Elmore Smith
Career (regular season)
- GP
- 562
- PTS
- 13.4
- REB
- 10.6
- AST
- 1.4
Personal details
- Position
- Center
- Height and weight
- 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) · 113 kg (249 lb)
- Born
- May 9, 1949 (age 77)
- Birthplace
- Macon, Estados Unidos
- School / club
- Kentucky State
- Draft
- 1971: round 1, pick 3
- NBA career
- 1971-1978 · 8 seasons
Stats
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Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | BUF | 78 | 1,352 | 1,184 | 111 | 3,186 | — | — | — | 45.4 | — | 53.4 |
| 1972-73 | BUF | 76 | 1,388 | 946 | 192 | 2,829 | — | — | — | 48.2 | — | 55.8 |
| 1973-74 | LAL | 81 | 1,015 | 906 | 150 | 2,922 | 71 | 393 | — | 45.7 | — | 59.0 |
| 1974-75 | LAL | 74 | 804 | 810 | 145 | 2,341 | 84 | 216 | — | 49.3 | — | 48.5 |
| 1975-76 | MIL | 78 | 1,218 | 893 | 97 | 2,809 | 78 | 238 | — | 51.8 | — | 63.2 |
| 1976-77 | CLE | 36 | 312 | 231 | 13 | 675 | 16 | 75 | — | 50.4 | — | 51.9 |
| 1976-77 | MIL | 34 | 287 | 208 | 30 | 789 | 19 | 69 | — | 44.7 | — | 58.1 |
| 1976-77 | TOT | 70 | 599 | 439 | 43 | 1,464 | 35 | 144 | — | 47.5 | — | 54.9 |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 81 | 1,009 | 678 | 57 | 1,996 | 50 | 176 | 141 | 49.7 | — | 66.3 |
| 1978-79 | CLE | 24 | 156 | 106 | 13 | 332 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 53.1 | — | 69.2 |
| Career | 562 | 7,541 | 5,962 | 808 | 17,879 | 325 | 1,183 | 183 | 48.2 | — | 57.9 | |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | LAL | 5 | 96 | 53 | 6 | 171 | 7 | 8 | — | 47.7 | — | 70.6 |
| 1975-76 | MIL | 3 | 44 | 22 | 1 | 104 | 2 | 11 | — | 55.6 | — | 66.7 |
| 1976-77 | CLE | 3 | 41 | 24 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 3 | — | 54.5 | — | 62.5 |
| 1977-78 | CLE | 2 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 45.8 | — | 50.0 |
| Career | 13 | 206 | 118 | 8 | 387 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 50.0 | — | 65.4 | |
TOT: season total across all the teams he played for.
Awards and titles
- All-Rookie First Team: 1971-72
- Blocks leader: 1973-74
Draft
- 1971: round 1, pick 3 · Buffalo Braves · Kentucky State
- 1971 · ABA draft · Carolina Cougars · Kentucky State (redshirt)
Transactions
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· Trade
The Buffalo Braves traded Elmore Smith to the Los Angeles Lakers for Jim McMillian.
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· Trade
The Los Angeles Lakers traded Junior Bridgeman, Dave Meyers, Elmore Smith and Brian Winters to the Milwaukee Bucks for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley.
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· Trade
The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Rowland Garrett, a 1977 1st round draft pick (Ernie Grunfeld was later selected) and a 1978 1st round draft pick (George Johnson was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Gary Brokaw and Elmore Smith.