Zhaire Smith Rumors
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Position: G-F
Born: 06/04/99
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:205 lbs. / 93 kg.
Salary: $3,058,800
Born: 06/04/99
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:205 lbs. / 93 kg.
Salary: $3,058,800
Injured Zhaire Smith out for the season
Derek Bodner: Philadelphia 76ers wing Zhaire Smith has a bone bruise in his left knee, per source. He will not travel to Orlando. Smith began experiencing pain prior to the Sixers resuming workouts last week, and he started treatment immediately. He is expected to make a full recovery.
17 Mar
Also, Sixers guard Zhaire Smith was being mentioned in possible packages for Pistons guard Derrick Rose, an Eastern Conference league executive said.
29 Jan
29 Jan
Keith Pompey: Zhaire Smith (ankle) is available tonight vs. #GoldenStateWarriors. Joel Embiid (hand) still listed as questionable. He will meet with his hand specialist before the game.
Derek Bodner: The #sixers recalled Zhaire Smith from the G-League. He will be available for tomorrow’s game. Joel Embiid was a full participant in practice today and will be re-evaluated on Monday.
League sources believe any Sixers’ trade deal will almost certainly include the team parting ways with second-year guard Zhaire Smith. “Or at least that’s why I’m preparing for,” one league executive told The Inquirer.
Two first-rounders who played here in Vegas that I’d be pretty worried about: Luka Samanic and Zhaire Smith. Smith was a 2018 first-round pick of the Sixers who missed nearly all of last season due to a severe food allergy reaction. He’s only 20, but has struggled to make an impact even in G League games due to his limited skill level. A phenomenal leaper who does his best work in transition, the 6-4 Smith’s skill level hasn’t nearly caught up with his leaping ability – right now he’s basically a 4 in a 2’s body. The surprising part is that he hasn’t been able to bring his athleticism to bear, even in places you’d expect to see it – he rarely draws fouls, for instance, and his rates of blocks, steals and rebounds in the G League have been unremarkable.
Kyle Neubeck: Jonah Bolden and Zhaire Smith are being recalled from the Blue Coats to accompany Sixers on their trip to Toronto.
Liz Mullen: 76ers G Zhaire Smith has signed with @BDA_Sports Sports. NBA agents Bill Duffy & David Mondress are representing him.
Dan Gelston: Zhaire Smith to the Delaware Blue Coats
Keith Pompey: The #Sixers exercised the third-year option for Zhaire Smith, according to a league source. The option is for the 2020-2021 season.
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Kyle Neubeck: Mike Scott and Zhaire Smith are the inactives tonight.
Kyle Neubeck: Zhaire Smith and Amir Johnson are the inactives for tonight.
And then in August 2018, Zhaire’s fortune changed. First, he broke his foot. A month later, still recuperating, Zhaire ate some chicken at the Sixers’ team practice facility that made his lips tingle. That’s usually a sign of a minor allergic reaction, as opposed to anaphylaxis, a life-threatening reaction that requires immediate medical attention. Since anaphylaxis typically occurs within a matter of minutes and has obvious symptoms—a severe rash, or causing a person’s airways to narrow, leading to difficulty breathing—Zhaire figured he was in the clear. He drove home, thoroughly brushed his teeth, took some Benadryl, and hopped in the shower. That’s when everything went to hell.
Bedridden, in constant pain, and unable to eat or drink, Zhaire could only sleep for 30 minutes at a time, and only with the help of morphine. He spent his nights watching 76ers game films and doing some informal scouting for coach Brett Brown, who would check in with him on FaceTime. Then-teammate Markelle Fultz often texted, but Zhaire rarely had the energy to respond. He was too weak to do physical activities, save for thumb wars with Aundre, who slept by his side at the hospital each night. Zhaire’s days were spent meditating with his mom, Andrea. The only other way to help Zhaire relax was the repetitive motion of twisting his hair. “They were calming me down, but I was throwing temper tantrums,” Zhaire says. “Everyday, I was like, ‘Am I getting out? Can I drink? Can I eat? I was so thirsty.”’
Zhaire doesn’t know precisely what caused his allergic reaction. Perhaps it was cross-contact with peanuts, perhaps cross-contact with something else. He knows the Sixers were careful with his meals before the reaction, and have taken even more precautions since. (A recent food allergy test revealed new, lesser allergies: shellfish, green beans, cabbage, peas, and sesame.) He drinks seven protein shakes a day (he downed three shakes during his hour-long conversation with GQ), and he treasures his mom’s cooking, especially her go-to dish of pasta and chicken strips. “Since the reaction, if I didn’t eat something previously, I’m not going to try it now,” Zhaire says. He maintains that he’s not nervous, though there are signs he’s working out the psychological kinks that come after a major allergic reaction. He is, for instance, cutting out any foods that could even possibly cause him trouble.
08 Apr 19
08 Apr 19
Jon Johnson: Brown says Smith will still finish out season with Blue Coats, then rejoin Sixers & see where he stands.
Kyle Neubeck: Zhaire Smith has been recalled from Delaware and is available for tonight’s game vs. Cleveland.
Keith Pompey: #Sixers make it official, announcing that @Zhaire Smith will play for the @blue_coats tonight.
Keith Pompey: If things continue to go as scheduled, #Sixers rookie @zhaire_smith will make his pro debut for the @blue_coats in Friday’s @nbagleague road game vs. the @maineredclaws, according to sources. He was sidelined due to a Jones fracture in his foot & allergic reaction to food.
Keith Pompey: Brett Brown doesn’t expect @Zhaire Smith to play for the #Sixers this season. The hope is for him to play some games for the @blue_coats.
Keith Pompey: #Sixers coach Brett Brown on Zhaire Smith practicing today: “You know he ran around a little bit. He competed. It was great to see him. You are reminded of how athletic he is. He had a bounce today. It’s just good to have him included with his teammates. ” He was around 60%
Shams Charania: Sources @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium: 76ers rookie Zhaire Smith has started his return process to the team after broken foot and allergy issue, being assigned to G League Delaware for non-contact elements of practice. He’ll ramp up activities as weeks progress.
Jon Johnson: Injury updates: Zhaire Smith still doing individual work. Justin Patton has early February timeline. Still nothing on Markelle Fultz. Brown says he hopes to see him soon, but not in playing capacity.
Harris, a private equity maven who, along with a group of nearly a dozen partners, purchased the Sixers in 2011 for $280 million, is a regular presence in Philly. But in the wake of Bryan Colangelo’s dismissal, he and the rest of his group have grown even more hands-on. This was made clear during the draft, when, according to league sources, it was minority owner David B. Heller who pulled the trigger on the trade sending No. 10 Mikal Bridges to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Zhaire Smith and a future first-round pick.
Jessica Camerato: Elton Brand said Markelle Fultz and Zhaire Smith will join the Sixers in Boston and be with the team for the Christmas Day game. No date has been set for either player to return.
Serena Winters: Elton Brand said the Sixers expect Zhaire Smith to play this season (likely in the G-League first). Brand says Smith has been lifting and shooting in the gym and doing a lot of physical therapy.
A league source tipped me to Smith’s allergy issues on the morning of November 9. I spent the afternoon checking around and talked to people inside and outside the organization. I also reached out to Smith’s agent, who gave me a terse “no comment” before hanging up the phone. Then the team suddenly addressed the media late that night — before flying to Memphis for a game the next day and mere hours before news broke the next morning about the Butler deal.
