"Nous avons beaucoup discuté avec le propriétaire Les Alexander, mais les Rockets ont pour le moment une certaine idée du profil de coach qu'ils souhaitent et on dirait ben que je ne suis pas celui-là", a expliqué Kenny Smith sur ESPN.Kenny Smith a néanmoins impressionné ses interlocuteurs lors de la rencontre et Calvin Watkins d'ESPN explique que ces derniers sont persuadés qu'il deviendra un jour coach principal en NBA.
Les stats de Kenny Smith
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–88 | Sacramento | 61 | 60 | 35.6 | .477 | .308 | .819 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 1.5 | .1 | 13.8 |
| 1988–89 | Sacramento | 81 | 81 | 38.8 | .462 | .359 | .737 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 1.3 | .1 | 17.3 |
| 1989–90 | Sacramento | 46 | 46 | 38.0 | .461 | .373 | .809 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 1.2 | .2 | 15.0 |
| 1989–90 | Atlanta | 33 | 5 | 20.4 | .480 | .167 | .846 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 0.7 | .0 | 7.7 |
| 1990–91 | Houston | 78 | 78 | 34.6 | .520 | .363 | .844 | 2.1 | 7.1 | 1.4 | .1 | 17.7 |
| 1991–92 | Houston | 81 | 80 | 33.8 | .475 | .394 | .866 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 1.3 | .1 | 14.0 |
| 1992–93 | Houston | 82 | 82 | 29.5 | .520 | .438 | .878 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 1.0 | .1 | 13.0 |
| 1993–94† | Houston | 78 | 78 | 28.3 | .480 | .405 | .871 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 0.8 | .1 | 11.6 |
| 1994–95† | Houston | 81 | 81 | 25.1 | .484 | .429 | .851 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 0.9 | .1 | 10.4 |
| 1995–96 | Houston | 68 | 56 | 23.8 | .433 | .382 | .821 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.7 | .0 | 8.5 |
| 1996–97 | Detroit | 9 | 0 | 7.1 | .400 | .500 | 1.000 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | .0 | 2.6 |
| 1996–97 | Orlando | 6 | 0 | 7.8 | .462 | .600 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .0 | 2.8 |
| 1996–97 | Denver | 33 | 3 | 19.8 | .422 | .425 | .854 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.5 | .0 | 7.9 |
| Career | 737 | 650 | 30.1 | .480 | .399 | .829 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | .1 | 12.8 | |