Jabari Montsho Smith Sr. (born February 12, 1977) is an American former professional

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player who played four seasons in the

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(NBA).

Professional career

After a college career at

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, he was selected by the

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in the second round of the 2000 NBA draft. He has played for the Kings, the

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and the

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over a span of 5 years, for a total of 108 games and averages of 3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. His final NBA game was played in Game 4 of the 2005 Eastern Conference First Round on May 1, 2005, against the Miami Heat. In that game, Smith only played for 44 seconds (substituting at the very end of the 4th quarter for Vince Carter) and recorded no stats. The Nets would lose the game and get swept by Miami. In that first round series, Smith played in 3 games for a total of 3 minutes. Smith also played in

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, and

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. He last played with Pioneros de Quintana Roo in Mexico.

Career statistics

NBA

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Personal life

His son,

Jabari Smith Jr. Jabari Montsho Smith Jr. (born May 13, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers. Born in Fayetteville, Georgia, ...

, is an NBA player for the

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. He played in college for the

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basketball team. Smith's cousin

Kwame Brown Kwame Hasani Brown (born March 10, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player who spent 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Selected by the Washington Wizards in the 2001 NBA draft, Brown was the first No. ...

was selected as the first overall pick in the

2001 NBA draft The 2001 NBA draft took place on June 27, 2001 in New York City, New York. Kwame Brown became the first high school player to be drafted with the first overall pick in the history of the NBA. The selection of Kwame Brown by the Washington Wizards, ...

References

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