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Josh Smith	#5 \| Forward \| Atlanta Hawks

Height: 6-9 Weight: 225 Born: 1985-12-5, College Park, Georgia

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July 8, 2008
Now that Elton Brand is apparently headed to Philly and Corey Maggette is on his way to Golden State, the Clippers may use their excess cap space to make a run at restricted free agent Josh Smith.

July 5, 2008
Forward Josh Smith left Philadelphia without signing an offer sheet, but he felt good about his experience. "[It's] definitely the City of Brotherly Love," Smith informs the Philadelphia Daily News. "I felt welcome as soon as I got here, people stopping me, telling me that they wanted me to really come. I think that it was first class how everything was prepared; it was very organized and I had a good time while I was out here." Smith is a restricted free agent, and the Hawks would have a week to match any offer he signs.

July 3, 2008
The Philadelphia 76ers gave Josh Smith, a restricted free agent, the red carpet treatment yesterday and he was impressed, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Sixers can over Smith a deal in the five-year, $66 million range. "They fit the style of play that I like to play, which is up-tempo," Smith told reporters at the airport. "They have great talent. This is one of the teams that I'm looking at."

July 2, 2008
Josh Smith is to meet with the 76ers on Wednesday, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

June 30, 2008
The Hawks hope to retain the services of restricted free agents Josh Smith and Josh Childress, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. If Smith and Childress sign offer sheets with other clubs when the free agency period opens, the Hawks will have seven days to match the offers.

June 23, 2008
Josh Smith could be on the Pistons' radar, according to the Detroit News. Smith is a restricted free agent reportedly looking for a deal that starts in excess of $11 million. Hawks' new GM Rick Sund might not be willing to start a deal at that price. If an impasse happens, the Pistons are believed to come asking about a potential sign-and-trade deal.

May 4, 2008
Josh Smith would like to stick with the Hawks for the 2008-09 season. He is a restricted free agent this summer. "Most definitely, we came a long way," Smith tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I grew with this team."

April 28, 2008
Josh Smith added 28 points and seven blocks to Joe Johnson's 35 points, and the surprising Atlanta Hawks overcame two double-digit deficits to beat the Boston Celtics 97-92 on Monday night, evening the series at two games apiece.

April 23, 2008
The Atlanta Hawks have few points of optimism after falling in Game 2, 77-96, to take a 0-2 deficit to the Boston Celtics in their first-round playoff series. Forwards Josh Smith and Marvin Williams led their effort with 13 points each, but neither will wish to dwell on the evening.

April 16, 2008
With the playoffs looming the and Hawks hoping to keep their key pieces in tune for games that truly matter, the full starting lineup worked tonight's 99-113 loss to the Miami Heat. Forward Josh Smith was the leading scorer, shooting 7-of-13 from the floor and 6-of-9 from the charity stripe to score 20 points, adding seven rebound to the effort.

April 12, 2008
Josh Smith scored 17 points, pulled six boards, and dished out four assists despite fouling out in under 27 minutes of action.

April 11, 2008
The Atlanta Hawks showed no mercy this evening, putting three of their best players among the top NBA performers of the day while another made a strong bid to join them as Atlanta beat up on the Knicks, 116-104. Forward Josh Smith went 7-of-12 from the field and 10-of-12 from the free-throw line to score 24 points, also posting 6 rebounds and four assists. Guards Mike Bibby and Joe Johnson were also up to their offensive best, Bibby going 10-of-19 from the field and 3-of-6 from long range to score 24 while Johnson went 13-of-21 from the field and 6-of-9 from three-point range to finish with a team-leading 34.

April 8, 2008
Josh Smith and Joe Johnson got their work done in the box score this evening, but the effort fell short as the Hawks suffered the 98-112 loss loss to the Indiana Pacers. Smith went 7-of-18 from the field and 11-of-12 from the free-throw line to score 25 points, tacking 13 rebounds, three assists, a blocked sheet and a steal to the top fantasy performance of the night. Joe Johnson was more impressive in scoring, going 13-of-24 from the field and 2-of-6 from the three-point line to score 30, posting six rebounds but just four assists.

April 5, 2008
Josh Smith scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds on Saturday night for the Hawks. As solid a night as that sounds it's barely better than his season long marks of 17.1 points and 8.2 boards a game. This is the fourth straight season that Smith will have seen his scoring average go up, and his current 45.6 shooting percentage would be a career best.

April 1, 2008
Josh Smith led the Hawks with 26 points and eight boards in Monday night's win over Memphis (116-99). He also chipped in six assists, three steals, and a block. That was his highest scoring outing since February 23, when he poured in 30 points against Utah.

March 12, 2008
Josh Smith did his best to keep the Hawks in the win column, but his marvelous personal performance failed to result in a W. Smith scored 16 points with a whopping 22 rebounds, adding two assists, two steals, and a block. Smith has been a great fantasy commodity for many this season and he continues to improve his overall game. Getting the Hawks on track is priority , but we can all enjoy the fantasy rewards along the way.

March 4, 2008
Josh Smith suffered a surprisingly slow night, scoring just 20 in Atlantas loss to Golden State (135-118). He added 11 rebounds and four blocks to help ease the pain.

February 4, 2008
Josh Smith had one of the most complete games of his career on Monday night as he scored 19 points with nine assists, six rebounds, four steals and a career best nine blocked shots in the Hawks 96-91 victory over the Sixers. Josh Childress added 21 points in support of Smith who had a massive fantasy performance.

January 5, 2008
It turns out there's a reason why Josh Smith hasn't been attacking the rim with his usual veracity in recent weeks. It turns out he's been dealing with a sore neck since colliding with Dwyane Wade on Dec. 19, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. J-Smoove has continued to play and perform at a pretty high level, but he may not be at peak performance until the soreness subsides.

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