Height/Weight: 6-6/220
| Birthdate: 09/09/1985
| Birthplace: Freehold, NJ
| Team: New York
| College: No College
| NBA Experience: 7
| Owned/Started%: 50/29 | Average Draft Position: 144.89
Smith avoids league suspension: The New York Times reports on Wednesday that Knicks guard J.R. Smith will not be suspended for his flagrant foul against Leandro Barbosa on Tuesday. Smith will not miss any playing time going forward due to the hard foul in which he tossed Barbosa to the ground. The NBA downgraded the foul from a flagrant-2 to a flagrant-1 foul. (Updated 04/04/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/25/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Smith did a very dumb thing as he just tossed Barbosa to the ground but he has avoided any suspension so his Fantasy owners can breath easy. Smith has been so erratic with his shot that it makes it hard for Fantasy owners to trust him outside of very deep leagues, regardless. (Updated 04/04/2012).
Smith chose to sign a one-year deal to play in the Chinese Basketball Association during the lockout, meaning he will not be able to return to the NBA until next season. He improved defensively last season for the Nuggets, but that came with a step backwards in the offensive Fantasy categories. When the team traded Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups to the Knicks for a bunch of contributors, Smith’s numbers actually improved, despite the notion he might see less playing time. He could land in a better spot to contribute in 2012, once his stint in China is over, but for now is not a player to be concerned about in Fantasy. (Updated 9/14/11)
