Wizards hire veteran point guard as scout

The Wizards have hired veteran NBA point guard Ish Smith as a pro scout, team officials said on Wednesday, per Josh Robbins of The Athletic.

Smith, 36, appeared in 43 games for the Hornets last season and was on Charlotte’s roster until being waived at the trade deadline in February. However, after not catching on with a new team during the final two months of 2023-24 and not signing a new contract this offseason, it appears he’s moving on to the next stage of his career.

An undrafted free agent out of Wake Forest, Smith never stuck in one NBA city for long but played in an impressive 805 regular-season contests and 23 playoff games over 14 seasons from 2010-24. The 6-foot point guard set an NBA record by suiting up for 13 different teams and had two separate stints with the Wizards, first from 2019-21 and then again at the end of the 2021-22 season.

In total, Smith averaged 7.1 points, 3.8 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 19.2 minutes per game throughout his career for the Wizards, Rockets, Grizzlies, Warriors, Magic, Bucks, Suns, Thunder, Sixers, Pelicans, Pistons, Hornets and Nuggets.