Houston Rockets jersey history No. 5 - Josh Smith (2014-16)

The  Houston Rockets  have had players donning a total of 52 different jersey numbers (and have one not part of any numerical series for Houston assistant coach and general manager Carroll Dawson) since their founding at the start of the 1967-68 season, worn by just under 500 players in the course of Rockets history.

To honor all of the the players who wore those numbers over the decades, Rockets Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who wore them since the founding of the team all those years ago right up to the present day.

With seven of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Rockets of all time to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.

And for today's article, we will continue with the 10th of 18 players who wore the No. 5, forward alum Josh Smith . After ending his high school career, Smith was picked up with the 17th overall selection of the 2004 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks .

The College Park, Georgia native played the first nine seasons of his pro career with Atlanta. He also played for the Detroit Pistons before he signed with Houston in 2014. His first stay with the team lasted until 2015, when he signed with the Los Angeles Clippers , after which he returned to Houston for a season before heading abroad the next campaign.

During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Smith wore only jersey No. 5 and put up 10.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

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