Steven Smith

Retired

Atlanta Hawks · NBA player · 14 NBA seasons · 1,142 career appearances · 14,768 career points

Steven Smith recorded 1,142 NBA appearances across 14 seasons with Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans, Charlotte Hornets.

Best highlights

14.3

career pts/gm

3.3

career reb/gm

3.1

career ast/gm

936

career games

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Steven Smith's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1988-89–1994-95

Steven Smith

Glen Rice

Rony Seikaly

Building a basketball market

Miami Heat · Expansion in South Florida

The Heat endured early losses, then reached their first playoffs behind Rice's shooting and Seikaly's interior play.

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Franchise era

1994-95–2006-07

Steven Smith

Dikembe Mutombo

Mookie Blaylock

Mutombo's blocks give way to rebuilding

Atlanta Hawks · Defense, then a reset

An elite defensive core kept Atlanta relevant in the 1990s before a long rebuild followed the veterans' departure.

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Franchise era

1995-96–2002-03

Steven Smith

Arvydas Sabonis

Rasheed Wallace

Sabonis and Wallace nearly break through

Portland Trail Blazers · The deep veteran contenders

Portland assembled extraordinary depth and came within a fourth-quarter collapse of the 2000 Finals.

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Franchise era

1997-98–2015-16

Steven Smith

Tim Duncan

Tony Parker

Five titles through constant evolution

San Antonio Spurs · The Duncan dynasty

Duncan's steadiness allowed San Antonio to evolve from twin towers to a flowing motion offense while winning five championships.

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Franchise era

2002-03–2004-05

Steven Smith

Baron Davis

Jamal Mashburn

Baron Davis leads a new home

New Orleans Pelicans · Basketball returns to New Orleans

The relocated Hornets reached the playoffs in their first two New Orleans seasons before injuries and upheaval changed the roster.

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Franchise era

2004-05–2011-12

Steven Smith

Gerald Wallace

Stephen Jackson

Expansion again and a historic low

Charlotte Hornets · The Bobcats

The replacement franchise reached the 2010 playoffs around Wallace before a teardown produced the lockout season's 7–59 record.

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Franchise era

2003-04–2009-10

Steven Smith

Dwyane Wade

Shaquille O'Neal

A young guard, Shaq and the 2006 comeback

Miami Heat · Wade delivers the first title

Wade became a superstar beside O'Neal and authored a commanding Finals comeback for Miami's first championship.

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Career accomplishments

14 NBA seasons1,142 career appearances14,768 career points88 playoff appearances1 triple-doublesCareer high: 41 pointsCareer high: 14 reboundsCareer high: 15 assists

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Steven Smith

Franchise eras

Miami Heat · Expansion in South Florida

Atlanta Hawks · Defense, then a reset

Portland Trail Blazers · The deep veteran contenders

San Antonio Spurs · The Duncan dynasty

New Orleans Pelicans · Basketball returns to New Orleans

Charlotte Hornets · The Bobcats

Miami Heat · Wade delivers the first title

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

Steven Smith

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Career-high games

Franchise eras

Miami Heat · Expansion in South Florida

Atlanta Hawks · Defense, then a reset

Portland Trail Blazers · The deep veteran contenders

San Antonio Spurs · The Duncan dynasty

New Orleans Pelicans · Basketball returns to New Orleans

Charlotte Hornets · The Bobcats

Miami Heat · Wade delivers the first title

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

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Career-high games