Steve Smith

Steve Smith is the sort of NBA player I respect more in hindsight than the highlight reels suggest. A 203cm guard out of Michigan State, he carved out fourteen seasons across the Heat, Hawks, Blazers, and Spurs, and that 2002 Sportsmanship Award plus the Kennedy Citizenship honor tell me everything about his character. He was a winner and a class act, not a stat-sheet diva. What I like most is the smooth pivot into broadcasting with Turner Sports, where his calm, knowledgeable voice translated perfectly. Players who stay genuinely useful to the game after retirement always earn my admiration.

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Name (English)

Steve Smith

Name (Japanese)

スティーブ・スミス

Reading

すてぃーぶ・すみす

Born

March 31, 1969 (age 57)

Origin

Highland Park, Michigan, United States

Height

203 cm

Occupation

basketball player / journalist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rooster

High school

Pershing High School

University

Michigan State University

Awards & achievements

• 1992 NBA All-Rookie Team
• 1998 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
• 2002 NBA Sportsmanship Award

• Xhttps://x.com/nbatvsteve
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Smith%20(basketball)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B9%20(%E3%83%90%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B1%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463200

Tags

• Michigan
• basketball player
• journalist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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