Ish Smith

Player information
Ish Smith

Full name	Ishmael Larry Smith
birthday	5th July 1988 (age 32)
place of birth	Charlotte , North Carolina , USA
size	183 cm
Weight	79 kg
position	Point guard
college	Wake Forest
NBA draft	2010 , undrafted
Club information
society	Washington Wizards
league	NBA
Jersey number	14th
Clubs as active
2010–2011 Houston Rockets 2011 Rio Grande Valley Vipers ( D-League ) 2011 Memphis Grizzlies 2011–2012 Golden State Warriors 2012 Los Angeles D-Fenders ( D-League ) 2012–2013 Orlando Magic 2013 Milwaukee Bucks 2013–2014 Phoenix Suns 2014– 2015 Oklahoma City Thunder 2015 Philadelphia 76ers 2015 New Orleans Pelicans 2015–2016 Philadelphia 76ers 2016–2019 Detroit Pistons Since 2019 Washington WizardsUnited States 00000United States 00000United States United States 00000United States United States 00000United States United States United States 00000United States 00000United States United States United States 0United States

Ishmael Larry "Ish" Smith (born July 5, 1988 in Charlotte , North Carolina ) is an American basketball player who is currently under contract with the Washington Wizards in the NBA .

Career

college

Smith played for Wake Forest University . There he was able to show 8.7 points in over 29 minutes per game in his freshman season. His sophomore season was similar, before he got around 10 minutes less playing time as a junior and was therefore only able to score 6.2 points per game.

In his senior season, however, he got about 15 minutes more playing time and became an important part of his team with 13.2 points per game. After the season he signed up for the 2010 NBA draft , but was not included in the selection.

NBA

However, on August 23, 2010, as a free agent , he was accepted by the Houston Rockets , where he was able to record 2.6 points and 2.3 assists per game. During the season he was transferred to the Memphis Grizzlies together with Shane Battier against Hasheem Thabeet , DeMarre Carroll and a later first-round pick , where he got even less playing time in the 15 games he played in the Grizzlies jersey and only because of that 1.8 points per game.

After this season, he was the Golden State Warriors obliged, where he played but just six games and shortly thereafter in the NBA D-League for the farm team Los Angeles D-Fenders was sent. However, he did not play a game for the D-Fenders and was accepted by the Orlando Magic shortly thereafter . So far he has completed 20 games there.

In February 2013, Smith was transferred from the Magic to the Milwaukee Bucks in an exchange deal . On August 29, 2013 he was transferred to the Phoenix Suns together with Viacheslav Kravtsov in exchange for Caron Butler . In the summer of 2014, he was briefly under contract with the Houston Rockets, before he was signed at the beginning of the NBA 2014/15 by the Thunder from Oklahoma City, who were shaken by several injuries, including Kevin Durant . The Thunder had to apply for an exemption, as they already had 15 players in the squad. After the exemption expired, it was not Smith who was dismissed, but instead his colleague Sebastian Telfair .

During the 2014-15 season , Smith moved to the Philadelphia 76ers . He finally landed with the New Orleans Pelicans in the summer of 2015, but Smith was transferred back to Philadelphia in December. At the Sixers he scored 14.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 7.0 assists in the last 50 games. In the summer he left the Sixers and signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons .

On July 9, 2019, Smith signed a contract with the Washington Wizards .

Web links

Ish Smith - player profile on NBA.com
Ish Smith - player profile on basketball-reference.com
Ish Smith - College Player Profile on statsheet.com

Individual evidence

↑ Rockets Ink Ish. Houston signs rookie point guard Smith. Houston Rockets, August 23, 2010, accessed May 19, 2012 .
↑ Grizzlies acquire Shane Battier and Ishmael Smith from Rockets. Memphis Grizzlies, February 24, 2011, accessed May 19, 2012 .
^ Warriors Awarded Guard Ish Smith Off Waivers. Team Now Has 19 Players Under Contract. Golden State Warriors, December 16, 2011, accessed May 19, 2012 .
↑ Scott Schroeder: Ish Smith Signs With NBA D-League: It's Still About Development Sometimes. ridiculousupside.com, January 30, 2012, accessed May 19, 2012 .
^ Scott Schroeder: Ish Smith, The Orlando Magic And The Fastest Call-Up In NBA D-League History. ridiculousupside.com, February 2, 2012, accessed May 19, 2012 .

personal data
SURNAME	Smith, Ish
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Smith, Ishmael Larry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH	5th July 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH	Charlotte, North Carolina , USA

[1] Rockets Ink Ish. Houston signs rookie point guard Smith. Houston Rockets, August 23, 2010, accessed May 19, 2012 .

[2] Grizzlies acquire Shane Battier and Ishmael Smith from Rockets. Memphis Grizzlies, February 24, 2011, accessed May 19, 2012 .

[3] Warriors Awarded Guard Ish Smith Off Waivers. Team Now Has 19 Players Under Contract. Golden State Warriors, December 16, 2011, accessed May 19, 2012 .

[4] Scott Schroeder: Ish Smith Signs With NBA D-League: It's Still About Development Sometimes. ridiculousupside.com, January 30, 2012, accessed May 19, 2012 .

[5] Scott Schroeder: Ish Smith, The Orlando Magic And The Fastest Call-Up In NBA D-League History. ridiculousupside.com, February 2, 2012, accessed May 19, 2012 .