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Also known as Earl Joseph Smith

American professional basketball player

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  • Of Demons and Bullies
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Key facts

2020
Los Angeles Lakers
Born
( 1985-09-09 ) September 9, 1985 (age 40) , Freehold Borough, New Jersey , U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight
220 lb (100 kg)
High school
Lakewood , ( Lakewood, New Jersey ) St. Benedict's Prep , ( Newark, New Jersey )
Nba draft
2004 : 1st round, 18th overall pick
Drafted by
New Orleans Hornets
Playing career
2004–2020
Position
Shooting guard / small forward
Number
23, 1, 5, 8, 21
2004 2006
New Orleans Hornets
2006 2011
Denver Nuggets
2011 2012
Zhejiang Golden Bulls
2012 2015
New York Knicks
2015 2019
Cleveland Cavaliers
Points
12,148 (12.4 ppg)
Rebounds
3,073 (3.1 rpg)
Assists
2,077 (2.1 apg)

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
Hartlepool
Position
Goalkeeper
Nationality
England

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Wikidata facts

Mass
100
Official website
www.teamswish.com
Image
J.R. Smith (40627108671) (cropped).jpg
Height
198
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date of birth
1985-09-09
Commons category
J. R. Smith
birth name
Earl Joseph Smith III
sport number
5
name in native language
J. R. Smith
start of work period
2004-00-00
social media followers
779186
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Earl Joseph "J. R." Smith III (born September 9, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Smith played high school basketball at New Jersey basketball powerhouse Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark. He entered the NBA out of high school after being selected in the first round of the 2004 NBA draft with the 18th overall pick by the New Orleans Hornets. He has also played for the Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, and the Cleveland Cavaliers as well as for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Smith won two NBA championships, with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 and with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.

In 2021, Smith enrolled at North Carolina A&T State University, where he joined their Aggies golf team.

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