Ish Smith has ended his career as a professional in the NBA. The point guard became champion in the 2022/2023 season with the Denver Nuggets, one of the 13 franchises in which the player has been throughout his time in the United States league. Smith has the record for most teams in the 14 seasons, he played a total of 805 parties with an average of 7.1 points and 3.8 assists per game.
Smith came to the NBA in 2010, was not chosen in the Draft and the Houston Rockets They decided to sign it. After his first season, he was transferred to the Memphis Grizzlies in 2011 where he only played 15 games, all from the bench and then he was cut. That same year the Golden State Warriorscame as a replacement for Stephen Curry, who had been injured at the time and was in the bay until 2012.
Orlando Magic It was his next team in which he was renewed, but six months later he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2013. Ish Smith subsequently moved to the Phoenix Suns (2014), Oklahoma City Thunder (2015), Philadelphia 76ers (2015), New Orleans Pelicans (2015), Detroit Pistons (2016-2019), Washington Wizards (2019-2021), Charlotte Hornets (2021) y Denver Nuggets (2022). Ish Smith ended his career after signing in February of this year once again with Charlotte.
It took Ish Smith six years to get a contract lasting more than one season, he did it with Detroit, and 13 years to achieve his only ring in the NBA. When Smith was asked about the whole team change, he responded: “I never minded that roller coaster. It’s part of my journey. You can’t control what the board is going to do.“But you can control your game, how hard you work and how you are as a person.” Now, Smith will join Washington, but as a scout, according to journalist Josh Robbins. The now former NBA player had two spells in the Wizards and this will be his third, this time off the court.
