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Joe Smith Biography

Joe Smith

Facts of Joe Smith

Date of Birth: 1975 , July-26
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 6 Feet 10 Inch

Quick Timeline of Joe Smith

1975 Born in Norfolk, Virginia
1995 College Player of the Year
1995 Picked up in NBA Draft
1998 Career with Minnesota Timberwolves
2010 Transfer to LA Lakers

Detail Timeline of Joe Smith

July 26 , 1975

Born in Norfolk, Virginia

Joe Smith, a former American basketball player, was born on 26 July, 1975 as Joseph Leynard Smith in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. He was born with the black ethnicity and he completed his high school from Matthew Fontaine Maury School.

1995

College Player of the Year

Joe started playing basketball since his college days. He studied just for 2 years in Maryland College and left the college in 1995 to play basketball. In the same year, he was elected as the College Player of the Year.

1995

Picked up in NBA Draft

After playing for sometimes with the college team and becoming the College Player of the Year, he was picked up in the NBA Draft in 1995 by Golden Gate Warriors. he was the no. 1 pick of that season's NBA Draft.

1998

Career with Minnesota Timberwolves

After playing 3 seasons with Golden State Warriors, he traded to Minnesota Timberwolves club in 1998. He, being a professional basketball player, signed for a very little money with the team. He played for the team for 5 seasons.

December 15 , 2010

Transfer to LA Lakers

During his 16 years career in NBA, He played with 12 different teams. Starting with Golden State Warriors, he finished his NBA career with Los Angeles Lakers where he traded on 15 December 2010 while he debuted with the team on January 2, 2011.

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He was first picked up by Golden Gate warriors in 1995, since then he played professional basketball for 16-years with 12 different teams. He has got a height of 6 ft 10 inches and weighs 225 LBS. Joe Smith is one of the most transferred players in the history of NBA, as he traded 12 teams during his 16-year career. He played for 3 years in his first team Golden State Warriors and then he played for 11 more teams.

Besides playing basketball, he has also recorded a solo rap album under his fake name ' Joe Beast', which included tracks "Murda Kapital" and " I Does This".

The 41-year aged former basketball player is married to Yolanda Smith. But his relation with his wife doesn't seem to be good as Joe was engaged in extramarital love affairs around 2010. Joe Smith holds an American Nationality and belongs to Black ethnicity. Joe Smith's estimated net worth is US $ 25 Million.