Jabari Smith Jr., the No. 3 pick by the Rockets in the 2022 draft, signed a five-year extension and is optimistic about his ...

Jabari Smith Jr. is locking in with the Houston Rockets. The 22-year-old forward was drafted as the No. 3 pick in the 2022 NBA draft and became the key presence in the Rockets’ core. Now, he will ...

Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. intends to sign a five-year, $122 million rookie contract extension, sources told ESPN.

Forward Jabari Smith Jr. is expected to sign a five-year, $122 million contract extension with the Houston Rockets, per reports.

Smith has one season, at $12.3 million, remaining on his rookie deal, signed after Houston selected him from Auburn with the third choice in the 2022 NBA Draft. The extension could keep Smith with the ...

Shams Charania: Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. intends to sign a five-year, $122 million rookie contract extension, sources tell ESPN. Rockets officials and Smith's agent, Wallace ...

The extension is said to include a massive $122 million commitment over five years—completely guaranteed—putting Smith among the highest-paid young forwards in the league.

But Sunday’s contract agreement between the Houston Rockets and Jabari Smith Jr. felt like an inflection point. It felt like the NBA’s first deal where there was just too much money to pass up.

The Houston Rockets have struck a deal with Jabari Smith on a five-year, $122 million extension that is fully guaranteed and locks him in through the 2030-31 season, according to ESPN.

Forward Jabari Smith Jr. is expected to sign a five-year, $122 million contract extension with the Houston Rockets, per reports.