​Every time the National Basketball Association launches an investigation into under-the-table contract dealings or cap circumvention, one name inevitably resurfaces in the headlines: Joe Smith. But if you ask the former 16-year NBA veteran and 1995 No. 1 overall pick, he’s ready for the league to officially give the phenomenon a new name. “If they’re going to keep bringing my name up every time a situation comes up… then they might as well just call it the ‘Joe Smith Effect’ or the ‘Joe Smith Clause,’” Smith told ScoopB.com by phone this afternoon.ScoopB.com