7. Steve Smith, SG, 1991 Draft, Round 1, 5th Overall
Many fans don’t remember, but it was in Miami where Steve Smith began his NBA career.
Before he became an All-Star and an NBA champion, Smith spent the first three seasons of his career in South Beach. From the onset, the shooting guard displayed a propensity to score when he averaged 16.0 points per contest in his sophomore campaign before boosting that per game average to 17.3 in his third season in the league.
Two games into the 1994-95 season, Smith was traded to Atlanta for Kevin Willis and a 1996 first-round draft pick.
Smith would finish his career with the Heat in 2005 as part of the team’s push to the Eastern Conference Finals.
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