Boston Celtics (1989–1991) Smith was selected 13th overall in the first round of the
1989 NBA draft by the
Boston Celtics. He was one of the oldest players in the draft at 24 years old. At the time the Celtics were a playoff contending team. They were championship contenders a few years prior to the 1989 offseason, however the team was declining due to the age growth and injury of star player
Larry Bird and the roster had been rapidly changing. The team still made the playoffs in both of the seasons that Smith played for them. In the
1990 playoffs the Celtics faced the
New York Knicks. While the Celtics put up a tough fight, they eventually fell in the series-deciding game 5 and lost 3–2. On February 4, 1990, Smith had a career high 8 assists in a 121–89 win to the
Sacramento Kings. On February 24, 1990, Smith dropped a career high 24 points in a 115–107 win over the
Denver Nuggets. On March 2, 1990, Smith had a career high 10 rebounds in a 122–110 win over the
Miami Heat. In the following season the Celtics returned to the playoffs and played the
Indiana Pacers. The Celtics won the series in 5 games and faced the
Detroit Pistons in the second round who beat them 4–2. Smith never made the
NBA Playoffs in his career ever again. On October 30, 1991, Smith was waived by the Celtics.
Brescia (1991–1992) Smith moved to Italy following his departure from the Celtics. He played the following season with Brescia in Lega Basket.
Milwaukee Bucks (1992) Smith returned to the US and returned to the NBA briefly. On October 8, 1992, Smith signed with the
Milwaukee Bucks. Smith stayed with the team for 18 days, however before the season began he was waived on October 26.
CBA (1992–1993) Smith played in the
CBA for the upcoming season, first for the
Capital Region Pontiacs and later, the
Oklahoma City Cavalry.
Valencia (1993–1995) The next season, 1993–94, Smith played for
Valencia Basket. He continued in Spain, playing the first part of the following season for Estudiantes.
Los Angeles Clippers (1995) Smith left Estudiantes and the following month on February 20, 1995, he found his way back to the NBA and signed with the
Los Angeles Clippers, a club he remained under contract with until September. The 30 year old played 29 games for the
1994–1995 season. The Clippers had an atrocious 17–65 season and missed the playoffs.
Gijón (1995–1996) Smith joined ACB club
Gijón Baloncesto for the following season.
Retirement Shortly after his tenure ended with the Spanish team, Smith retired from professional basketball. He would later on pursue a career in basketball analysis/commentating. Smith was the color analyst for the
Clippers on
Prime Ticket/
Fox Sports West with longtime Clipper play-by-play announcer
Ralph Lawler until 2017. On September 28, 2018, the
Utah Jazz announced that Smith would be a studio broadcast analyst on select games. == References ==