JR Smith is a player that fans are very familiar with, he has left a lot of famous scenes in the NBA, but Smith is also a very complicated person, saying that he is a good player, he entered the NBA after he was at odds with the coaching staff, became a thorn player, and did a lot of things in the subsequent NBA journey, but you said that he was useless, he was accurate in three-pointers, big heart, shot a killer ball, assisted Anthony and James have achieved a lot of achievements, is James's best knife guard, this article will talk about JR Smith.
The talent exploded thorn head, and the big heart's nerve knife
Smith did not like to learn when he was a child, mixing around in the streets, the place where Smith could find a sense of belonging was the court, and Smith was very talented, bouncing well, explosive, on the court, Smith often dunked, looked at the whole court, Smith was the brightest star. In high school, Smith's talent was stronger, his technique was good, and Smith's shooting feel was very soft, which many talented players did not have. In 2004, Smith participated in the McDonald's All-Star Game, performed very well, won the MVP, which made Smith famous, all teams set their sights on him, Smith got the opportunity to enter the NBA, and Smith, who loves basketball, decided to enter the NBA.
Smith's talent is very good, but his style is really very bad, love to cause trouble, disobey discipline, just entered the NBA for the second year, Smith got into trouble with the coaching staff, the coaching staff directly pressed Smith on the bench, and then found an opportunity to send him away. The experience did not make Smith restrain, in the following decades of the NBA career, Smith and teammates fight, fight in nightclubs, was sentenced to 90 days in prison, and the most funny thing is that Smith untied his opponent's shoelaces twice in a game, so he was fined 50,000 yuan by the NBA.
In the court and off the court, let Smith bear the label of the thorn, each team uses him, the mood is particularly contradictory, afraid that he will make trouble in the locker room, blow up the team, but Smith is not a brainless person, after meeting James, he really restrained his style, in the Cavaliers did not make a bad thing, became the Cavaliers' championship hero.
Smith on the court is the most good at three-pointers, in the NBA for 16 years, Smith 12 seasons of three-point shooting rate are on the passing line of 35%, it can be said that Smith is a very good shooter, but Smith this shooter has a characteristic, that is, the play is unstable, accurate that is more than anyone, how to shoot, there is no shooting dead end, but if it is not allowed, then it is a thief pit, playing iron, people are very helpless. Because of the unstable play, Smith is called the nerve knife, and Smith is also the representative of the nerve knife player.
Although the play is unstable, Smith is a player who plays a hard battle, has a big heart, and dares to shoot at key moments, and Smith has also scored a lot of key balls, hit the killer ball, and deserves the name of big heart.
On talent, Smith is very talented, on ability, Smith also has ability, but it is because of the bad personality, Smith was controversial before coming to the Cavaliers, and his wind evaluation was not good, but after coming to the Cavaliers, Smith was reborn, not only did not make trouble, but also became a very dedicated veteran, and Smith's change also sublimated his NBA career, and finally ended his NBA career satisfactorily.
A career of ups and downs and a lot of excitement
In the 2005 draft, 19-year-old Smith was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the No. 18 pick, successfully entered the NBA, the Pelicans were good to Smith, gave the starter, and played a lot of time, but Smith's game intensity in the NBA was really uncomfortable, playing generally, although 10.3 points contributed, but the shooting percentage was only 39.4%, Smith needed time to adapt to the intensity of the NBA. At the beginning of the 05-06 season, Smith still started the game, but the young and vigorous Smith got into trouble with the coach, which is a big taboo in the NBA, generally speaking, such players will be sent away, and Smith is no exception, he was sent to the Nuggets.
Smith and pelicans fate ended like this, after coming to the Nuggets, Smith is not at all restrained in his style, in the beginning of the 06-07 season in a game, Smith and the Knicks played, was suspended for 10 games, but fortunately with the opponent, the Nuggets still recognized Smith. The Nuggets also put Smith in the starting lineup at the beginning, but after playing more than twenty games, the Nuggets found that Smith could not play the starting, so they put him on the bench, and this change released Smith's vitality. After playing the bench, Smith is the scorer on the bench, the sixth person in the team, the play is to cut points, do not need to think too much, whether he feels good or bad, shooting is it.
At the end of the season, Smith averaged 13 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, shooting 44.1% from the field, shooting 39% from three-point range, averaging 2.4 shots per game, Smith has fully integrated into the NBA, played an outstanding performance, and this year, Smith is only 21 years old. Smith played the sixth man very well, the Nuggets did not force Smith to play the start, Smith's sixth man role was fixed.
07-08 season, the Nuggets led by Iverson and Anthony, known as the "golden double gun", but the effect is not good, the first round of the playoffs was swept by the Lakers, 08-09 season, the Nuggets sent away Iverson, in exchange for Bilups, the arrival of Bilups, changed the Nuggets this team, and Smith was also affected, he got more balls, his position in the offense is more important, the performance is more exciting, in the game against the Kings, Smith hit 11 three-pointers, cut 45 points, Helped the team to beat their opponents by 30 points.
At the end of the season, Smith averaged 15.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, all three of which were career highs, and with the efforts of the Nuggets, the Nuggets reached the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, the Nuggets vs. Pelicans, Smith showed no mercy to his old club, and in the first game of the series, he scored 19 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, helping the team win the Pelicans by 29 points, and in game 4 of the series, Smith contributed 12 points, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 rebound, and the Nuggets defeated the Pelicans by 58 points and won the game point. In the fifth game of the series, Smith hit five three-pointers and scored 20 points, and the Nuggets once again won big, ending the series with a big score of 4-1 and advancing to the second round.
In the second round, the Nuggets against the Lone Ranger, Smith's play in this series ups and downs, very magical, but the overall performance is still good, the key fifth game, Smith contributed 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, to help the team lightly win the opponent, another 4-1 win, advancing to the Western Conference Finals. Nuggets Western Conference Finals opponent is the Lakers, this Lakers is a championship-level team, attack and defense are stronger than the Nuggets, in the face of high-intensity defense, Smith's play is general, and the Western Conference Finals play is completely incomparable, the hit rate dropped sharply, after six games, the Nuggets lost 2-4 to the Lakers, stopping the Western Conference Finals.
The first time he played a high-intensity game, Smith's performance was very average, he still needed to hone, in the 09-10 season, Smith got more opportunities in the team, the average data per game was a new career high, but the performance was not as good as last season, 10-11 season, Smith's tactical position returned to the original state, plainly spent this season.
In the summer of 11 years, Smith's contract expired, he did not sign a new contract, he was unemployed, on February 18, 2012, Smith and the Knicks signed, and at this time, the Knicks' boss is Anthony, Smith and Anthony play together again, this time the two reunited, Smith evolved, became the best guard around Anthony. In the 12-13 season, Smith was nominally a substitute, but in fact he was the second in command of the team, he took on a very important offensive task, the Knicks set the stage for Smith, and the Smith performed.
This season, Smith has performed well, the offensive firepower is very fierce, and he has scored two killer goals, on December 5, the Knicks against the Hornets, this game is difficult to score, and Smith's hand in this game is not good, 16 shots in 6, But in the last 3.4 seconds of the game, Smith received the ball and scored two points to help the team win the opponent by 2 points, on December 26, the Knicks challenged the Suns away, the Knicks' strength was stronger than the Suns, but the Suns went crazy, the Knicks did not take the lead in the last 1 second, but in this last second, Smith stood up, he shot in a very strange posture, completed the kill, the Suns players saw this scene and froze on the side, the stadium was quiet, and the Knicks players celebrated wildly. According to statistics, Smith is the fourth player to complete two kills in a single month after 00 years.
At the end of the season, Smith averaged 18.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and among the sixth man, Smith's performance was very prominent, so in the selection of the best sixth man, Smith was undisputedly elected as the best sixth man. Smith played well, and the Knicks played well, they qualified to play the playoffs, the first round of the playoffs, the Knicks against the Celtics, smith who played well in the regular season, in the playoffs again revealed his nerve knife true face, played average, fortunately his teammates played well, won the Celtics, advanced to the second round of the playoffs, against the Pacers.
Facing the Pacers' defense, Smith couldn't get crazy, but played badly, none of them played normally, no game shot more than 40% from the field, Smith's important scoring point collapsed, and the Knicks and Pacers fought 6 games, or lost. Smith's playoff trip is very disappointing, and linked to his regular season performance, people can't believe that this is a performance played by one person, and this is the characteristic of Smith, the upper limit is high, the lower limit is low, there is a saying, Smith is not nervous, every day All-Star. After that, Smith's performance did not break through, and he became less and less pleasing in the Knicks, which was related to his performance and to his trouble on the sidelines.
When Smith didn't see a future, the Cavaliers, another team in the East, made a big move, James returned to the Cavaliers and traded for Luck, the Big Three came out, and all the Cavaliers needed was to find some puzzle players. The Cavaliers did not have many chips at this time, it was impossible to trade good players, and they could only be found among the average players in the market, and Smith became the target candidate for the Cavaliers, and eventually, Smith was sent to the Cavaliers and became a knife guard by James's side. After coming to the Cavaliers, Smith went from the top of the bench to the starting, perhaps it was James' hard training that inspired Smith, Smith played well in the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers made it to the playoffs, and in the playoffs, Smith played very well.
Eastern Conference Finals, facing the Eagles, Smith opened his bow and arrow, ready to shoot the Eagles, the first game, Smith three-pointers 12 shots 8, cut 28 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, helped the team win the Eagles, made a start, and then three games, the Cavaliers were full of momentum, won three consecutive games, defeated the Eagles by a 4-0 score, and advanced to the Finals. In the finals, Irving was injured, originally a Cavalier of the Big Three, became only James to lead the team, the whole team only 7 people can rotate, these 7 people are called the "Jedi Seven Knights", Smith is one of them. In this year's Finals, the Cavaliers ended in defeat and returned to Cleveland lonely, and Smith also completed his first Major In the Finals.
In the 15-16 season, the Cavaliers made a comeback and reached the Finals, and after losing two consecutive games, the Cavaliers fought back in the third game, Smith contributed 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals to help the team win by 30 points, but they lost the fourth game and fell behind 1-3. The Cavaliers also began a Jedi counterattack, and Smith played a very important role in it, in the sixth game, Smith contributed 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, helping the team win the game and dragging the series into the seventh.
In the seventh, Smith performed well, he only hit 2 three-pointers in the whole game, but these 2 three-pointers were very critical, he let the Cavaliers chase back 6 points in 2 rounds, pulling the 8-point difference to 2 points, and on the defensive end, Smith's performance was also remarkable, James's famous hat chase, that is, Smith blocked Iguodala first, so that Iguodala slowed down the rhythm, so that James could chase the cap successfully. Throughout the game, Smith contributed 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal to help the team win by 4 points, Smith won the championship as he wished, and his performance in the Finals was also deeply remembered by Cavaliers fans.
After this victory, Smith's performance is not as good as before, because he is also 32 years old, and even in the last moments of the 2018 finals, there was a brain short circuit, which made James cry and laugh. After James left the Cavaliers, Smith was marginalized, stopped playing, and gave way to the youngsters. In the 2019-20 season, the epidemic struck, the NBA moved to the park, Smith received an invitation from the Lakers, signed a contract with the Lakers, and met with James, this time, Smith contributed very little to the team, can only wave a towel, chat with everyone in the locker room.
The Lakers even won the championship, Smith once again took a picture with the championship trophy, once again put on the championship ring, can get the championship in the last year of his career, Smith is very lucky, at the same time, he also knows that he should leave, he announced his decision to retire.
Smith played in the NBA for 16 years, was abandoned by the team, was also snubbed by the team, is a thorn, but also a champion, fought on the court, caused trouble off the field, these 16 years, Smith experienced the ups and downs of life, but in the end, Smith's prodigal son turned back, or very successfully ended his NBA career, which is also a fortunate thing in life.
Write at the end
After retiring from the army, Smith fell in love with learning, he went to North Carolina State University, pursuing a liberal arts degree, but Smith did not study to have a culture, the main reason was that he fell in love with golf and wanted to join the university's golf team, and the qualification for joining the team was a degree, so Smith picked up the book and began to study.
Now Smith, not to be troubled, concentrate on enjoying life, live a beautiful life, and hope that Smith will keep it up and not become a thorn.