Date | League | Transaction |
---|---|---|
17th September, 2015 | NBA | Signed an unguaranteed one year minimum salary contract with Houston. |
24th October, 2015 | NBA | Waived by Houston. |
2nd November, 2015 | D-League | Designated as an allocated player by Rio Grande Valley Vipers. |
31st October, 2016 | D-League | Designated as a returning player by Rio Grande Valley Vipers. |
17th May, 2017 | Philippines | Signed for the remainder of the Commissioner's Cup with Talk'N'Text Tropang Texters. |
21st August, 2017 | Japan | Signed a one year contract with Kyoto Hannarz. |
2010 - 2012 | UCLA (NCAA) |
2012 - 2015 | Georgetown (NCAA) |
July 2015 | Miami Heat (Summer League) |
September 2015 - October 2015 | Houston Rockets (NBA) |
November 2015 - June 2016 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) |
July 2016 | Milwaukee Bucks (Summer League) |
October 2016 - May 2017 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) |
March 17, 2011
After last season's horror show (in purely relative terms), UCLA have bounced back slightly to make the tournament this season. This has been helped by a decent summer of additions, highlighted by McDonald's All-American Joshua Smith (who is pretty much the opposite of Josh Smith). Joshua Smith has probably had a few too many McDonalds All-Americans in his time, for he's about 50lbs overweight. The bulk has its advantage; the man can't be moved from the spot once he's got it, and rebounding position is as easy for Smith to obtain as a Macedonian passport is for any speedy mid-major American guard with a fine handle, looking for a lengthy European basketball career. Smith is also surprisingly effective in pick-and-roll situations, and can make some shots around the basket, although the considerable mobility issues make him a fairly hopeless defender. (Smith often comes off the bench for fellow freshman Anthony Stover, who averages less than 1 and 2 on the season - for some reason, UCLA aren't able to start playing their best players until Stover has committed a foul, at which point he can be subbed out for those who will impact the game. This seems like an unspoken ritual that they could do away with.)