On Wednesday, Smith continued to follow in his boyhood hero's footsteps when he received the Joe Dumars Trophy for winning the NBA's Sportsmanship Award.

The award, first won by Dumars in 1996, goes to the player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court.

"For me to get a chance to follow someone who I idolized, someone who I got a chance to play against and now got a chance to be great friends with, is a great honor," Smith said. "I always tried to see how he carried himself on and off the court."

For winning the award, Smith also received $25,000, which he is donating to Reading is Fundamental Inc., the nation's largest children's and family literacy organization.