Episode #95 Kenny Smith

Published: May 15, 2022, 9:12 p.m.

Kenny Smith is a longtime member of TNT\u2019s Inside the NBA studio show and joins Jed Hughes for Episode #95. While Smith has been an analyst, Inside the NBA has won four Sports Emmy Awards for Outstanding Studio Show \u2013 Daily. Smith makes regular appearances on NBA TV and has served as analyst for Turner Sports and CBS Sports\u2019 combined coverage of the NCAA March Madness Division I Men\u2019s Basketball Championship since 2011. Prior to a career in television, the "Jet" had a storied college and pro career. Smith was recruited by legendary coach Dean Smith to join the North Carolina Tar Heels where he earned consensus first-team All-American honors as a senior in 1987. Smith was selected by Sacramento in the first round of the 1987 NBA draft with the sixth overall pick. He won back-to-back NBA titles with the Houston Rockets and his vision for analysis and building an NBA championship-level team will be explored in this week's episode.