Josh Smith on Playing with Hometown Hawks, Coming out of High School, Prime Harden Rockets & More

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00:00:00 Intro 00:02:09 Bust Yo' Ass 00:03:41 Growing up in Georgia 00:06:12 ATL Celtics AAU 00:08:27 Oak Hill Prep School 00:13:20 Rajon Rondo at Oak Hill 00:20:12 Post-High School Process 00:22:33 Draft Process 00:29:14 Atlanta Hawks 00:34:23 Dunk Contest 00:39:22 Changing Hawks' Culture 00:40:58 Al Horford 00:44:50 Boston Playoff Series 00:47:21 Shot Blocking 00:52:48 Detroit Pistons 00:54:49 Houston Rockets 00:57:02 James Harden 00:58:24 Beating Clippers in Playoffs 01:02:01 First Purchase 01:03:34 J-Smoove Nickname 01:04:23 Coaching 01:06:37 Start, Bench, Trade 01:07:22 Starting Five 01:08:16 Outro

[@MF_Jah]

appreciate that W and Rich. before all these other basketball pod cast. y’all was the first group to get me watching ball pods this hard. i like that question busy yo ass i see lots of other pods taking it and referencing yall

[@kashanteche]

One of my all-time favorites to watch. He represented Hawks lovely.

[@SychoMedia]

Players like J Smove, Shawn Marion, Gerald Wallace, Kirilenko, Lamar Odom etc were WAY ahead of their time 🔥🔥.

[@guapymg2815]

Tracy mcgrady deserves his respect he would average 38 if he played today

[@TheIcemanthomas]

@@guapymg2815he wasn’t ahead of his time. He got perfect for that era.

[@TheIcemanthomas]

Also Johnathan bender, memet okur, Ryan Anderson, Toni kukoc, sheed, Danny green, Danny granger, etc

[@shootthejay7002]

These guys were not ahead of their time. They perfectly fit theirs. They wouldn’t work today cause they actually played good defense in their era. Would get in the way now

[@antoniorojas2849]

I agree on all the players you mentioned. Very unique players

[@theunthinkable1021]

The highflying J-Smoove. Nice having him on the show. Another misunderstood baller.

[@therealwavyty]

This podcast is super important. I credit Q and D for crediting guys that were real hoopers but might not have gotten the acknowledgment they deserve and have dope stories

[@jaleelmuhammad9659]

15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks a game for a 12 year career. Underrated and misunderstood

[@gwopes9979]

check his bum ass percentage numbers. i would watch him shoot that broke ass jumper and stand in teammates passing lanes so he can get the ball

[@AzraErtas9523]

He's one of the players whose headbands are so much a part of their faces that I can't recognise them without their headbands, although I'm sure I could recognise a silhouette of him dunking a ball.

[@28ClubShon]

Just like AI, VC , and Melo

[@thegreatman1116]

I seen jason terry without the headband and felt the same

[@will_he_umm]

Love J-Smoove, totally different career if he enters the league now. Coaches would actually know what to do with him, so skilled and obviously an athletic freak.

[@joshuamiller6010]

I was waiting on somebody to get Josh smith on the pods ‼️💯💪🏽

[@JohnDoe-k5r]

Been waiting on a J Smoove interview. One of my favorite players to watch. The only wing I every saw consistently do the jump ball.

[@Hoopers.HoopTv]

Jeff Teague interview with him is like 2 hours

[@Aj-jq3io]

@@Hoopers.HoopTvcame here to say that it was great episode too

[@Messiah9]

J Smoove

[@Red-lu3ku]

I love the chemistry between D-Miles and Q, true friends taking funny shots at each other 😂.

[@carlcolemanjr6]

My OGs man the best part of the pod is watching the friendly shit talk between homies. Reminds me of me and my own homies just talking shit

[@lelanledoux21]

HAPPY to see Josh Smith!!!!!! Thank you guys for this KZbin video!!!!!!!!! Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles, these are some names that these Gen Zers would avoid because they think they know it all

[@lelanledoux21]

I'm just happy to see Josh Smith. Still healthy. Still got stories. Still trying to motivate the youth. Still positive

[@moody01]

1 of my favorite big Lefty's ever!

[@cb30337]

IDK IF YALL ALREADY HAD THIS ONE IN THE TUCK, BUT I BEEN WAITING ON THIS ONE J SMOOTH, A TOWN STAND UP💯💯💯

[@Drewcat07]

Love Smoove! As a fellow ATL son, Smoove is a legend and a model example for us! Never got in trouble and let his talent shine! Big up

[@Jrlvngrin]

Top 3 lefty to do it in my books. Legendary episode!!

[@Drewcat07]

Big facts!! Smoove was sorely underrated

[@augustuswetzel]

Josh Smith was an electric player. Loved Josh Smith’s game

[@jaleelmuhammad9659]

Josh was like a Michael Porter and Aaron Gordon hybrid. No conscious with a slasher mentality

[@heejyfbaby8590]

He couldn't shoot for shit tho

[@CBarber22]

Giannis build with Steph Curry's mentality. Tall, long, run fast, jump high. Never passed up an open 3, and was always left open from 3.

[@andrem.thomas332]

Michael Porter is an elite scored. Josh and Aaron are freak athletes

[@jaylew0952]

hands down one of my favorite players in the league!! my friends back in during school hated seeing me with them Hawks😂😂and they was always wondering how i had JSmoove out there shooting threes and dunking on folks!!

[@Funnymoe91]

John Smith was definitely my era love this show bros keep them coming ❤❤

[@chrisbirch7735]

My sons still talk about going to Hawks games back in the day and Josh Smith’s dunks!!! Thank you for this one!!! God Bless!!!

[@stevenguyen735]

J smooth one of my favorite hoopers. A walkin bucket bout time he got on the show.

[@kevingomes8416]

Just came here to say would of like to see Josh smith on the Jeff Teague podcast I know they got stories

[@jaranameer2882]

The way these podcasts recycle guests u can expect to see it soon.

[@kickingame1836]

He was on the 1st season

[@TruckinDre]

He was the 1st episode of their show

[@chriscarthern]

Was happy he got drafted home. I ran into him many times his rookie season in Atlanta, and he was always repping. Even though we weren't winning he was entertaining, and I was tapped in. Those games were fun. Shout out to NO IG Smoove!

[@jaylew0952]

crazy rewatching this interview again today(was busy during work yesterday so didn’t really get a chance to watch how i wanted)…but it’s incredible to see how humble Smoove is during this pod..for someone who could out-ATHLETIC!!! damn there anyone in the world, to see how easy it was for him to talk about other players/folks from his history, shows you he doesn’t look at his journey as a solo mission! proud to have picked a good one to look up to as a youngin!! (also crazy to see the gray hairs on my boi)

[@_Stilo]

Love this podcast!!!

[@TheIcemanthomas]

J Smoove gets disrespected and forgotten because of how his career ended but 07-2011 he was one of the best defensive players the game has seen. Super versatile and an athletic beast. If the IQ on the offensive end was but better and he stuck to inside scoring instead of insisting on shooting long jumpers, he wouldve been an all time great imo. Cause at one point it looked like he was on his way. I remember keeping track of his record for being the young player to hit 100 stls and blocks, 500 stls and blks, 1000 stls and blks. Etc. I thought he was a future dpoy. Then his stint in Houston where he was really passing the ball really well and focusing on his role. I always said he could do what draymond did for gsw if he really focused because that’s the type of build he had. He got in his own way sometimes. Also think about it CP or deron ends up in Atlanta instead of Marvin Williams. That episode had a major impact on Josh the way those two helped David west, and Carlos boozer.

[@Beluga_Too]

good seeing j-smoove y'all keep bringing out the classics. still got my d-miles clips jersey btw. white one with the blue and red trim and the cursive? fire jersey.

[@Michael-ir2du]

Keep bringing players from the 2000s -2010s best era

[@Nofunleaguesportschannel]

Another great guest and interview appreciate it knuckleheads 🙏💪🤘

[@DorianGroup82]

Anybody got the clip of what Jay Bilas said?

[@ReallifeGfly]

Came to KZbin for something else then I see this… had to click right away, y’all killing it lately!!

[@MrFlamesP]

The Best Basketball Podcast hands down. My Niece and Nephew bout to be coming through McEachern. Just wait. 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💯

[@vincewilson8969]

Never looked at bilas the same after those comments. Classless.

[@tylergeorge9266]

Dwight Howard did win a championship in 2020 with the lakers

[@Hemi706]

I just said the same thing lol

[@poohk.8587]

Dwight won a chip with the Lakers fam. That's something that should be definitely known

[@Bthegoon]

J Smoove was a beast! Fire interview! CAN WE GET TONY ALLEN PLEASE

[@GaitwoodGaitwood]

We need Derek Anderson !

[@DeeWilson-nu2ho]

Yooo aye Josh Smith still one of my favorite PFs of all time one of the best dunkers

[@josheasy6716]

J Smoove solid, shoulda been a star my guy, always underrated, a hooper hooper .. salute 🫡

[@ishetrying]

I love Josh Smith. Dude built rows and rows of house with all his bricks in Detroit.

[@jaranameer2882]

He was a bad fit there. They played him at SF alongside Drummond & Monroe. One of the many bad signings by Dumars at the end of his tenure.

[@BigsmokeATL]

Underrated and over hated . One of the better all around players of the 2010s

[@davontebrown4491]

He traded the only champion and winner in that start, bench, cut segment Paul Pierce definitely starting over Melo and Tmac

[@cbrown940]

Phenomenal young talent matured into an incredibly valuable vet, a great professional’s journey!

[@JessSimp-i1l]

Great interview!

[@josephhall5884]

Ultimate build on 2k. Been rocking the whole career. God speed.

[@noadviceplease7489]

Great episode, a lot of players don’t know J Smooth is too 20 in block shots he was a legit top 5 power toward 3-4 years, and a quick correction D Miles said Dwight wasn’t a champion but he won a title in 2020

[@davidpeters3857]

J- Smoove yes sir

[@wilseph1]

J-Smoove!

[@adrianoliver6698]

Joe Johnson aka iso Joe, definitely turnt the city up. Al was a great professional, but Joe brought that swag with the scoring

[@sfrvnko7818]

THANK YOU!!!! Niggas been asking for J Smooth since season 1

[@DaHoopPanel]

Great episode, that Kevin Willis jeans segment was hilarious. Josh would definitely kill it in todays era with more space

[@IAM9INE]

JSMOOVE 🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[@Virtualcritic111]

Can’t wait till the best interview

[@FBCNWATV]

Great episode

[@Radford18]

Fav player growing up!

[@kincamell2]

Gratitude for sharing

[@iAintSayDat]

I’ve been going to Hawks games since 2003. I’ve never seen the crowd put more pressure on a Hawks player than was on Josh Smith.

[@him37404]

Trey young has way more pressure on him

[@PlayActionTrill]

Powder springs finest . Gave me chills.

[@MarkClark37]

I was not expecting him to say Tayshaun of all ppl. Let’s yall know My Pistons was beating that ass back then 😂

[@jeffmiller3499]

Oh how times have changed lol. As a cavs fan, was always a great match-up with the pistons

[@MarkClark37]

@@jeffmiller3499 dude beat it 😂 yall lucky to have Bron from yall city, dont forget we made yall 😊

[@Virtualcritic111]

Tayshaun was a great player

[@MarkClark37]

@@Virtualcritic111 known fact.

[@jeffmiller3499]

@MarkClark37 28 in the 4th quarter vs 4 all stars. Cry some more

[@lelanledoux21]

That's a story to hear that Rondo was paying tuition. Dang. Dang. Rondo WORKED at it! Dang

[@clarencegordon6259]

Great dude! Recently seen him @ Ballin on the Beach & he took the time out & took a picture with my son! An he really be coaching!

[@BOOxMANE]

52:31 dwight howard did win a ring. With lakers 2020

[@treyberry1026]

One of my favorite 2K players

[@SperrySpringer]

That all star weekend in denver is one of the best all start weekends ever💯 top 10 easily

[@ColinCaptures]

This was a great listen. Would love seeing Zach LaVine or Elton Brand on here

[@jaleelmuhammad9659]

I remember that 2008 first round series like it was yesterday

[@TheEastside661]

Always liked J. Smith, he was fun to watch, probably had some of the most violent, forceful dunks that you’d see performed in a game.

[@stringer2295]

I know this is cliche but he was really ahead of his time

[@dontefair6739]

He SHOULDVE BEEN AN ALL STAR!!!! atleast 2 or 3 times. But I spent a lot of time in Atlanta when him Joe, Al and Jamal was with the hawks they were a joy to see, Josh smith on the fast break was just as scary as LeBron . Could’ve made a finals had the pacers, heat and Celtics not been around. Smoove could def stufff the stat sheet

[@AndreGuidryJr-er6vc]

I agree, but the problem was he had no jump shot.

[@SMJay357]

“We was BET and they was Disney” 😂😂😂 nah smoove snapped with that one lol

[@4rmDEC2FRE]

I’ll never forget when J smooth came to Elegance barbershop on Candler Rd in Decatur GA. I remember bro being hella tall and an overall affable guy.

[@YSRGAMES]

The real Smooooooooove

[@Regularspic]

Josh smith aka the game 😂😂😂

[@AndreGuidryJr-er6vc]

Lol that's what I used to call him bro.

[@korryrichards3154]

Shouts out to Courtney George! J Smooth nickname origin story. Too dope. C George could hoop too btw.

[@edwardgodwin9828]

Great interview. Mike Woodson treated Josh poorly when he was his coach in my opinion

[@Drewcat07]

Woody tried to “son” Smoove too much

[@stevewilliams3803]

Downloaded a roster on the new 2k and Jamison Brewer was on there … immediately bumped up all his stats !

[@Fedxtra12]

If anybody feel ya … I FEEL YA !!

[@rexthee]

I use to use that Hawks squad in 2k back day.. so many people got mad but with Joe Johnson and Marvin Williams my 3pt shooters and Josh Smith was my driver cold squad another team that really only lost to LeBron in the playoffs.. surprised didn't mention Josh Childress on that squad too

[@Beluga_Too]

Seems like Josh is taking down Rodman and Big Ben! They averaged less than 10ppg. Thoughts? two of the most versatile and destructive defenders ever....

[@lavellsmith8613]

Yea man 💯🔥🔥

[@jaleelmuhammad9659]

AD over Dwight was definitely crazy

[@hoopstarhighlights]

Lets goo🔥

[@jimmyjimmy6354]

Hell ya soo good

[@shootthejay7002]

This dude put up Posters!

[@marcelthomas216]

Chattanooga ( Chattown ) we coming 🔥🔥🦾🦾

[@malikwardia]

It’s unfortunate as a pistons fan we couldn’t get the hawks version of Josh smith

[@TheIcemanthomas]

Blame that on them thinking he was a 3 and putting him in by far the worst spaced team of all time next to Greg and Drummond. Detroit was stupid for that.

[@malikwardia]

@@TheIcemanthomas both parties were at fault, Josh didn’t play good either

[@jaranameer2882]

@@TheIcemanthomas🎯💯

[@jaranameer2882]

@@TheIcemanthomashe should’ve been the PF but that’s Joe Dumars with the old school mentality wanting to start 3 bigs. That & the signing of Ben Gordon & Villanueva led to his firing & him not getting another GM job since.

[@davismichaud507]

Last thing I remember from jsmoove is getting dunk on by Kobe. N him turning up for game 7 clippers.

[@NM4251995]

I forgot what podcast but Jay Bilas actually apologized for speaking on a high schooler like that, honestly may have been KG Certified.

[@josephhall5884]

Cold

[@marcelthomas216]

Ace Bailey from the city 🔥🔥🔥 Chattown

[@23watchdis]

Whoop a ninja ahh wit a tall ninja 😅😅

[@IJSmith92]

wish raptors drafted him . him & cb4 would of been a nice duo

[@jamellshaw2167]

Harden Johnson Smith Horford Howard

[@lukeskywalkerjr2771]

I always said he look like a left handed bron with them dunks 👍🏾 I mess withcha j smith hawks, rockets,Detroit

[@scottyang8]

They should have asked about The Tape Dunk in the nba 2006 contest lol

[@Classicbasketballdvds]

good guest

[@jaleelmuhammad9659]

One of the first position-less players