caption height_ft high_school years profile weight_lb birth_place image_size team position nationality letter height_in birth_date bbr image article_title name
smith with the knicks in 2013 6 lakewood 2006 end -- 2014 end 2014 end start -- 2010 end 2011 -- 2012 2011 jr_smith 225 freehold borough , new jersey 270px free -rrb- new york knicks cleveland cavaliers agent denver nuggets zhejiang golden bulls -lrb- china shooting guard / small forward american s 6 9 september 1985 smithjr01 j.r. smith nov 2013.jpg j. r. smith
 j. r. smith
j. r. smith

earl joseph `` j. r. '' smith iii -lrb- born september 9 , 1985 -rrb- is an american professional basketball player who last played for the cleveland cavaliers of the national basketball association -lrb- nba -rrb- .
he played high school basketball at new jersey basketball powerhouse saint benedict 's preparatory school in newark .
smith was recruited by the university of north carolina but opted to enter the 2004 nba draft .
over his career , smith has also played for the new orleans hornets , denver nuggets and new york knicks .
smith also played overseas for the zhejiang golden bulls of the chinese basketball association due to the 2011 nba lockout .
