On this day in 1995, former Boston Celtics power forward Doug Smith signed with the team as an unrestricted free agent.
A product of the University of Missouri — where he won Big Eight Player of the Year two seasons straight — Smith would be drafted with the sixth overall pick of the 1991 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks.
The Detroit, Michigan native would play four seasons with the franchise that drafted him before he was selected from that team by the Toronto Raptors in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, held to populate the rosters of the newly-formed Canadian teams of the Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies.
Smith didn’t stick with his new team, and, after being waived and free to join another squad, picked the Celtics.
Doug Smith (ex Celtics) & Alonzo Mourning #BasketVintage pic.twitter.com/EbvXaLl0hC
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The former Mizzou standout would play just one season for Boston, his last in the NBA.
The 6-foot-10 big man would appear in 17 games for the Celtics in the 1995-96 season, scoring 1.9 points and 1.3 rebounds per game with the team.
