Jabari Smith Jr. News, Rumors, Updates - Houston Rockets

Takeaways: Jabari Smith Jr. leads Rockets in short-handed loss to Victor Wembanyama's Spurs Jabari Smith Jr. led the short-handed #Rockets with 20 points (50% FG) in 24 minutes, but Houston still suffered its first preseason loss on...

OCTOBER 19, 2023 • USATODAY.COM

Excellent against New Orleans Smith delivered 22 points (9-13 FG, 4-5 3Pt), nine rebounds, two assists and a steal across 24 minutes in Thursday's 120-87 preseason win over New Orleans.

Impact Smith opened his preseason with a 14-point, seven-rebound effort against the Pacers, but he looked even better in this one and finished just one rebound away from a double-double. He showed steady progress as the 2022-23 season advanced, and he seems ready to take a significant leap in his second year in the league. He's penciled to open the season as the regular starter at power forward.

OCTOBER 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jabari Smith Jr. Leads Rockets To The #NBAPreseason W!

OCTOBER 13, 2023 • YOUTUBE

Jabari Smith Jr. grows his game after offseason workouts, training with Kevin Durant “I would say KD [Kevin Durant],” #Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. (@JabariSmithJr) said when asked who helped him improve the most in 2023...

AUGUST 21, 2023 • USATODAY.COM

Jabari Smith Jr. focused on adding strength in 2023 Rockets offseason “Getting stronger and making precise movements,” #Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. tells @BradeauxandWill of his offseason plan. “Playing st...

AUGUST 6, 2023 • USATODAY.COM

Rockets reportedly intrigued by future lineups with Jabari Smith Jr. at center “In the playoffs, when people start switching everything more and more, he projects to be a really interesting big,” #Rockets GM Rafael Ston...

JULY 20, 2023 • USATODAY.COM

Jabari Smith Jr.'s steps to defensive greatness, from NBA stars who paved the way Jabari Smith Jr. is a defensive work in progress, so stars like LeBron James and Draymond Green are sharing their advice for him.

JULY 20, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

U of L jumps in the mix for son of ex-NBA player Jabari Smith Louisville basketball in the mix for son of former NBA star Jabari Smith's son

JULY 17, 2023 • 247SPORTS.COM

NBA Roundtable: Analyzing Victor Wembanyama's Summer League performance

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JULY 11, 2023 • FOX SPORTS

NBA Roundtable: Analyzing Victor Wembanyama's Summer League performance

Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. off to hot start in summer league play

Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. is putting in the work and looks poised to make a leap as he heads into his second NBA season

JULY 10, 2023 • Associated Press

Summer Standouts: Jabari Smith Jr. big night, Pelicans Dereon Seabron, Lakers Colin Castleton close out day 3 No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama dropped 27 points and 12 rebounds in loss and Jabari Smith Jr. contributed 38 points on Sunday.

JULY 10, 2023 • NBA.COM

NBA 2k24 Summer League: Jabari Smith Jr. scorches Pistons for 38 points in win Jabari Smith Jr. came up with a game-high 38 points in a win for the Rockets.

JULY 10, 2023 • NBA.COM

Summer Standouts: Jabari Smith Jr. stuns Blazers, Sharife Cooper scorches Nets The 2022 No. 3 overall pick delivers in the clutch for the Rockets at the NBA 2K24 Summer League, while Sharife Cooper carves up the Nets.

JULY 8, 2023 • NBA.COM

NBA 2K24 Summer League: Jabari Smith Jr. stuns Blazers at the buzzer Rockets close with a wild rally capped off by a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Jabari Smith Jr. to complete the comeback win.

JULY 8, 2023 • NBA.COM

All-NBA awards tracker: Rookie, Defensive and All-NBA teams

Keep up with the NBA's team award recipients, including the All-Rookie, All-Defensive and All-NBA.

MAY 11, 2023 • FOX SPORTS

All-NBA awards tracker: Rookie, Defensive and All-NBA teams

Pistons' Ivey and Duren selected to NBA All-Rookie second team Ivey and Duren joined Houston forwards Jabari Smith Jr. and Tari Eason, along with San Antonio forward Jeremy Sochan on the All-Rookie secon...

MAY 8, 2023 • DETROITNEWS.COM

Jabari Smith Jr. agrees with ESPN's Kendrick Perkins on Bucks' failure ESPN’s @KendrickPerkins disagrees with Giannis Antetokounmpo about whether Milwaukee’s season was a failure, and #Rockets rookie Jabari Smit...

APRIL 27, 2023 • USATODAY.COM

Jabari Smith Jr. ignites Rockets past Wizards in finale Jabari Smith Jr.

APRIL 9, 2023 • SACBEE.COM

Rockets finish 2022-23 season on winning streak behind rookies Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason #Rockets rookies Jabari Smith and Tari Eason flourished Sunday in Washington as Houston (22-60) finished its 2022-23 season with three strai...

APRIL 9, 2023 • USATODAY.COM

Another double-double on ledger Smith had 16 points (6-14 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 4-5 FT), 13 rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal over 36 minutes during Tuesday's 124-103 win over Denver.

Impact Smith has just one single-digit scoring effort in the last month, averaging 15.7 points and 8.7 boards over that span. He's been a reliable source of production around the rim of late as well, posting double-doubles in four of his last five games while also averaging a block per contest over that span. The rookie first-round pick has displayed signs of growth in the second half of the season and could be an intriguing breakout candidate in 2023-24. However, he continues to be plagued by poor shooting from deep, connecting on just 19.0 percent of his attempts from three over the last six games.

APRIL 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Scores 20 in blowout loss Smith finished with 20 points (9-16 FG, 2-4 3Pt), eight rebounds and one block over 29 minutes during Friday's 151-114 loss to the Grizzlies.

Impact Smith saw 29 minutes against the Grizzlies despite the Rockets being down 31 points at the half and was quite effective. The rookie shot 56 percent from the field and notched the second-most points for Houston. After struggling earlier in the year, he's reached double-digit scoring in 11 of the past 12 games, averaging 16.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.4 combined steals-plus-blocks.

MARCH 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Posts double-double in loss Smith produced 17 points (7-15 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 2-4 FT), 11 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal across 39 minutes during Monday's 121-108 loss to the Warriors.

Impact Smith scored in double figures for the ninth time over his past 10 appearances and logged his fourth double-double during that stretch. In March (11 games), the rookie first-round pick is averaging 15.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals-plus-blocks in 33.5 minutes.

MARCH 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Lands game-winning three-pointer Smith produced 11 points (5-8 FG, 1-3 3Pt), eight rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in 29 minutes during Friday's 114-112 win over New Orleans.

Impact Smith was relatively passive on the offensive end Friday but landed the killer blow, a dagger three-pointer from distance. After a disappointing start to his career, Smith has come alive over the past two weeks, putting up top-60 value thanks to averages of 17.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.3 triples and 1.6 combined steals and blocks. Perhaps more importantly, he has connected on 54.7 percent of his shots from the field, well up from his 40.4 percent mark on the season.

MARCH 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jabari Smith Jr.'s last-second shot lifts Rockets over Pelicans Jabari Smith Jr.

MARCH 18, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Smith hits late 3-pointer, Rockets beat Pelicans 114-112

Rookie Jabari Smith Jr. hit a 3-pointer with less than a second remaining to give the Houston Rockets a 114-112 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night in the first o...

MARCH 18, 2023 • Associated Press

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NBA Roundtable: Analyzing Victor Wembanyama's Summer League performance

Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. off to hot start in summer league play

All-NBA awards tracker: Rookie, Defensive and All-NBA teams

Smith hits late 3-pointer, Rockets beat Pelicans 114-112