Kenny Smith is a 60 years old American basketball player and sports commentator who has gathered a net worth of $20 million in his professional basketball playing career that lasted from 1987 to 1997, and his analyst career from 1998 to the present. In his playing career, he played for Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, and Denver Nuggets while he worked with Turner Sports, NBA TV, MSG Networks, and CBS/Turner as a sports broadcaster.
How Kenny Smith Made His $20 Million Net Worth
Kenny Smith makes his net worth majorly from his career in basketball and as a sports broadcaster. He spent 13 seasons in the NBA from 1987 to 1997 and won the NBA championships twice in the 1993/1994 and 1994/1995 seasons.
During his NBA career, Smith made as much as $13 million in salary. After he retired from playing basketball, Kenny Smith began working with Turner Sports (TS) as a studio analyst for Inside the NBA together with people like Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson Jr., and Charles Barkley. His salary as an analyst is $4 million per year.
Biography And Career Of The Former NBA Player
Kenny Smith (The Jets) was born on March 8, 1965, in Queens, New York and he was raised in LeFrak City. He was brought up by his parents Annie Mae Smith and Kenny Smith Sr. alongside his brother, Vincent Smith.
He got his education from Archbishop Molloy High School where he played basketball and was named a McDonald’s All-American in 1983. It was at that time that his skill won him the nickname of Jet.
From there, he moved to the University of North Carolina where he joined Michael Jordan. He left great marks in the school that by 2016, he was the second-best in terms of assists in the history of the school with 768 and the fourth in steals with 195.
His being an incredible basketball player at the University of North Carolina Basketball team, he has been listed as the number 40 among the top 50 Tar Heels of All Time by Bleacher Report.
He Played For More Than 5 Basketball Teams In His NBA Career That Lasted A Decade
- Sacramento Kings (1987-1990)
- Atlanta Hawks (1990)
- Houston Rockets (1990-1996)
- Detroit Pistons (1996)
- Orlando Magic (1996-1997)
- Denver Nuggets (1997)
He was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 1987 NBA draft with the sixth overall pick. He played for the team until 1989 when he briefly moved to the Atlanta Hawks. In 1990, he moved to the Houston Rockets with which he remained until he was released in 1996 and then he signed to Detroit Pistons. After only 9 games, he was waived, and then he signed to Orlando Magic until 1997 when he moved to Denver Nuggets where he retired the next year.
Kenny Smith was a two-time NBA champion (1994 and 1995) and he made the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1988 as well as the Consensus first-team All-American. For the American men’s basketball team for which he also played, Smith won Gold at the FIBA World Championship in Spain in 1986.
He revealed in 2018 that he would become an NBA head coach in less than five years.
His Awards and Honours
- Outstanding Studio Show, Sports Amy Award (1998)
- 2x NBA champion (1994, 1995)
- McDonald’s All -American (1983)
- Second-team Parade All-American (1983)
- No. 30 honored by North Carolina Tar Heels
- 2x Second-team All-ACC (1986, 1985)
- First-team All-ACC (1987)
- Consensus first-team All-American (1987)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1988)
Who is Kenny Smith’s Wife?
Dawn Reavis Is An Actress And His First Wife
The retired basketball star was married twice. Dawn Reavis is the first and was married to Smith on July 7 1990 and divorced in 2005 she headed to marry Reginald Paul Martin. Before the separation, the former couple had 2 children.
Dawn Reavis is an actress and writer. Some of her popular works include the following:
- Holly’s Story (2004)
- I-See-You.com (2006)
- Waist Deep (2006)
- The Wedding Bells (2007)
- Interrogation (2020)
- Run Hight Fight (2020)
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His Second marriage Was With Actress And Model Gwendolyn Osborne
Gwendolyn Osborne is of Jamaican-British descent. Who became the second wife of Smith on September 2, 2006. However, the marriage ended in 2018 after 12 years and 2 children. Although Smith did not give any reason for the divorce, sources report that the model filed for divorce from the former basketball player citing irreconcilable differences.
Osborne is an actress, model, singer, and businesswoman who founded Limolique skincare.
Kenny Smith Has 4 Children and 1 Step-Daughter: Meet Them
Kenny Smith Jr. Is A Basketball Player
He is the first son of Kenny Smith and was born in Houston, Texas. He began early in prep at IMG Academy, Mater Dei High School, and Oaks Christian High School before he moved to the University of Pacific.
In 2017, he transferred from the University of Pacific, and in 2018, he started his sophomore season at the University of North Carolina – the alma mater of his father.
Currently, the young basketball player plays the Guard position and is 6.5 tall.
Kayla Brianna Smith Is An Actress And Singer
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Kayla is the first taught of Kenny Smith from his first marriage. She featured in many works of art such as Switched at Birth (2015), Star (2018-2019), Ambitions (2019), All American (2019), NCIS: Los Angeles, and (2020-2021) among others.
She is also popular for performing on the soundtrack of Star TV Series (2018) and well as featuring in the documentary (Meet the Smiths (2015).
Kayla Brianna also has a successful music career with songs such as Details (2020) Wait (2019), Confused (2018), and Lit (2018).
Malloy Adrian And London Olivia Smith Are The Youngest Of The Smith’s Children
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Malloy is the first child of Smith from his marriage to Gwen. He looks forward to becoming a basketball player and according to his Instagram page, he already plays for his father’s team. Malloy and Kenny Jr. are quite close and the younger Smith looks up to his older brother.
London Olivia is the youngest of all children of Smith. Due to her young age, her life is kept away from the public but is active on Instagram.
Monique Green Is An Actress And Kenny’s Step-Daughter
Monique Green is an actress popular for Big Shot (2021), I Am the Night (2019), This is Us (2019), and Criminal Minds (2011) among others, She is Gwendolyn Osborne’s daughter from a past relationship.
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