Yahoo Sports Tabs Kenny Smith As Senior NBA Analyst

Yahoo Sports has hired Kenny Smith as senior NBA analyst for the upcoming season. The former NBA veteran will provide editorial content for the online destination and remain in his other current posts with TNT, MSG and Sirius. Smith fills the role vacated in June by Steve Kerr, now Suns GM. Yahoo, Turner Sports and Smith have agreed that no TNT Overtime content appearing on NBA.com will feature original material from Smith. “Steve generated a lot of traffic for us, so this was a role we definitely wanted filled before the start of the season,” said Yahoo Sports Exec Editor Dave Morgan. “Kenny’s obviously great in his TV roles, but we think there’s additional sides of his personality that will come out with us. He may not write as much as Steve did, but you’ll definitely see a lot of video from Kenny.”