.4 1.2 38.8 13.3 70.9 9.1 0.2
1995-96 SAS 32 30 25.8 9.6 6.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 45.8 0.0 76.7 13.7 1.7
1995-96 MIN 8 0 4.9 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.0 30.0 0.0 0.0 -2.2 -0.2
1995-96 NBA 73 34 23.5 8.3 5.0 0.9 0.7 1.1 42.2 13.3 73.0 - -
1996-97 SAS 19 7 17.3 4.6 3.4 0.7 0.7 1.2 40.5 0.0 76.9 10.6 0.0
1997-98 NBA 34 0 8.6 3.5 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 39.2 31.9 54.5 - -
1997-98 LAC 23 0 11.3 4.7 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.2 42.1 31.8 55.6 11.1 -0.1
1997-98 MIA 11 0 2.9 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 22.2 33.3 50.0 -0.5 -0.2
1998-99 LAC 23 10 13.8 3.7 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.6 36.1 21.2 43.8 7.1 -0.5
2001-02 SAS 60 22 19.0 7.4 2.2 1.3 0.9 0.7 42.5 26.7 64.6 13.2 2.0
2002-03 POR 3 0 4.3 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 25.0 0.0 75.0 5.9 0.0
2005-06 NBA 22 4 9.5 3.6 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.3 41.7 39.5 62.5 - -
2005-06 DEN 1 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -28.1 0.0
2005-06 POR 21 4 9.9 3.8 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.3 42.3 40.5 62.5 12.4 0.3

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 2005 Denver Nuggets Portland Trail Blazers mid season trade From 2005-06 to 2005-06
Oct 2005 Portland Trail Blazers Denver Nuggets offseason From 2002-03 to 2005-06
Jul 2002 San Antonio Spurs Portland Trail Blazers season change
Oct 2001 Los Angeles Clippers San Antonio Spurs offseason From 1998-99 to 2001-02
Jul 1998 Miami Heat Los Angeles Clippers season change
Oct 1997 Los Angeles Clippers Miami Heat mid season trade From 1997-98 to 1997-98
Jul 1997 San Antonio Spurs Miami Heat season change
Jul 1997 San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Clippers season change
Jul 1996 Minnesota Timberwolves San Antonio Spurs season change
Oct 1995 Minnesota Timberwolves New York Knicks mid season trade From 1995-96 to 1995-96
Jul 1995 New York Knicks San Antonio Spurs season change
Jul 1995 New York Knicks Minnesota Timberwolves season change
Jul 1992 Los Angeles Clippers New York Knicks season change
Jul 1990 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Clippers season change
Jul 1989 Los Angeles Clippers Boston Celtics season change

About Charles Smith

Charles Daniel Smith is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1988 to 1998. He was an All-American college player for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He led the 1986 World Games USA Team in scoring to win the Gold Medal and Olympic bronze medal as a member of the United States national team in 1988.