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Elmore Smith (born May 9, 1949 in Macon, Georgia) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 7'0" center from Kentucky State University, he played for in the National Basketball Association from 1971 to 1979. He was a member of the Buffalo Braves, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Cleveland Cavaliers.

In his first season, Smith averaged 17.3 points per game and 15.2 rebounds per game and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team. His rebounding average for that season is the eighth-highest ever recorded by an NBA rookie.

Smith is best remembered for his shot-blocking, earning him the nickname "Elmore the Rejector". He led the league in total blocked shots twice (in 1974 and 1975), and holds the NBA record for most blocked shots in a game since 1973, with 17. He achieved this mark against the Portland Trail Blazers on October 28, 1973, while playing for the Lakers. Smith's average of 4.85 blocks per game from the 1973-74 season (the first season blocked shots were officially recorded in the NBA) is the third highest ever. He was also a skilled rebounder, and he averaged a double-double (13.4 points, 10.6 rebounds) over the course of his career.

Smith was one of four players the Lakers traded to Milwaukee (along Brian Winters and draft picks Junior Bridgeman and Dave Meyers) in exchange for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after the 1974-75 NBA season. He holds the Clippers' franchise record for rebounds per game (13.8).

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SEASON	TEAM	GP	MPG	SPG	BPG	RPG	APG	PPG
'71-72	BUF	78	40.8			15.2	1.4	17.3
'72-73	BUF	76	37.2			12.4	2.5	18.3
'73-74	LAL	81	36.1	0.9	4.9	11.2	1.9	12.5
'74-75	LAL	74	31.6	1.1	2.9	10.9	2.0	10.9
'75-76	MIL	78	36.0	1.0	3.1	11.4	1.2	15.6
'76-77	CLE	70	20.9	0.5	2.1	6.3	0.6	8.6
'77-78	CLE	81	24.6	0.6	2.2	8.4	0.7	12.5
'78-79	CLE	24	13.8	0.3	0.7	4.4	0.5	6.5

SEASON

TEAM

MPG

SPG

BPG

RPG

APG

PPG

'71-72

BUF

40.8

15.2

1.4

17.3

'72-73

BUF

37.2

12.4

2.5

18.3

'73-74

LAL

36.1

0.9

4.9

11.2

1.9

12.5

'74-75

LAL

31.6

1.1

2.9

10.9

2.0

10.9

'75-76

MIL

36.0

1.0

3.1

11.4

1.2

15.6

'76-77

CLE

20.9

0.5

2.1

6.3

0.6

8.6

'77-78

CLE

24.6

0.6

2.2

8.4

0.7

12.5

'78-79

CLE

13.8

0.3

0.7

4.4

0.5

6.5

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First round		Austin Carr * Sidney Wicks * Elmore Smith * Ken Durrett * George Trapp * Fred Brown * Cliff Meely * Darnell Hillman * Stan Love * Clarence Glover * Curtis Rowe * Dana Lewis * Jim Cleamons * John Roche * Kennedy McIntosh * Dean Meminger * Collis Jones
Second round		Steve Patterson * Fred Hilton * Willie Sojourner * John Mengelt * Ted McClain * Jim McDaniels * Mike Newlin * Charlie Yelverton * Amos Thomas * Rick Fisher * Jim Rose * Isaiah Wilson * Spencer Haywood * Joe Bergman * Howard Porter * Marvin Stewart * Gregg Northington * Willie Long

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