Height/Weight: 6-9/225
| Birthdate: 12/05/1985
| Birthplace: College Park, GA
| Team: Atlanta
| College: No College
| NBA Experience: 7
| Owned/Started%: 100/96 | Average Draft Position: 27.92
Smith dominates the glass : Hawks forward Josh Smith went out and put up better numbers than Magic center Dwight Howard on Friday night. Smith recorded his 11th double-double of the year as he scored 23 points and grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds in his 47 minutes of action. He shot 9 for 22 from the field and converted 4 of his 6 foul shots. The Hawks would go on to win the game in overtime, 89-87. Smith also blocked three shots and dished out five assists in the victory. (Updated 02/10/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/12/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Smith has been having a great season for the Hawks and has stepped up with Al Horford sidelined. Over his last five games Smith is averaging 17.8 points and 10.2 rebounds. He's also blocking more than two shots per game over that span. Fantasy owners in all formats should keep Smith active while he's performing at such a high level. (Updated 02/10/2012).
02/10/2012 22:02 Hawks edge Magic in overtime
Josh Smith had 23 points and 19 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks hit enough free throws late in overtime to slip past the Orlando Magic 89-87 Friday night.
02/09/2012 02:40 Courtside Seat: Looking back to look forward
As the season progresses, you might start looking at your Fantasy team and wonder who was most worthy of your selection. Our Jamey Eisenberg examines how the Top 12 players drafted are performing so far in different leagues in his Courtside Seat.
02/08/2012 22:37 Hawks jump on Pacers, halt home skid
Josh Smith scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, leading the Hawks to a 97-87 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night that snapped Atlanta's three-game home losing streak.
02/06/2012 22:05 Nash, Suns too hot for Hawks
Steve Nash scored 24 points and the Phoenix Suns broke open a close game with a 24-6 run to close the third quarter and beat the Atlanta Hawks 99-90 on Monday night.
02/04/2012 21:34 Sixers spread scoring to drop Hawks
Rookie Nikola Vucevic set a career high with 15 points to lead six Philadelphia scorers in double figures and the Sixers dodged back-to-back losses once again by beating the Atlanta Hawks 98-87 on Saturday night.
Smith will once again enter the 2011-12 season as high-end Fantasy forward, especially in category-based play. The 25-year-old proved again to more than capable in the blocks and steals department, averaging a 1.6 and 1.3 per contest in the two categories, which are typically the two hardest categories to peg down in Rotisserie formats. When you combine those with the career-best 16.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists he put up last season, owners will be hard pressed to find a better all-around option. However, the knock on Smith continues to be a reluctance to play to his potential, at times settling for too many jumpers when his game is better suited for playing near the rim. The Hawks have talked some about moving him to small forward, which would allow him to use his size on smaller defenders. No matter where he plays, Smith will be worthy of a pick in the third or fourth round in Head-to-Head formats. Although, he should go earlier in category-based formats. (Updated 8/23/11)
