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Charles Smith

Career (regular season)

GP
564
PTS
14.4
REB
5.8
AST
1.4

Personal details

Position
Forward
Height and weight
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) · 111 kg (245 lb)
Born
July 16, 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
Bridgeport, Estados Unidos
School / club
Pittsburgh
Draft
1988: round 1, pick 3
NBA career
1988-1996 · 9 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1988-89 LAC 71 1,155 465 103 2,161 68 89 146 49.5 0.0 72.5
1989-90 LAC 78 1,645 524 114 2,732 86 119 162 52.0 8.3 79.4
1990-91 LAC 74 1,480 608 134 2,703 81 145 165 46.9 0.0 79.3
1991-92 LAC 49 714 301 56 1,310 41 98 69 46.6 0.0 78.5
1992-93 NYK 81 1,003 432 142 2,172 48 96 155 46.9 0.0 78.2
1993-94 NYK 43 447 165 50 1,105 26 45 64 44.3 50.0 71.9
1994-95 NYK 76 966 324 120 2,150 49 95 147 47.1 22.6 79.2
1995-96 NYK 41 303 160 29 890 18 51 61 38.8 13.3 70.9
1995-96 SAS 32 306 202 36 826 32 29 45 45.8 — 76.7
1995-96 TOT 73 609 362 65 1,716 50 80 106 42.2 13.3 73.0
1996-97 SAS 19 88 65 14 328 13 22 22 40.5 0.0 76.9
Career 564 8,107 3,246 798 16,377 462 789 1,036 47.5 19.4 77.4

Playoffs

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1991-92 LAC 5 58 28 9 148 4 12 10 39.3 — 93.3
1992-93 NYK 15 167 60 20 388 9 14 29 47.1 — 74.0
1993-94 NYK 25 221 95 25 612 12 24 32 48.0 0.0 72.9
1994-95 NYK 11 119 42 13 303 13 17 24 53.7 0.0 56.7
1995-96 SAS 10 51 37 10 165 7 10 8 50.0 — 37.5
Career 66 616 262 77 1,616 45 77 103 48.1 0.0 70.5

TOT: season total across all the teams he played for.

Awards and titles

  • All-Rookie First Team: 1988-89

Medals

  • Gold · 1986 World Cup (United States)
  • Bronze · 1988 Olympic Games (United States)

Draft

Transactions

  1. · Trade

    The Los Angeles Clippers traded Hersey Hawkins and a 1989 1st round draft pick (Kenny Payne was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Charles Smith.

  2. · Trade

    In a 3-team trade, the Los Angeles Clippers traded Bo Kimble, Doc Rivers and Charles Smith to the New York Knicks; the Los Angeles Clippers traded a 1994 1st round draft pick (Brooks Thompson was later selected) to the Orlando Magic; the New York Knicks traded Mark Jackson and a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Constantin Popa was later selected) to the Los Angeles Clippers; the New York Knicks traded a 1993 1st round draft pick (Geert Hammink was later selected) to the Orlando Magic; and the Orlando Magic traded Stanley Roberts to the Los Angeles Clippers.

  3. · Trade

    The New York Knicks traded Charles Smith and Monty Williams to the San Antonio Spurs for Brad Lohaus, J.R. Reid and a 1996 1st round draft pick (John Wallace was later selected).

  4. · Waived

    The San Antonio Spurs waived Charles Smith.

Salaries

Season Team Salary
1988-89 LAC $1.0M
1990-91 LAC $1.0M
1991-92 LAC $1.1M
1992-93 NYK $1.3M
1993-94 NYK $2.6M
1994-95 NYK $2.9M
1995-96 NYK $3.4M
1996-97 SAS $3.6M
1997-98 SAS $4.0M
1998-99 SAS $4.4M
Career total $25.0M

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