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Elmore Smith

Age 77 · USA · 216 cm (7'1") · 113 kg · Born May 9, 1949 · Kentucky State

13.8 PPG 11.2 RPG 1.6 APG 414 games 6 seasons
Elmore Smith

Career snapshot

6seasons
414games
5,727career pts
16.2PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 155 games · 1973-74–1974-75

Position rank · 1977-78

#19PPG rank
#9PER rank
#11WS rank
Among 51 Center players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 18.3 1972-73 · LAC
RPG 15.2 1971-72 · LAC
APG 2.5 1972-73 · LAC
PER 19.9 1977-78 · CLE
WS 6.8 1977-78 · CLE

Draft

1971
Round 1 · Pick 3
from Kentucky State

Honors & awards

1×
All-Rookie Team
1971

Career by team

Cleveland Cavaliers
1977-78 – 1978-79 · 2 seasons
11.1 PPG 7.5 RPG 0.7 APG
105 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1973-74 – 1974-75 · 2 seasons
11.7 PPG 11.1 RPG 1.9 APG
155 games
Los Angeles Clippers
1971-72 – 1972-73 · 2 seasons
17.8 PPG 13.8 RPG 1.9 APG
154 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1971-72 LAC 78 0 40.8 17.3 15.2 1.4 0.0 0.0 45.4 0.0 53.4 — —
1972-73 LAC 76 0 37.2 18.3 12.4 2.5 0.0 0.0 48.2 0.0 55.8 — —
1973-74 LAL 81 0 36.1 12.5 11.2 1.9 0.9 4.9 45.7 0.0 59.0 14.5 5.9
1974-75 LAL 74 0 31.6 10.9 10.9 2.0 1.1 2.9 49.3 0.0 48.5 15.9 4.7
1977-78 CLE 81 0 24.6 12.5 8.4 0.7 0.6 2.2 49.7 0.0 66.3 19.9 6.8
1978-79 CLE 24 0 13.8 6.5 4.4 0.5 0.3 0.7 53.1 0.0 69.2 14.5 0.3

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1977 Los Angeles Lakers Cleveland Cavaliers offseason From 1974-75 to 1977-78
Jul 1973 Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers season change

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About Elmore Smith

Elmore Smith is an American former professional basketball player born in Macon, Georgia. A 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) center from Kentucky State University, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1971 to 1979. He was a member of the Buffalo Braves, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Cleveland Cavaliers.