At a glance
BOS hubCareer snapshot
9Seasons
638Games
3,474Career points
13.8PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 246 games · 1994-95 to 1997-98
Draft1989
1Round
13Overall pick
From Brigham Young
Career highsSingle season
6.9PPG · 1994-95 · SAC
9.5RPG · 1996-97 · SAC
2.4APG · 1996-97 · SAC
14.5PER · 1999-00 · WAS
5.4Win shares · 1996-97 · SAC
Position rank2000-01
#99PPG rank
#35PER rank
#36Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 107 Guard players with 41+ games
Career by team
Washington Wizards
1999-00 - 2000-01 · 2 seasons
4.7 PPG
7.1 RPG
1.3 APG
125 games
Memphis Grizzlies
1997-98 - 1998-99 · 2 seasons
5.3 PPG
7.1 RPG
1.4 APG
78 games
Sacramento Kings
1994-95 - 1997-98 · 4 seasons
6.2 PPG
7.1 RPG
1.6 APG
246 games
Los Angeles Clippers
1994-95 - 1994-95 · 1 seasons
5.3 PPG
1.9 RPG
0.7 APG
29 games
Boston Celtics
1989-90 - 1990-91 · 2 seasons
4.8 PPG
1.4 RPG
1.1 APG
112 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | BOS | 65 | 7 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 47.6 | 7.1 | 82.8 | 14.2 | 0.7 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 47 | 3 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 47.5 | 25.0 | 81.5 | 14.3 | 0.3 |
| 1994-95 | LAC | 29 | 0 | 11.0 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 47.0 | 12.5 | 86.7 | 13.3 | 0.3 |
| 1994-95 | SAC | 82 | 0 | 21.2 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 54.2 | 0.0 | 48.5 | 13.5 | 3.7 |
| 1995-96 | SAC | 65 | 0 | 21.3 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 60.5 | 100.0 | 38.4 | 14.2 | 3.1 |
| 1996-97 | SAC | 81 | 52 | 31.2 | 6.6 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 53.9 | 0.0 | 49.6 | 13.3 | 5.4 |
| 1997-98 | NBA | 48 | 33 | 21.9 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 47.9 | 0.0 | 63.1 | - | - |
| 1997-98 | SAC | 18 | 4 | 19.3 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 42.6 | 0.0 | 56.7 | 12.9 | 0.7 |
| 1997-98 | MEM | 30 | 29 | 23.5 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 50.4 | 0.0 | 65.8 | - | - |
| 1998-99 | MEM | 48 | 10 | 22.9 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 53.5 | 0.0 | 59.4 | - | - |
| 1999-00 | WAS | 46 | 46 | 24.9 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 72.3 | 14.5 | 3.3 |
| 2000-01 | WAS | 79 | 29 | 20.4 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 57.8 | 14.0 | 3.6 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1999 | Memphis Grizzlies | Washington Wizards | season change | ||
| Jul 1997 | Sacramento Kings | Memphis Grizzlies | season change | ||
| Jul 1995 | Los Angeles Clippers | Sacramento Kings | season change | ||
| Oct 1994 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Clippers | offseason | From 1990-91 to 1994-95 | |
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About Michael Smith
Michael John Smith is an American former basketball player and television commentator. During his college years, he played for Brigham Young University, where he was a consensus second team All-American. As a professional player, he spent two seasons in the NBA with the Boston Celtics and part of one season with the Los Angeles Clippers. He also spent several years playing in Liga ACB and Lega Basket. After retiring from professional basketball, he worked for several years as the television color analyst for the Los Angeles Clippers.